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AKSalmo57	In Alaska........Purple ESL	#21	[url]	[-]
Posts: 38 09/29/2008 20:36	Since I fish here in AK, it would be a #2 purple egg sucking leech, weighted. Never leave home without it. Have caught everything with it, 5 types of Pacific salmon, Steelhead, Rainbow Trout, and Grayling.
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senior	Reply to R F / Poudre Use	#22	[url]	[-]
Posts: 39 09/29/2008 22:18	The Tellico would be universally my choice anywhere in the world if I were limited to one fly.As far as the Poudre is concerned,or its cousin water the Big Thompson, I have experianced success with a number of nympth patterns tied on size 10 heavy wire hooks.However black stonefly nympths in size 10 are often as effective as the Tellico throughout the summer for more experianced anglers.I often tie the mentioned Tellico on to beginning fly fishermans lines when we are fishing the hours between 11am and 6 pm.and find this to be an effective fly for these beginners. I feel the reason is that these fisherman are primarilly using an across and downstream swing .Tellicos tied with the mentioned oversise (1 fifth longer than shank length ) very soft hackle allow this hackle to easily bend back over the fly body ,giving it a streamlined ,pulsating /breathing action in even slow currents,thus perhaps imatating not only larger nympths,but also small minnows .On the downstream lift this streamlined body opens up during its short dwell time near the surface,imatating an emergence before getting picked up for the backcast. The heavy wire hook allows easy casting without the problems of weighted bodys or shot on the leader. This technique is most effective on slow runs under 24 inches in depth,especially with casts quartered upstream as to allow a natural sink and drift rate----remember this very soft ,long hackle is pulsating along the hook shank even in slow current,unlike a gold ribbed hares ,ear,beaded pheasant tail, or laquered wing case nympth.If you purchase these nympths(when you can find them) the combination of cheap,long ,flimsy hackle and heavy hook come standard on cheap commercial flies.The yellow belly often is covered up by the flowing hackle.This is fished on a long (10 ft) leader with 24 inch tippet,further allowing a natural subsurface drft and allowing a good hook up rate since it is a down stream swing.Prior to this tactic ,I usually,especially in heavier early summer fishing,have these beginners fish heavy wire white wing Royal Coachman streamers so that they can see how to work with current drag. On some summer nights,during stonefly activity,we will fish Joe'sHoppers wet, with the rear hackle trimmed off.After finding a large flowing pool with plenty of room for a snag free backcast,we cast across and let the flies swing downstream on a tight line just under the surface,You cannot see anything ,but the strikes are hard and hookups automatic. We do this past 10 o clock and have great success with browns in the 10 to 13 inch range.Anyway we always switch over to griffith nats, elk hair caddis,or adams whenever we see the surface action.In pocket water where you can put one of these long hackle tellicos slowly in the water in front of you (behind a boulder-fish can't see you) you can dance it around and watch a take .
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senior	Reply to R F / Poudre Use	#23	[url]	[-]
Posts: 39 09/29/2008 22:18	The Tellico would be universally my choice anywhere in the world if I were limited to one fly.As far as the Poudre is concerned,or its cousin water the Big Thompson, I have experianced success with a number of nympth patterns tied on size 10 heavy wire hooks.However black stonefly nympths in size 10 are often as effective as the Tellico throughout the summer for more experianced anglers.I often tie the mentioned Tellico on to beginning fly fishermans lines when we are fishing the hours between 11am and 6 pm.and find this to be an effective fly for these beginners. I feel the reason is that these fisherman are primarilly using an across and downstream swing .Tellicos tied with the mentioned oversise (1 fifth longer than shank length ) very soft hackle allow this hackle to easily bend back over the fly body ,giving it a streamlined ,pulsating /breathing action in even slow currents,thus perhaps imatating not only larger nympths,but also small minnows .On the downstream lift this streamlined body opens up during its short dwell time near the surface,imatating an emergence before getting picked up for the backcast. The heavy wire hook allows easy casting without the problems of weighted bodys or shot on the leader. This technique is most effective on slow runs under 24 inches in depth,especially with casts quartered upstream as to allow a natural sink and drift rate----remember this very soft ,long hackle is pulsating along the hook shank even in slow current,unlike a gold ribbed hares ,ear,beaded pheasant tail, or laquered wing case nympth.If you purchase these nympths(when you can find them) the combination of cheap,long ,flimsy hackle and heavy hook come standard on cheap commercial flies.The yellow belly often is covered up by the flowing hackle.This is fished on a long (10 ft) leader with 24 inch tippet,further allowing a natural subsurface drft and allowing a good hook up rate since it is a down stream swing.Prior to this tactic ,I usually,especially in heavier early summer fishing,have these beginners fish heavy wire white wing Royal Coachman streamers so that they can see how to work with current drag. On some summer nights,during stonefly activity,we will fish Joe'sHoppers wet, with the rear hackle trimmed off.After finding a large flowing pool with plenty of room for a snag free backcast,we cast across and let the flies swing downstream on a tight line just under the surface,You cannot see anything ,but the strikes are hard and hookups automatic. We do this past 10 o clock and have great success with browns in the 10 to 13 inch range.Anyway we always switch over to griffith nats, elk hair caddis,or adams whenever we see the surface action.In pocket water where you can put one of these long hackle tellicos slowly in the water in front of you (behind a boulder-fish can't see you) you can dance it around and watch a take .
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PkwyAngler		#24	[url]	[-]
Posts: 194 09/30/2008 08:39	"Poly Winged Rusty Spinner" sized to average Mayfly population... A most versatile fly It can be fished as a number of mayfly stages, i.e. …As a Spinner, both surface & drowned …As a Dun by pulling & teasing the wings upward like a Compara Dun …As an Emerger by clipping the wings & folding back & up …As a Nymph by clipping wings entirely …As a Wet fly by moistening with saliva and dragging subsurface
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oldfishbrain	Tying the Haystack	#25	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1197 09/30/2008 12:05	I have had a number of inquiries asking me about my version of Fran Better's Haystack, so I thought I would post a couple of pictures and a few notes about my favorite fly: Notes: The wing (bleached elk hair) is tied with an extreme forward angle. The tail is made up of hackle barbs, or a few strands of dun zelon and the body is rabbit hair of a color related to what is hatching at the present time or had been hatching in the previus 2-3 weeks. Make sure the dubbing includes a lot of guard hairs. The dubbing is picked out under the wing, to resemble legs. Because of the sharp angle of the wing, if you just grease the wing the fly rides with the butt in the film resembling an emerging insect (particularly when the tail is zelon resembling the shuck). If that does not bring up any fish grease the whole fly so that it rides on top. I have also caught a fair number of fish with the fly drowned at the end of it's drift. Maker of light line nodeless bamboo fly rods avardanis@sympatico.ca
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mvbrooks		#26	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1703 09/30/2008 20:32	Simple! An olive Bibio with a burnt orange hot spot, size #16. Works as a dry fly, a wet or an emerger. Best trout fly I have ever fished. If this was for Steelhead, then, I would choose a pink Shedlock Spider, size 8.
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mvbrooks	Bibio's	#27	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1704 10/01/2008 14:46	I have received several requests for tying Bibio's and, so, I wrote this. I got a good camera (Nixon D300 and 105mm Nikon Macro lens) with the idea of learning how to use it and shooting some decent photo's of flies and rods. Well, the camera is a bit more complex than I imagined and, so, the photo's will be a while in comming. In the mean time, here is a "white paper" on Bibio's: BiBio's - a variety of flymph, based on an old British immitation the the Hawthorn fly. The best body materials are blends of dyed Hare's Mask and cheeks with seals fur mixed in (proportions about 1/3 each). All of these need to be cut relatively short to achieve the spikey texture necessary, 1/4" to 1/2" long. Cut these yourself with a pair of scizzors, varying the lnegth of the material, and blend them in a coffee grinder. For hackle, use Whiting hen. This is a substitute for for immature rooster hackle, but works pretty well. The hackle is palmered over the entire front third of the hook - e.g. over the front third of the dubbing. Three turns is plenty, just make sure the underfur shows through; then, make two extra turns right at the face. For tying thread, I use YLI #100 silk, but Pearsall's Gossomer will work, too. Make sure it is well waxed. If you must, you can use Danville's prewaxed 6/0. For hooks, I would recommend Mustad 3399A for deeper sunk versions and Mustad 94840 for emerger or shallow sunk versions. My favorite sizes run from #12 to #18, but for some patterns, I have put recommended sizes becasue I never go without these. Finally, Never weight Bibio's and none should have a rib!. Wrap an underbody of the tying silk and dub the bodies loosely so they are very spikey and rather "loose". My favorite color blends and patterns are as follows. Most of these use Hare's Mask, but sometimes I use Artic Fox. If Hare's Mask is called for, the blend is equal amounts of Hare's Mask, Hare's Mask cheek, and seal fur or Angora Goat. If you use the Artic Fox, chop the guard hare and underfur up, mix with the seals fur and blend. If you cannot get or do not like Hare's Mask in the dyed colors called for, the various squirrel blends work very well. Just make sure you get all natural material...DO NOT use the synthetic and natural blends. Once you get the idea, you can vary the color mix to suit virtually any local hatch you will run into. Natural (NAT) - natural + natural + dun Black (BLK) - black + black + black Brown (BRN)- medium brown + ginger + brown Olive (OLV) - Olive Hare's Mask + Olive Hare's Cheeks + Olive Seal with a little brown seal and hare's mask mixed in for a rich dark olive Dun (DUN) - Dyed Grey + White (Bleached) or light dun + Grey Orange (OR) - dyed hot orange & dyed red + red & orange + flur orange Red (RED) - dyed red + red + red with slight OR mix mixed in Primrose (PRIM) - Primrose Artic Fox & seal fur Watery Dun (WD)- pale Watery Dun Artic Fox and Seal Yellow (YEL)- bright yellow Artic Fox + bright yellow seal Tups (TUP) - pink + yellow + red Artic Fox and yellow seal Lime - lime + grass green Artic Fox + flor. green seal Favorite Patterns: Olive #16 Thread: olive Tail: Reddish Brown Coq deLeon Body: OLV + OR + OLV Hackle: Furnace Black #14 Thread: black Tail: Darkest brown Coq deLeon Body: BLK + RED + BLK Hackle: natural black Trico: #20-24 Thread: black& white fibers, mixed or grey speckled cCoq deLeon Tail: black Coq deLeon Body: white + black + white Hackle: White Brown #16, 12 Thread: orange Tail: Reddish Brown Coq deLeon Body: BRN + LIME + BRN Hackle: Furnace Gray #10, 14 Thread: Light Gray Tail: Grey Coq deLeon Body: DUN + Lime + DUN (alt mids are OR & YEL) Hackle: Dk. Blue Dun March Brown #12, 16 Thread: Red silk Tail: Reddish Brown Coq deLeon Body: NAT + RED + NAT Hackle: Dk. Furnace Pale Watery #16-18 Thread: Primrose Yellow Tail: Palest Watery Dun Body: WD + PRIM + WD Hackle: Watery Dun Tups #16 Thread: bright yellow Tail: Ginger Coq deLeon Body: YEL + TUP + YEL Hackle: Ginger
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nayashewon		#28	[url]	[-]
Posts: 9 10/04/2008 13:19	If I had only one fly, it would definitely be the Arrowhead. In 45 years of fishing this fly, I have caught more fish on this fly than all others combined. This includes: all trout species, bass, panfish, bonefish, steelhead, and salmon. This pattern has the advantage of being used as a dry, wet, nymph or streamer depending on how it is tied. It is a simple pattern, With a taile of one brown and one grizzly hackle tip, body of peacock herl, and palmered hackles of both grizzly and brown. As for size, I would use a #10 3XL if I had to choose only one. I have fished this fly from California to Maine with success everywhere I have used it.
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bswild	One Fly Only	#29	[url]	[-]
Posts: 356 10/05/2008 19:36	Naysehwon: The Arrowhead? You must be a man who fishes the Brule River. The Arrowhead really is magic up there. The fly I'd choose would be a paranymph, invented by Pennsylvania guide, Tom Baltz. It's a dry fly with a hares ear body, parachute hackle, Red calftail post, grizzly hackle and brown zelon shuck. It works well as a general emerger for just about any bug on the water. Other candidates for me would be, of course, the partridge and orange, and Chuck Stranahan's Light Caddis Variant.
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Flyman615	One fly only?	#30	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2921 10/06/2008 19:23	Sawyer's Pheasant Tail nymph--Size 16. Regards, Flyman
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nayashewon		#31	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10 10/06/2008 20:40	BSWild, You are correct about the Brule. I was lucky enough to be born into a family that has a cabin on that beautiful stream. I haven't missed an opening day on the upper river for 48 years (since I was six). I grew up fishing the Arrowhead, Pass Lake, Eddy, Angleton and other local patterns. I still fish the traditional flies unless I am matching something.
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seattlesetters		#32	[url]	[-]
Posts: 375 10/08/2008 15:44	here in the West, it would be hard to argue with Turck's Tarantula. I'd choose it in tan. That being said, I prefer to fish mayfly hatches above all else and if limited to one fly I would choose a mayfly imitation because it gives me more joy to fish one. My favorite is the Blue Dun Parachute, a great pattern that with its neutral colors mimics and works for all types of mayflies.
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David Dornblaser		#33	[url]	[-]
Posts: 174 10/08/2008 20:50	Most of the streams that I fish are caddis factories for most of the year so I would pick an EHC or olive stimulator, both of which can do double duty during hopper season. - David www.UpperMidwestFlyFishing.com - fly fishing in the Upper Midwest. Spring Creeks to Smallies to Steelhead.
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kinzua		#34	[url]	[-]
Posts: 36 10/08/2008 22:07	Dorato's Hares Ear (light)
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riverfloggin		#35	[url]	[-]
Posts: 57 10/09/2008 13:32	Do you tie your Dorato with or without a wing and a tail?
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kinzua		#36	[url]	[-]
Posts: 37 10/09/2008 23:03	riverfloggin wrote: Do you tie your Dorato with or without a wing and a tail? Always with a wing and tail, but now you got me thinking.
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Ben Kann		#37	[url]	[-]
Posts: 118 10/10/2008 09:03	size 12 Hornberg with chartreause underwing and lacquered tip.
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blacknosedace	One Fly	#38	[url]	[-]
Posts: 45 10/11/2008 17:50	Almost any small bucktail (hook size 10 or 12). Black Nose Dace my favorite for general conditions. Red and White for dirty water.
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thousandstar		#39	[url]	[-]
Posts: 85 10/11/2008 18:09	Olive soft hackle, with a copper wire rib. This fly can cover many different situations. If floatant is added it can do a good spider impression. If trout are feeding subsurface, get it good and wet and your in business. Love soft hackle.
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WLYBGR	Thanks.	#40	[url]	[-]
Posts: 63 10/14/2008 00:11	Thanks to all who answered. Great looking flies and so many different flies. That's better than reading 20 people say ADAMS even though it is a great dry fly. I have some cool new patterns to try and tie over the winter which happened to start today with 10-12 inches falling last night. So back to the vise and good ol' Jack Daniels. Looks like winter!!!!WLYBGR.
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