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Post by SteveKowalski on Dec 11, 2008 9:20:58 GMT -5
#2, 5x, heavy, down eye, streamer hook (now up eye) Tail: white marabou w/stiff stem (ie:extended butt=does not wrap on the cast) & pearl flashabou. Body: Some crinkley flashy dubbing stuff they have at the shop in a dubbing loop Hackle: white saddle Rib: silver wire over the hackle (important!) lead eyes Wing: olive DNA over Gray DNA Head: tie off the thread with a strand of flashabou and olive dna hanging out (dont trim thread - leave behind the eye), coat w/ head cement and wrap 'bou and dna to the eye and tie off w/ a couple half hitches head cement again. total length around 4 - 5 in.   |
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Post by fishon on Dec 11, 2008 10:00:00 GMT -5
That would kick ass on the the ugh really really big LE trib
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Post by norviser on Dec 11, 2008 12:10:57 GMT -5
That would work great here in dark colors during the spring runoff. Never thought of combining these 2 proven flies into one. Great idea and thanks for sharing this idea. Definately going to be tying a few of these for next spring.
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Post by SteveKowalski on Dec 11, 2008 13:00:56 GMT -5
norviser,
Don't discount white during muddy runoff.
We fish it in the Catt when there is a foot of viz. and it still works.
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Post by norviser on Dec 11, 2008 14:27:43 GMT -5
norviser, Don't discount white during muddy runoff. We fish it in the Catt when there is a foot of viz. and it still works. We have tried white and other lighter colors here but darks seem to be the "go to" colors; black, brown, purple, dark red, dark olive and the like.....whether it's a conditioning thing or not is a question that has been brought up around my area. Perhaps a certain mix ratio of light and dark maybe another viable alternative. |
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Post by SteveKowalski on Dec 11, 2008 17:36:27 GMT -5
So... where is here?
I tie these w/ purple wings & black too.
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Post by norviser on Dec 11, 2008 18:44:52 GMT -5
The Bow River in Alberta. Mind you your version would most likely do very well in the wintering pools, |
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Post by SteveKowalski on Dec 12, 2008 10:21:13 GMT -5
Wow! you're way over there, EH
I would suspect fish food would be a little different.
The main source is emerald shiners in Lake Erie.
Welcome aboard!,
Steve
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Post by norviser on Dec 12, 2008 12:09:22 GMT -5
Wow! you're way over there, EH I would suspect fish food would be a little different. The main source is emerald shiners in Lake Erie. Welcome aboard!, Steve Thanks for the welcome Steve. The food source is a little different, we don't have emerald shiners but we do have sticklebacks, darters, fatheads and sculpins.....a few color tweaks and your pattern should simulate anything we have here. The clouser and bugger are pretty much proven patterns anywhere but what you did combining the two is a great idea. Thanks again for sharing. Ron |
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