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Pseudo
Jul 10, 2011 19:02:23 GMT -5
Post by WylieSchroederHaggerty on Jul 10, 2011 19:02:23 GMT -5
The challenges of trying to tie a very small fly on a very stout hook for big fish is one that I find myself facing this time of year. Often when the sulphurs are thick this little guy gets the attention of the larger fish. To anglers this bug can get lost in the sauce of the two broods of sulfurs and larger cahills that accompany it during its emergence period. Season after season anglers debate un-equivalently why the fish seem to key in on this subtle bug. Answers vary from the taste of the insect, color, to the distinguishing silhouette of the bug. All that I know is to the skilled angler this little insects emergence is a blessing to the observant angler as the biggest fish of the season often are lost or landed on pseudos. This is a revision of a tried and true pattern tied on a stouter hook the Daiichii 1150(EDIT: actually this is a crappy TMC 2887). Comments and critiques are welcome. [
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Pseudo
Jul 10, 2011 20:38:02 GMT -5
Post by Justin Damude on Jul 10, 2011 20:38:02 GMT -5
i like it. I tend to prefer to fish smaller dry flies myself i dont know what it is about them. when the sulfurs are coming off in sheets i fish the smallest emergers i have and it seems to work well. hats off in my opinion man looks good nice profile and i like the hackle tied up high on the post. is that a biot body? and can you tie a emerger of the same bug? amd what size?
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Pseudo
Jul 11, 2011 12:54:55 GMT -5
Post by WylieSchroederHaggerty on Jul 11, 2011 12:54:55 GMT -5
NSN,
Thanks for the compliments of the fly! The fly is tied with turkey biots and the size of the fly is miss leading. I tied this one on a size 18 scud hook, however I dont utilize the entire hook so it might be closer to a twenty or smaller(it is on a quarter). I also dont tie the tails as long as the natural which can be much longer than the insects body, because some feel the tailing material can impede a good hook set.
The benefit to tying these style flys on larger hooks is that they have a wider gap that can be beneficial to in creasing ones hook sets.
When I have a minute I will post the tried and true emerger pattern that is refereed to as the anorexic olive.. not an original fly but a standard staple where I fish. The anorexic olive I tie on a TMC 2488 but am looking for a good substitute hook, which I am thinking the daichii 1150 could be.
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Pseudo
Jul 14, 2011 6:03:29 GMT -5
Post by VERNBURM on Jul 14, 2011 6:03:29 GMT -5
looking good......do trout have taste buds?
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Pseudo
Aug 24, 2011 10:03:43 GMT -5
Post by patgreen on Aug 24, 2011 10:03:43 GMT -5
pretty sure i sense sarcasm, but if not...yes
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Pseudo
Aug 24, 2011 18:11:06 GMT -5
Post by Nick Pionessa on Aug 24, 2011 18:11:06 GMT -5
it is funny how they do tend to favor what the old guys called a masked hatch. in the sense that the larger bugs were masking what the fish were actually feeding on. here on Oatka for the sulphers it is the little black chimara caddis that is typically the culprit where on spring creek the little baetis takes a lot of fish during the sulphers. also midges on that creek during either mayfly hatch will always take fish. on the D it could be several different masks applied on any given day and it may be fish by fish as to which they are eating.
well if it was easy...naw bullshit, we would still love it!
the pattern looks good and hopefully that hook holds up for you with your recent issues concerning hooks. i have landed a lot of good fish and even several steelhead on 1150's so they are a good mix of floatability and strength. i like to be able to see my small flies and that should do it nicely. fine work.
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Pseudo
Aug 27, 2011 14:33:50 GMT -5
Post by WylieSchroederHaggerty on Aug 27, 2011 14:33:50 GMT -5
Thanks for the encouraging words Nick! Those masked hatches are crucial for sure, on the system specifically at dusk or late in the evening we call the chimera's the black curse.
In my opinion the funny thing about masked hatches is at times the fish with a predominance for a specific insect could appear as a sporadic riser. In reality the fish really is keying in on the less prevalent insect at that moment. Sure by nature trout are opportunistic feeders however often times when given a choice they are waiting for just the right opportunity to eat their preferred insect.
This week the masked hatch were tiny caddis in the AM about size 20 and black flying ants size 32 in the PM.
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Pseudo
Aug 27, 2011 18:03:18 GMT -5
Post by Nick Pionessa on Aug 27, 2011 18:03:18 GMT -5
yeah i saw a bunch of those tiny ants on my car last night. they are around a lot from now till frost.
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