Firetiger

I am looking for an optimal Caddis Pupa imitation. A very elusive goal! So far I like the one with CDC wings the best... I appreciate your comments! Jindra

Pretty articulated, thumbs up ;-) :thumbup: J.

What is so poor about this one? Looks OK to me :-) I am curious how it will sit on the water - perhaps I should tie a couple? ;-) J.

Thank you gentlemen for your kind support! troutdogg, try clicking the database entry link, its all there Jindra

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Firetiger: Grannom Caddis Pupa

A little beadhead to pass the time. UV Violet is supposed to be the hot color of the coming fashion season, so I should get ready :lol2: J.

I am wary about chemicals I let touch my CDC flies - I tried several brands of CDC oil, decided that I like Marc Petijean the best and never looked back J.

They degrease it first - otherwise the colors would not stick. That is why colored CDC is said to float worse than natural grey. Very hard to prove btw The only pigment which is said to supposed on CDC without damaging the oil coating is picric acid, though I never tried that one (for obvious reasons). J.

Thanks guys I made the fly up to imitate a crud of grass to fish in a particular pool (former river harbour) where the locals throw mowed grass into river. Grass carp gater there in large quantities eating the stuff. Marabou feathers look great even when fished static, but I could not find them in the right color. So I created a mix of yellow and green fibres in spinning loop that give, once wet, the desired look. Durability is added plus, but I was not looking for it specifically, as the grass carp have no teeth to speak of. J.

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Firetiger: Grass Carp Candy

Bloody monster, a leech imitation - how sinister... Sure to have a ton of movement and appeal I tie a similar pattern, mix of yellow and green marabou. I had great sport from fishing it to grass carp last summer, when trout were sluggish from the heat. Must remember to post it to the warmwater forum some day

And I did not consider mixing keel hooks and bucktail. Aint the internet forums wonderful? Cheers! Jindra

I look forward to seeing your micrographs of CDC feathers, either online or in print. I truly like the feather and consider it still underutilised by the Fly tying mainstream However, I most respectfully disagree with your opinion about the role of duck oil in floatation of CDC. In order to put my money (maybe not money, but certainly time and effort) where my mouth is I offer to prepare and perform an experiment - sort of floatation contest between natural and degreased CDC. Oh, and the can of CDC sitting on my tying desk is filled with feathers I plucked myself the last duck shooting season. It is months since it was plucked, but still I manage to get my hands greasy from time to time from just working the stuff ;-) Cheers J. PS: no matter how fine the ultra microscopic hairs on the fibres are I consider them way too big to trap actual molecules of N2 or O2 ;-)

That is one smartly designed fly; I like the use of the keel hook J.

The polar fox hair is pretty mobile and more durable than marabou

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Firetiger: The Fire Tiger

I would not touch the feathers unless you plan to dye them. The #1 reason the feathers float so well is their structure, but the duck butter comes as close second. Jindra

Karsten, you are a lucky guy to live down under! Over here it is tons and tons of the white stuff, fishing on trout waters closed and on the others "somewhat" hampered by the freezing weather ;-) I hope you caught something monstrous while on Tazmania Cheers J.

I am a great fan of nail polish - the color spectrum is amazing, especially ones targetted on the so called alternative scene, such as young people of Heavy Metal inclination, or the hot pink colors for Barbie doll wannabees - but it does not stick very well on metal. Lazy as I am I fish a lot of very worn beadheads, the fish seem not to be as fussy as the fisherman ;-) J.

WTF? That is a great photo, like like like How did that happen? My apologies to cussfly16 for going off topic, but I just have to know ;-) J.

Cool combination of colors - red hook, red body, peacock and dark bead. Very impressive overall look, I will shamelessly copy that :thumbsup: J.

This mayfly is either huge fan of Barbie or has some persisting doubts about its sexuality; either way I have expectations on it on the Grayling front

I agree with blakejd you are better off with wrapping lead and wire by hand; that way you have more control over any twisting and tension. If your problems persist you might wish to consider alternatives to lead wire - by this I mean either bead head or flat lead. Flat lead is wider, so it has more strength at a the same thickness as lead wire. Body wrapped with flat lead is also more dense. J.

Claudia, the buzzers are for stillwater fishing - the easiest way for us not lucky to live on the shores of Mörum to connect with a big fish. There are many ways to fish them, the most common is a team of 3 buzzers completely static on a long leader and floating line, with just enough tension on the line to keep contact with them. They are usually tied on hooks #10-14, but smaller (down to #20) are gaining in popularity. You don't add weight to them in classical sense (no lead or beadhead) but you can make them heavier by covering them in epoxy or nail polish. When fishing a team of 3 you usually put a heavy one (epoxy) on the point to help you straighten the leader and anchor the whole cast and lighter ones (plain thread or biot body) on droppers. Of course you can have it more complicated - the British are very good at fishing buzzers and complicating things (with a wink in the general direction of Great Britain :whistle: ), so you can find info on active and static buzzers and various kinds of sinking line presentation and what not, but this is the gist of it. Cheers! Jindra

Funny, but that was my conclusion as well. Floss gives translucency, but two layers of nail polish will accomplish that as on any material. UNI Stretch is color stable and allows for thinner bodies (floss needs to be put on a layer of white thread or tinsel to work) J.