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  1. Posted · Report reply

    On 3/8/2024 at 8:51 PM, john1962 said:

    I just want to spend the time and try to tie the right way. Bad habits come easy and are hard to shake. That's a proven pattern for that area, and I plan to fish what works.

    Never been to the eastern sierras.

    Tightlines

    I have been fishing the Eastern Sierra since 1952 and fly fishing the same since 1974. I tie almost all of my own fly patterns and have been since 1974. There are two partridge skins that I use:

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    The above skin is from Nature's Spirit and has feathers that are predominately brown-ish..

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    This skin is from Wapsi and the feathers are predominantly grey...

    This site (flyfishingthesierra.com) is where you got the info on Yvon's pattern:

    https://flyfishingthesierra.com/ptpart.htm

    These are some soft hackles I have tied with the hackle feathers for Wapsi:

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    Frankly, in my experience I don't think the Trout I have encountered in the Eastern Sierra have a preference...

     

    PT/TB

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    I haven't tied any flies since October of 2018 due to a bunch of medical experiences and moving back down from Pullman, WA to Los Angeles. My youngest daughter Ally, who is in Veterinary Medicine School at WSU , in Pullman, bought me some tying goodies for Xmas and told me that it was time to get back on the horse...

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    Xmas gift..

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    Some #18 (TMC 2488H) HOT VAC's with thread bodies, I tied up on Saturday. I will be setting up my photo area and shooting individual pics soon...

     

     

    PT/TB

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    If there is a desire to really get into soft hackles, I would suggest these books rather than YouTube videos:

    https://www.amazon.com/Tying-Fishing-Soft-Hackled-Nymphs-Allen/dp/1571884033/ref=pd_lpo_14_img_0/141-0188762-8703929?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1571884033&pd_rd_r=9313c41c-14c0-492b-88fe-db91776ef7d7&pd_rd_w=wN5cx&pd_rd_wg=AjJqs&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=CDX55DJ8PV0QM3E1NEM9&psc=1&refRID=CDX55DJ8PV0QM3E1NEM9

    https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Hackled-Fly-Hackles-Trout-Fishermans/dp/0811701514/ref=pd_sbs_14_1/141-0188762-8703929?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0811701514&pd_rd_r=96039b16-94f1-4267-9739-d3f0194b9bb6&pd_rd_w=UxzLU&pd_rd_wg=cxHOd&pf_rd_p=ed1e2146-ecfe-435e-b3b5-d79fa072fd58&pf_rd_r=1FA727NR52BRTSAX8ZVR&psc=1&refRID=1FA727NR52BRTSAX8ZVR

     

    https://www.amazon.com/Fly-Fishing-Soft-Hackles-Nymphs-Emergers-Flies/dp/0811716848/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/141-0188762-8703929?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0811716848&pd_rd_r=51d29e67-4150-4d35-88e7-40a6d7c2435b&pd_rd_w=oVsOp&pd_rd_wg=evsNJ&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=WDCATV5XH9XJ25GPS9E6&psc=1&refRID=WDCATV5XH9XJ25GPS9E6

     

    https://www.amazon.com/Wet-Flies-Fishing-Soft-Hackles-Flymphs/dp/0811716244/ref=pd_sbs_14_2/141-0188762-8703929?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0811716244&pd_rd_r=ba9a6eec-08e1-4536-8bda-63e35a9526fe&pd_rd_w=jpwWQ&pd_rd_wg=R5Izm&pf_rd_p=ed1e2146-ecfe-435e-b3b5-d79fa072fd58&pf_rd_r=20W7SCY7QY8SF5TW41C2&psc=1&refRID=20W7SCY7QY8SF5TW41C2

    You may have an interest in Allen McGee's website: 

    http://allenmcgee.blogspot.com

     

     

    PT/TB

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    18 hours ago, chugbug27 said:

    With cataracts starting to kick in it sometimes seems like blind faith. If I contort my face as though recovering from a hard punch it seems to help.

    I had cataract surgery in June 2018. It was like getting a new set of eyeballs...colors and sharpness vastly improved. FYI: Renzetti makes midge jaws, but I have never needed them and tie easily down to #22 ,with the standard jaws:

    https://www.feather-craft.com/renzetti-midge-cam-jaws

     

     

    PT/TB

     

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    20 hours ago, flytire said:

    bob mariotts used to be about a 1/2 inch thick

    bears den is online. no catalog

    feather craft

    jstockard 

    hook and hackle

    the fly shop

    cascade crest catalog download link is not working

     

    dont forget to sign up for shop newletters for additionals deals they offer

    Bob Marriott's...no one else ever  came close to all the stuff inside:

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    PT/TB

     

  21. Posted · Report reply

    Hey Artin,

     

    The TMC 16/0 thread was manufactured at a factory in Thailand. I got the guys at The Spot and Bob Marriott's to stock it after it came out. When I became aware that it was being discontinued, I grabbed every last of spool that Marriott's had...You might want to contact Tiemco directly, in Japan and see if they can steer you to the original manufacturing plant in Thailand...I have enough left to last for awhile...

     

    This is Tiemco's Japanese site. *Note that they are still in the biz of making fly tying materials:

     

    https://www.tiemco.co.jp/eng/groups/index/type_id:2/category_id:13

     

    Hope you can get them to put you in the right direction. Semper-Fli 18/0 Nano Silk is OK as an option, but it lacks the characteristics that made tiers like Charlie Craven and Juan Ramirez rave about Tiemco 16/0 for the little guys...See you on the water, my friend !

     

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    PT/TB

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    If you happen to have a copy of Shane's book, one can see exactly what the original medallion sheeting looked like and how he uses it in his patterns:

     

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    Here is a link to the Medallion Sheeting that Hareline currently distributes and yes, it is not the same as the original material:

     

    http://hareline.com/med.html

     

    Fortunately, for me, I bought a ton of Medallion Sheeting and Flashback material when Bob Marriott's had all of it in stock. The original MS was very shiny unlike the current offering...Umpqua still offers John Bett's Zing Wing, which is similar...but it only comes in clear:

     

    https://www.umpqua.com/products/fly-tying/materials/betts-zing

     

    Here are some diving, female BWO's tied using the original Lt. Dun Medallion Sheeting. It is a GLF pattern;

     

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    PT/TB

     

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    I started tying flies in Feb. 1974. The guys that got me started were the two brothers that worked for their Dad at the Fishermen's Spot in Sherman Oaks, CA. These were the first books that got me going:

     

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    There have been periods that my tying has been more active than other times because that's how it is and other interests and responsibilities came into play. My focus has always been on tying patterns for Trout because I grew up fishing in the Eastern Sierra and have always targeted that species. Recently, I once again started tying Steelhead patterns, after moving up to Pullman, WA while my youngest daughter gets her degree in Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University. Unfortunately, Steelhead and Salmon stocks are crashing here in the PNW so immediate future efforts will once again be on Trout flies for Idaho and points East...

     

     

    PT/TB

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