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    I am 50+ years old, and adding another + tomorrow, 25 June. I am an interventional cardiologist- taking care of the heart attacks, doing dye tests, putting in balloons and stents. Did 8 years in the USAF as a medical officer before entering private practice.

     

    My wife is fluent if French and German, teaches Latin and French at a private K-8 school, as well as being Head of Foreign Languages at the school.

     

    4 wonderful kids, in varying stages of growing up, the youngest a rising senior in college.

     

    One 14 year old Golden Retriever, "Tweed", but better known lately as "Lazarus"!!

     

    Don't fish as much as I would like, but who really does??

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    When you attach the thread to the hook, leave a long tag of thread trailing off the back of the hook, assuming no tail on the fly. Tie in 3-4 strands of herl by the tips, or tip ends, not the base on the herl. Then take the tag end of the thread, and the herl, put in hackle pliers and spin. You will need the "coax" the herl to twist near the body, by hand twisting, after spinning the pliers. Twist to the "consistency" you desire. 1-2 turns of lightly twisted herl on the hook seems to reduce breakage. As you turn on the hook, even a herl that breaks, at that point, is not a problem, as the thread in the "rope" will keep it from upwrapping completely.

     

    If the fly calls for a tail, create a dubbing loop a the point the herl is to begin, and twist the herl strands with the double thread loop.

     

    Best from Nashville-

     

    Stack Scoville

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    Blueman89-

     

    I would be reluctant to drop the Stimulator. On one stream in Massachussets, I caught a 14 in. rainbow fishing the Stimulator as a dry. Two casts later, in the same run, I was stripping the same Stimulator upstream and nailed a smallmouth.

    A very versatile fly: it can imitate caddis, stoneflies, hoppers, and baitfish- vary the size and color! Also they make great strike indicators!

     

     

    FWIW!

     

    Best from Nashville-

     

    Stack Scoville

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    uffepuffe,

     

    I will offer an opinion, and it is worth just what you have paid for it!! wink.gif

    I will first assert the fact that I do not live in the U.K., and only have a passing knowledge of British flies, of which the Dog Nobbler is one, I believe.

     

    According to John Buckland, in his book The Simon and Shuster Guide to Trout and Salmon Flies, Fireside Books, 1986, the term "Dog Nobbler" is a patented name for a "Lead-headed Mayfly Lure".

     

    I "googled" the term "dog nobbler" and came across several images. Generally, the nobblers appear to be tied on shorter shank hooks. If they have a hackle, it seems to be as a collar and not palmered. Most seem to have weighted eyes (lead barbell, stick-on, bead chain) of some sort.

     

    Wooly buggers tend to be tied on longer shanked hooks, have a palmered hackle and if there is a weight at the head, it is usually a cone or a bead.

     

    What does the winner of the bet receive, by the way?

     

    Best from Nashville-

    Stack Scoville

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    DFix,

    Not sure what "trolling" is in this context, so therefore, it may be. However, I know that MY mentors would have LOOOOOOVED one of those items as a gift.

    Now, back under the bridge I go............

    Best from Nashville-

     

    Stack Scoville

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    One of the following: 1. A skin of any one of the six cotinga species, 2. A large Indian Crow (scutatus scutatus) throat patch, 3. Paired Kori Bustard tail feathers, 4. 100 Paired Grade AAA white turkey tail "center" feathers

     

    wink.gif wink.gif wink.gif

     

    Best from Nashville-

     

    Stack Scoville

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    In all fairness, the news reports here said that the fish is alive and now in an aquarium in Missouri. I agree this is not the same as releasing it back into the river; but not the same as fertilizer, either...not yet anyway.

     

    Best from Nashville-

     

    Stack Scoville

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    OOPS! I guess I made a mistake..write down the date! I will tie a classic on FRIDAY and the other stuff on SATURDAY! Maybe I will fish a little on Sunday!

     

    I am not sure what I will tie as a classic, T.B. I am inclined to go to Kelson and pick out something I haven't tied before. I will probably make the decision 1-2 days before I pack. I have never tied a Black Dose so that will be off the list, as that is what you are tying. I have tied several Green Highlanders, so that is off the list. I may do a Red Drummond, if I have all the "stuff".

     

    Best from Nashville,

    Stack Scoville

     

     

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    TB,

     

    The Conestoga hasn't made it over Cumberland Gap yet. I haven't actually seen the current issue, as of today's Pony Express. I have seen a miniature of the cover on their website. I was honored that they were interested in the article.

    The Reynard are fun, and relatively easy fly to tie. I was going to tie a classic on Saturday, pattern to be determined, and then some speys on Sunday. Speys don't take that long, so maybe I will bring some red fox and tie some of "Les Reynards".

    Thank you for your recognition.

     

    Bud, come on up to Pine Mountain! You won't be sorry!

     

    All the Best from Nashville-

    Stack Scoville

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    Denier does not refer to the strength of a thread, but rather to the weight, in grams, of a standard length of thread, 9000 meters. For example, it is said that a "rope" of spider web, one inch in diameter, has a higher tensile strength that a one inch "rope" of steel cable. But the denier of the spider web would be lower than the denier of the steel cable. I agree that knowing the tensile strength of the tying thread we use would be valuable, but the standardization of the denier is a baby step in that direction. Researchers like Chris Helm, who wrote the article in the current Fly Tyer, have done tests on the tensile strengths of available threads. See the current, (Summer 2005) Fly Tyer or the Summer 1996 edition of Fly Tyer for more details.

    Best from Nashville-

    Stack Scoville

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    Thanks, everyone. I have found that the use of a dissecting microscope in the Pathology Dept. at my local hospital, with a camera adapter, is just the ticket.

    More later.............

    Best from Nashville, and looking forward to quaffing a brew or two in Callaway Gardens, with the Godfather of Malt-

    Stack Scoville

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