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Jim Misiura "Professor" fly; paired mallard-flank wing question

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7 hours ago, flytire said:

 

According to the article, the "Professor" fly has also been made into a dry fly.  Now that sounds interesting (I haven't done my homework on it yet)...   I picked up the standard (Wapsi) assortment package of beaver dubbing (none that I would call "yellow"),  but not terribly far off...   The saga continues..  : )

Bill_729

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I agree with Flytire about Don Bastian; he da man.  Try to get a copy of his DVDs: Wet Flies and Advanced Wet Flies (his streamer DVD, too).  Great photography and explicit, understandable explanations.  Wish he had a YouTube channel or demos on his (inactive) website.

 

Thanks, Bob H

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I never tried a "dropper" before.   I was thinking of putting the "professor" (#10) two feet or so behind a small bass bug (in fact, I went to my site the other day, but the water was too deep, and so I didn't get a chance to try it).  Does this configuration make sense?  Guidance along these lines is welcome.

Bill

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5 hours ago, Bill_729 said:

Does this configuration make sense?

I would fish this as the lead fly, with a smaller weighted nymph/soft hackle as the dropper.  Dead drift into a swing, and slow retrieve at the end, making the lead fly 'bob', just breaking the surface and sinking again, as you retrieve.  But I see no reason your configuration couldn't work.  Try it, the only thing you'll lose is a few feet of tippet.  

 

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LOTS of people fly fish with two flies on.  Something that float in front, something the sinks in back.  Personally, I think that's "cheating".  😉  But then, I'm usually fishing from a boat, so if a floating fly isn't working, I just pick up a different rod with a sinking fly on it.  When you're limited to one rod, multiple fly set-ups allow you to cover more of the water column at once.

The two flies are personal choices.  If you want to tie on bass bug and a "professor" ... go for it.  What's the worst that can happen?  You can catch two fish at once?  You lose two flies in the tree instead of one?

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