flytire 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2020 Yet another fine and simple pattern! You know I'm directing the members of my new tiers swaps to see these! I've got a couple of patterns that call for rabbit fur to be dubbed and I like to cut mine from zonker strips - but cutting the same length of material off I can keep the flies more uniform from one to another. I think you've given me another way to use the skin pieces besides just tying worms! Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2020 Flytire, Would that <basically> be the same fly, if you tie the buckskin in near the tail so it tapers fatter to the front? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2020 6 hours ago, mikechell said: Flytire, Would that <basically> be the same fly, if you tie the buckskin in near the tail so it tapers fatter to the front? Like I said this gave me an idea - I didn't say it was an ORIGINAL idea! Haven't had one of those since college when I decided to put pineapple on my fish sandwich! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Djfan 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2020 I have to admit, that buckskin is new to me. What does it imitate? Where do you fish it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2023 On 9/25/2020 at 7:47 AM, Djfan said: I have to admit, that buckskin is new to me. What does it imitate? Where do you fish it? The "buckskin nymph" in the video usually imitates a caddis larva. However, there is a different version of the "buckskin" that imitates an aquatic worm or even an earthworm. I had a fly fisher next to me that tied a length of chamois onto a ook with an overhand knot and began catching trout. The knot imitates the clitellum of the worm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitellum On the San Juan, there are aquatic annelids that look exactly like earthworms. https://www.ecospark.ca/aquatic-earthworm https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84005/aquatic_worm_-_oligochaeta.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
