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Angelina for Streamers

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I have used Angelina fibers for years to add flash to synthetic streamer wings, hot spots on nymphs, and chopped into dubbing for color/flash highlights,.

 

I decided to try it out as alone as wings on streamers. It looks promising as the picts show. In the smaller size -- I tied them on #4 2x long hooks --- the crappies should go for it and even trout and smallmouth when they are hammering the young of the year minnows. Anyway, next experiment will be some mini clousers....

 

Rocco

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What Mark said. Though for smallmouth bass some days a bit of flash is a good thing. Other days a drab 'ol olive nondescript that looks like weeds on a hook is what they want.

 

I "dilute" the Angel Hair with Fly Fur. Adds thickness so the tail matches the body better and reduces flash (is also about 900% cheaper). These are all synthetic and very durable.

 

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I have used Angelina fibers for years to add flash to synthetic streamer wings, hot spots on nymphs, and chopped into dubbing for color/flash highlights,.

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Have tied a Thundercreek-style streamer with Angel Hair (essentially the same as Angelina if a bit finer) for some time. As other observed, all that flash does not always make a better fly, but in situations with low visibility, they can really produce.

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I'll let you know if the flies scare the bejabbers out of the fish.

 

With all the rain -- high and muddy water is the norm here now. So early tests won't tell the whole story.

 

The local guides have been into Creedex flashers for a few seasons now and they are doing well on them with the smallies anyway.

 

Rocco

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I had to look up angelina fiber. I did, at some point, have box of it. What I used it for was to add flash to my dubbing. I've use angel hair for "flash blending" with Mirror Image to give my bait fish patterns a bit of flash. I've never found flashy flies very effective in fresh water. I have seen fish shy away from them in clear water. They may be more effective in salt water, but a lot of my bait fish patterns are cross overs that I use in both fresh and salt water so mine don't have a lot of flash.

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I use very understated flash in my flies, finding that to produce best for me overall. Sometimes none at all.

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