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  • Birthday 07/22/1963

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  1. I using a very fuzzy memory but I think the Hendrickson sheads it shuck on the bottom then swims to the surface unlike most mayflies which swim to the surface then shead the nymph shuck http://www.troutnut.com/hatch/5/Mayfly-Ephemerellidae-Hendricksons-Sulphurs-PMDs-BWOs
  2. There is a road that runs from Hwy 411 all the way to the Powerhouse goes right thru Reliance it stays along side of the river for 80% of the way. In the middle section here are roads on both sides of the river for most of the way. There is no secret access its all open to the public that is the trout water above Hwy 411. Watch the generation times once the water comes up it is not wadable so DON"T get caught in the river bed when the water rises. Fishing during 0 generation can be diffucult as the fish are spooky and holding in the deeper holes, I recomend nymph with small or midge droppers, or dry /midge droppers on long small tippets I haven't been above the Powerhouse this year, its good at times but too warm now. The best fishing is 2 generators which is high water and throw streamers or double nymph rigs but you've got to have access to a boat which means a guide and $ If your interested in that shoot me a PM I give you some names, North of the Hiwassee is the Tellico River, desent sized water at the bottom end of the trout section, gets smaller the farther upstream you go, Very decent shot at Brookies in the upper North River and Bald rivers (both tributaries to the Tellico River)
  3. There is a road that runs from Hwy 411 all the way to the Powerhouse goes right thru Reliance it stays along side of the river for 80% of the way. In the middle section here are roads on both sides of the river for most of the way. There is no secret access its all open to the public that is the trout water above Hwy 411. Watch the generation times once the water comes up it is not wadable so DON"T get caught in the river bed when the water rises. Fishing during 0 generation can be diffucult as the fish are spooky and holding in the deeper holes, I recomend nymph with small or midge droppers, or dry /midge droppers on long small tippets I haven't been above the Powerhouse this year, its good at times but too warm now.
  4. I love Midge fishing and Brassies are my favorite, I tie them in #20 and #22 and I like to use black or brown ostrich instead of peacock to get a more leggy look, also like the glass bead heads!! I'll have to try coating my wire with polish to stop the tarnish.. Great Idea shown is #22 brown wire Brassie
  5. Egg Nymph Emerger Dun With many different species of fish in my local waters, some sort of egg is usually present most of the year. Out of all the Golden Stone nymphs I have seen in the rivers I fish, not once have I found one with a Golden Bead attatched to it's head. By your logic, I suppose using beads on our flys is a "crutch". You know, for lazy fishermen that cant tye well enough to imitate a particular species? Or the bead is for weight. You know for lazy fishermen that wont learn how to get a drag free drift? They can just add a bead and lead. Rubber legs on a pattern? Dont get me wrong. I use beads, lead, rubber legs, and I also use eggs. You know, I like being lazy. Yes I understand, that much of the year that eggs will be present but are they the size of Salmon eggs, are they bright florescent pink, are the multi colored like clown eggs. Also a trout egg (not that trout are the only species in the water but in Georgia we have very limited cold water for trout and trout will compose a high percentage of the total fish in that body of water) isn't much bigger than a 3/16" brass bead. I too use beads, lead and rubber leggs. My comments come more from locals who refuse to learn what a Pheasnat Tail nymph is and beat the drums for bright pink San Juan Worms, Clown eggs, and fish our Delayed Harvest (heavily stocked winter C & R only fishing areas) I frequently see them in $400 Simms Waders, $700 Sage fly rods and what do they do wade out and tie on a clown egg maybe they catch a few stockers maybe they don't but then most will complain about catching 10" freshly stocked fish and want to know where the bigger fish are. If your interested in what I'm talking about get to NGTO which is a Georgia Fly Fishing site. On there they are many very knowledgeable fisherman and good conversations about trout/flies/presentation, but look for the threads about Eggs, San Juan Worms, Junk Food Flies and what you will find is a group that uses this fly as a crutch because the don't understand much about available trout food.
  6. i plan on using egg flies on stocked brook trout in the spring, but in the fall i use eggs for spawning salmon, steelhead, and brown trout After further thought I think I am judging you unfairly by practices that are going on here in Georgia which might not have anything to do with your area.
  7. I know in some parts of the country egg patterns are quite legitimate due to spawns but here in Georgia they are only used by fly fisherman who don't know how to fly fish and are too lazy to learn anything about entomology. They are nothing more than a crutch used to catch freshly stocked fish. I would rather __________ (insert anything bad and painful here) than ever tye or fish a egg pattern. Having said that I only mean it in my area of the country, if you are fishing a spawn then its matching the hatch (or in this case a natural food source)
  8. I got my 2012 J Stockard catalog today. Its looks to have more pictures of product than last year and seems to have more selection (maybe I'm just excited). This catalog cost me hundreds of dollars last year and I'm sure it will again. I know I can see this anytime online but I'm old fashioned I like having the paper and print in my hands. MAN ITS LIKE THE SEARS CHRISTMAS CATALOG when I was a kid.
  9. While searching several on line fly tying material sites, I came across these Golden Stone Fly head/thorax add ons also a couple of others. I'm some what of a traditionalist but I do use synthetics like, rubber legs, thin skin, flash and most anything else that looks buggy but this to me is crossing a personal line. What is to stop us from buying a #14 Sulpher nymph and slipping it on a bare hook like a rubber worm and calling it fly fishing?? I realize this is a personal thing and some people will do what ever it takes to catch fish but to me this is just wrong......or is it the future of fly fishing?
  10. Foam Yellow Sally no hackle Hook: Std dry fly #12 to #16 Thread: yellow 6/0 Body: 1mm yellow foam trimmed about match stick wide wing: yellow dyed deer body hair Trim 1mm yellow foam to about the width of a match stick, tye in above the bend reverse so the "match stick is pointing off the back of the hook. Pull forward and stretching it slightly. Tye in slightly further back so the wing can be tied to thread wrap not foam. Tye in wing and trim head finish with SHAN Its a great pattern for Brookies and wild rainbows at higher elevation, being hackless it keeps the hook in the water so the aggressive strikes don't knock the fly in the air. It also can be floated thru small riffles
  11. Sweet. Thanks for the feedback. I spend most of time, especially now that the weather is cooler, chasing Brookies up in the mountains. I'll have to try this out. I use yellow foam and dyed yellow deer body hair to make a "Yellow Sally" version of my foam Elk Hair Caddis for the North Georgia Brookies. I have had good luck with that pattern One cool thing about this pattern is it never floats upside down and can be drifted through small riffles.
  12. I was doing a mental calculation on how much money I have invested in fly tying. Including the vise I estimate I have almost $3000 dollars tied up in material and tools. I love tying dearlybut my buying of materials has gotten out of hand. I guess the good thing is I one of most everything offered for fly tying. I'm just wondering what kind of investments others have in fly tying??
  13. I used the desk form my kids old bunkbed combo, I mounted a light over the working area, I'm still using plastic storage containers for most materials having them seperated by type
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