Ian Yutani

Been using the regular EP fibers for larger baitfish patterns and the silky for smaller flies. Tied up a number of crazy charlies for a recent Christmas Island trip using a sparse amount of ep silky then a few strands of krystal flash. Worked great. After using the silky on saltwater patterns, out of curiosity made some small minnows to troll for rainbows & lake trout in the float tube here at home. White silky fibers and colored the top using sharpie marker, trimmed to the desired body shape. When in the water (imho) a minnow tied with sparse amounts of silky fibers makes for more effective fly. Individual silky fibers catches light better, produces a cool translucent effect. Due to my job have only made one king fishing trip this year. We were drifting along with the tide in Cook Inlet for kings. Watching for schools, was able to catch one using a basic baitfish pattern tied with regular ep on top and white silky on the bottom. Giving it a white underbelly. Fun. Saltwater trolling whole herring searching for the king salmon schools is popular here. My goal was to duplicate a medium sized herring about 10ft under the surface. It works. Weighted fly and fast sinking line. We were the only flyrods out there, surrounded by baitcasting reels Good fishing to all ... Ian Yutani Anchorage, Ak.