FlyFishFlo

PT, your flies always look incredible! I wish I could tie nymphs like that in #14... But #20s? Insane! Best wishes from Germany, Flo

I agree, definitely a brown. Most of the trout i catch here in Germany look like that!

what about muddlers? don't they float as well? (i have never fished them, i'm not much of a streamer guy)

I use nymphs 90% of situations, my best patterns are: -A simple Scud pattern with a pink hotspot and copper Rib in #12 and #14 Hare's ear Dubbing with somePink spectra Dubbing for the Eggs/Hotspot, Bodystretch (I usually use brown) and Copper wire for the Ribbing -Goldhead Hare's Ear in #12 and #14: (Tied very simplistic) pheasant tail fibers for tail, hares ear dubbing for the abdomen, copper Rib, and some darker Peacock-ish Dubbing for the Thorax -Goldhead Pheasant Tail in #12 and #14: Tied almost the same way as the Hare's ear, but use pheasant tail fibers for the abdomen instead of Hare's Ear. These are always my first go-to patterns. I rarely fish Dryflies and Streamers and don't have any go-to patterns. However, i consider Wooly Buggers as good Streamer patterns and CDC&ELKs and Parachute Dries in different Colors and sizes as good Dries, but with Dries especially you have to match the hatch.

I agree with terrymiller1973. You should just try different heights to see what works best for you. I ususally have my Vise at upper Chest height when i am tying. I like the vise to be as clos to my head as possible so i can see what i am tying, but i also like it to be close enough to the table that i can rest my elbows on the table.

In the article it says that they lower them in a bucket like thing. Oh i must have overlooked that... I was caught by the catchy title of the google books link from Planettrout: "its raining baby trout!"

Dropping them out of the helicopter or plane? That can't be very healthy for trout fingerlings...

The bead might be a little too big and therefore 'pushes' the thorax too far back, your proportions are one third each for the bead, thorax and abdomen. Try making the abdomen a little longer and taper it a bit, also if you choose a smaller bead, you have more room to the hookeye, which I think will solve the proportions problem. I usually try to go for an abdomen half the length of the hookshank, thorax about 1/4 and the last quarter is the bead, kind of like this: ----|==|O|D but I dont think the trout care about that. Most of the time such things are only bothering the fisherman and not the fish. It sure will catch fish!

I also just wrap as much lead as I want on the hookshank, then covering the lead with thread. Works well for me, i never had any trouble with this technique.

Some nice Fish in here so far! Laxi, you sure are lucky to call a river like that your own. And those fish are beautiful! I really have to go to Iceland one day. Anyways, here is my first European grayling ever, and already a big one. It measured 43cm (almost 17 in), which is pretty big for graylings around here. I edited the photo a bit, although its colors were already stunning. Cheers, Flo

Looks nice! I might be using that technique to tie up some worm imitations. Most of my nymphs are size 14 and smaller so it's not really an option there for me. Regards, Flo

really great looking pattern :thumbsup: do you fish it like a nymph or more like a streamer? Tigt lines, Flo