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[Lucian.Vasies]

 for lake ( sometimes I tie them  on super small hooks and work great for trout in rivers too )

 

 

 

 

 

The quill is coated with ultra thin uv resin to keep slim body and to protect it from fish teeth

[RickZieger]

Very nice flies.

 

Rick

[whatfly]

Attractive ties but it is very rare that I would ever want to spend that much time tying a fly that is not going to float very long, especially for moving water.  Outstanding photography as always.

[DarrellP]

I like it.

[Lucian.Vasies]

Difficult to tie? Not at all . Just 3 CDC feathers,  a body made of quill and a few turns with dubbing where CDC are fixed.Optional a turn of soft hackle for movement when the fly floats in drift or I use small pulls ....

Floats fantastic well ( if  the fly is tied in the correct way), no a splash if you cast far away and  it will not scare the fish.  natural look, easy to be noticed even if the wind is blowing..

Can be fished on rivers like a simple emerger. Can be fished on lakes  with or without retrieves .

I never go  fishing without this fly tied in different way, late in the day when the light is decreasing this is my best fly to catch big fish

 

cheers

L

[Mark Knapp]

I like them very much.

[Piker20]

Difficult to tie? Not at all . Just 3 CDC feathers,  a body made of quill and a few turns with dubbing where CDC are fixed.Optional a turn of soft hackle for movement when the fly floats in drift or I use small pulls ....
Floats fantastic well ( if  the fly is tied in the correct way), no a splash if you cast far away and  it will not scare the fish.  natural look, easy to be noticed even if the wind is blowing..
Can be fished on rivers like a simple emerger. Can be fished on lakes  with or without retrieves .
I never go  fishing without this fly tied in different way, late in the day when the light is decreasing this is my best fly to catch big fish
 
cheers
L

How small do you find you go for rivers and how small do you make the CdC "wing" or do you only worry about the hook size and keep the vane roughly the same for float properties

[Lucian.Vasies]

#20-22, I know guys who use a size 24.
One cdc feather/barbs tied long enough to be noticed easly. I do not trim the feather, it is a big mistake. Even if the fly looks weard with a long feather and small body it is not a problem, the feather is mostly out from water and do not bother the fish.

[tjm]

Thanks, Lucian, what do you consider a "normal" size for these? In the past I used much smaller flies in still water than in streams, but I take it that you are using larger ones in the lakes?

[Lucian.Vasies]

#14 is the biggest sized used. I fish normally with size #16-18 . When I fish grayling and  is too difficult to catch, I go down #20-22 my favourite is the Varivas BL 2200  hooks

[Piker20]

I have been put off these generally as you say, they look odd with a big vane but you don't think the silhouette bothers the fish. I'll try some this year on my river.

[Lucian.Vasies]

The long feathers looks odd indeed but they  float well and the wing  is over the water. Don't bother the fish. Lots of fishermen  trim the feathers to "proportion"  but is wrong. The feather should not be trimmed 

[Piker20]

Cheers I will try your tip.

[salmobytes]

Good photos too