The Hog Snare Streamer
[quote name='Kudu' timestamp='1325871380' post='488686']
This is one awesome looking fly. I was just wondering if you thought icelandic sheep would be an appropriate substitut |
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Reels for Trout
no drag is necessary for trout, just palm them in with a click reel. Once you get to some large char that is where drag is needed ie. lakers, big bulls, some Dvardons. I only use the drag to stop my |
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Easy extended nymph bodies
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looks pretty cool! have you tried it with anything other than alpaca ???
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Of course! For the whi |
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River smallie quesion
Great advise already posted! Add some Lefty's Deceivers for when you need unweighted streamers. (They can be weighted too, but Clousers will cover that!) Anything with white, plus olive, b |
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Getting ready for FL Largemouth Season
I live far enough south that things are almost opposite of the northern portions of the country. Most of the big bass that I've caught have all been in late Fall through Spring. Afetr that things |
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Ice Fly Help
If you use your creative juices mixed with the suggestions above sir... You are going to killem!
Try different colors & sizes. Also try a conventional ice jig tied to the end to drop em down |
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Avalon Fly
[b]I present the Avalon Fly. These are its features:[/b]
[img]http://cubanfishingcenters.com/avalonfly/img/caracteristic.jpg[/img]
[b]Hook: [/b] Tiemco 811 S size 2 .
[b]Thread for body:[/b] U |
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Step by Step Avalon Fly
[b]STEP 1[/b]
Insert the hook into the vise, and set up thread onto the hook shank.
[img]http://cubanfishingcenters.com/avalonfly/img/photo/permit2.jpg[/img]
[b]STEP 2[/b]
Tie in the dumbbel |
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Buying materials
I started in march of this year so I am very new. But I have recently (in the past month) started tying tube flies for steelhead. I am trying to decide where to draw the line. I got the proflytyer |
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Do you know Les Claypool from Primus?
I saw Les Claypool on a flyfishing show a few years back. The show was mostly of him and the host catching char, if I remember correctly, with intermittent scenes from a Primus concert, a surreal epi |
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steelhead flies
My opinion...
I would say materials are your issue...Hackle is not the best under wing for keeping a fly open.
Here are some materials I use
Polar bear (pictured in the orange fly)- spun in a loop
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Redfish crab fly
I agree with what the others said. For the tail, marabou and rabbit work great but also try arctic fox. All these materials pulsate in the current and so will attract strikes even when left still on |
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Intruder
it looks like you are missing a long flowing material that will give movement (ostrich, rhea, saddle hackle... something)
the third on (black over blue) has the right idea
your spun loops (looks like |
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Hello from brevard county forum
Welcome to the forum largemouthTLOCD. I fish the IRL fairly often but a little south of you near Sebastian. I agree about the clouser, especially in chartruese over white. I use more baitfish patt |
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Brads Brat
Great job fishdragon! I tie many of the old patterns for steelhead and salmon. A book I really like is Fly Fishing for Pacific Salmon, it has a lot of that stuff in it. Another material that works |
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1st couple of days Terrace BC
The shrimp fly even tho not as sparse as a typical pink salmon fly was absolutely working for the pink salmon which i hear spend most of their time in the ocean eating crustaceans. Small crazy charlie |
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materials list
Personally I use a lot of natural materials and the fly usually holds up to several trout before being mangled. Now if mackerel or bluefish are round then I agree, you will definitely want synthetics |
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South Carolina inshore flies
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I am looking at a vacation coming in early October in the Garden City, SC area. I had vacationed there in the past |
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Hello from Italy
Hello Everyone,
I'm Josh and I currently live in Northern Italy close to Aviano Air Base. I'm a TSgt in the USAF stationed at Aviano AB. I have broken the code on getting a fishing license h |
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intruder help
those look good...
for rigging I would put the eyes on the bottom of the shank and also reverse your hook threading
what are you using under the ostrich for loft?
you want the stiffest materials und |
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Electric Chicken Question
My first use of this color combo didn't involve stacked color as I was duplicating some poured plastics. The color shift was horizontal instead of vertical. That being the case, electric chicken ( |
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Brown trout action
Hi guys, fishing is still going strong.
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First fish of the year
arctic char, they look alot like german browns..never mind i was lookin at the bottom pic... duh!<BR><BR><BR><BR>.sweet lookin fish what time of year do they get their spaw |
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RBF: Paging Dr. Feelgood! Streamers 5/11
Got a text message from one of our newest fly fisherman that joins us on our spring and fall fishing camps. Keith or by his nickname Dr. Feelgood, broke his cherry for steelhead on trip #1! So he was |
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Tell Us What Products We're Missing
Finn Raccoon and Arctic Fox zonkers by Finnish Fur Fly (far superior to Hairline patches)
Polar Pony (Arctic Runner)
Goat (all types, Himalayan, cashmere, Serebjanka)
Badger
Silver Fox |
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permit flies?
Dave, I have never targeted them on fly but I know they eat crabs and shrimp. Merkins and white or tan Gotchas are very popular in the keys. One really good fly I like for reds but is designed for b |
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World Class Fly Plates and Trips - GCC Auction
The GCC Auction: Gulf Coast Council – FFF Buz Buszek 2011 Fly Plate – A fly plate collectors dream; Individual Fly Plates and Two Fabulous Fly Fishing Trips! It has been a number of years since |
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Foxy Cougar
Glad you guys like it. Testing it tomorrow so hopefully the trout like it too. In a way I tied it on accident. I was going to do a deer hair head but realized I didn't have enough yellow hair f |
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What's your most Creative dubbing brush?
I dont use dubbing brushes all that often, but I do use them for leaches. The best in my opinion is Arctic Fox tail in two colors one being dominate, and the other offering contrast. Color combos that |
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Question on Scuplting wood and foam
I'm gona try a wood burner on somebalsa. Should be able to get somethinginterresting, just make shure to cleanthe burnt char before paint. Henry F. |
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Musky Swap
i water tested the fly i posted on here today... sweet... pops great and it walks the dog.... great action... will be a wonderful musky fly.. i think for the ones i will send out i am going to go in |
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Newbie in AK
Hello to all!! I'm new to the site as well as new to fly tying. I mostly fish stillwater for trout and char. I look forward to conversing with all of you and thank you in advance for an |
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Baby brownie/rainbow streamers
tie white arctic fox in at the front, and wrap thread over it all the way down to the hook shank. Tie in a few pieces of pink krystal flash. Wrap your thread to the front, just a little short of the |
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Northeast U.S. Spring Patterns
Here are some links to the important hatchs for New England, and New York http://flyaddicts.com/eatthefly/hatch-char...t-hatch-charts/http://eatthefly.com/hatch-charts/northeas...k-hatch-charts/These |
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Glass Minnow
Super pattern! Nice! Works real well here to imitate bay anchovies. I tie some in small sizes using arctic fox tail for perch & crappies, and with bucktail in bigger sizes for tidal bass & |
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A look inside my box
Hi guys, thought I could show you a selection of my trout flies. 95% of them are tied by me so if you have any questions I will be happy to answer them.This isn't a great variety of flies but that |
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My 2010
Hi guys.Don't post that much here but thought I might share a part of my year with you. My family owns a big piece of land that includes one trout river and two trout lakes(one has char, the other |
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FTF Fly Challenge: Wooly Buggers
This is my version of the icelandic fly "The Principal". Works well for trout and char.
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"Not A Popper" - Bass Intruder Steb by Step
Step 1:Lay a thread base on a long shanked hook. Step 2:Attach large bead chain eyes an eye length back.Step 3:Run backing through the stinger hook and attach to hook shank.Step 4:Super glue.Step 5:A |
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material for wings?
Hi,Looking at pictures of fly patterns, I've seen polar bear, bucktail and arctic fox all used for wings. With photos, they all look kind of similar to me. What are the main differences between |
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What does your Steelhead flybox look like?
My Steelhead boxes, a mixture of Spey,tubes,Intruders,Foxee Prawns, Metal Detectors,Moals, Leech patterns some marabou and Arctic fox and my dry fly box. I guess there are too many but I really enjoy |
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Is a Brook Trout a Trout? Absophuckinglutely
I don’t know about you, but I get a bad taste in my mouth when I hear people say our eastern brook trout isn’t technically a trout. You know the line I’m talking about as we’ |
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Arctic Vag Caddis
A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by PetterG:
Arctic Vag Caddis
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Crease Fly Swap
Need addy!!!! Could you take pics on arrival? I tried but couldn't get them to turn out right. Have 10 char. baby bass, and some suprise extras for our SM. |
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Bass Flies
Hook: Gami StingerTail: Arctic FoxBody: Pink ChenilleBass SkirtHead: Cactus Chenille Covered In Clear Cure Goo ThickHook: Gami StingerTail: Black Bunny StripBody: Spun BucktailBass SkirtPeacock EstazL |
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Sculpinish
Greetings all, Here's an amalgamation of different styles. I tied cotterpin flies for steelhead and have been big into articulated streamers as of late. On the cotterpins, I wou |
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Smallie streamer (articulated)
I'm on a arti-streamer kick. This one is tied with Arctic Fox and a wool head. I'm still trying to get my feel back for trimming heads. Tied in a traditional smallie killer color combo. Yo |
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Check this out..
My camera hasn't been working since I dropped in on my last fishing trip.. I borrowed my dads to take that picture and as soon as I get my camera back i'll take pics of box 2 and 3..but basica |
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Creation or evolution??
QUOTE (Gustav F. @ May 28 2010, 12:15 PM) 2. If you give a population of these highly developed apes acess to a computer, they will in time develop and learn how to write a novel, knowingly ( |
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LaFontaine Originals Volume 2
Just finished watching LaFointaine Originals Vol.2(BTs Fly Fishing Products) which I recently obtained on Ebay. What a great tape!Good job Al and Gretchen. Also includes the tying talents of Paul |
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Silver Fox
My sister bought me a silver fox tail!! Can it be used for anything? (it's white just like an arctic fox tail) I used in as a hairwing in one made up salmon fly earlier. It's not re |
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foxing around
What got me started was a hot new crappie bait in these parts called a slab slayer or slab buster (same plastic bait different mfg.) and the hot color called electric chicken.It works very good for wa |
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The Mop Head
QUOTE (NJ All Day @ May 10 2010, 02:28 PM) Hey love allol of your videos I'm a big fan... I have a quick question. If you were to add eyes would you add them before the dub, or after you |
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Flies for the Grey Reef (North Platte)
QUOTE (blakejd @ Apr 19 2010, 02:30 PM) http://www.wyomingflyfishing.com/northplat...ingreports.aspx don't know if you've seen this yet but it is generally how I keep an eye on whats |
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