Passing the torch
Two things, first is to connect with why you are fishing. For you is it a cathartic release, a way to connect with nature, a desire to outsmart a wily creature or any of the millions of reasons people |
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0.10 Mylar Question
i guess some didnt see this in the original post
[i][b]In the book there are several patterns that call for 0.10 mylar to make the diving lip.[/b][/i]
save yourself some time and buy some "fly |
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My Pheasant Beadhead fly (Suggestions)
It really doesn't look too bad, but I would suggest these points:
1) Shorten tail to around 3/4 the hook shank(not hook length)
2) Tie it on a smaller hook(size 12-16) and down size your bead acc |
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Stonefly nymph
Hi all!
I will give you a self-creation of a stonefly nymph.
Tails are made of mallard flank fiber
Body is made of strips of a latex glove
Rabbitdubbing
Legs are made from Crizzly |
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Stonefly nymph Semi realistic
Hi all, sending a photos of Stonefly nymph semi realistic and the SBS. Hope you like!!
Sergio
Materials
Hook: Mustad # 8 (Curved)
Thread: Brown 6 / 0
Antennas and tail: Monofilament
Abdomen |
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December 2011: Flies from the Vise
Golden Stonefly Nymph.
Hook : Size 6 bait hook
Thread : 6/O tan
Head : 3/16 gold bead / Add eyes with black sharpie
Tail & antena : Brown Goose biots. Split with dubbing ball
Body : Medium amber |
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Stonefly articulated
Hi all. Sending an articulated stonefly step by step. I hope you like it!!!!
Sergio
Materials
Hook: # 10 to segment and Body # 10 Mustad (curved).
Thread: 8 / 0 (white).
Segmented: |
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Blackburn Tellico Nymph
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[center]BLACKBURN TELLICO NYMPH
Hook: 2X Nymph #6-12
Thread: Brown/Black
Tail: Brown hackle |
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Perlodes
Hi all,
Yesterday a friend and I spent a long time with tying a realistic stonefly larvae.
So come out even see what it is.
[IMG]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k450/schloma/DSC_7181_2-1.jpg[/I |
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Articulated Stonefly
Hi everyone! I send you a realistic stonefly line fishing!!
I Hope you like!!
Sergio!!!!
[URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/210/dsc01253ku.jpg/][IMG]http:/ |
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November 2011: Flies from the Vise
Classic muddler from today. I finally got the secondary wing feathers to make a truly classic Don Gapen muddler.
Hook-Sabre-6 3xl
tail-matched turkey secondary wing feathers
body-gold mylar
rib-silver |
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Categories of Flies
Hi,
Would anyone know where i can find a good resource of a good categorization of flies. Ideally a category and then a subcategory of flies listed. I would really appreciate if someone could point me |
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Stonefly adult
Hi everyone!!!! I send photos of a new Stonefly adult. Hope you like!!!!
[URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/14/dsc00597mx.jpg/][IMG]http://img14.imageshack.us/im |
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Semi Realistic Adult Stonefly / Salmonfly
This is a simplified version of the foam Semi Realistic Adult Stonefly pattern that I tie last year. I have replace the Wing material with Vinyl Rafia material and replaced the legs with rubber legs.
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Semi Realistic Dragonfly Nymph
[quote name='bluegill576' timestamp='1317583312' post='479643']
Great fly and sbs. You say it's a Fishiable realistic but I think that bug still looks too nice to fish! |
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Nymph swap
fly tryer-take whatever time you need. No-one here is likely to have their fishing trip shot because they didn't get my attempt at a stonefly nymph. |
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Book Descriptions
[quote name='Horseshoes' timestamp='1315265266' post='477641']
[b][color="#004b91"]Bugwater [/color][/b]by Arlen Thomason, [color="#4169e1"]Dragonflies and |
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adding durability to extend foam bodies
[quote name='poksal' timestamp='1314850063' post='477286']
The fish were eating up the extended foam off my flys. Maybe you have a trick I haven't learned yet, but I found |
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Hackle Substitute
Ok, you have a good start, but there are some things you can work on. First the hook. It looks like a large standard shank lenght hook, get some 3 or better still 4 extra long shank hooks. Stonefly |
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Pheasant Tail Nymphs
[quote name='Markbob' timestamp='1312644125' post='475187']
On my recent trip to CO and my first trout fly fishing trip, my guide selected size 18 Pheasant Tail Nymphs as our f |
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It helped me, it could help you
Hey Ed,
I love larva lace..........fell in love with it early on in my fly tying days.............great segmentation with minimal amount of work--putting wire inside the lace gives a great effect.... |
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My First Two Original Fly Patterns
[size="3"] [size="3"]I don't get to this forum as often as I'd like, mostly because I spend a lot of time on another forum and I'm busy caring caring for a terminally p |
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Clyde's Realistic Stonefly
[center][size=16pt][color=yellow][u]CLYDE'S REALISTIC GOLDEN STONEFLY[/u][/color][/size][/center]
[size=12pt][u]MATERIALS[/u][/size]
HOOK: streamer hook sized to th |
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Joe's Hopper
Thanks for the memories.
That is the first fly I could tie that consistently caught fish.
It works pretty good as a Golden Stonefly imitation too.
I probably haven't tied one of those since 197 |
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wing bud cutter
Does anyone know where to get a stonefly wing bud cutter. I have seen lot's of the stonefly wing cutters and burners but I have only seen the wing bud burner. I would really like a cutter.
Any sug |
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dry flies and sili legs
hey iam planning a trip and just tying up some dry stone flies patterns but im having a bit of a hard time with sili legs stone fly patterns does any one have a good dry stonefly pattern with sili leg |
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Dubbing Swap Invitational
I noticed alot of people are doing nymphs and I am another one I am doing a variant of my muddy water stonefly nymph |
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N. Branch Barnum
ive fished there a good bit, probably one of my favorite rivers to fish. i would like to see that stonefly also. |
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Woven Flies
Trying my hand at weaving flies - here is a dronestone stonefly nymph.
Suggestions welcome.
Cheers! |
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Using Hemlock Cones for Segmented Bodies
As I'm sure you all do, I'm always looking for new materials to tie with and recently walking a trail near my home in Appalachia I was looking at the tiny cones of a hemlock tree. I noticed th |
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Hooks
I tie almost all of my smaller foam bugs on Mustad 94831 2xl dry fly hooks. I've found leaving the hook gap hanging back further than "normal" makes for very effective hook-up rates. |
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Fly Tying Tool Set at Great Price!
Fly Tying Tools for sale. Either can buy the entire set for an even lower price (listed below) or individually and the individual prices are to the left of each item. All of these particular tools are |
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Wyoming
You haven't said when your planning to go to Wyoming, so I will guess between now and Labor Day. Your guide should be your best source for what will work while your there. For general reference, |
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The Copper and Black Bugger
[img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_RIsTf9kzlS8/TdxFFVTdJGI/AAAAAAAAAXM/ObK6Zns8ydA/s912/Copper%20and%20Black%20Bugger.jpg[/img]
There are about as many ways to spell "Wooly Bugger" as |
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Czech Nymph Swap!!!
[quote name='bluegill576' timestamp='1306185925' post='468597']
ok i think ill do a stone drone, but could somebody either post the recipe or a link to a recipe. Thanks
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Fishing Report 5/17/2011
I celebrated my birthday a day early yesterday fishing the Current. We just had a flood so I was interested to see how much the river had changed. It was still up a little and getting around was tri |
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Stonefly generic, Dry and Nymph
Look up the pattern for the Norm Woods Special buy Old Hat. Its in the database, very much like a stimulator, but with a pink hair wing. Its a regonal favorite on the Dechutes. There was a challeng |
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The Goldmine
I've been working on this flexible soft and squishy Golden Stonefly pattern all spring. It's coming along...starting to look better and fishing well too.
[img]http://montana-riverboats.com/Up |
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Stonefly Nymphs
Birds stonefly nymph, and a hair hackle stonefly nymph:
The hair hackle nymph is NOT woven, it is reverse tied, similar to a bullet head. |
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Wapsi fly, inc.
Happy to share with you. We have a 10 week Beginner course, immediately followed by a 10 week Intermediate course.In the Beginners course, the first two classes are devoted to a review of the various |
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giant Stonefly
here is a giant stone, I think this is the biggest stonefly I've ever seen. I haven't positively ID'd it yet, but superficially it looks just like the "salmonflies" I've se |
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Mini Black Stonefly Nymph
A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Babe Jo:
Mini Black Stonefly Nymph
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When tying trout patterns.
Almost all of my flies are different than standard patterns. Pretty hard to get too far from the pattern with a comparadun, but I manage to. The wings on mine are a tad longer, the tails too, and m |
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BH Rubber leg "D" rib Golden Stone Nymph
Man Carl, you tye a MEAN stonefly nymph! Awesome job, as always.PS - I just checked out the extra photos you posted in the pattern database. I love the underview. |
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One of my first flies of the year!
looks good Josh now work on tying a neater head I will call you Tuesday to get you some flies to pitch at the browns just before this past storm I was watching a few bigger fish swarming at the high b |
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"Stonefly placing their eggs"
Hello everyone.I send an Stonefly adult laying eggs.Hope you like it.Greetings!!SergioUploaded with ImageShack.usUploaded with ImageShack.us |
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Stonefly Hair Stacker tube Diameter?
I've been searching the internet for a very long time to find out what the tube diameter is on the Stonefly Hair Stacker. If anyone has this stacker and could let me know what the inches are on th |
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Woo, It's been a while.
suckers YUCK boy you need to go up by Selkirk fresh chrome is in plus down by Jackpine down river the browns are slurping BWO emergers early morning and late evening using black stonefly nymphs |
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NJ fishing report 4/14
Musconetcong RiverFlows 595 cfs at 8 AM.Weather, Sunny 64.5FFished 12:00-1:30pmHatches: Midges & Stoneflies Fished this morning and did well again with the brookies with the green rockworm pattern |
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Montana help or advice
how does one just "move to Montana for the summer" ? some standard flies will work anywhere, big ugly stonefly nymphs, woolly buggers, bucktail streamers in a few colors, some of those horr |
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Stonefly Nymph
A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Flytyer14:
Stonefly Nymph
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Stonefly
very nice stonefly. it that a weaved body ?Mike |
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Swimming Stonefly Nymph
Tied a pair of these swimming stonefly nymphs up today. Kinda sloppy of a tie but plan on refining them. Only have tied two so far, but I like the concept and hope to make it better with practice. C |
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