pennscreekrules

I don't really have any suggestions on your fly I think it looks good, but I've never seen a juvenille carp. The only thing I'd suggest is try some of the ideas that have already been mention and any that you are playing around with then let the fish decide what is best. Good luck let us know how it turns out. How do you get the jungle cock to lay so flat. I've tried to use those for eyes on some big deceivers I tied for muskie but mine always twist when I tie them in. Do I need to smash the stem flat or what?

I use finger nail polish. Seems to work fine for me. If I use a marker I usually coat it with hard as nails or any clear nail polish, this also gives it a nice shine.

mifflin county. what's up?

QUOTE (mhackney @ Mar 7 2005, 09:48 AM) What pattern do you fish for the lbs? mhackney, Thanks for the link. I don't really throw many dries so I don't have any good dries to share, but I like to use a copper john 16-18 tied in black for the nymph and have had moderate success. I think I have a picture in my album of a brown I caught on Kish Creek 2 weeks ago on that very nymph.

It becomes a dobson fly here's a picture.Eastern Dobson Fly

Nice pics. Do you know what kind of caddis that first yellow one is?

Thanks for the step by step. I appreciate it. I'm going to try tying some today.

Cool fly. Could you maybe explain how to palmer marabou on a needle and then tie it in this fly. I don't know how and I'd really like to tie some of these.

Good luck skunked I've been smoke free a little over 3 years. The toughest thing I've ever done. I still get cravings to this day. I use nicorette. It worked for me, but I really wanted to quit. I still make sure I have a couple of pieces of nicorette to tackle those days when I want to break. May the force be with you.

great fly!

QUOTE (skunked @ Feb 19 2005, 04:13 PM) What size/style hook is that? NIce fly dude Bob Clouser deserves the credit for this fly, at least I think this is one of his flies. He also has a crippled pattern tied with a deer hair head but this is much easier. The hook is a mustad 3366 #2 and the foam bug bodies are a #4.

Welcome from Central Pa. I fish Penns a lot. It's a great place. Nice to have you back. I didn't know you could burn out in this sport.

Welcome from central Pa. This is a great site. Everyone is very helpful. Don't be afraid to ask questions and share tips and flies.

That's great fly. LaFontaines rules!

I was just looking through the database for some ideas for bass flies and didn't see this one. Just thought it should be in there.

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by pennscreekrules: Cripple Clouser

QUOTE (skunked @ Feb 15 2005, 10:39 AM) Taking into consideration, fish population, fish size, hatches, scenery, etc. Obviously for me it's Penns Creek. Wild trout, great hatches surrounded by Penns Woods. Only way in is by dirt road. Beautiful trout stream.

Well my question on the black stones is one I can't find an answer to anywhere. Pretty much every year I see ones that don't have fully developed wings. The wings are about 1/4 the size the should be. There TINY. I was just wondering what caused this. I usually find them in the snow or in a back eddy. There's no way possible way they could fly, but they definately look like adults.

I'm glad you started this stonefly post. I was wondering if it's cool to ask a quetion about the little black stoneflies that are emerging now on this post or should I start a new post? As for the above pictures I'm going to guess they are in the Perlidae family for 2 reasons the flatness of the bodie and they look like the stones in my local streams and I'v always been told the were Perildae. I guess it's time to find out who I can trust.

nice flie!

This is what I use in Pa streams that have a larger number of sow bugs. It's easy to tie and works very well for me. It's just natural brown awsome'possum with two strands of red crystal flash twisted and pulled up the back. I use a #16 tiemco 2457 use can use any hook you like. The ones I've pick from rocks and dropped in the water just kind of curved their bodies and straightened out till they got to the bottom. I fish them on the bottom dead drift.http://www.flytyingforum.com/uploads/galle...0975f04bbba.jpg'>Generic Sow Bug Good luck!

All right here's what I've come up with I'm probably way off but all my searches for aeshnidea with conspicuous light blotches led my to this page. From the info on this page I'm going to guess Boyeria vinosa. Not sure about the vinosa part. Stream Darner would be the common name for the Boyeria I thinkBoyeria page

QUOTE (Taxon @ Feb 7 2005, 04:08 AM) Okay, now that we've gotten the family, let's try for the genus. Do you see that bright spot on the top of the abdomen, directly above "h" in the word "Nymph" in the caption of the photo? It's a very visible clue to the genus. I think the genus is maybe either aeshna or anax. I didn't research very well. It's 50 degrees in Pa and I've got to go fishing. I'll do a better search when I get back. Plus I'm starting to get confused. I like this post. Chaka says learning fun.

I don't know anything about dragon flies. I think I have 1 nymph in my box and it's never hit the water. Thanks to this post I've been doing some google searches and learned a little. I think I might need to tie some more. Here's one of the links I thought had some good info.A beginners's guide to dragon flies

I'm sure it's not as good as photo shop, but it's free and easy to use. Plus it has some ok featuresPicasa 2 I think it's a program that google just bought?