
lanvaettir
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I can also tie a more traditional pattern like this. Please let me know which you prefer.
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Welcome! I look forward to seeing your flies and sharing stories!
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My friend that is THE DREADED BH wooly rabbit leech.
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This is what I'm planning on tying. Will this work for all of you?
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Sam, Do you glue the layers together or are they just tied? The reason I ask is that I fished foam cicadas on the Green River and the teeth on the big browns tore up the thread and destroyed the fly after a couple fish. After an evening with the zap-a-gap I made my flies more tooth resistant and they lasted for 10+ fish each.
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I'd tie that beauty in tan, olive and black!
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Wow! Beautiful fish! If you don't mind, could you give a link to the thread about your trip? I would like to read that! I hope this works. http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?sho...=valles+caldera My post doesn't have any pictures any more because I stored them on an account I no longer have but you can also google the valles caldera and visit their site. Its an amazing place.
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I've used crystal flash on mine.
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I used to have one but I kept shooting hooks all over the place when they popped out. I also chipped the jaws
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After a quick check of my favorites here's what I have that haven't been mentioned: This is one I use for the buggy content and the patterns. http://www.westfly.com/ Here's an interesting one. http://lakes.chebucto.org/ZOOBENTH/BENTHOS/benthos.html
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Looks really nice! Does it float level? If so ... you've got a winner!
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I would personally recommend that you not get in the habit of using wax. It takes just a short time to learn not to use it and your flies will come out cleaner. Literally! I think the wax leaves something on the fly that tastes unnatural. I may be wrong but I think I catch more fish when I keep my flies more "natural" and avoid things that might flavor the fly.
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I've only done it once but I was happy with the result. I held the pelt with two wood strips held with a vice and then cut the pelt with a double-sided razor. They are by far the sharpest. I also wet the pelt to get all the fur under control. I don't know if that helped or not.
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I have found that the amount of time it takes to tie a fly has an inverse correlation to the amout of time it takes for me to snag it in a tree. I mostly tye buggy flies.
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Pheasant clumps/skins (storing a bunch)?
lanvaettir replied to Brian_A's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Just avoid storing them all together. That way if one goes south you won't loose the whole bunch.