FIN-ITE 34

Sort of in between crap and crop, being closer to crap with a little softer a.

Steamboat, what fly line do you intend to use?

Great series Tim, thanks for posting.

http://www.jsflyfishing.com/jacquard--products-acid-dye

If you want a really good dye, skip the fruit punch, food coloring and Rit.

If you watched the video he doesn't even tie in a tail. It is a PT body as DUBBN points out.

The exact size of a Dr. Slick large brass stacker is 1.180" measured on my dial caliper.

Nope. You pass the leader through the eye of the hook before you form the knot.

Raise your own.

https://softbillsforsale.com/birds/21336/grey_junglefowl_for_sale

They are more than half the price of Umpqua Comp. hooks and less expensive to varying degree than the following comp. hooks.

Hanak

Dohiku

Fulling Mill

Gamakatsu

Hends

Knapek

Soldarini

Wizard

These are the type of hooks that the Firehole should be compared with.

too rich for my blood

 

wonder what makes them different than the same style hooks from other vendors at a cheaper price

 

https://fireholeoutdoors.com/firehole-sticks/

 

Looked to me like their prices are about half of other competition hooks with 50 to a pack.

And the TMC 2488 or 2488H?........

Did you look at the Varivas 2200BL at Competitive Angler?

FYI. I just measured the Ultra Wire and this is what I got.

X-Small .005"

Small .0075"

Since I'm in America, I prefer not to use the metric system even though I can divide by 25.4 and multiply by .039.

The Veevus 50D is great stuff that will take quite a bit of torque. Don't overlook the Veevus 16/0 for tiny stuff as it has all the strength that you will ever need for small tying. Comes in a bunch of colors and is twisted so you can un-twist to tie flat. Can also be split quite easily by just un-twisting. Only the 6/0 and 16/0 by Veevus has this ability.

Well then RVR has a very healthy population of Lake, Rainbow and Brown trout. The latter two can be found in the shallow water at certain times of the year where fly fishing is an option. Very good SMB also.

FYI.

19 species of fish inhabit Round Valley Reservoir and is a designated Trophy Trout Lake which currently holds the following NJ state fishing records:
•Lake Trout 32lbs. 8oz.
•Brown Trout 21lbs. 6oz.
•Smallmouth Bass 7lbs. 2oz.
•American Eel 6lbs. 13oz.

I guess you guys never heard of Round Valley Reservoir, about 90 minutes from Philadelphia and loaded with Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

Not to be a smart alec, but it's Wooly Bugger, just so things don't get confused.

I would suggest that the 3/0 thread is too heavy and will create too many thread buildup problems for a new tier. You would do better with 6/0 Danville or Ultra Thread 140.

Thread Danville 6/0 pre-waxed or Ultra Thread 140 in olive and black.

As far as materials go, do as Bimini15 says, buy only the materials listed in the patterns for the flies you intend to tie for now. It won't be long before yu run out of storage space for all the materials you will eventually buy.

Two items I do see missing if you are going to tie Wooly Buggers are:

Wooly Bugger marabou for the tail.

Strung saddle hackle to palmer the chenille body.

A 24 or 26 is not uncommon for a spent trico or midge dun. I usually tie those on an emerger style short shank hook (TMC 2488 for example) in 22 & 24. I get the short body length and wide gape that makes for better hook-ups. If I can't see that fly, I will use a 14 or 16 G-Gnat as my indicator fly and trail the trico. I used this two weeks ago to catch a nice bunch of wild browns.

On very flat water with no surface foam and proper lighting conditions, it is surprising how well some of those small offerings can be seen at medium distance. However as Crackaig said, when the conditions are difficult I tie the small offering off the bend of a larger dry fly with a fairly short piece of tippet no longer than 12". If I see any surface disturbance of a fish rise near the larger fly, I will set.

Another reason to get used to using a form of dropper.

There is only one egg pattern for me, Jeff Blood's Blood Dot.

Yea, and maybe the high priced rod made it easier for her to cast. That's my point.

Yes, you were the only one.

Since this is a fishing forum I thought of it more of a situation with a candiru.

Google "dry dropper rig" for ways to rig.

A dropper can be a nymph, wet, emerger or another dry.

I would guess that she is using Orvis equipment................

Try a Daiichi 2340 or my preference for bucktail streamers, Mustad 3665A.

Oh and just to mention, I think you mean "hair stacker", not hair packer.