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Sandan

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  1. I was thinking the same thing when I posted it. It's pretty rare that I put up anything "big", over a 20 anyhow. Montana few weeks ago, you know you ask what's working etc. Most of the folks said it was the little stuff. Size 16s maybe an 18 if you had to go really small. My buddy and I just rolled our eyes and chuckled. When you know, let me know.
  2. Size 12 green drake cripple. Quigley style. Hook: U001 standard dry fly Thread: UTC 70 olive Tail/abdomen: lt. olive marabou. Twisted to form the Abdomen. Thorax: olive rabbit dubbing Wing: premium select cow elk. Hackle: whiting bronze grizzly variant. Next time I'll hit it with an olive marker.
  3. That Pink Lady is a real beauty. Shakey Bealy did me wonders at Barnes Hole #1 a few years ago.
  4. Depends. As Flytire said, presentation flies are tied "by the book". I find that a lot of times the by the book pattern gives me a jumping off point to modify for my own particular fishing situation(s). For instance, a light Cahill can be a fine PMD or PED imitation. In my neck of the woods PMDs have a much lighter wing than lemon wood duck and they also have a pinkish tinge to the abdomen/thorax. I'll use either light dun hackle tips or even a light dun McFlylon for wings and mix PMD/Hendrickson pink superfine if I'm going to dub the abdomen/thorax. Sometimes I'll use a PMD dyed stripped peacock herl or a PMD quill for the abdomen and the mixed dubbing for the thorax. Those changes make a fly that isn't a light Cahill any more. But, it's based on the lt. Cahill. I wouldn't necessarily call it a lt. Cahill variant, maybe a quill body PMD. On the other hand if I stuck to the original recipe and substituted the light ginger tail tail for lt. dun or PMD fibbets or lt. pardo CDL then I'd call it a lt. Cahill variant. Where does variant and new and different diverge? That's the 64,000 dollar question we each have our own answer to. IMHO.
  5. Nick, Do whatever it takes to get back up and running. I'm sending you all the best for as speedy a recovery as possible.
  6. Sure doesn't look rusty to me. Nice job George
  7. I saw that the other day. Non stop action all the way through. Liked it.
  8. Tying desk. Classic rock and on Thursday evenings bourbon.
  9. Get some of that Loon Lochsa. It's an oil. Treat the fly with it before you fish it. After you've caught one. Wash it, dry shake or blow the fly dry. Add a bit more and you're ready to go. I find that CDC doesn't take much more maintenance than regular hackle or hair. The Lochsa will keep that fly floating for a loooong time. It's also good for non CDC if you don't want to carry 2 types of floatant
  10. Even Opie was good in that one
  11. I gotta chime in here. One of my all time favorites Sam Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch"
  12. @chugbug27 great minds. Trikes here too. Either a 22 or 24 on a tmc 101. White fibbets for tails. 70 den UTC white abdomen, 16/0 black veevus thorax w/ black superfine. Wings tied Vince Marinaro spinner style. You split the collar hackle with thread. "In the Ring of The Rise" pg. 79. I'm gonna tie up some of yours they look killer.
  13. And to crush the barbs on hooks
  14. Sandan

    A real watch.

    I wear a wristwatch all the time except while sleeping. Automatic for me. A windup is gonna be next on the list.
  15. Only use the stuff on salmon flies for that glossy finish. For trout flies, I just throw a 4 or 5 turn whip finish. Never had a problem with the head unravelling.
  16. @niveker I wish my vest was only 60 lbs.
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