Stillwater Swap

[stony 0]

I would say that a good portion of my fly fishing is done in still waters, meaning lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. One of the things that I have learned when tying patterns that I use for stillwaters is that movement, action, and the suggestion of life is critical. Most of my stillwater patterns use rabbit fur, LSF, marabou, and other wavy action packed material. The reason being is that lake fish can take all the time in the world to look at, inspect, and scrutinize your fly vs. river fish which usually don't have that same amount of time. That's why I feel the suggestion of life is so important.

 

Some Suggestions for stillwater patterns are:

Chironomidae and other midges

Leaches, bunny leaches, and breathing streamers

Damselfly and dragonfly nymphs

 

If you have a pattern that you have used with success in stillwaters for various trout species, especially cutthroats, feel free to jump in on this swap.

 

 

Type Of Flies Required - Any fly, which targets trout, that can be used effectively for stillwater fishing.

Due Date - August 3rd

How Many Tiers - 11 including myself

How Many Flies to tie - A total of 10 flies

 

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Please make sure that every fly is toe tagged with your screen name and in addition, to make sure I don't get anything mixed up, please make sure that your screen name is also on the envelope and proper postage and a return envelope is included.

 

First 10 with the proverbial "I'm In" are in. :headbang:

 

1. Stony - Palomino Midge - COMPLETE

2. Chase Creek - Water Boatman

3. Pelhament - Ice Cream Cone

4. riffleriversteelheadslayer - Streamer Minnow - RECEIVED

5. geozip - Orange Tie-Down Caddis

6. oldfart - TBD

7. Jereme - TBD

8.pickin6ofem - Olive Wooly Bugger

9. Batman - Spellbinder

10. Jon G - Brian Chan Pattern

11. Juice - TBD - RECEIVED

[Chase Creek 0]

OK, I'm in, will let you know the pattern

[stony 0]

Glad to have you in another swap Chase. :headbang:

[Pelhament 0]

Inski with an Ice Cream Cone

[stony 0]

8 Slots left.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

Im in if you will have me tying a streamer minnow I use for lakers :headbang:

[stony 0]

Get outta town. You catch lakers on the fly? That's freakin' unreal.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

yea we have a lake we fish and catch lakers and splake on this minnow :headbang:

[geozip 0]

I am in, pattern TBD

 

 

geozip

[oldfart 0]

OK, I'm in

[stony 0]

yea we have a lake we fish and catch lakers and splake on this minnow :headbang:

That's awesome. All of our lakers around here live 100 feet down.

 

5 More slots left. Get 'em while they are hot!!!

[jereme 0]

I'm In.

[pickin6ofem 0]

Hey Stony, If you're good with an Olive Wolly Bugger, then ..........I'm In!!

[stony 0]

Hey Stony, If you're good with an Olive Wolly Bugger, then ..........I'm In!!

as long as it's not a #28 bugger. You tie the smallest flies.

 

 

3 mo

[stony 0]

Hey Stony, If you're good with an Olive Wolly Bugger, then ..........I'm In!!

 

Just FYI, a great pattern is the seal bugger. Denny Rickards devised this one and it is deadly on the lakes.

 

Same basic set-up as a wooly bugger with 3 minor differences. Use less marabou in the tail, substitute chenile for SLF or some other wavy dubbing, and only wrap the hackle around 3 times (Denny says 4 but I have found that 3x works great). In still water fishing, less bulk and more movement is the ticket. That's why he uses fewer wraps and the SLF because the dubbing will pulsate more and with the minimal hackle, the fish can see the added pulsations better.