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Does anyone have a recipe for a California Blonde? I had great success last summer with the fly, burt want to stock up and would prefer to tie my own.

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Here is the recipe:

 

Hook size: 6-12 eye down dry fly

Thread: olive

Tail: 2 pieces of crystal flash green

Butt: peacock herl

Ribbing: fine silver wire

Body: green antron dubbing

Underwing: packing foam thin wing 1/4 of body length past hook

Legs: zebra rubber legs

Overwing: elk or deer hair beige to end of hook

Post: white or pink

hackle around post green grizzly

Thorax: green dubbing

 

 

 

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*Note: Picture not my own

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Thanks Cagoldigger. These were killer in August on the Thompson in a size 6. Almost a "can't miss" fly. I'll be tying up a ton of these

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Hi Professori, first question would you be the same professor that was in the sturgeon form with Lyn and good. This is Don (aka--minomasher ) we now live in Merritt , have never fished the Thompson river before , and was doing some research on it ,as I would like to giver a go. Did the said pattern work for you , and would you have a pic of it you could send me.I can't seem to find any videos on how to tie I love to hear from you se how things have been going. 

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On 2/28/2022 at 1:11 AM, The Mad Duck said:

Innuendo?  🤣🤣

It took me a while but I see the innuendo now. It's really pretty funny, glad I came up with it.🤣

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On 2/28/2022 at 5:11 AM, The Mad Duck said:

Innuendo?  🤣🤣

Hmmm. Took in a car on trade at a local dealer. She had handcuffs in the trunk along with other items. She was not a police officer.

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10 hours ago, skeet3t said:

Hmmm. Took in a car on trade at a local dealer. She had handcuffs in the trunk along with other items. She was not a police officer.

Yee Haw😎

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1 hour ago, mikechell said:

Wow!  This thread has sure strayed off topic !!!

Remember when you were a kid? "He made me do it!"

Need to go back and read Post #1 again.

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