riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2012 IRON BRIDGE UV 2 BATTIS…(GRAY BAETIS) -Jurgens/Variant…Daiichi 1480, #18 – #22 ... SNOWSHOE MESS (Knock Down Dun) – Gray Baetis…Schollmeyer/Matthews-Variant…TMC 2488, #16 -#22… ...for HERE: PT/TB you know your in California when you can park your truck in the creek and climb in the back and throw a dry fly at trout then hop back in and drive to the next spot great flies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2012 I just finished my "spare" steelhead box (last 18 days of tying)for my up-comming Pa trip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chase Creek 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 Such well tied flies, some really fishy stuff coming this month. These are Egg Sucking Leeches and the such The lime leech will get melted mono filament eyes placed near the bend of the hook instead, shrimp style. Funny... All the steelhead i usually catch is on Intruder or large streamers, Salmon on the other hand seem to eat the smaller single hook sparse ties. So therefore from my experience, a meatier fly for steelhead can and does work while the sparse small non intrusive patterns can work for salmon so well. This perhaps is seasonal and the old adage of bright fly on a bright day and dull fly on a darker day is correct? These have worked really well on east and west coast rivers. Throw them in this Pool - I am on the far bank, the water is jello but we don't catch jelly fish! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 2TONE FOAM SPLIT WING CRIPPLE, UV 2 – (Gray/Olive Baetis)…Howard Cole/Variant…Daiichi 1100, #18 – #22… PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2012 plantetrout - you keep turning out excellent trout flies and up to a #22! Wondering if you use a magnifier? Anyway, i was just playing with some camera settings on my cheap point and shoot and tying up some little streamers. Don't have all the materials for 'the sorcerer' yet but a copper coloured body i hear can be good. All out of proportion and not perfect as far as salmon flies so i just call them 'streamers'. The pink version will work for pink salmon. Wing set, a bit out of whack. Pink salmon candy! GP topping. Tied this very quickly. Okay pack my bags and waders and warm/ dry stuff, hit the water tomorrow, c'mon steelhead! Oh sheesh, i forgot for swinging here - Grand River Ontario. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2012 Oh sheesh, i forgot for swinging here - Grand River Ontario. Great looking stretch there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 Ok all these salmon patterns I had a few hours to kill so I dug out some feathers and played a bit damn I am rusty but it was fun this one is on a Mustad 2/0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chefben4 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 Ok all these salmon patterns I had a few hours to kill so I dug out some feathers and played a bit damn I am rusty but it was fun this one is on a Mustad 2/0 Well done Riff! Nice job, even if you are "rusty" so you call it lol. Ive done a series of Ray Bergman's wets, and would love to do a couple classic salmon flies like that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chefben4 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 Such well tied flies, some really fishy stuff coming this month. These are Egg Sucking Leeches and the such The lime leech will get melted mono filament eyes placed near the bend of the hook instead, shrimp style. Funny... All the steelhead i usually catch is on Intruder or large streamers, Salmon on the other hand seem to eat the smaller single hook sparse ties. So therefore from my experience, a meatier fly for steelhead can and does work while the sparse small non intrusive patterns can work for salmon so well. This perhaps is seasonal and the old adage of bright fly on a bright day and dull fly on a darker day is correct? Flyfishin'Jam: I just love that style of fly. Something about it is just very cool to me! Keep em' coming Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 thanks Ben I think I am going to start tying one or 2 a month just to keep in practice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 riff - that is sweeeeeet! Married wing is very nice, i have tried that and so far i have only made a giant mess, i cursed at the vice a lot and gave up, is there any secret for getting them to 'zipper' together properly? Awesome fly! Ben, thankyou! They work well, you got me thinking more about the saltwater applications - so the hunt for materials begins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 be sure your using the same side of the feather and they are compatible some feathers wont marry to others Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chefben4 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 While learning the winged wets, I tried Duck Quills first then goose shoulder. I found the marrying of wings to be pretty easy with the good feathers ( I liked nature's spirit brand). The goose was a little bit easier because It gave you more to work with. The hardest part for me was tying them down! One day, Ill order a bunch of feathers and do the married wing salmon fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 Paul, love the classic salmon fly...wish i was that rusty... Murray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
