I was trying to think of a way to get the biot tails on the end of the mop and keep the movement
No silly, they “crawl” out of the water they don’t “emerge” out of the water! Geez, kids these daysDon’t they have to emerge from the water to emerge on land?
Are shucks like pork rinds or cheese crunchies for trout?I'm going to start some shit by posting skwala shuck patterns
I think you just posted that so people wouldn't give your shit about your pristine ties in perfectly composed photos. We know what you're capable of.Mop Pat's Skwala
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Apologies for the crappy pics, and the fact that I combined my least favorite fly with a lot of other people's least favorite fly.
I like this a lot. Easy to tie (relatively), durable, floats well (holds up a dropper), and can change colors to suit hatches. Great tie!My stonefly pattern tied for skwala, the "suspender stone" named as the antennae are created by pulling two of the double legs forward from the rear tie in point, sorta like suspenders. I haven't tested it for skwala yet but the golden variation has been great to me. It feels nice to finally have a proven stone pattern that I can tie quickly and have confidence in throwing. It skitters very well too, more important when the water is warmer.
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Silouette with light from above as a fish would see it
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A golden stone from last year that took around 25 nice cutthroat and browns in an afternoon and kept on fishing.
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These are really cool! I like the hot spot, as well as the soft hackle!
Hey James, just a follow up to this. The bugs were coming out the other day. My fly w/ bug pics didn't get saved, but the coffee/blk pat's was too fat, and dark when wet. It got a few fish, but it only vaguely resembled the real deal. The nymphs in the water really are more yellow/tan, lt brown (lighter in color), then start to darken and change quite quickly when out on the rocks. Note: I have the legs adjusted up here so it skates better along the cobbled shore after being lifted at the end of a drift. Don't skip that presentation part.@Billy failed to mention that I would not consider a Pat's Stone as an entry to this month's contest. We all know they work, they are boring as heck to tie (and fish, IMO). Additionally, hard to say if they are taking it as a Skwala (especially when fishing the ever-popular Coffee-Black version), or if they are taking it as a Golden Stone, a salmon fly, or even a cranefly Larva. I consider a Pat's to just be an all-purpose fly, rather than a Skwala. Ok, snob rant over, and my apologies if this offends any of you.
I'm looking for people's originals, or even commercial, or altered commercial patterns (besides Pat's) that have worked well for them.
Those are awesome. D rib for the body material?
I like that one, slender profile, brighter near the head. I think it would have fished well the other day.
It's Orvis Body Glass, Amber. Something I bought on a whim a long time ago.Those are awesome. D rib for the body material?
Well at least you are seeing them, Tom! Haven't seen much of any up my way, and we just got another 3" of snow last night. Ugh! Need these night time temps to warm up a bit.Hey James, just a follow up to this. The bugs were coming out the other day. My fly w/ bug pics didn't get saved, but the coffee/blk pat's was too fat, and dark when wet. It got a few fish, but it only vaguely resembled the real deal. The nymphs in the water really are more yellow/tan, lt brown (lighter in color), then start to darken and change quite quickly when out on the rocks. Note: I have the legs adjusted up here so it skates better along the cobbled shore after being lifted at the end of a drift. Don't skip that presentation part.
I see some flies in here I wish I'd had to try.
But again, not enough segmentations. God these amateurs are killing me. Oh wait, how the hell do we account for that hook again in our “realistic” tiesThat ribbed body is fantastic!
I saw some floatersI was hoping to see Skwala specific ties from people. Also, love the stimmy. One of my go to patterns for Skwalas (I'll try and add a pic of one here soon) is a stimmy tied with dun dyed elk, peacock dubbing for the body ribbed with dyed olive grizzly, and then a hot yellow dubbed Thorax with a black hackle palmered through!