EmergingFisher
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That'll workTx. I’m hoping this one will work. I like the Wood duck hackle - so much easier to work with instead of Mallard View attachment 53450
That'll workTx. I’m hoping this one will work. I like the Wood duck hackle - so much easier to work with instead of Mallard View attachment 53450
You fish Lee’s Ferry?Here are todays 2X2's named for the waters they were first fished.
KG's Spring Creek Scud - Originated by Kelly Glissameyer for his home spring creek.
Hook - TMC 2488, 12-14
Thread - olive or tan
Tail - natural and/or synthetic dubbing mix to match natural
Shellback - clear plastic bag material
Rib - single strand of pearl Krystal flask
Body & Legs - same material as tail, brushed out for the legs
Lee's Ferry Midge - Common color schemes - (bead/thread/rib) - pearl, white, or diamond bead/black thread/silver wire (pictured); pearl, white, or diamond/dark olive/silver; pearl, white, or diamond/grey/silver; pearl, white, or diamond/brown/gold or silver; copper-colored/brown/silver wire; and pearl, white, diamond, or red/red/silver. The originator of this pattern has been lost to history for this pattern from the Four Corners.
Hook - TMC 2487 or 2488, 18
Thread - 8/0 or 12/0 thread, color depends
Bead - glass bead
Rib - fine wire
Body - tying thread
Thorax - dubbing to match thread color
I'm a big fan of using marabou for bodies. It looks great, pulses great, and speeds up the tie.No, just the continuation of the marabou blood tail wrapped forward.
My problem with your flies is they are too beautiful to fish…
Partridge
Winged Wet Fly
Tail - Partridge
Body - Rear half silver tinsel; front half yellow floss
Hackle - Honey
Wing - Partridge
Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils
Not yet. I was in that area for a beer and bull tying session at the Shaylor Brewing Company in Shillington. It was a 4+ hour drive and I figured I'd be drinking my first at 12:30 PM. After a couple wrong turns, I called off my search at 4 PM!! And at that time and level of frustration I could've USED a BEER! Found out later that after all that driving I called of my search just a half-mile away!!!You fish Lee’s Ferry?
I've seen his fine work for ~14 years now. I had him in a couple of my swaps on another site and thought I had him figured out! You see I ALWAYS knew that his pictures were photo-shopped. My only problem now is to find out he photo-shopped his swap flies!! One thing I can say though is that he is NOT perfect - he's a Red Sox fan!My problem with your flies is they are too beautiful to fish…
Nope. Snowshoe hares need insulation from the cold snow and their feet are packed with a dense pillow of hollow hairs. Some sources sell "winter jackrabbit feet" and I have bought them and they are not as good as snowshoe.I was looking at the materials for Fran Betters 'Usual' and it lists snowshoe hare fur from between the toes for its water shedding ability. I'm wondering is it the same for all rabbits? I get a bucket full of rabbit feet every time I butcher rabbits, maybe I shouldn't toss them? View attachment 53638
Nope. Snowshoe hares need insulation from the cold snow and their feet are packed with a dense pillow of hollow hairs. Some sources sell "winter jackrabbit feet" and I have bought them and they are not as good as snowshoe.
The Hareline package with two back feet and two front feet is a good deal (but I don't know where they came up with "the front feet are larger"):
Snowshoe Rabbit Feet
Each package contains a pair each of front and hind feet. (Front feet are larger.)www.jsflyfishing.com
Thanks that's what I figured, but I didn't want to waste all the effort to find out myself It wouldbe nice to utilize the fur somehow but that's a big project. I have contact with a slingshot hunter in Alaska that's been busting a lot of bunnies lately, maybe I should ask him to mail me the feet!Nope. Snowshoe hares need insulation from the cold snow and their feet are packed with a dense pillow of hollow hairs. Some sources sell "winter jackrabbit feet" and I have bought them and they are not as good as snowshoe.
The Hareline package with two back feet and two front feet is a good deal.
Snowshoe Rabbit Feet
Each package contains a pair each of front and hind feet. (Front feet are larger.)www.jsflyfishing.com