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Tied on a AJ Steelhead iron #3. Hope everyone is having a good weekend.View attachment 91207
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Tied on a AJ Steelhead iron #3. Hope everyone is having a good weekend.View attachment 91207
Thank you kindlywow. that is beautiful
Thanks Zak. I got the idea from Scott to layer hackles and it worked well with that diving caddis. I've been using that style recently on the bird of prey as well.I like your idea of mixing light and dark partridge hackle, sort of like mixing brown and grizzly! The furnace hen does stand out more.
Tom- do you use a tungsten bead on those or just brass? I’m thinking 3/16 tungsten would super heavySz. 8 FM5045 4.8mm bead gold ribbed hares ears. Double hackle, 2 w/ light and dark Partridge and 2 have dark Partridge and furnace hen.
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Well used sz 12
Tungsten, w/ 5-6 turns weight, and the wire rib. The waters I fish tend to be moderately swift and I like it to touch, even drag, bottom during the drift. I tend to change fly size to get a different bead size instead of lots of one size with different beads. Those are my usual winter or higher flow sized flies. Pretty much I go 16/2.4mm, 14 2.8mm, 12 3.2, 10 3.8 and sz 8 gets 4.8. I'll put on a bead up or down a size from that if I know what to expect.T
Tom- do you use a tungsten bead on those or just brass? I’m thinking 3/16 tungsten would super heavy
What strain leads to a mess up like this?
Man, will just have to be a utility fly. LOLWhat strain leads to a mess up like this?
Is that sorta like a range ball...one you use off the tee over the big water hazard?Man, will just have to be a utility fly. LOL
I tend to think mine look fine, until I take a picture I'd fish that with confidence, I had a couple bumps and a hookup on a green butt skunk earlier this week and I like yours more!Man, will just have to be a utility fly. LOL
Blair's Baiter, page 89 Fly Fishing coastal cutthroat trout, I added red for gills.
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Ah I remember as a teen poring through the Kauffman catalog of flies and seeing that one!Blair's Baiter, page 89 Fly Fishing coastal cutthroat trout, I added red for gills.
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