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Fly Swap-Winter Dreams 2009
- Thread starter bkill
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Broadheadscreek
Proud Member Of The 10% Club
DH those are some beautiful streamers!!
Mine are ready to go decided on a sulfer dun for those prolific evening hatches here. Hope you guy's have success with them!!
Ready for a hatch near you!!
Mine are ready to go decided on a sulfer dun for those prolific evening hatches here. Hope you guy's have success with them!!
Ready for a hatch near you!!
DoubleHaul
DoubleHaul
Allen,
What size hooks are those on? They will be great for the PED hatch on the Schroon this summer. I really like the dark yellow to orange thorax. Our sulphurs get really orange b/c of the tannic water. Did I mention I really like the color?
NICE!,
DH
What size hooks are those on? They will be great for the PED hatch on the Schroon this summer. I really like the dark yellow to orange thorax. Our sulphurs get really orange b/c of the tannic water. Did I mention I really like the color?
NICE!,
DH
Broadheadscreek
Proud Member Of The 10% Club
Thank you DoubleHaul they are tied on a size 14 I was impressed with the color as well can't wait to put one to the test!!
klg neighbor
New member
Too nice to get wet.
DoubleHaul
DoubleHaul
bkill
I sent the streamers out yesterday & they should hit Califon tomorrow
DH
I sent the streamers out yesterday & they should hit Califon tomorrow
DH
theartoflee
Anadromous Angler
Sat down last night an took a break from tying steelhead flies to tie up the swap flies. I only have one more swap fly to finish then I will get them in the mail tomorrow. Hope everyone enjoys the flys.
Broadheadscreek
Proud Member Of The 10% Club
Mine are in the mail today should be there in a day or two!! Thank You bkill for taking on the swap this year!!
brough
get out and go fishing
Thanks For the update BKill.
I am really looking forward to seeing and fishing everyones flies, so thanks to all who participated
And a big thanks for being the swap meister.
:thankyou:
las:
Should be a good day for dries around here today. Gonna gtfoagf for some:bigfish:
P.S. I am not sure if i sent the recepies out w/ my flies. I f i did not, let me know and I will post them to this thread.
I am really looking forward to seeing and fishing everyones flies, so thanks to all who participated
And a big thanks for being the swap meister.
:thankyou:
las:Should be a good day for dries around here today. Gonna gtfoagf for some:bigfish:
P.S. I am not sure if i sent the recepies out w/ my flies. I f i did not, let me know and I will post them to this thread.
theartoflee
Anadromous Angler
My recipe for the swap fly:
Hook TMC 2488
Shuck of choice I used olive crinkle antron
body spectrumized dubbing for cornuta emerger
wing is two natural dun cdc feathers mixed with one tan natural cdc feather
Thread chartruse
This is one of my favorite flys to fish on the Delaware System.
Hook TMC 2488
Shuck of choice I used olive crinkle antron
body spectrumized dubbing for cornuta emerger
wing is two natural dun cdc feathers mixed with one tan natural cdc feather
Thread chartruse
This is one of my favorite flys to fish on the Delaware System.
Broadheadscreek
Proud Member Of The 10% Club
Thank you for the update make sure you post a report when you get back to let use no how you make out!!
Burtbords149
A 6 wt. is never too much.
You can blame the college kid folks, that's me you're waiting on and the flies will be in his mailbox tomorrow. Now that you're all in my fan club...Babyblue (or any other info-generous soul) I have to know how those Truforms are tied they look beautiful.
Broadheadscreek
Proud Member Of The 10% Club
Your room must be a mess feathers and dubbing every where!!! Look out for those lose hooks on the floor!!:smiley-sniffer:
I think it was because he had a tough time deciding on using Mustad or Tiemco hooks.
Should I pay an arm & leg for a hook that will be lost to the bottom ?
or...
Should I use a hook that will rust and break within 10 minutes in the water?
or...
Should I fishing my HOMEWORK then post on NEFF???
eh, knowing Burt it was the homework and posting....
Carry on lad.
Burtbords149
A 6 wt. is never too much.
Luckily I'm done with the work and don't have such a dilemma right now....it's more like sleep or NEFF. The room isn't full of feather right now but after a few comparaduns it's gets pretty hairy in here (CornyDog).
Yeah it's a tough choice on the hooks, but now I'm going only premium hooks so you folks will be fishing T.O.L. hooks, Tiemco and Gamakatsu. This is a dry fly so it won't be lost on the bottom...by the way it's a Hendrickson Biot Comparadun, I was late in announcing that too.
AK damn shame you're not in the swap I even tossed two flies (into my own box) because they weren't up to par. I figure for the guy that's seeing my tying for the first time (Joe Dimaggio) I need to make an impression....although there's one that may be a bit slim on the wing or I'm just too picky.
Yeah it's a tough choice on the hooks, but now I'm going only premium hooks so you folks will be fishing T.O.L. hooks, Tiemco and Gamakatsu. This is a dry fly so it won't be lost on the bottom...by the way it's a Hendrickson Biot Comparadun, I was late in announcing that too.
AK damn shame you're not in the swap I even tossed two flies (into my own box) because they weren't up to par. I figure for the guy that's seeing my tying for the first time (Joe Dimaggio) I need to make an impression....although there's one that may be a bit slim on the wing or I'm just too picky.
Ok Burt, say you went to Cookie College and say you were going to graduate this year.
Most likely with the economy the way it is, this is what jobs are our there for you.
Kim Sung So-Bong
Cookie College Class 2008
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bkill
Quest for the Two Headed Trout
I would like to thank everyone who participated in the Winter Dreams Fly Swap..The flies went out today, you should receive them soon...Please post your material list and any other info about your fly (personal experience, history, fishing or tying tips, etc..)
The Winter Dreams 2009 Fly Swap...
Bkill's Conover
Doublehaul's Battenkill Shiner
Brough's Snowshoe Hare Emerger & Indicator
Baby Blue's Truform Spinner
Matt Grobert's Iris Caddis
Artoflee's Cornuta Emerger
Andy B's Down Wing Adams
Burtbord's Hendrickson Comparadun
Broadheadcreek's Sulfer Dun
Karel's Peaking Cased Caddis (sorry about photo quality)
KLG Neighbor's Caddis Larva
AK Skim's Sulfer Cripple
Thanks Again...
For those that didnt participate, I hope you enjoyed our flies...
The Winter Dreams 2009 Fly Swap...
Bkill's Conover
Doublehaul's Battenkill Shiner
Brough's Snowshoe Hare Emerger & Indicator
Baby Blue's Truform Spinner
Matt Grobert's Iris Caddis
Artoflee's Cornuta Emerger
Andy B's Down Wing Adams
Burtbord's Hendrickson Comparadun
Broadheadcreek's Sulfer Dun
Karel's Peaking Cased Caddis (sorry about photo quality)
KLG Neighbor's Caddis Larva
AK Skim's Sulfer Cripple
Thanks Again...
For those that didnt participate, I hope you enjoyed our flies...
bkill
Quest for the Two Headed Trout
Conover by Bkill
hook- Dry Fly 12-18
tail- Cream Hackles
body- Natural Rabbit & Red Wool blend dubbing
hackle- Cream Badger
The Conover was originally developed by Walt Dette for Scotty Conover of the Brooklyn Fly Fishers Club in the 20's.....
In my first years of fly fishing, I walked into Walt Dette's shop and asked him what fly he recommended..He handed me a Conover...He said it is a good prospecting fly...That was 1985, I still use this fly as an attractor on the Beaverkill and Willow...It is a high riding dry and also great for "skittering" presentations...A must have in my Beamoc Box....
Burtbords149
A 6 wt. is never too much.
Hendrickson Biot Comparadun
Hook: Gamakatsu S-10 #14 or Tiemco 100 #14
Thread: Unithread 6/0 Tan
Tail: Dun Microfibetts (tied in pairs on each side for flies #16 & up)
Body: Hareline turkey biot quills Hendrickson color
Thorax: Beck's Pinkish Tan
Wing: Hareline Medium Coastal Deer
Hatches on almost every Eastern trout stream. Here in NJ they come off in early to mid April and in the Catskills maybe later April to very early May.
I tie my biot body in and wrap normally, then I wrap thread back over the body, three wraps covers the whole body, just to reinforce it and the thread is barely noticeable but the extra strength will pay off on the stream because the biots are very weak.
After tying these I also found a technique that's been working well for me. In a Paul Weamer article Tying a Better Compara-dun
He talks about how his good friend and Catskills legend, the late Jimmy Charron, tied his comparaduns. So now I've been tying in the wing with the tips pointing back and then propping it up from behind, this way when the wing begins to lean it leans back like a real mayfly and not forwards unnaturally.
Hook: Gamakatsu S-10 #14 or Tiemco 100 #14
Thread: Unithread 6/0 Tan
Tail: Dun Microfibetts (tied in pairs on each side for flies #16 & up)
Body: Hareline turkey biot quills Hendrickson color
Thorax: Beck's Pinkish Tan
Wing: Hareline Medium Coastal Deer
Hatches on almost every Eastern trout stream. Here in NJ they come off in early to mid April and in the Catskills maybe later April to very early May.
I tie my biot body in and wrap normally, then I wrap thread back over the body, three wraps covers the whole body, just to reinforce it and the thread is barely noticeable but the extra strength will pay off on the stream because the biots are very weak.
After tying these I also found a technique that's been working well for me. In a Paul Weamer article Tying a Better Compara-dun
He talks about how his good friend and Catskills legend, the late Jimmy Charron, tied his comparaduns. So now I've been tying in the wing with the tips pointing back and then propping it up from behind, this way when the wing begins to lean it leans back like a real mayfly and not forwards unnaturally.
Matt Grobert
6/0 Olive Danville
Iris Caddis
Hook: TMC 102Y #15-17
Thread: 6/0 Olive
Tail: Amber Zelon tie slightly down the top of hook bend
Abdomen: Tan rabbbit mixed with clear antron
Wing: Clear zelon tied horizontally over the abdomen
Thorax: Natural hare's ear
The Iris Caddis is one of those patterns that when on/in the water, looks very much like the natural. It imitates the about-to-emerge Hydropsychidae family of caddisflies commonly called the spotted sedge, cinnamon caddis. There are about 11 species in the tri-state area and they are very common and abundant, even in marginal streams. They hatch from May to September, usually in the evenings. Egg laying is mostly in the early AM
When the pupae hatch, they come to the water surface and drift just in the film as they prepare to hatch. They drift for anywhere from a foot to several feet this way before suddenly breaking free of the shuck and flying directly into the air - the adults pop out of the shuck - they do not sit on the surface for even a second. The reason this fly is so successful is it imitates that stage when the pupa is most vulnerable - drifting in the film, helpless as it prepares to hatch. The trout know this, and also knowing that they can hatch in an instant, they will rush the surface to grab the fly, which often carries them all or partially out of the water. Many anglers misstake the takes for trout taking adult flies off the surface and they erroneously fish an adult caddis pattern, which may take a fish or two, but nothing close to what this imitation will. The key to knowing when to fish it is this: if you are on the stream in the evening and you see trout rising fairly aggressively, but no flies on the water and lots of flittering tannish caddis in the air just above the water, fish this pattern. It will take fish!
Live it up,
Matt ><)))))'>
Hook: TMC 102Y #15-17
Thread: 6/0 Olive
Tail: Amber Zelon tie slightly down the top of hook bend
Abdomen: Tan rabbbit mixed with clear antron
Wing: Clear zelon tied horizontally over the abdomen
Thorax: Natural hare's ear
The Iris Caddis is one of those patterns that when on/in the water, looks very much like the natural. It imitates the about-to-emerge Hydropsychidae family of caddisflies commonly called the spotted sedge, cinnamon caddis. There are about 11 species in the tri-state area and they are very common and abundant, even in marginal streams. They hatch from May to September, usually in the evenings. Egg laying is mostly in the early AM
When the pupae hatch, they come to the water surface and drift just in the film as they prepare to hatch. They drift for anywhere from a foot to several feet this way before suddenly breaking free of the shuck and flying directly into the air - the adults pop out of the shuck - they do not sit on the surface for even a second. The reason this fly is so successful is it imitates that stage when the pupa is most vulnerable - drifting in the film, helpless as it prepares to hatch. The trout know this, and also knowing that they can hatch in an instant, they will rush the surface to grab the fly, which often carries them all or partially out of the water. Many anglers misstake the takes for trout taking adult flies off the surface and they erroneously fish an adult caddis pattern, which may take a fish or two, but nothing close to what this imitation will. The key to knowing when to fish it is this: if you are on the stream in the evening and you see trout rising fairly aggressively, but no flies on the water and lots of flittering tannish caddis in the air just above the water, fish this pattern. It will take fish!
Live it up,
Matt ><)))))'>
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