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Comment to #107 - Black and Blue

Beautiful work Bob!

Comment to #107 - Black and Blue

That's another nice one. The colors are great.

This was filmed duri

This was filmed during a Hex (Hexagenia Limbata) hatch.
One of the most amazing opportunities you can experience while flyfishing.

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I not only learned f

I not only learned fly fishing from Trevor, I also fish with him regularly in still waters and rivers. My first trout caught on dry fly was on a Morgans Ear and since then I always carry some in my flybox. I caught trouts and graylings in almost every water and weather condition on this fly during the last seasons. I fished this fly very successfully all time from the beginning of the trout season right into some winter grayling sessions.
Like Peter I am using Trevor s Javelin flylines in 5 weight for rivers and a seven weight for most of my stillwater fishing and can strongly recommend them.
Now I am really looking foward to fish with Trevor again on a beautiful chalkstream next weekend.

Comment to #106 - Cains River Wade's Choice

That's why my grandfather thought there was no hope for me, I would catch Salmon on the Cains with a yellow bodied Wholly worm with a red tail of course... size 6 or 8.. it was of course because I could not afford full dressed Salmon flies..and had to hitch hike up highway 123 to get there..

great memories of that river!!

Comment to #106 - Cains River Wade's Choice

A wonderful tie of a great streamer.

I used to have the s

I used to have the same snagging problem. The best way I know to avoid snagging on rocks is to "lead" your flies and indicator through the stream, that is, by keeping the rod tip ahead of the flies. The second I let my rod fall behind my flies, I risk hanging up, over and over. By leading, there are fewer hangups by far, and most of them you can simply pull on the line from upstream and you will pop off. I do not understand why this technique works, but it does. I learned it from an excellent guide in Pennsylvania named Tom Baltz.

Thank you all for th

Thank you all for the nice comments on my hopper-pattern.

Tom Biesot.

thanks - from a new

thanks - from a new tyer!

thanks very interest

thanks very interesting and helpful

Comment to Hook Reference

Hey Bob

The hooks arrived today in the mail and I compared them to the hooks I have here. They are the same hook as the VMC B-17 right down the minute detail. I believe that Charlie Mann had told me that they used to be a Mustad hook at one time. I'll check with him next time I call him.

Thanks for sending the hooks.

That's a very nice l

That's a very nice looking fly! More understated than many foam hopper patterns. Thanks.

What a great pattern

What a great pattern.
Thank you!

Great pattern.
Tha

Great pattern.
Thank you!

very nice hopper Tom

very nice hopper Tom !

Cool website. The tr

Cool website. The trick comes from diving and surfing in cold water, it makes putting on a diving suit or wetsuit a lot easier, I learned it back when I started surfing in 1994. Cheers, I had forgotten about it, will remember this when i become a old bugger.

Comment to Peggy Brenner

Beautiful fly Peggy.

Cello,

It's fibbe

Cello,

It's fibbets with an f, and they are synthetic "hairs" - thin and stiff. And, yes, hackle fibers can replace them in many cases. Hackle is not as stiff and straight, but will do fine on most patterns that call for micro fibbets.

Martin

Comment to Mike Martinek Jr.

I have one of Mike's CD's. My in-laws were from Maine and lived on a Salmon river back in the 60's. This is where I started to tie flies. A few years ago I got interested in tying Carrie Stevens flies. The biggest hooks I tie on are 4x here in Michigan. Before I head to the bench I take out the CD and refresh my mind on how to set the wings.
IMHO, Mike is a true master of the long fly..

Comment to #102 - Fire Chief

An appropriate name.

Mark

I'm getting back int

I'm getting back into tying after a lengthy absence. What are micro bibetts and will hackel fibers do in their place.

Peter, I fish it

Peter,

I fish it like I would most other sea trout flies. Cast it out and let it sink a bit and then strip it back in ~½-1 foot long strips of varying speed. Not extremely fast and not dead slow.
I pause a bit now and then to let the fly sink and then continue as above.

Martin

I wonder how this fl

I wonder how this fly is fished best, fast as lightning or slow as a snail?

You can do a nice tr

You can do a nice trout trip for about 250-275 euros per day ( 2-4 anglers together) that will cover guide, transport, fishing license and accommodation. www.flyfishinginiceland.com