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Thank you for recomm

Thank you for recommending Soft-Tex...I have access to it but have not used it...yet....in my youth I used to fish with live shrimp and enjoyed catching and handling them...have you noticed how they seem to have "two-pieces"? The tail seems to make up 66% of their body (which I have technique that works good for this part), but the head part on real Gulf Coast shrimp is hard, like a molded shell or "helmet" that a Roman Gladiator would wear protecting their soft insides...I know I fill the inside with dubbing, rubber legs, glass beads, etc...but how can we make the this "shell"? My current idea is cut a piece of hard thin clear plastic and fold it around the hook shank over my "soft insides" to complete the head. I am currently experimenting with this concept. Has anyone ever done this before? If so, are there pictures?

Robert,

Thanks. H

Robert,

Thanks. Have you tried SoftEx?

Kasper

I fish the salt (Sno

I fish the salt (Snook,Reds and Tarpon) and look forward to trying the gurgler pattern. Just learned of it in the last fly Fishing Salt Waters mag.

Bill,

It sure sou

Bill,

It sure sounds like Georgia is a fisherman's heaven! And add to that what I can only consider dominantly nice weather... I'm looking out on a dark, wet November landscape and dreaming of more friendly conditions and an abundance of fish.

We're glad to have you as a part of the GFF crowd and thank you for the kind words.

And any day you want to share tips, pictures, patterns or whatnot with the rest of GFF, let us know. I can be contacted at martin@globalflyfisher.com.

Martin

To all at GFF,
Firs

To all at GFF,
First I must say, this is by far the most complete and informative fishing website I've been able to find and by far the best for fly fishing. I joined over 2 years ago and still find something new and interesting every time I come online.

I have been an avid fisherman for more than 45 years. I live in an area that is beautiful filled with fish, plant life, birds and animals that many Europeans would find exotic. An added bonus is the abundance and availability of excellent freshwater fishing within 30 kilometers. Add a lightly populated area and you have a small corner of wilderness that is truly a fisherman's paradise.

I have been using light-weight spinning gear for years and started using fly gear a few years ago. I fish inshore saltwater at least twice a week catching Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder, Stripers, Mangrove Snapper and Black Drum. There are also Tarpon, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Jack Cravelle and the occasional Pompano, depending on the season. I don't get to fly fish in saltwater as often as I like, due to the wind, but I carry my fly gear every trip, just in case I get favorable conditions.

Sincerely,

William (Bill) Voss
St. Marys, Ga, USA
blaumax@tds.net

Hello,

This would

Hello,

This would also work well for redhorse, sunfish, and even smallmouth bass. All are quite curious, and forage heavily on insects that have fallen from the trees. Just find an area where these fish are likely to gather, and slam the fly a small distance from their holding places. As long as it doesn't land too close to them, they tend to race over to investigate. Once the race is on, the first one there (often the largest) will generally take it.

I love the simplicity of this fly. It is genius, and thank you for sharing it.

Best wishes,
Milo

P.S. I appreciate Che's goals, if not his means, and like the lighter.

What about the downy

What about the downy feathers?

Goddamn!!!dats one b

Goddamn!!!dats one big fish...wer did u catch it???

Hi im jacob im 13 an

Hi im jacob im 13 and I tie realistic flies and I would like to know how you tie that killer caddis pupa.

Roger,

You as wel

Roger,

You as well as any other fish(y) artists who want their art online here, can contact me.

Martin

Is there any way to

Is there any way to share my sculpture on your site to those who might be interested. I am a sculptor who creates both saltwater and freshwater gamefish out of stainless steel. My website is FowlerSculpture.com

Please check out my bonefish.

Pete,

Pete,

As always: amazing! Those are nice shrimps, and definitely something I'd put on my tippet. Compared to our local shrimp (the natural) they seem just a bit large, but on the other hand people here are using flies like the [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/pinkpig/]Pink Pig[/url], which seems to be too large for my taste too. But it catches fish. No need to argue about that - in spite of its color and size.

Martin

Flex...Not just for Kandys anymore...

Shrimp insinuation with a Flex carapace...
I love this stuff...
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This pattern, the ar

This pattern, the article and photos all fit together great! I am fascinated by shrimp patterns and have been working on a pattern that looks realistic wet for the shrimp we have here in the Gulf Coast in Texas. Does anyone have any ideas of what material to use for the head ...besides epoxy? I am looking for ideas and inspiration!

Hi,
Any fly tier wo

Hi,
Any fly tier worth his/her name will be insane to offer quality flies @$1.90/dz. be it from the moon or from Kenyan. I am a Kenyan fly tier and I know. The so called Kenyan "tiers" are just cheats who rob finished products from their superiors and offer them cheaply simply to get rid of the ill gotten merchandise. They will also rob fly materials in small quantities while on their work places until they have enough to finish small sized orders. It becomes very difficult then to sell real quality flies from Kenya at the prevailing competitive prices because you cannot compete with these guys' prices. DON'T GIVE THEM A CHANCE. Try giving them a huge volume order with diverse fly patterns and see what happens.

I'm thinking of a be

I'm thinking of a better way to make the eyes for shrimp......
This is what is in the works...... mon. line.... take a very small bead[like salmon egg]
use the epoxy ...glue to line ....dip in black enamal paint...last coat.... clear coat
head cement?????????

thats cool

thats cool

In Serbia fly fishin

In Serbia fly fishing for chub is very popular. Particualy I started fly fishing because of this fish. In south-eastern part of country they use something similar to your fly but little more difficult to tie.
Fly is usualy made from balsa wood on hooks size 14 to 8. First you make thread base, than make "water drop" shaped body of balsa and cut a channel on under side. Than you sholud drop super glue on hook and put balsa body so that first 1/3 of hook (near eye) stays empty. When glue dryes you can fill channel on underside with 5 min epoxy resine and when it hardens you should paint balsa with some colour (nail polish is OK but you will need 3 layers). Wait until colour is dry and than put some polypropilene for indicator (this is optional), and after that tie some feather for hackle (you can use partridge, because balsa keep it floating).
It is important that you cast this fly hard on water surface so that it makes splash in order to call chub for lunch.

Tom,

I am happy,

Tom,

I am happy, you enjoyed the article as well as many others - as I understand. What fly did you tie using the epoxy eyes? I am looking forward to seeing a photo in the forum.

Kasper

Most fly shops and s

Most fly shops and suppliers in the western US do not distinguish between silver and golden badger hackles.... and saddly even around Puget Sound some do not even know what badger hackle is... I suspect that Glen is from the western portion of North America and may be having trouble as a result. I suggest visiting the whitting web site under american hackle, the site has picture of silver and golden badger hackle. Basically the golden is golden/ginger coller with a black center, the silver is much lighter silver/white color with black center. There is also speckled basically golden or silver with black specks, and can be harder to find....

The cost of Whiting Badge necks may be high, but they have higher quality and more than double the number of feathers. I suggest using the Whitting American Badger.....

Tom,

2000, eh? A

Tom,

2000, eh? A lot of water under the bridge since then. And professional help? We've all needed it at one point. Some of us maybe still do...

We're happy to have been a part of your obsession.

Martin

Hello Kasper and eve

Hello Kasper and everyone in the room. "GFF" was as I remember the very first site of this nature I found after purchasing my first PC in 2000. I was, according to my wife, in need of professional help, as I was so addicted, staying awake all hours drinking and smoking and GFF. Yes I was truly off the thin line. This is not my fault for others have led me astray. So much for that. Thank you Kasper ,this was again such a fine article.I'm sending my arm over to you with a large hug for you. Tom.G.

Hello Mr. Petti, Tha

Hello Mr. Petti, Thank you for this fine article. Guys like you are what inspire guys like me, carrying the ball further downfield. It was the "Grey Ghost" streamer that hooked me LS&B way back and the go to fly for many years, often the only fly I fished with few exceptions, other streamers, sculpins, muddlers and rabbits. I have released many trout to the credit of the Ghost. Sincerely, Tom Gibbons.

Could be difficult

Anders,

Yes, this DVD is highly recommended, but also from New Zealand, which can make it difficult to get a hold of. But the web site for the DVD has links to shops in the US, which might help. I have no European sources unfortunately.

Martin