Excellent article, I've been trying to figure out how to tie some patterns on circle hooks and this gives me the ability to do just that. I prefer to use circle hooks for all my fishing due to the advantage of the hook's tendancy to hook only at the mouth of the fish. I do a lot of catch and release and the circle hook keeps damage to the fish to a minimum. Thanks!
Wow,
Great tutorial. I was looking for it for the long time.
Can you please explain how do you looping the hackle in the little more details?
When you putting hackle in the loop do you align hackle tips with hook shank?
Thank you
Lowspark,
the DVD contains an English track, also. I bought mine at sportshuset.eu but there are many other places.
Kasper
Many thanks, I'm thinking of using light hooks like Kamasan B800S, but I'm not sure if the shape is o.k. I will make a little orange shrimp imitation, do you think it's o.k.
A couple of questions..
is this in english and what is the best way to buy it? tried going to the production site but was unable to find it? Thanks for your great review!
Some white/green/dk green DNA...a few strands of subtle green flash...3D Eyez...Tuffleye Finish...
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'slightly thinner with red foil eyez...
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Phor phinicy phats phish, sometimes smaller is larger...and subdued is brighter (as in smarter)...
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Don't be without a smaller (size 6 or so) Gartside softhackle streamer in white...you can do a google search for it..
Ulrik
Where does one purchase these colors? No one seems to have them. Thanks!!!!
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Badly bloated and mumbling incoherently, he soon came to realize his infallibility... :shock:
Salmofiliac,
I agree with Branislav.
Anything small and bright will do. Small is the key here. Use very small (for saltwater at least) and very sharp wet fly hooks in sizes 10 and 12. The garfish will see them, even in these small sizes.
Turn some orange yarn or dubbing on the hook. Maybe secure it with some ribbing - nylon line is fine - and do little more. Some flash if you are really wild.
Garfish aren't picky or hard to find - but they are very hard to hook.
Martin
this fly is easier to tie with an eagle claw bendback hook. I fish for striped bass on the new england coast and have had good success with it. For some reason, pink bucktail is particularly effective. Get Bob Popovic's book - Pop Flyes. It is terrific and will save you a good deal of money in tying your own. Much more satisfying when you catch fish with your own flies? Glad to hear they work on salmon.
look like easy made. but not simple for do hehehe. nice tying.
Folks:
I am so sorry that many of you experienced no-show guides. I understand that the guide used in this article is no longer at Nervous Waters, so, I hesitate this article to be a specific recommendation for Nervous Waters as it is so much a destination article for bonefishing Oahu.
When I wrote the article in 2003, Nervous Waters was the only fly shop with a formal guide service. I understand there are additional and capable guides available now. A quick Google search will identify them.
Regardless of the guide service you use, this article is very applicable to Oahu bonefishing.
Thanks to all who have commented,
Steve Schweitzer
Martin:
I am preparing for my umpteenth bone fish trip soon and I still find this article to be sage advice. I always like to read and re-read it again to drill into my brain the importance of what you outline. I must say that being able to cast with windy conditions is one of the most important bonefish skills to have, only being superseded by being able to find & spot working bonefish in windy conditions.
Steve Schweitzer
Partner & CoFounder
globalflyfisher.com
I picked up an 8wt. 3 pc. last year. I mostly fish for small mouth bass on a large river in PA.
This rod has oversized recoil snake guides. Like you my wiggle test was not very conclusive.
Fished it quite a bit last year and wow. It has a nice med/fast progressive action that is wonderful for some of the big clousers and buggers. This is one of my go to rod any more.
These wallpapers are dreammaker. Thanks to all the photograph...lucky you are!
Beautiful variants.
I've been working on a Ray's Spey Fly.
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