Great flies. I love Thundercreeks too, Bob. As for proportions, I somehow remember that the head should be 1/5 of the fly and that the hair should not extend beyond the hook shank by more than 1/3 of the shank length. Have you come across those proportions, too?
i would just add that that is a truly wonderful photo and a great catch on the fly, carp a tough to beat on the fly,,, what a great time you must have had,,, was this in the am or pm? congratulations on a fine acoplishment...
GOOD VERY GOOD MY FRIEND, MANUEL ARGENTINA RIO GALLEGOS
I use the Fish Pimps and absolutely love them. They do not interfere in either forward or back casting!
Great report Kasper ! This has wetted my appetite to try for mullet on fly, will give your selections a go this summer when i'm fishing in Devon in the UK.
If you sell the collection, I am ready to purchase 4 each, and a dozen of several of the patterns.
my grand father was traced back to langeland in the family tree of ours' - suppose to be from a fishing
family business in the 1800's - olsen on that side and my grand mother was from that area too - she
was a larsen - i would like to visit their home area sometime.
thank you now my son will never know i have used his scotty rod he won in spot the fly competion trout fisher magazine when he was 10 years old 24 years ago
David,
Fret not. The muddler thing will come, and suddenly they're as easy as anything. And yes, the trout do love them.
Martin
this one almost had me beat but lots o deer later got it now i hope the trout like it ..
TVK,
A special line... Heh! Many anglers actually use plain floss - almost any floss will do, even dental floss as long as the breaking strength is good enough. You can also find special floss made for the purpose, often just called "dapping floss".
The method is mostly referred to as dapping or blowline fishing, and you should be able to find references to that on the web and if you combine that with the name of author Robert H. Boyle you will most likely find his book on the subject.
Martin
Years ago, I saw an outdoor fishing show that featured a flat English flyline. The fisherman would put his back to the wind hold his rod tip high, play out line that would float in the air do to the line's 'wing-like' cross section. The gent would then lower his rod to allow a dry fly to lightly touch the water. He'd then raise the rod tip and repeat the process....dipping and skidding the fly across the water's surface. I think the process was called "doodling". I cannot find this special fly line. It would be dandy to use on the upper Platte River on windy days here in Colorado. Anyone know if this string is still available?
Hi
I'm probably heading to Copenhagen in July/august for a week staying with friends and was looking to do some flyfishing. Do you have any suggestions for chasing any fish on fly in the area (i'm not fussy, anything with fins).
How can I buy this dvd in the United States? I would be pleased for any tips on cathcing mullet on the fly. I've chummed with bread.......and threw exotic looking bread flies......I've worked every color of green insect species along floating grass......no mullet.......Help me Please.
Beautiful flies perfectly photographed. I've been looking for BROWN cobblers wax for years to tie the original Greenwells Glory (wet) since I live right THERE where Tweed, Clyde and Annan rise
[quote:9c06cc4ec9="Jonathan"]Hi all,
I had a great time at the GFF2007 Summit and was wondering if there has been any talk of a repeat in 2008 :?:
Regards
Jonathan[/quote:9c06cc4ec9]
....yes, there has already been a discussion about the new 2008 summit - as far as I remeber, it was even at the 2007 summit itself :lol:
They liked my shrimp version also in Danmark :D
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69 cm
I just keep going back to these flies time after time, fantastic beautiful patterns love them to bits
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