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I can see several Ch

I can see several Chub and a trout, but no barb

Nice one Hanzie, bigger than

Nice one Hanzie, bigger than i ever caught on the Oostvoornse. Maybe i should try the colder months too instead of waiting for spring to arrive.....

I have come at fly fishing from a long history of spinning and baitcasting for large freshwater fish. I have always used a Palomar knot, and I carried this into fly fishing. Every once in a while, I carefully tie a clinch knot to see if I should switch to this much easier knot. But, each time it breaks in my hands much easier (I don't even need a scale!). You are only using 60% of your tippet with a clinch knot. Switch from 4x to 6x, use a Palomar, (or other high strength knot) and get more bites!

WOOOOOOOOOOW

Hi Martin. This is a

Hi Martin. This is a great Web site that contains a tremendous amount of information. Thanks very much for your efforts :-) GC

Hi. No, I used the Loop Opti

Hi. No, I used the Loop Opti Creek #2 for the char :)
And a Opti Stream #4 and 7 for the trout.

Christophe,

Unfor

Christophe,

Unfortunately we sometimes get someone who tries to mess up things by casting a lot of similar votes - typically all "stinks" or all "global class". I try to keep an eye out for these voters, and ban them completely from the system. Some clown had given your image 6 times "stinks", and these votes are now removed and the person is banned from voting. Any irregularities like these, please let me know, and I will act.

Martin

hello again martin.j

hello again martin.just wondering if you can help here i fish for salmon in scotland the colours for the start of the season normally are yellow and black could you recommend any other ones for springers as i normally fish tube flys 1"half or 2"flys. kind regars frank

Hi Bob,
I've just c

Hi Bob,
I've just come across this article and I also tie this type of flies. I'm from the Czech republic and I use little different way how to tie this one. My English is not so good to explain this process I can send you photo by email. best regards. Petr

hi martin. thanks fo

hi martin. thanks for that info

Hello everybody,
Wh

Hello everybody,
When you rated "stinks!" can you explain to me your view point.
Thanks ;)

From what I know shr

From what I know shrimp swim forward, but flee backwards (using their tail).
/atli

Nice fly ! but why

Nice fly ! but why not ty this fly reverse ? ( shrimp are "swimming" backwards...)

Cornelis van Leeuwen
The Netherlands

Beautiful!!!

Igmar,

The combin

Igmar,

The combination of tungsten under the shank and antron over the shank is the way to go. Besides the small tuft at the eye may make the fly rotate as well, so try cutting that off.

Thanks for your comment.

Kasper

Dear Kasper (& Claus

Dear Kasper (& Claus),
This pattern is the bomb! Last year I fished the pink/coral Oland shrimp (after the Danish Seatrout Meeting at Kolding) and it was a real succes. The only problem was that the shrimp sometimes turned upside down (and I fixed the weight properly under the hookshank). Can I see this one as an evolution of the Oland Shrimp? I am trying to fix that turning problem, so maybe adding Antron is the solution? Because in the film the fly isn't turning upside down at all.
I am also experimenting with a small foam section in it, for seabass in The Netherlands (fished with heavy sinking flylines).
Great story, Great Fly (just like the Honey Shrimp)!!

Frank,

Click on t

Frank,

Click on the image and you will be brought right to a materials list.

Martin

hi there. could you

hi there. could you help me please and tell me the materials i would need to tie this fly. and if you have anymore pictures on how to tie the fly please. many thanks frank

As for being stood u

As for being stood up by guides, refer to the fact that tides, tradewinds, and moonphases all play a roll. Perhaps if you were misled to setting up appointments than I would be quick to judge. But their lack of availability could possibly be to ensure a day of catching as opposed to fishing. At best weather predictions hold up in a 5 day forecast. here in hawaii your luckyto predict it right for 2 days. SO give these businessmen some slack.

Thank you for taking

Thank you for taking the time to make this guide. It is a great looking fly that I look forward to tying.

Bob,
I too have had

Bob,
I too have had the good fortune of being inspired and instructed via e-mail by Bryant Freeman. Reading your critique reminds me of the negative criticism i heap on myself. Both Bryant and Jeromes comments can be taken very much to heart. I now enjoy my tying of these flies more because I've learned that perfection is a myth and a swimable-fishable fly is what it's all about. That's not to say that I don't try to improve with every fly, I do. Some day sooner than later I will be wetting my flies in those New Brunswick rivers.