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Para-Hackle Emerger

Nov 26. 2009

A blast from the past Effective anglers carry a myriad of emerger-style flies to take picky trout during hatches. While there are many styles of emergers to choose from, para-hackle style flies may not come to mind first. Tying emergers para-hackle style is a forgotten technique not often taught and even fished less. We at GFF can't understand why!?! Read along as GFF partner Steve Schweitzer walks you through the

techniques for tying a para-hackle emerger.

Nothing...

Aug 29. 2006

...here, nothing there Sometimes trout and grayling sip "nothing" from the surface. You have tried the smallest parachute in your fly box - size 18. What they are taking is much smaller. You look again into your fly box, and right - there is no "Nothing" there.

Fill up your fly box with nothing here

CDC Mayfly

Aug 19. 2006

Cul de Mayfly A small mayfly, which may be (mis)taken for a dun during the sometimes the concentreted hatches on late August and Septemper evenings. It uses a hollow extended body, parachute hackle and wings of cdc stems to float high.

Get the recipe for a hi-floating mouthful here.

Tying Flies the Paraloop Way

Feb 1. 2003

Hangman My first thought was probably the same as yours - what is "paraloop"? Paraloop is part technique, part style. Take a piece of a parachute, a bit of a thorax dun, and some thoughts of a comparadun, mix, and you'll arrive at a paraloop.

Read the book review here

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