http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/ Tried and true fresh water patterns. en Thu, 23 May 2013 20:50:13 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/ http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9909-Nest-of-Dirty-Birds&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:00 GMT Well, my wife's aunt canceled dinner last night, so my wife and the baby thought it was a good night for a family dinner at home...and there went the fishing plans...

Oh well...it made me realize I should keep a night fishing kit in the car at all times. Hopefully it'll get used tonight after rehearsal. Plus, I had time to tie a couple others to test out

Poppa Bird is about 6" w/two articulations

Mama is a TMC 700 sz. 2

Baby Bird is a TMC 700 sz. 8

Now I need a new ringneck pheasant skin

]]> Fresh Water Patterns pork http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9909-Nest-of-Dirty-Birds http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9908-LW-s-Periodical-Cicada&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:11 GMT Just a simple foam tie I got off of Loren Williams's site. I hope this hatch is fishable and I'm able to partake!

http://www.lorenwflyfishes.com/tutor...iodical-cicada

]]> Fresh Water Patterns pork http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9908-LW-s-Periodical-Cicada http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9907-Cicada-Streamer&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 13:39:38 GMT Tied it as a streamer.
Dead drifted it should ride just below surface in moving water.
Can't wait for these things to appear now so I can try it out!
I'll get recipe up later on here & on blog, off to work.
PS. Left the thing on the window sill over the kitchen sink, the wife is gonna freak! :)

]]> Fresh Water Patterns Apache Trout http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9907-Cicada-Streamer http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9905-Dirty-Bird&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:20 GMT I used one of my favorite flies, the Gartside Sparrow, as a jumping off point for this. It's very Sparrow-like, but enlarged and with some extra stuff. I can see an articulated Dirty Bird going into my streamer box in the very near future. Hopefully this will bring some fish to net tonight if everything goes according to plan...

Tied on a sz. 2 TMC 700


]]> Fresh Water Patterns pork http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9905-Dirty-Bird http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9895-Snaeldas&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 13:49:07 GMT Here are three color schemes of a popular tube fly from Iceland. In a span of two weeks last season, I went from catching smallies close to home, to... Here are three color schemes of a popular tube fly from Iceland. In a span of two weeks last season, I went from catching smallies close to home, to a sea-liced Kola springer on the same fly. My last broodstock salmon last year took one a little bigger than these. Also had some landlocked salmon action on one. Good fly, though deceptively difficult to tie. My first bunch always fell apart. I think I finally figured out how to make them durable, but it took a lot of tries and experimentation.

My buddy found a blue Snaelda in the Pomperaug a few years back. What on earth was it doing there??

Tied on 1/2" copper tubes from the art supply store

]]> Fresh Water Patterns pork http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9895-Snaeldas http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9894-Copper-John-w-rubber-legs&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 13:04:35 GMT I'm not sure why I tied this. I hadn't tied a CJ in years and it seemed like good way to pass a little bit of time. I wanted to try this fairly large, heavy nymph at a stream which has a healthy push of water this time of year, but I guess that's gonna have to wait until we get some rain. Sorry for the poor iPhone pic...

]]> Fresh Water Patterns pork http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9894-Copper-John-w-rubber-legs http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9874-Charge-It-Rainbow-fry&goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 15:53:57 GMT So, I was reading an article where a guy had cut up his old credit card and used it for extended body flys. I happened to have a card that got... So, I was reading an article where a guy had cut up his old credit card and used it for extended body flys. I happened to have a card that got canceled due to somebody getting a hold of visa's account #'s. Anyway i found some mylar tube in my fly tying box and wanted to make a streamer. I cut the card to form the shape of the body, glued it to the bottom of the hook with crazy glue and wrapped some strands of black thread over it. Glued a couple of pieces of the cord from the tube to the sides to form the back and slid the tube on and when I was finished I noticed that you could see the black thread thru the mylar kind of looks like fish bones. I will try it this weekend. ]]> Fresh Water Patterns DryflyPhil http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?9874-Charge-It-Rainbow-fry