Jeff Miller wrote:

even here, sparser ties seem to do better. except when they don't... g

Well, gee ... thanks. :-)

Seriously, do you have any suggestions on those ties? I was really
hoping that you or some of the other Nawth Cackalackians might have some
advice.


Chuck Vance

Daniel-San wrote:

Thanks for the pics -- nice tyes.

Do you have a recipe for that "renegade"? Looks like a nice fly.

The one pictured was tied on a #16 hook (TMC SP-BL100). It's black
thread, a gold tinsel tag, brown rear hackle, peacock body (wrapped in a
"rope" around the thread for durability) and creme front hackle.

Not really a lot to it. It fishes as a dry, and still works even
when it starts to sink slightly. There's even a wet fly version of the
renegade, IIRC.


Chuck Vance

Conan The Librarian wrote:

Jeff Miller wrote:

even here, sparser ties seem to do better. except when they don't... g


Well, gee ... thanks. :-)

Seriously, do you have any suggestions on those ties? I was really
hoping that you or some of the other Nawth Cackalackians might have some
advice.


Chuck Vance

chuck - i'm not a tier, but i also thought the dries a bit bulky,
especially the tails. i think almost all of those patterns will work.
not many of us swing wets in nc. most of us do very little nymphing
either. my preferred fishing is hiking up the stream, dry-fly fishing
the likely spots...3-5 attempts at the most-likely spots and move on. i
guess i'm as much of an impatient traveler on the stream as i am a
fisherman, though i've slowed a bit in the recent years. my go to flies
are parachute adams, elk hair caddis, humpies, stimulators, bwo, trudes.
if the fish are in the mood, they always seem to work. but, i've also
done well in the summer and fall with some of those stupid looking
western chernobyl-type things... so who the f**k knows. my
suggestion...don't obsess, start out with a parachute adams or ehc, have
fun, enjoy the scenery of our streams, and get your legs in shape. g

jeff

Jeff Miller wrote:

chuck - i'm not a tier, but i also thought the dries a bit bulky,
especially the tails. i think almost all of those patterns will work.
not many of us swing wets in nc. most of us do very little nymphing
either.

The same goes for me. I just figured I should have a few subsurface
flies in my box in case I get desperate. :-)

my preferred fishing is hiking up the stream, dry-fly fishing
the likely spots...3-5 attempts at the most-likely spots and move on. i
guess i'm as much of an impatient traveler on the stream as i am a
fisherman, though i've slowed a bit in the recent years. my go to flies
are parachute adams, elk hair caddis, humpies, stimulators, bwo, trudes.
if the fish are in the mood, they always seem to work. but, i've also
done well in the summer and fall with some of those stupid looking
western chernobyl-type things... so who the f**k knows. my
suggestion...don't obsess, start out with a parachute adams or ehc, have
fun, enjoy the scenery of our streams, and get your legs in shape. g

Hmmm, let's see ... my legs are about the only part of me that *is*
in shape, I always start with a para Adams, and I'm anticipating
sightseeing almost as much as the fishing.

Sounds like good advice to me. :-)

As for not obsessing -- gee, that would take all the fun out of it. :-)


Chuck Vance (seriously, thanks for the advice)