Mike If you want a solid silhouette, movement, some translucence,
Mike then I would go for something like this; ( Just general
Mike examples)

Mike http://members.ij.net/danscustomflys...dBassFlies.htm

Mike but tied a lot slimmer and sparser, and on long shank hooks, or
Mike with "stingers" ( Trailing single or treble). The range of
Mike possibilities is massive in the meantime.

I will start experimenting, first by taking an inventory of the
different types of materials available.

Mike You can easily use the Rangeley streamers as a "base pattern",
Mike and use hair etc to copy them. Usually it is better to work
Mike from the baitfish you are trying to represent though.

One of my objectives is to make some really big "trout flies". If you
read the reports from the Lappland clave from last year, you know
why. :-)

Thanks for the help, Mike.

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Thanks for the help, Mike.

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Yeah well, I am not sure I helped you much at all! But I appreciate the
sentiment.

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Jarmo Hurri wrote:
One of my objectives is to make some really big "trout flies". If you
read the reports from the Lappland clave from last year, you know
why. :-)

Thanks for the help, Mike.

Jarmo,

Take a look at this or some of his other patterns, might be something
you can steal.

http://www.vigsbigflies.com/id204.htm

And these guys have some nice hooks for this type of streamer. I bought
some with the same thing in mind. The #8s I bought are way too small and
I am leaning towards #4s. I suspect #2s would be better trolling flies
than casting flies.

http://www.belvoirdale.com/

cheers

Vaughan

Hi Vaughan,

Glad to see you here. We've got a common interest in this, don't
we? :-)

Vaughan Take a look at this or some of his other patterns, might be
Vaughan something you can steal.

Vaughan http://www.vigsbigflies.com/id204.htm

Pretty damn good-looking flies, I must say. I'm not much of an artist,
so I definitely need patterns like these to start with.

Vaughan And these guys have some nice hooks for this type of
Vaughan streamer. I bought some with the same thing in mind. The #8s
Vaughan I bought are way too small and I am leaning towards #4s. I
Vaughan suspect #2s would be better trolling flies than casting
Vaughan flies.

Vaughan http://www.belvoirdale.com/

These are the hooks that got the best reviews in the streamer section
of globalflyfisher. Size 4 is the one I am aiming for right now. But I
also plan to tie some *really* big ones (I've already got the formulae
for these), assuming that we can take an 8wt or a 9wt along. I am
going to make sure that our success will not be hampered by fly size!

I haven't been able to buy that digital camera yet - selection
anxiety, too many models to choose from - but as soon as I do, I will
email you pictures of my experiments.

Now I've got to continue tying a batch of ESPs. We'll keep in touch.

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On 3 Feb 2005 05:38:37 -0800, "George Adams"
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I'll bet Peter Charles will have some valuable info on this subject.

Actually, not much as I don't tie this style of streamer anymore. On
my last trip to the Rapid, I bought a few local ties and caught fish
on those. The more time I spend with streamers, the less interest I
have in fishing the classic style pattterns as they come with a host
of built-in limitations. They obviously work and I've caught fish on
them but I prefer different approaches now.

Still, it's a great project for the winter. Jarmo, do enjoy, they're
great patterns and a nice piece of tradition.

Peter

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