Yellow Humpy
 

In picking through all my flies to select the ones I want to
carry in my vest that day I came across a yellow humpy that
must have been among the first I ever tied. The proportions
were all wrong, the hackle was at least two sizes too big
and poorly tied to boot. So naturally I tossed it in the box.

I challenge you to find ANYTHING in, near, or around a North
Carolina mountain stream that looks like a yellow humpy.
There is no aquatic insect, surface or sub-surface that looks
like a yellow humpy, there is no terrestrial or even extra-
terrestrial that looks like a yellow humpy ! So why do they
work ? Woudn't you like to just once be able to do a Vulcan
mind meld with a trout and ask him "What in the hell were you
THINKING ?"

--
Ken Fortenberry

Yellow Humpy
 

Ken Fortenberry writes:

I challenge you to find ANYTHING in, near, or around a North
Carolina mountain stream that looks like a yellow humpy.
There is no aquatic insect, surface or sub-surface that looks
like a yellow humpy, there is no terrestrial or even extra-
terrestrial that looks like a yellow humpy ! So why do they
work ? Woudn't you like to just once be able to do a Vulcan
mind meld with a trout and ask him "What in the hell were you
THINKING ?"


Second question: "Why in hell would you take a Royal Coachman in all its
variants, or a *big* Red Devel Bug?"

Yellow Humpy
 

Ken Fortenberry writes:

I challenge you to find ANYTHING in, near, or around a North
Carolina mountain stream that looks like a yellow humpy.
There is no aquatic insect, surface or sub-surface that looks
like a yellow humpy, there is no terrestrial or even extra-
terrestrial that looks like a yellow humpy ! So why do they
work ? Woudn't you like to just once be able to do a Vulcan
mind meld with a trout and ask him "What in the hell were you
THINKING ?"


Second question: "Why in hell would you take a Royal Coachman in all its
variants, or a *big* Red Devel Bug?"

Yellow Humpy
 

? Woudn't you like to just once be able to do a Vulcan
mind meld with a trout and ask him "What in the hell were you
THINKING ?"

--
Ken Fortenberry

just ask Willi *LOL* (sorry couldn't resist).

seriously, we have a coastal stream in NJ on which about the only dry fly which
will work is a "yellow" anything. Why? who knows. This stream's most consistent
hatch are a variety of caddis, perhaps yellow is a trigger in the trout's color
spectrum for caddis? (I certainly don't know).




-- so much fishing, so little time --
--please remuv the 'NOWAY2it' from my email addy to email me--

Yellow Humpy
 

Before the Net Nazis chime in, make that Devil.

Yellow Humpy
 

Before the Net Nazis chime in, make that Devil.

Yellow Humpy
 

Before the Net Nazis chime in, make that Devil.

Devil, like in "Satin"? G


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

Yellow Humpy
 

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote


I challenge you to find ANYTHING in, near, or around a North
Carolina mountain stream that looks like a yellow humpy.


I don't know about NC but a yellow humpy about a size 16 isn't too bad an
imitation of a pale mayfly cripple/ emerger ... think of the tails as
"shuck/ nymph" the hump as "wingcase, partially trapped wing" and the yellow
as the dun's color starting to show ... them squint, look at the humpy from
underneath, and try to feel like a very hungry trout G... maybe you'll
see the similarity

Little yellow things are pretty common in western water .... some stones,
several mayfly species, a few caddis all have decidedly yellow tints ... and
the humped and ragged shape is really pretty ideal for a "could be a
crumpled up anything ... take your pick, Mr Trout ... fly" ..... I've
never fished NC but hunger leads to experimentation and most freestone trout
aren't that well fed.

In a similar vein ... why the hell would anyone be the FIRST person to try
eating an Artichoke? "Let's try something new today, honey. Maybe one of
these sticky, prickly, thistles? We could steam it an hour then just eat
the very tips of each leaf." My guess is that whoever it was would have
tried a Yellow Humpy too G

Yellow Humpy
 

The Best thing about a humpy, it FLOATS.



"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
m...
In picking through all my flies to select the ones I want to
carry in my vest that day I came across a yellow humpy that
must have been among the first I ever tied. The proportions
were all wrong, the hackle was at least two sizes too big
and poorly tied to boot. So naturally I tossed it in the box.

I challenge you to find ANYTHING in, near, or around a North
Carolina mountain stream that looks like a yellow humpy.
There is no aquatic insect, surface or sub-surface that looks
like a yellow humpy, there is no terrestrial or even extra-
terrestrial that looks like a yellow humpy ! So why do they
work ? Woudn't you like to just once be able to do a Vulcan
mind meld with a trout and ask him "What in the hell were you
THINKING ?"

--
Ken Fortenberry

Yellow Humpy
 

The Best thing about a humpy, it FLOATS.



"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
m...
In picking through all my flies to select the ones I want to
carry in my vest that day I came across a yellow humpy that
must have been among the first I ever tied. The proportions
were all wrong, the hackle was at least two sizes too big
and poorly tied to boot. So naturally I tossed it in the box.

I challenge you to find ANYTHING in, near, or around a North
Carolina mountain stream that looks like a yellow humpy.
There is no aquatic insect, surface or sub-surface that looks
like a yellow humpy, there is no terrestrial or even extra-
terrestrial that looks like a yellow humpy ! So why do they
work ? Woudn't you like to just once be able to do a Vulcan
mind meld with a trout and ask him "What in the hell were you
THINKING ?"

--
Ken Fortenberry

Yellow Humpy
 

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Second question: "Why in hell would you take a Royal Coachman in all its
variants, or a *big* Red Devel Bug?"


An ant.

Dave

Yellow Humpy
 

Off the subject but... My wife and I are contemplating moving to NC.
Maybe around Wilson, as she is an antique dealer. Where does one find
good fly fishing in NC? Mind you I am from southern California and have
not been to NC yet.

Thanks!

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
In picking through all my flies to select the ones I want to
carry in my vest that day I came across a yellow humpy that
must have been among the first I ever tied. The proportions
were all wrong, the hackle was at least two sizes too big
and poorly tied to boot. So naturally I tossed it in the box.

I challenge you to find ANYTHING in, near, or around a North
Carolina mountain stream that looks like a yellow humpy.
There is no aquatic insect, surface or sub-surface that looks
like a yellow humpy, there is no terrestrial or even extra-
terrestrial that looks like a yellow humpy ! So why do they
work ? Woudn't you like to just once be able to do a Vulcan
mind meld with a trout and ask him "What in the hell were you
THINKING ?"

Yellow Humpy
 

Totally agree! Yellow humpy is actually my favorite pattern, yet rarely
really matches anything here. I like it as my strike indicator lead fly
for nymph fishing. It floats and I can see it!

Mark F. wrote:
The Best thing about a humpy, it FLOATS.



"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
m...

In picking through all my flies to select the ones I want to
carry in my vest that day I came across a yellow humpy that
must have been among the first I ever tied. The proportions
were all wrong, the hackle was at least two sizes too big
and poorly tied to boot. So naturally I tossed it in the box.

I challenge you to find ANYTHING in, near, or around a North
Carolina mountain stream that looks like a yellow humpy.
There is no aquatic insect, surface or sub-surface that looks
like a yellow humpy, there is no terrestrial or even extra-
terrestrial that looks like a yellow humpy ! So why do they
work ? Woudn't you like to just once be able to do a Vulcan
mind meld with a trout and ask him "What in the hell were you
THINKING ?"

--
Ken Fortenberry

Yellow Humpy
 

Jim Davis top posted:
Off the subject but...

Hey, Jim. In you Mozilla Thunderbird, click on Tools, Account Settings,
Composition and Addressing, make sure that "Automatically quote the
original message when replying" is checked and then in the drop down box
below that select "start my reply below the quote." That will put your
reply at the bottom were it belongs.

Russell
Just doing my part for peace and happiness.

Yellow Humpy
 

"Jim Davis" wrote
....
Off the subject but... My wife and I are contemplating moving to NC. Maybe
around Wilson, as she is an antique dealer. Where does one find good fly
fishing in NC? Mind you I am from southern California and have not been
to NC yet.

Thanks!

i can't imagine any rational explanation for why someone would want to
live in wilson, nc, even if there were chippendale fittings at the local
mcdonalds. one thing's for sure--you would never have to buy a sauna. just
stand outside your front door from may through october for about 30 minutes,
between 11am and 6pm.

good fly fishing in the old north state starts in the foothills of the
blue ridge mountains, over two hundred miles west of wilson.

i would suggest asheville, boone, or greensboro, as possible homesites.
check out a map.

wayno (happy in greensboro)

Yellow Humpy
 

Wayne Harrison wrote:
"Jim Davis" wrote
...

Off the subject but... My wife and I are contemplating moving to NC. Maybe
around Wilson, as she is an antique dealer. Where does one find good fly
fishing in NC? Mind you I am from southern California and have not been
to NC yet.

Thanks!


i can't imagine any rational explanation for why someone would want to
live in wilson, nc, even if there were chippendale fittings at the local
mcdonalds. one thing's for sure--you would never have to buy a sauna. just
stand outside your front door from may through october for about 30 minutes,
between 11am and 6pm.

good fly fishing in the old north state starts in the foothills of the
blue ridge mountains, over two hundred miles west of wilson.

i would suggest asheville, boone, or greensboro, as possible homesites.
check out a map.

wayno (happy in greensboro)



Excellent advice that I will discuss with my wife! I'm a bit spoiled
here in SoCal, it's been like 75F and 20-40% humidity and I'm about 40
mins from Malibu (Baywatch) beach. We only picked on Wilson because we
saw actual affordable housing there. My wife is an antique dealer and
we understand there are lot's of stores there in/near Wilson. A 3 BR 2
BA condo goes for like $400K + here. We saw nice 3 br 2 ba houses on
Wilson for like $120K. Asheville sounds very awesome! We've been
talking about visiting there for years. Isn't Greensboro pretty close
to Wilson? Is it that much nicer? We were hoping for Mt. Airy
(Mayberry?) but never been :) Thanks for the info! Any specific
streams/lakes you like in NC?

Yellow Humpy
 

Russell D. wrote:

... select "start my reply below the quote." That will put your
reply at the bottom were it belongs.

Russell
Just doing my part for peace and happiness.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Yellow Humpy
 

Russell D. wrote:

... select "start my reply below the quote." That will put your
reply at the bottom were it belongs.

Russell
Just doing my part for peace and happiness.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Yellow Humpy
 

oh jeezus russell...one arrogant miss manners is enough. g

jim...most folks interested in a conversation will follow the thread and
have no difficulty with your post wherever it may appear on the page. i
prefer top posting... many/most may not. some will call you names for
top-posting; others will tolerate or have no problem with it. i say,
suit yourself...this isn't exactly fine dining. g for those who
remember the thread, top posting saves the scroll down. for those that
don't, a top or bottom post requires a scroll down.

anyway, jim...to answer your question...

wilson is in eastern nc...the coastal plains. a nice enough place, but
not a mecca of much. in eastern nc, wilmington, new bern, edenton are
more historical and "antique" oriented in my opinion. in wilson, you'll
be 4-6 hours from mountain trout fishing, and about 2-3 from salt marsh
puppy drum (redfish), and 2-4 hours from the ocean. in western nc, there
are numerous small towns with an antique focus - salisbury, tryon,
boone, asheville, highlands, brevard, franklin...to name a few. much
nicer destinations, imo.

jeff (45 minutes east of wilson)


Russell D. bottom-posted to jim's easily read top post:


Hey, Jim. In you Mozilla Thunderbird, click on Tools, Account Settings,
Composition and Addressing, make sure that "Automatically quote the
original message when replying" is checked and then in the drop down box
below that select "start my reply below the quote." That will put your
reply at the bottom were it belongs.

Russell
Just doing my part for peace and happiness.

Yellow Humpy
 

oh jeezus russell...one arrogant miss manners is enough. g

jim...most folks interested in a conversation will follow the thread and
have no difficulty with your post wherever it may appear on the page. i
prefer top posting... many/most may not. some will call you names for
top-posting; others will tolerate or have no problem with it. i say,
suit yourself...this isn't exactly fine dining. g for those who
remember the thread, top posting saves the scroll down. for those that
don't, a top or bottom post requires a scroll down.

anyway, jim...to answer your question...

wilson is in eastern nc...the coastal plains. a nice enough place, but
not a mecca of much. in eastern nc, wilmington, new bern, edenton are
more historical and "antique" oriented in my opinion. in wilson, you'll
be 4-6 hours from mountain trout fishing, and about 2-3 from salt marsh
puppy drum (redfish), and 2-4 hours from the ocean. in western nc, there
are numerous small towns with an antique focus - salisbury, tryon,
boone, asheville, highlands, brevard, franklin...to name a few. much
nicer destinations, imo.

jeff (45 minutes east of wilson)


Russell D. bottom-posted to jim's easily read top post:


Hey, Jim. In you Mozilla Thunderbird, click on Tools, Account Settings,
Composition and Addressing, make sure that "Automatically quote the
original message when replying" is checked and then in the drop down box
below that select "start my reply below the quote." That will put your
reply at the bottom were it belongs.

Russell
Just doing my part for peace and happiness.

Yellow Humpy
 

"Jim Davis" wrote

.. Isn't Greensboro pretty close
to Wilson? Is it that much nicer? We were hoping for Mt. Airy
(Mayberry?) but never been :) Thanks for the info! Any specific
streams/lakes you like in NC?

jesus christ. you begin to test my patience. look at a ****ing map!
greensboro is, culturally , a thousand miles from wilson. greensboro, and
guilford county, voted for kerry. do you begin to understand? wilson
probably went red at about a 70% ratio, and about 70% of the population is
black.

if you are very wealthy, and don't give a **** about talking to people
about anything other than their money, their ancestors, or their clothes,
then by all means, move to wilson.

awh

Yellow Humpy
 

Jeff Miller wrote:

....... some will call you names for
top-posting; others will tolerate or have no problem with it. i say,
suit yourself...this isn't exactly fine dining. g for those who
remember the thread, top posting saves the scroll down. for those that
don't, a top or bottom post requires a scroll down.

That's your problem right the you need to save that top posting stuff
for folks with functioning memories.... ;)

JR
--whose tolerance bone, at least, remains intact

Yellow Humpy
 

Jeff Miller wrote:

....... some will call you names for
top-posting; others will tolerate or have no problem with it. i say,
suit yourself...this isn't exactly fine dining. g for those who
remember the thread, top posting saves the scroll down. for those that
don't, a top or bottom post requires a scroll down.

That's your problem right the you need to save that top posting stuff
for folks with functioning memories.... ;)

JR
--whose tolerance bone, at least, remains intact

Yellow Humpy
 

Wayne Harrison wrote:
"Jim Davis" wrote

. Isn't Greensboro pretty close

to Wilson? Is it that much nicer? We were hoping for Mt. Airy
(Mayberry?) but never been :) Thanks for the info! Any specific
streams/lakes you like in NC?


jesus christ. you begin to test my patience. look at a ****ing map!
greensboro is, culturally , a thousand miles from wilson. greensboro, and
guilford county, voted for kerry. do you begin to understand? wilson
probably went red at about a 70% ratio, and about 70% of the population is
black.

if you are very wealthy, and don't give a **** about talking to people
about anything other than their money, their ancestors, or their clothes,
then by all means, move to wilson.

awh


What the ...??? How is a map gonna show me "cultural" differences.
Yikes! I hope y'all aren't gonna be in my neighborhood. Actually I was
only hoping to talk to folks about fly fishing, antiques and the future.

Okay, I have been top posting as I prefer to read that way. I'll bottom
post here, since it pleases most.

Looks like I better come vacation there in NC and see what is what.

Yellow Humpy
 

Wayne Harrison wrote:
"Jim Davis" wrote

. Isn't Greensboro pretty close

to Wilson? Is it that much nicer? We were hoping for Mt. Airy
(Mayberry?) but never been :) Thanks for the info! Any specific
streams/lakes you like in NC?


jesus christ. you begin to test my patience. look at a ****ing map!
greensboro is, culturally , a thousand miles from wilson. greensboro, and
guilford county, voted for kerry. do you begin to understand? wilson
probably went red at about a 70% ratio, and about 70% of the population is
black.

if you are very wealthy, and don't give a **** about talking to people
about anything other than their money, their ancestors, or their clothes,
then by all means, move to wilson.

awh


What the ...??? How is a map gonna show me "cultural" differences.
Yikes! I hope y'all aren't gonna be in my neighborhood. Actually I was
only hoping to talk to folks about fly fishing, antiques and the future.

Okay, I have been top posting as I prefer to read that way. I'll bottom
post here, since it pleases most.

Looks like I better come vacation there in NC and see what is what.