On Nov 4, 2:57*pm, "JT" wrote:
"Frank Reid © 2008" wrote in ...

My Frank's Fighting Craw made it to Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlLNRyAcdqM
I was tying at the FFF Southern Council Conclave when this guy comes
up and asks to record me tying.
By the way, at the start, I had no idea where I was supposed to look
(as you can tell).
Frank Reid

Good looking fly and nice presentation Frank.

When do you typically use this pattern, (stream, lake, species, etc...).
Seem it could be effective for both trout and spiny-ray species?

Thanks for sharing,
JT

Yes. I've used it in streams. Its good as a dead drift in riffles
and VERY good in "froggy water," i.e. slow, slack water near the
bank. I let it settle then twitch, settle... I use the exact same
technique in lakes along the shore. I prefer a sink tip line with it
and a short leader (1 meter/yard of straight mono).
I've caught carp, brown trout, large and small mouth bass, red eye,
walleye and European zander with it. Additionally, I change it out
(no claws and palmer a hackle through it) as a shrimp pattern. I had
great success with Pacific barracuda in the Yellow Sea.
Frank Reid