On Nov 7, 6:45*pm, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
I'm suffering from the creeping crud going through my workplace.
Luckily, the biggest effect on me now is a really bad headache. *So,
instead of vegging out and watching football all day, I tied some
flies. *Noticed that I didn't have a lot of streamers, especially big
streamers.
First fly that I tied was a chartreuse and white Circus Peanut. *I was
introduced to this on the White by the guide. *Really effective fly
and friggen HUGE. *I followed the guide's lead and tied in on two #1
4X long hooks. *Its the first jointed fly I've tied in years.
The second one I tied was a variation on the woolhead sculpin. *Tied
that up into a baby rainbow trout for those big predatory browns.
The trip to the White helped me push the envelope on the size of fly
that I flung. *Previously, I would have not used this big a fly (the
Circus Peanut is about 6" long and heavily weighted), but I learned
that I can throw these monsters and sometimes you gotta go big or go
home.
Frank Reid

Going big can bring the grumpy fish out, glad to share the feeling and
flies.
Timothy
Owner
Irideus