Todd wrote:
DaveS wrote:
Take a baetis dry and add Zink.

Hi Dave,

I have found tons of Baetis imitations. My problem
is that I have not found a single one that actually looks
like the one in the picture. (And contrary to my stalker's
opinion, I have Googled this a lot.)

Stalker ?

http://www.flyline.com/_images/baetisuw.gif

I may be being too picky here. I have been dragging
various Adams under the film to simulate what I am
after and having really great success.

If I could elaborate,
http://www.troutflies.com/Merchant2/...1087_small.jpg
looks like an absolute work of art. But it does not
look like the picture of an actual ovipositing Baetis.
1) it is the wrong color
2) its back is not curved upward
3) hackle instead of wings
4) no feet
5) no eyeballs
6) body is not distinct from the tail

I am being especially picky abut the wings. They need to
be straight up and together in a praying position. (I am
thinking I could actually get away with one wind.)

As I said, I may be being way to picky. It is a pet
project of mine.

It doesn't matter what the fly looks like *to you*, you don't
have trout eyes. You could tie up an EXACT replica, identical
in every respect to what a baetis looks like *to you*, and to
the trout it looks like feathers on a hook.

http://www.depuyspringcreek.com/FlyP...isPatterns.htm

Any of the CDC patterns on that page will look like the fly
in the pic you posted from the Cutler web page *to a trout*.

Thank you for the tip.

And here's a tip from me, you don't need to reinvent the
wheel, Mr. Science. You're obviously a tyro and you're not
going to impress any of the experienced anglers here with a
fancy vocabulary and citations to journal articles.

--
Ken Fortenberry