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I'm going to the Porkies next week to bother some little
brookies and I want to tie up a few Pass Lakes. I've seen several sites which have tying instructions and an almost equal divide exists between using black chenille and peacock herl for the body. (With the slight edge going to fine black chenille.) What say those of you who tie Pass Lakes ? -- Ken Fortenberry |
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On Jul 9, 1:58*pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote: I'm going to the Porkies next week to bother some little brookies and I want to tie up a few Pass Lakes. I've seen several sites which have tying instructions and an almost equal divide exists between using black chenille and peacock herl for the body. (With the slight edge going to fine black chenille.) What say those of you who tie Pass Lakes ? -- Ken Fortenberry Peacock. It has more color and vibrancy in the water. Frank Reid |
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On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:58:48 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
wrote: I'm going to the Porkies next week to bother some little brookies and I want to tie up a few Pass Lakes. I've seen several sites which have tying instructions and an almost equal divide exists between using black chenille and peacock herl for the body. (With the slight edge going to fine black chenille.) What say those of you who tie Pass Lakes ? Either will work. I've tied them with both materials and have fished them side by side and there seems to be no difference. Chenille holds up much better than herl and since its in the original recipe, that's what I use. Just make sure you tie in the hackle first with the wing over that. Otherwise its just a Rio Grande Trude (which also catches fish just fine, but not as well as a PL). GeoC |
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Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote: I'm going to the Porkies next week to bother some little brookies and I want to tie up a few Pass Lakes. I've seen several sites which have tying instructions and an almost equal divide exists between using black chenille and peacock herl for the body. (With the slight edge going to fine black chenille.) What say those of you who tie Pass Lakes ? Peacock. It has more color and vibrancy in the water. Thanks Frank. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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georgecleveland wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote: I'm going to the Porkies next week to bother some little brookies and I want to tie up a few Pass Lakes. I've seen several sites which have tying instructions and an almost equal divide exists between using black chenille and peacock herl for the body. (With the slight edge going to fine black chenille.) What say those of you who tie Pass Lakes ? Either will work. I've tied them with both materials and have fished them side by side and there seems to be no difference. Chenille holds up much better than herl and since its in the original recipe, that's what I use. Just make sure you tie in the hackle first with the wing over that. Otherwise its just a Rio Grande Trude (which also catches fish just fine, but not as well as a PL). Thanks George. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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On Jul 10, 1:58*am, georgecleveland wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:58:48 -0500, Ken Fortenberry wrote: I'm going to the Porkies next week to bother some little brookies and I want to tie up a few Pass Lakes. I've seen several sites which have tying instructions and an almost equal divide exists between using black chenille and peacock herl for the body. (With the slight edge going to fine black chenille.) What say those of you who tie Pass Lakes ? Either will work. I've tied them with both materials and have fished them side by side and there seems to be no difference. Chenille holds up much better than herl and since its in the original recipe, that's what I use. Just make sure you tie in the hackle first with the wing over that. Otherwise its just a Rio Grande Trude (which also catches fish just fine, but not as well as a PL). GeoC I spin 2-3 peacock herls together with some thread to give it some strength. Without it, the fly last two, maybe three fish. With the thread in there, I've got a couple still in my box that I know I've got 10 or more fish on. If you're tying smaller flies, this even works with one herl. Frank Reid |
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On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:27:45 -0700 (PDT), Frank Reid © 2010
wrote: On Jul 10, 1:58*am, georgecleveland wrote: On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:58:48 -0500, Ken Fortenberry wrote: I'm going to the Porkies next week to bother some little brookies and I want to tie up a few Pass Lakes. I've seen several sites which have tying instructions and an almost equal divide exists between using black chenille and peacock herl for the body. (With the slight edge going to fine black chenille.) What say those of you who tie Pass Lakes ? Either will work. I've tied them with both materials and have fished them side by side and there seems to be no difference. Chenille holds up much better than herl and since its in the original recipe, that's what I use. Just make sure you tie in the hackle first with the wing over that. Otherwise its just a Rio Grande Trude (which also catches fish just fine, but not as well as a PL). GeoC I spin 2-3 peacock herls together with some thread to give it some strength. Without it, the fly last two, maybe three fish. With the thread in there, I've got a couple still in my box that I know I've got 10 or more fish on. If you're tying smaller flies, this even works with one herl. Frank Reid Something I picked up from the Davie McPhail tying vids on youtube is to apply a layer of brus-h on superglue and wrap the herl over that. I have some Royal Trudes tied like that that are going on several outings with a steaming in between with no failures yet. Here's McPhail tying a Tellico nymph, but all his vids are worth watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXg7ThbhrpA g.c. |
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