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Old September 24th, 2005, 08:20 PM
Conan The Librarian
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Wow, that was fast. What a great looking bunch of flies. Thanks to
all the tyers (tiers? tyres?), and special thanks to the illustrious
swapmeister.

Favorites so far would have to be BD's Klodhopper (and his bidness
card), Jeffrey Barnes' Sweet Cheeks and Marty Werling's Blue Bellied
Sumptin', because they all look like they'll work on warmwater fish.
:-) As far as trout flies, Hans' Traun Spezial, Opie's Riffle Grizzly
and Wayne's Robert's Yellow Drake are probably my favorites. (All the
flies are excellent; these three just struck me as flies that I would
probably want to tie for myself.)

Notes on my fly: I call it a Madam CDC, as it's got the basic
swept-back deer-hair bullet-head shape of the Madam X, but I used CDC
wrapped like the CDC & elk for the body and "legs" (rather than the
rubber legs on the original). It's something I came up with when I had
a bunch of CDC I was looking to work into a pattern. I figure the fish
take it for a hopper of some sort, though it has also worked by letting
it swing at the end of the drift. I tied it on a #8 TMC 5212 and used
Petitjean "cream" CDC (it's not really cream, but more of a light gold,
which matches the color of hoppers on my home river pretty well). I
used yellow 8/0 Unithread, though in retrospect, I probably should have
used tan.

I expect you could play around with the design and it would work as
a stonefly imitation.


Chuck Vance

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Old September 25th, 2005, 08:33 PM
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Conan The Librarian wrote:
Wow, that was fast. What a great looking bunch of flies. Thanks
to all the tyers (tiers? tyres?), and special thanks to the
illustrious swapmeister.


Alas, I'm closest, and still flyless. Perhaps if I offer the Timster some
more Woodford Reserve as incentive...
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Old September 26th, 2005, 02:20 AM
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Wayne's Robert's Yellow Drake


Thanks Chuck.


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Old September 26th, 2005, 01:33 PM
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Wayne Knight wrote:

"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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Wayne's Robert's Yellow Drake


Thanks Chuck.


You're welcome, Wayne. A question: How did you create the deerhair
body? Is it just several strands twisted together and wrapped?


Chuck Vance

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Old September 26th, 2005, 01:49 PM
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"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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You're welcome, Wayne. A question: How did you create the deerhair
body? Is it just several strands twisted together and wrapped?


I tie the deer hair behind the hook eye and "cross hatch the thread" towards
the back and bring it back towards the front.

If I had used a bigger hook and darker thread it would have been easier to
see but maybe you can get a better idea from this example.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/fl...erts_drake.htm

Wayne


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Old September 26th, 2005, 02:48 PM
Conan The Librarian
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Wayne Knight wrote:

I tie the deer hair behind the hook eye and "cross hatch the thread" towards
the back and bring it back towards the front.

If I had used a bigger hook and darker thread it would have been easier to
see but maybe you can get a better idea from this example.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/fl...erts_drake.htm


Man, my eyesight must be going to hell. I totally missed that.

Thanks for the info (and thanks for reminding me of boudin in that
other thread). :-)


Chuck Vance

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Old September 27th, 2005, 02:09 AM
Wayne Knight
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Thanks for the info (and thanks for reminding me of boudin in that other
thread). :-)


No prob,

Wayne
Currently enjoying LSU make boudin out of the Volunteers


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Old September 27th, 2005, 04:17 AM
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Currently enjoying LSU make boudin out of the Volunteers

Not enjoying the second half near as much


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Old September 27th, 2005, 04:37 AM
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"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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Currently enjoying LSU make boudin out of the Volunteers

Not enjoying the second half near as much



Hmmm...maybe your recipe for boudin should contain a liberal helping of
crow...

Danl

.....Rocky Top, you'll always be...

etc...etc...etc..




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Old September 27th, 2005, 04:51 AM
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Currently enjoying LSU make boudin out of the Volunteers
Not enjoying the second half near as much


And I really did not enjoy the overtime


 




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