Altering Dry Flies to Wet Flies question

"JR" wrote


I've trimmed dries to sort of turn them into emergers, but never
so much the final product would be considered a "wet". If I'm
that frustrated by fishing dries, I always have soft hackles or
buggers in my box.



IF you trim all the hackle off a #16/18 yellow humpy, and maybe thin the
tailing, you have a gangbusters PMD emerger ( look closely and that
'humping' wingcase is a key feature of the natural and the tailing ain't a
bad shuck imitation )

But, Tom, take up tying .... I've suggested it to you before G
IMExeperience, tying and the associated study of foodforms ( just tying
"patterns from a pattern book won't teach much ) improves actual fishing far
more than casting practice .... for anyone that can already reasonable
fishing distance casts

"Larry L" wrote in news:NPROh.210579
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But, Tom, take up tying .... I've suggested it to you before G

Go for it, Tom!! It doesn't get much easier than a partridge and orange.

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"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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"Larry L" wrote in news:NPROh.210579
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But, Tom, take up tying .... I've suggested it to you before G

Go for it, Tom!! It doesn't get much easier than a partridge and orange.

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Yup, fly-tying has been on my mind for quite awhile, I think it's time
to start learning.
Ok, going to another thread for a starter kit for fly tying
-tom

Tom Nakashima wrote:

Yup, fly-tying has been on my mind for quite awhile, I think it's time
to start learning.
Ok, going to another thread for a starter kit for fly tying
-tom

It's simple:

Buy all the tools you need (vise, scissors, bobbin, etc.).

Pick a half-dozen patterns you prefer. Say, three dries and three
nymphs, or whatever. I suggest that you choose them from the
troutflies.com tutorials.

Buy all the materials you need.

Tie a whole bunch of flies.

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