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Hey guys...
I've been fooling around a lot with different/new patterns.
This fall I heard there were a few springs off a beach here on the island. I decided I would try to fly fish for them the next day and wondered what I could use. I decided to try an experimental pattern (to try an imitate a hootchie or something) and ended up with this on the vice the night before:
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The fly worked very well for my first day off the beach and I ended up landing hooking up with 6 springs. I eventually lost the fly, and it was my only one (being experimental) so I began experimenting with it. I decided to use the same materials, but to make one in blue/silver variation to try an imitate a bait fish better. I also made them in smaller sizes for rivers:
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The smaller patterns were a HUGE success in the river, sight fishing for springs, coho, chum and cutties. Both the original and blue colours worked fine, although certain species chose one colour over the other.
Now I have decided to make it look more like a needlefish pattern. I came up with this:
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I quite like the blue, but I think I may tie up a few in the original christmas tree scheme I used before. Anyhow let me know which ones are your favs and what you think of the fly (particularly the new one). I have had a lot of people try it and love them. If you want the ingredients, PM me. I will email them to you on one condition, please try to get some pics of it in a fish's mouth
Cheers,
Dan
I've been fooling around a lot with different/new patterns.
This fall I heard there were a few springs off a beach here on the island. I decided I would try to fly fish for them the next day and wondered what I could use. I decided to try an experimental pattern (to try an imitate a hootchie or something) and ended up with this on the vice the night before:
The fly worked very well for my first day off the beach and I ended up landing hooking up with 6 springs. I eventually lost the fly, and it was my only one (being experimental) so I began experimenting with it. I decided to use the same materials, but to make one in blue/silver variation to try an imitate a bait fish better. I also made them in smaller sizes for rivers:
The smaller patterns were a HUGE success in the river, sight fishing for springs, coho, chum and cutties. Both the original and blue colours worked fine, although certain species chose one colour over the other.
Now I have decided to make it look more like a needlefish pattern. I came up with this:
I quite like the blue, but I think I may tie up a few in the original christmas tree scheme I used before. Anyhow let me know which ones are your favs and what you think of the fly (particularly the new one). I have had a lot of people try it and love them. If you want the ingredients, PM me. I will email them to you on one condition, please try to get some pics of it in a fish's mouth
Cheers,
Dan
