Wayne,
That fly body looks whiter than a bleached fur would come out, as it usually
would have just a shade more yellow or tan.
Are you looking to copy this fly perfectly, or use it as a go-by? I would
also substitute cree for the hackles.
Hook: Standard Dry fly size 10-18
Thread
Hi DonO;
The tying instructions I found online called for bleached Austrailian possum
such as this one:
www.flyfishingconnection.com/patterns/flies/104/Wulff,+Ausable
Are you suggesting not to bleach it and just use the lightest color you can get
from the pelt or "natural blomde" instead?
Well, said Larry, and this is what I've found to be the reason for the
growth of online clubs for fly tying and fishing.
Some of these local clubs welcome you with open arms till they find
out you don't want to volunteer for a second job there. Some of our
local TU clubs have 3-4 positions
I don't know, Wayne, those trout may like natural blonde possums as opposed to
bottle-blondes.
I love working with Aussie Possum- it has a texture ansd thickness unlike
anything else.
Closest thing might be lambs wool, but the natural colors are more like
squirrel.
Buggs
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Wayne
You need to use a solution of peroxide. The same chemical hair dressers use
when bleaching women's hair. There are several books and magazine articles
which contain directions for bleaching. A.K. Best has a good book on dying and
bleaching materials.
Mel
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I agree with Jimmy: Long live the VFB !! I "stumbled" onto the VFB by
accident quite a few years ago. I arranged to meet Tony in Salt Lake City,
when he was at the Outdoor Show as a tier for Gudebrod. Tony: What year was
that? I have been to the Sowbug three times. Last year I tried to ta
Hi All;
The recent thread got me wondering, how do you bleach a natural material white?
Thanks in advance;
Wayneb
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Pete,
Reuven is talking about me. Send me your address and I'll send you some possum.
You don't owe me a thing. Your referral to Dr. Kopitnik has set you up for
life. LOL
DonO
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Hi Reuven;
Got it, Thanks!
We are english speaking people separted by an uncommon language LOL!
Wayneb
--- On Sun, 1/2/11, Reuven Segal wrote:
From: Reuven Segal
Subject: Re: [VFB] Material trade...Australian Possum?
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 4:29 PM
Please note that in Australia it is called Possum and not Opossum.
R
On 1/3/2011 8:14 AM, Wayne Blake-Hedges wrote:
Hi Peter;
Are you looking for regular or bleached Austrailian Opossum? I looked
up the pattern thinking it called for american opossum but listed
bleached(pure white in photo)
Hi Peter:
I know I tend to lurk around here a little over the past year or two,
but I sense a mate in trouble!!
I send over a bunch a couple months ago so someone may be able to help,
however, I am happy to send it over to you for free. I am going on a
family/fishing trip till Thursday but
You know, I didn't consider that - The pattern I'm looking at just lists it
as "Australian Opossum" without any bleached adjective or such... but the
photo looks like it very well may be. I can peroxide it if needed, no
biggie.
-Pete
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Wayne Blake-Hedges wrote:
> Hi
Hi Peter;
Are you looking for regular or bleached Austrailian Opossum? I looked up the
pattern thinking it called for american opossum but listed bleached(pure white
in photo) Austrailian opossum for abdomen.
Wayneb
--- On Sun, 1/2/11, Peter Gramp wrote:
From: Peter Gramp
Subject: [VFB]
I'm wanting to tie up some ausable wulffs and need some Australian
Opossum for it. Does anyone either:
1.) Have some extra they would be willing to trade material for
material with me for? or
2.) Know of a US- based supplier where the material and shipping
would total under 10 bucks? (I'm marri
I'm wanting to tie up some ausable wulffs and need some Australian Opossum
for it. Does anyone either:
1.) Have some extra they would be willing to trade material for material
with me for? or
2.) Know of a US- based supplier where the material and shipping would total
under 10 bucks? (I'm married
I'd start with the "dirty dozen" and work from there:
Royal Wulff
Parachute Adams
Light Cahill
Tan Elk Hair Caddis
Yellow Humpy
Black Ant (I prefer foam)
Stimulator (I prefer yellow)
Woolly Bugger (I prefer Olive, Black, or Chili Pepper)
Muddler Minnow (I prefer conehead)
Gold ribbed Hares ear (pre
Wayne, Don,
I cannot commend on these waters you are discussing. But on the red dot
I can.
I fish a beetle pattern regularly with good results for trout. Body is
made from blue dubbing, parachute hackle.
I started this 12 years ago, tying the pattern with a red head
(dubbing), later I got lazy and
Hi Tony,
on my first trip to the sowbug I fished one evening a dry (you were not
watching me, so i thought I could try it..)
It was a comparadun in s. 18, Adams colors. Caught a trout for me... It
was from your dock
Rene
On 01/02/2011 06:05 PM, Anthony Spezio wrote:
> I have done very well on the
Wayne,
I had to have a good chuckle about Dickerson's coming up on the used market.
They are among some of the most collectible today. I would venture a guess
that even in today's market you might be looking at $5000-10,000. But the
tapers are publicly available and I happen to like them a lot. If
Hi Scott;
Interesting, the quad you have and quads I've seen of Tony's all seemed really
light in my hands. They also felt pretty stiff and fast compared to anything
I've heard or seen in other bamboo rods.
I've been surfing Clark's board and kinda researching as much as I could, it
seems l
Hi All;
I kinda left the question generic just to see what people found as their goto
patterns.
Let me narrow my focus a bit, I intend to fish the tailwater fisheries of the
Gunpowder and the Pautuxent rivers and some of the small creeks in shenandoah
national park.
The Gunpowder is much
Wayne,
To add to the suggestions that everybody else has said, I would say that in
our neck of the woods I wouldn't leave home without several different ant
patterns.
Scott
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Wayne Blake-Hedges
wrote:
> Hi All;
>
> One of my goals for 2011 is to get into flyfishin
I agree that fly selection depends the location but where Everett I go I
wouldn't be without CDC sedge, parachute Adams, red ant, hares ear nymphs
and griffiths gnat.
Ashley
On 2 Jan 2011 17:30, "Don Ordes" wrote:
To add to the soup, you must consider how you will fish those waters-
wading, dr
To add to the soup, you must consider how you will fish those waters- wading,
drifting, pontooning, belly-boat, etc., and if you'll be doing dry flies or wet
flies. And if wet-fly fishing, will it be dead-drifting or sight-indicator, or
dragging buggers.
Each approach and each technique may ca
I wouldn't be without a Rainbow warrior (you can find it on the internet),
Griffith's gnats, scuds and sowbugs, Lou's Save the Day (simple tie, mallard
fiber tail, sparkle hare's ear body, copper wire rib, and UV flash wing). A
few hoppers and ants also seem to work well as well as the old fashion
Wayne,
I wouldn't say lighter. The have more mass than a hex rod of the same taper.
For throwing bass bugs I would pick a Dickerson 8014 Guide Series. They were
designed for one shot casts with heavy streamers from a swiftly moving boat.
You don't have time for a lot of backcasts in that scenario
typing way too fast!
adams natural
blue wing olive
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Wes Wada wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
>
> DonO's point about differences in patterns for eastern and wester USA is
> well taken.
>
> I have always thought the Orvis 20-fly selection was a pretty good starting
> point for
Wayne,
Your question needs to be narrowed down a bit. Will you be fishing in creeks,
rivers, or lakes?
East-coast trout take a little bit different fare than Rocky-mountain trout,
but many patterns will overlap.
In 34 years of trout-fishing in the rockies, I have never settled down on a set
n
I have done very well on the Chili Peppers though not considered a trout fly.
Zebra Midges, Scuds, Sowbugs ,Copper Johns are a few sub surfaces flies that
work well here on the White. Can't tell you much about dry flies, I just have
not fished them.
Tony
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Hi All;
One of my goals for 2011 is to get into flyfishing for trout on a regular basis.
What would be a good selection of flies to start with for trout fishing?
Wayneb
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Hi Tony & Scott;
So, let me see if I have this right. Quads are more difficult to make but,
stiffer, faster, and potentially lighter than a hex rod?
Wayneb
--- On Sun, 1/2/11, Anthony Spezio wrote:
From: Anthony Spezio
Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods
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Da
Dan,
Most old type bamboo rods tend to be on the soft (slow) side. Twisting them
stiffened them up a bit. That was back before heat treating the bamboo. I only
know of one maker in the old days that made some of them. I do it because it is
different. Elaborate jigs were used for glue up as hide
Hello all;
This conversation about twisted rods is interesting to me. I have never heard
of them before, and would like a bit more info on them.
How, and why would you do that?
Thanks for any and all info,
Salty Dan
Orange Texas
If at first you don't succeed, maybe you shouldn't try sky divin
6 weight is the heaviest I have made but I have owned several 8 wt 9' bamboo
bass rods. About wore out my shoulder in an hour of fishing. One was a Double
Built Cross Special.
Not for me. I will be making a 7 wt 8' bass rod for a client this summer.
Tony
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It is a small Pea brain but you can pick it if you like.
Tony
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Subject: [VFB] VFB Alive and Well
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Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011, 9:52 PM
35 VFB posts today. Just like old times. I knew we
Quads are stiffer and a bit more painstaking to plane out.
Tony
--- On Sat, 1/1/11, Wayne Blake-Hedges wrote:
From: Wayne Blake-Hedges
Subject: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods
To: "virtual flybox"
Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011, 10:32 PM
Hi All;
Speaking of bamboo rods, what are the advantages/d
I hope posting about bamboo rods does not turn any one off. The list needs some
activity and at this time, this seems to be it.
Scott is correct about being more difficult to plane out. not as forgiving as a
Hex.
The rod that Scott is talking about is based on a Garrison taper that was
converted
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