Thanks for all the input! I'm going with whst is on hand - mustad 3906b...
until i save up and order from the UK for some veniards feathers as well as
the kamasan hooks.
Thanks again,
-Pete
On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, Hans Weilenmann
wrote:
> Make that OspRey VH121
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I have a friend from Ireland who sent me several pattern recipes for some
"traditional" irish lough wets, and they call for Kamasan B175 hooks (size
12 to 8, if it matters). As my fly tying funds are going towards the
diaper funds currently, I can't get the specified hooks from across the
pond. D
>
> Pete, Great to hear from you. Just wanted to let you know that Dr. Tom’s
> surgery for TN was 100% successful.
> Not a single gun-shot to the face since he fixed it- 3 years now.
>
Great to hear from you too, Don! That's Awesome - glad I could put you and
Tom together, especially with those
A rope-dubbed hackle, maybe on GSP or mono (not that you need them over any
other type of thread, but I just prefer to use the stronger things... call
me paranoid...) is a great caterpillar fly. I can't speak for what size
works for trout and bass, but the crappie and sunnies/panfish go for
smalle
Just getting caught up after our daughter's birth 3/3. Yeah, it is taking
over a month to get caught up... anyhow...
I tried using the sewing thread racks but didn't care for them because of
the "oddball" spools like pearsalls and such, and i tie too many soft
hackles to go without the pearsalls b
Hi Tony (and the VFB list) -
I have done some (not much, with the Thanksgiving holiday and travel)
with the bamboo rods, I'll send an email off-list for that once I can get
pictures going for the progress.
As for the quill wings, I used to try doing it as I saw Davie McPhail do
it... hard to ex
I'm actually the guy who requested a quill-slip dry fly demo from Tim, to
go along with my questions about the "correct" wings to use when tying the
Royal Coachman fly (from a few weeks past). I still have trouble with my
quill wings, but this demo gave some very useful tips. I particularly like
He really shows how to apply a hot spot nicely in this video. I've just
never heard of this Glo Brite floss stuff before now... and I can't think
of anything that I already have that is remotely like it. Guess I'm on a
"quest" to get some of the Glo Brite floss stuff. I think Veniard puts the
st
I have a free sample 100m spool from JStockard, of the 16/0 black, and it
is as if two smaller-diameter threads are twisted to form that 16/0. It is
a whole lot stronger for size than other midge-sized threads that I have
tried. (I can't say that the others are 16/0 or the same denier, but it is
f
So I have the day off and when I sat down at my vise to tie up 6 dozen
Royal Coachmen dry flies in various sizes to restock my nearly empty
flyboxes, I thought I knew the pattern by heart. Then I glanced over at
the "Benchside Reference" and on the cover is what looks to be a royal
coachman with c
Just got back from 2 weeks on a lake in Maine for vacation - but I'm still
here.
-Pete
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I'm still here and still love my hackle collection. Though I don't know that
I've ever put them on my bed and rolled around in them... not on my bed...
;)
-Pete
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Everett Hall wrote:
> I am still among the living and still kicking. Although somewhat slower.
>
> B
Been on med checks and such for other issues but happy to report all is as
well as it can be, sorry if I didn't update earlier, Wanted to set the
record straight that all is well and i just go for periodic CT scans and med
checks as for now. Sorry for a short email here but we're on vacation in
M
Thanks to all who replied - I have six people and will divvy the hooks up
between them and send from there.
Thanks for playing :)
-Pete
On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Peter Gramp wrote:
> So my 3-year old son found the hook boxes and decided he liked the rattle
> sounds they made w
So my 3-year old son found the hook boxes and decided he liked the rattle
sounds they made when he shook them vigorously... Said boxes were plano
tackle boxes lined with sheet magnets but they weren't air tight (or in this
case, hook- tight) So now I have done quite a bit of hook sorting and still
For me, I just wanted to tie to fish, and I saw 'aussie possum' and thought
it was something unique.
As for using cree vs grizzly and brown, I'll use a grizzly variant that;s as
close to cree as I can afford.
Like I said, I'm tying to throw, not for show. :)
-Pete
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:26 AM,
e 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) Austrailian opossum for abdomen.
>
> Wayneb
>
> --- On *Sun, 1/2/1
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
I'm here, back from the hospital for personal reasons, still resting &
recouping, but getting back to "normal". Had a "i've been deprived of
tying, so I'm making up for lost time" tying stint of a dozen or so generic
parachutes or "klinkhammer takeoffs" for about an hour or so, nothing to
write ho
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Anthony Spezio wrote:
> Mart,
> I have not heard of the Midge book. Who is the author, would it be
> Takahasi'.
> I have not heard of that name.
> Tony
I'm not Mart, but I'll chip in my 2 cents:
It is called "Modern Midges: Tying & Fishing the World's Most Effec
I'm utterly amazed, Nick -
I've tried that with Moose Mane (the 'tying without thread' part, only), but
when you take that AND add the rope-dub AND have it all one single
material... it just blows my mind :)
Awesome tie - thanks for sharing, Nick!
-Pete
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Just my curiosity getting the better of me:
What dubbing(s) would you say ARE "tough to handle," why are they tough in
your mind, and (more importantly) how did you solve their
'tough-to-handle-ness'?
I was having some difficulty with mole fur, due to short fibers, but simply
using the palm of my h
I've been debating whether to go with a Voljic-Moser hybrid Caddis dry or go
with a minimally modified version of the Klinkhammer, what I term a
"Mink"hammer...
the later won out, so I'm tying up a bunch of size 12 minkhammers with a
beige to tups-pink mink FUR for the fly's body and freshly self-c
>On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:05 PM, wrote:
>Folks: I have a BUNCH of rabbit strips. Can anybody give me any
recipes/patterns for panfish (bluegill) made of these strips?? Thanks, Chuck
For panfish (Pumpkinseeds, bluegills, even perch and the likes - some don't
consider those "panfish" - I do...),
ok, maybe NOT off-list...
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Peter Gramp wrote:
> I'm asking off-list for obvious reasons... but (assuming PB stands for
> "plateaus better than arctic runner"[?]), what is your source for PB?
> -Pete
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 15, 2
I'm asking off-list for obvious reasons... but (assuming PB stands for
"plateaus better than arctic runner"[?]), what is your source for PB?
-Pete
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Mark Romero wrote:
> This one has a PB wing.again it's a Lucas Sr. hook, Noble D XXL
> the tag is wo
>
> Again, for being a perfectionist and "banal" realism junky, this is really
> a cool tie!
>
Just clarifying: I meant that *I* am the "banal" (un-immaginative to the
extremes, yet ridiculously concerned with reality) tyer, yet I find this fly
a really cool tye.
(Have to clarify, else it comes ou
Cool fly!! - may I ask what the ingredients are / what the recipe is?
I'd single out those items I'm most curious of, but that would list every
part of the fly
Seriously, the wing really piqued my fancy... not a married feather-slip
wing, but yet there's definite purple and pink- dyed fibers... At
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> *Ämne:* [VFB] Re: Books are Expensive
>
> For what it may be worth, (Now I'll say that I have NO clu
oks are Expensive
>
>
> $600??? The most expensive I have costed about $60. Will a book worth 10
> times as much be 10 times as good... than Fly-Tier's Benchside Reference?
> That'll be some book... ;o)
>
>
>
>
>
> -Ursprungligt meddelande-
>
wow - is that... amherst tail?? the collar / hackle / whatever is wrapped
behind the hook's eye... never in a zillion years would have thought of that
- but it works! Caught me by surprise, but in a "wow, that's cool" sort of
way
Well done - keep em' coming!
On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Mark
600 bucks? let me guess, rare and unusual? I didn't think even THAT went
that high...
-Pete
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:35 AM, Mark Romero wrote:
> Chucktell me bout it..i started collectin' fly fishin'
> and or tyin' books in '92...and i'm
> up to bout 440 now..w
On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Mark Romero wrote:
> btw Donyour gonna need one hell of a REALLY stong
> viseLMAO
>
Eh, just have someone hold it in place while you drive an armored car's
bumber against another one's bumper - that aught to hold it. ;)
-Pete
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Aw, just remembered - forgot to send the Molockan cockatou (spelling likely
botched royally) crests, Mark - just to the peach side of flamingo pink, *much
*longer than GP crests, which could be a nuisance since they're
thicker-fibered as well. but they're awesome to work with! If you know how
some
I wouldn't say 'crappy' hooks... well, ok, maybe I would - but I won't...
;) Just that some hooks are better proportioned than others.
Unfortunately, that's sometimes done because of the hook strength - some
types/styles of hooks, if you have the proportions of the hook perfect, the
holding power
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 5:41 PM, wrote:
>let me know what you all think so say what you would like and be totally
honest pls
Be totally honest? We're fishermen, come on, that's difficult. But let me
tell you about that hundred-trout day, all caught on a single size 34 hook
...;)
If you are seri
> and learn to blend your own. Mkae SURE you have a coffee grinder for
> that..little short burstDO NOT try and blend dubbing by hittin' the
> coffee grinder for long spurts of time..little short burst is all
> you need.2/3 seconds at most.
>
Sounds like you learned the same wa
www.FeathersMc.com - tell him what you're after. He has some 1oz packets of
dubbing that are as close to seal's fur dubbing as you can get... Interpret
as you may :)
-Pete
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I have to laugh - my computer monitor stinks, I guess, or at least the
magnification stinks - the Vulturine looks like sparkly silver tinsel when
the photo isn't that large.
Sorry about that - Still quite a fly! I'm curious - is the wing 2 navy
flanked by 2 grey? The flies I sent you are "baby bl
Very cool fly, Mark! How do you get the tinsel to spin yet flair at the
head like a "hackle"?
-Pete
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Mark Romero wrote:
> This is on a Sprite 5/0 XXL .simple little fly.nice little green
> glass bead.some kinna ordinary light blue krystal chenille
Hey, Mark - I just actually looked (instead of trying to recall by memory),
and the only blind-eyes left (untied upon) are singles (single shank & hook
salmon), all have gut eyes tied on them, and they all look to be... hmm,
1/0's? (wildly guessing)... aberdeen or an unusual 'rounded limerick-like'
Are you looking for something akin to the Partridge of Redditch "P", "02",
or "Q" lines? Page 21 and 22 of their catalog? (link below)
http://www.partridge-of-redditch.co.uk/2009_catalogue/Partridge_Cat_2009_2.pdf
(no affiliation, yadda yadda, just a reference to one manufacturer's models)
If so,
So, just to make certain I get the gist right:
Any fly with fur... 12 flies...due 01JAN2010?
*IF* that's the case, count me in - I'm not sure what I'll do, but I'm
thinking it will be in the 12 to 16-ish range for size.
I have a silly work trip over a wednesday to friday where I'll have more
than e
Man... between this stuff and a 'Z-lon wanna-be' material called "Congo
Hair", put out by an online place called 'fly tyers dungeon' (in what they
call 'polar bear' color), I'm drooling!
Oh, standard disclaimers - not affiliated w/ fly tyer's dungeon, just a
happy user of their products, etc etc et
Wonderful catch and picture! Their dorsal fins are their best feature, at
least to me - a tad bit oversized, with purple-blue iridescence that could
keep my attention for hours (if not for the C&R factor... )
I've heard that they have grayling in Montana, in and around the Madison and
W.Yellowsto
>From a 'cheap-skate', there's 2 'cheap tool substitutes' and a 'cheap
alternative to the benchside reference'... JUST MY OPINION, your results may
vary...
The stacker is great and very useful, but if you have a film canister and
aren't spinning TONS of hair in ONE loop / tie-in, it's fine (the is
Personal preference is per Rene, to share the pattern(s) with the group...
and so:
I'd ask three things: what was the weather like, what was the time of day,
and what colour was the fly that was coming off (if you know)?
Without knowing those details, I'd suggest:
either a parachute or paraloop ad
Man... I'd love to get in on this, but just don't have the time *now* for
it... While I've been 'the jerk who holds up a swap' previously, I just
don't see it as being fair to everyone else.
If someone takes pictures of this particular go of it, and if the
participants are willing to share, I'd rea
perhaps you are thinking of John Bennett's streamer swap? 15 flies, due Dec
1st?
just trying to help - lil' one's crying, better run...
-Pete
Hi Dave
> Did I join your streamer swap ??
> thought i saw the name D.Short and wondered if it was a misprint.
> if so how many flies you want ??
>
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Or, as a worst case, they can be purchased on the VERY cheap off of eBay.
Many more ostrich than emu, but they're both there if you look - try under
"millinery" (hat- making).
For the record, I know nothing of making hats, but do know of a cheap source
of fly fishing material when I see one ;)
-Pet
I'm no expert in any sense of the word, especially when it comes to bird
breeding or to hackle... but I'll chime in anyhow, based on my science
knowledge ;)
Midge saddles have smaller/shorter barbules. To keep the stem narrow
enough to be wrapped around a smaller hook, the barbs shorter, and
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