Tom: Last year, I tied "articulated buggers" for a swap, and then, I caught quite a few bass with them. here's a pic, Chuck
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From: Tom Davenport
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Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying??
For the last month I have been tying up wooly buggers in different styles.
First I experimented using Chinese Crystal beads I found at the craft store, (I
posted a picture of some of them). Then I tied up a bunch of buggers Chili
Pepper style: A couple dozen using Tony's colors, then a bunch more using
similar materials but different colors, but all using the same basic elements:
plucked marabou tail, metallic tinsel chenille body, stiff short dry fly
hackle, a bead, and a bright, fluorescent orange collar. I tied some with red,
and red beads (Red Hot Chili Peppers?), Olives, blacks, light olive,(Green and
Roasted Chilies?) maroon, etc. After that, I experimented with a bunch of
flies using spectrumized "Canadian Style" mohair bodies in various colors, and
lately I have been tying a mohair fly on a curved hopper hook with crystal
flash ribbing, and have been trimming the mohair so it looks as much like a
hackled fly as a mohair fly. It is much thinner than the other buggers and
looks like a passable damsel fly or dragon fly imitation. Lately I have been
doing a lot more stillwater fishing than river fishing, so I like having a good
selection of buggers in various sizes and styles.
Any suggestions for buggers? Do any of you have a favorite bugger pattern you
would like to tell me about?
When I can't stand tying buggers any more, I will tie up the usual suspects:
Pheasant Tails, Gold Ribbed Hare's ears, RS-2s and Prince Nymphs in various
sizes. I also tie up a PT/BHGRHE combo, by using PT for the tail, back and
wingcase, but the usual Hare's Ear dressing for everything else. I don't know
if it makes any difference to the fish, but I like the way it looks. I will
also be tying up some chironomids, I had some luck fishing with them in still
water last spring, and am going to try to duplicate the success this year.
Tom
On Jan 3, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Wayne Blake-Hedges wrote:
Hi All;
What's everyone tying these days??
I just finished up my flies for the SowBug swap last weekend and
moving on to something for trout. I always wanted to tie Dave Whitlock's red
fox squirrel nymph, got his DVD for xmas and think I'll give it a go. Anyone
have suggestions to sizes for trout?
Wayneb
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