Hi Tom & All, Muddler is my go to pattern & I have used it as a hopper also successfully... well I guess it would be a toss up between the Muddler and deer hair caddis both are great summer flies. Martin Westbeek makes beautiful muddlers and has shared his tips with me. I'm sure he wouldn't mind if I forward the tips to you... if I can find them. John Sanders also does wonderful spun hair flies... you should check his flies out as well... Hint: I have spun hair flies by both and absolutely will Not fish them... they are too gorgeous.
My 2 Cents Bill P. Music - http://www.datacomputer.com/gank/ Fly Tying & Fishing - http://www.datacomputer.com/flyfish/ Fly Swaps - http://www.datacomputer.com/flyfish/swaps.htm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 10:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Dozen a day Thanks for the input, guys. I left off the BWO dry, partly because I still haven't settled on a goto pattern. I've tried Comparadun, Thorax Dun, Cripple/emergers, and Parachute Adams, all with some success. Part of the problem is lack of opportunity; my closest rivers, the Ogden and Weber only have dependable BWO hatches for a few weeks in the spring. The Provo has excellent hatches but there are as many fishermen as the bugs on that small, urban river when the hatch is on. Anybody out there have a goto BWO? One that fools selective fish and at the same time draws there attention from a blanket hatch? Miracle fly? The Rusty Spinner was another ommission, since I haven't settled on the perfect wing material... Any suggestions? Byard, I will take a look at some of those old standbys you mentioned, (I already included the BH PT). But what is a Howard Fly? I have heard people say that if they could only have one fly it would be the Muddler... but I confess I have never fished one. It seems neither fish nor fowl; a fly with a spun deer hair head tied to imitate a fish that lives almost exclusivly on the bottom, yet can double as as a hopper pattern? Any muddler techniques/stories out there? Ditto for the Carey special. Do you use it as a general attractor stillwater fly or to imitate a specific hatch? Just when you begin to think you know something, along comes more to learn. Life is good. Tom PS, Larry. Of course i'll still go fishing! I've got to catch some December fish and keep the year-round fishing record going... Want to come?
