Skip16503
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Dry Flies
The other thread got me think I should start on my Dry boxes for the spring What do you guys fill yours with??
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/18 20:28:38
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The ones I win. At least from now on.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/18 20:33:27
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I fill my dry fly box with nymphs
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/18 20:34:27
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this is from an insect emergence chart for a lot of P.A. streams blue-winged olives #16-18 (parachute style are easier to see also i don't use wings on anything smaller than 14's. they'll tend to spin my tippet if they're not tied correctly) blue quills #16-18 quill gordons #12-14 grannom #14-16 hendricksons #14 and i use #12 in faster water and for smallmouths olive caddis #14-16 this should do from about april to the end of may depending on weather conditions may starts; sulphurs #14-16 tan caddis #14-16 March browns #12 grey foxes #12-14 greean drakes #8-10 near the end of may don't be affraid to use 1 size larger in fast water, the fish do not have too much time to inspect the dry fly and it's easier for them to see as well as the fisherman
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/18 20:35:26
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Adams, griifiths gnats, tricos....thats about all the dries I keep
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/19 09:54:03
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You gotta learn to tie no hackle's, they look amazing on the water.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/20 22:27:09
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Caddis, caddis and more caddis. Then some select mayflies. Gotta use the nymph box for dries now. C'mon, who nymphs for trout during the spring.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/20 22:35:48
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Its the only way to roll when you fish crowded streams that have jackers flopping through the water like Clydesdales every 10 minutes
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/21 15:44:56
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I nymph for trout year round.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/21 16:03:27
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ORIGINAL: jlh42581 You gotta learn to tie no hackle's, they look amazing on the water. What are no hackle's, I mean I figured out that they have no hackles but do you have a picture.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/21 16:53:21
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no hackles are for slow water fishing. they have wings but don't use the wound hackle to help them float.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/22 17:13:05
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/22 17:14:37
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ORIGINAL: doubletaper no hackles are for slow water fishing. they have wings but don't use the wound hackle to help them float. Ive fished them in some pretty fast drifts, you gotta really watch the tippets and mends though cause they sink quick if there's any drag. One other bad thing is they look so **** real its hard to tell which one is yours in a heavy hatch.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/22 18:30:55
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Try adding a little piece of cdc with the wing in your no hackle. It will float even better. In fact I tie most of my dries with cdc because you can crank em' out pretty fast. Helps when you need a dozen before you head out the door.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/22 21:46:22
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jlh, i agree with ya about looking like the real thing in the smaller sizes.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/23 18:02:28
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ORIGINAL: Loopy Try adding a little piece of cdc with the wing in your no hackle. It will float even better. In fact I tie most of my dries with cdc because you can crank em' out pretty fast. Helps when you need a dozen before you head out the door. You tie that in ontop like an emerger bubble or what? Or are you tying it in with the quils?
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/23 19:58:34
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ORIGINAL: Loopy Try adding a little piece of cdc with the wing in your no hackle. It will float even better. In fact I tie most of my dries with cdc because you can crank em' out pretty fast. Helps when you need a dozen before you head out the door. I tie a ton of cdc comparaduns for each mayfly hatch. They only take a minute or 2 to tie and work very well, even in fast water. I tie a lot of caddis with a cdc wing also. Something I like a lot about cdc, is that you can dry it off simply by pressing it into your t-shirt, then blow on it to fluff the feathers.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/23 20:14:54
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ORIGINAL: jlh42581 ORIGINAL: Loopy Try adding a little piece of cdc with the wing in your no hackle. It will float even better. In fact I tie most of my dries with cdc because you can crank em' out pretty fast. Helps when you need a dozen before you head out the door. You tie that in ontop like an emerger bubble or what? Or are you tying it in with the quils? I usually take one or two feathers for each wing and cut them the shape of the wing. The profile doesn't change much if the cdc is sparse, but it still floats better with it than without it. I know you don't need, or sometimes shouldn't use floatant with cdc, but I like a little Frogs Fanny on em'.
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/24 16:38:14
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/24 19:58:09
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dano did you win those on Terrys raffle
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/24 20:53:36
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ORIGINAL: flyfishindave dano did you win those on Terrys raffle Well, not exactly, Dave. TT won em but they got sent to me by accident. He ended up getting one of the two sets I won. So we're going to arrange a little swap sometime soon. Nice flies too. Its going to be hard to give em up. Mayflies, caddis, terrestrials. Hmmm......
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/25 01:49:48
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I wondered who won them, they are the dries that I donated. do not know were the nymphs went but glad they will be fished
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RE: Dry Flies
2007/12/27 15:17:01
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ORIGINAL: flyfishindave I wondered who won them, they are the dries that I donated. do not know were the nymphs went but glad they will be fished I wonder who won mine, someone has a hell of a package for spring creek
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