Could do #1(only fish the small 1's once every 5-7 years)--would do a split on #2--lol----#3? don't fight anymore(if u exclude the wife)

**** you, you outed my pattern for the swap-a-palooza. Oh well, back to R&D.

  Thanks, now troutbum and I know what we're tying.
 
Charlie

I'll have to downsize 2 hook sizes , Wader. Hope I can still see them to tie them on.
Hopefully the swap flies will lead people to do this:
 
TE-BOW-ING

Drake I had a mesh bag meant for camping that cost about 2 bucks that worked great. I thought I lost it, so I bought the expensive one. They do work. I keep it in my wading jacket pocket, and it's very easy to get at.  I don't get it out until the fish is either in the net or slid up on some shallow grass or sand. I do both, depending on where I am.  I'm not going to keep many, so I try not to F'em up too bad. Nancy and I have been doing this with fish all over hell and gone for decades; the fish ain't out too long. Most are still dripping when they go back in.  The ones that don't get pics- the glove helps to hold them while getting the hook out. I've got zip against keeping them, I just hate wasting good fish.
 
Charlie

No apology needed, Clint. I'm sure their good and fishable. The only thing that you want to avoid is sloppily blocking the eye on the hook and making it hard to tie on with cold fingers. With a beadhead, that's about impossible, so  I guess you did well! I've been tying lots of stones lately, some realsitic, some not. I did add some wingcases ,antennae, split tails, formed the body with lead to create the correct flattened vee look of the natural ,and used vinyl rib to make a nice segmented abdomen,  but I stopped at tying knots in pheasant tail fibers or bending biots with a hot wire to make realstic legs. Too much work for too little payback. I know guys that insist they fish better. I have a different opinion and experience. Look forward to seeing and fishing one, Clint.
 
 
Charlie

ORIGINAL: fichy

bending biots with a hot wire to make realstic legs. Too much work for too little payback.

last time I did the hot wire trick I attached a blonde chunk of Lebanese to the end of it, very little work for one hell of a payback...

Clint - as long as you don't glue the hookeye shut, don't sweat the details...
(wait till you see the fuglies I send in).

Not the worst way to pass some dreary weather.  I have 3 light sources over my tying area, so it's pretty well lit. It's kind of nice to have all the light when its dismal out. Look forward to seeing them, Jack. I'm tying up another set to throw in .
 
Charlie

I know I do alot of things bass ackwards, but I've never had a fly turn out like that. Actually, I've tied some backwards and upside down dry flies. Fine with me, Drake . Whatever floats your taob. Looks like it would fish  fine. Having tied thousands with the forward wingcase, I'd have a hard time of it.  Thanks for the pic. In the spring, when I start fishing ponds for trout, that'd be ideal, as I use a 2 fly rig, with the point fly  on a dropper tied to the hook bend of the forward fly. No tail to tangle in.  I wish you could use 2 flies on the SR, I base alot of my nymph rigs on it. I used it on rivers in N. Ca.   I could use less weight.   I'm not out to snag
 
Charlie

This is tied on the same hook as the red midge.
For many years I've chased stripers with my fly rod. I know we have some striper guys here.  This is my favorite herring pattern. It will work for pike, too. Maybe I'll have to throw my yak in the  SR estuary. It could pass for a stocked bow. I have tied some larger than this with some lavender and red added in for trophy largemouth fisherman in California. They get fat chowing on stockers. I've never thought to fish the Hudson much, even though I live an hour from the Troy Dam which  stripes  run to in the spring. I've never met anyone that could give me any info on fishing other than, in a  boat and using live bait up near the dam. That's changed.
Now, I can't wait for spring. Dropbacks, pike,  stripers closer to home....still some steel and pannies to go....
 
Charlie
 

I'd bet that would take steel as well---especially down low in the spring

ORIGINAL: pafisher

ORIGINAL: draketrutta

I saw this tie-job on MFF (very nice).

I would like to tye and enter into swap, but I may/will get laughed at after submission.


I never used a reverse-stone - looks sorta yummy

What do you guys thi

One of my flies will look something like that,but tied with the point in the****a very deadly fly at times.

I agree jack; I've done very well with copper accents as well...and not only matched with black...

HT, scanned the creek on Google Earth. Looks PRIME. I spotted all kinds of spots, from bridge holes to channels to bars. NICE. Call you tomorrow night. I'm going  to run around  to check conditions, scope the parking on the lakes  out tomorrow afternoon.
Dime, most definately on pike!  Go with HT and his yak, too. Major blast.



 
Here's my other swap flies. The BJAC egg (ball juggling azz clown) and the Dawn's blue ball special nymph.
 
Charlie

Gots my patterns figured out how I like them guys.
They'll be sexy. Got 1 of each done like I want- hard part of experimenting is over.
Should be done this week.

Tomorrow it's going to be wet and dreary,time to tie mine.