Re: [VFB] Dirty Bug Yarn

[Pete Gramp]

Al -
Only 6 more years til the oldest goes to college, so... there's a chance?
;)  In the meantime, there will always be my study/office and the formal
dining room that we won't use as such - will be where the kids do
homework, just without a table or desks (they're both autistic, trust me,
it works better that way).  When we went there to look at the lot, there
were browns and rainbows sipping duns and spinners (or dries of some
variety, possibly emergers?), and this was in the middle of November
which is very odd given the season.  I did go to the SUV and get the stream
thermometer and it read 49 degrees F...  The creek is known for sulfur and
tan caddis, though not this time of year.  I didn't see a hatch going on,
but MAN am I dreaming about it already!  My son is equally excited.  My
daughter is still very young, in elementary school, but has been asking me
if I could teach her to fly fish once we move in May.  So... you might have
to fight for a good spot haha!  But you're always welcome (once we move, of
course).
-Pete

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 11:10 PM Allan Fish  wrote:

> Pete,
>
> > On Dec 1, 2020, at 11:04 PM, Pete Gramp  wrote:
> >
> > Almost forgot to mention - we're having a house built for us on the west
> branch of the Perkiomen creek (it will run through our back yard) that is
> wild trout water.  In Barto, PA, USA.  My wife claims we're moving because
> we want single-level living, but... well, you all know the truth... ;)
> > -Pete
>
> You will have a spare VFB bedroom, won’t you?   
>
> Al
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Re: [VFB] Dirty Bug Yarn

[Allan Fish]

Pete,

> On Dec 1, 2020, at 11:04 PM, Pete Gramp  wrote:
> 
> Almost forgot to mention - we're having a house built for us on the west 
> branch of the Perkiomen creek (it will run through our back yard) that is 
> wild trout water.  In Barto, PA, USA.  My wife claims we're moving because we 
> want single-level living, but... well, you all know the truth... ;)
> -Pete

You will have a spare VFB bedroom, won’t you?   

Al

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Re: [VFB] Dirty Bug Yarn

[Pete Gramp]

Almost forgot to mention - we're having a house built for us on the west
branch of the Perkiomen creek (it will run through our back yard) that is
wild trout water.  In Barto, PA, USA.  My wife claims we're moving because
we want single-level living, but... well, you all know the truth... ;)
-Pete

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 3:50 PM Joyce M Westphal  wrote:

> I got some from Dakota Angler in SD and was amazed as it looks, feels and
> is much like the tan Vintage DK yarn I buy by the skein at the local yarn
> shop.  They also have a great light pink Vintage DK that makes fine flies
> as well. Glad someone is making it in smaller amounts than a 200 gm skein.
> Joyce
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:18 PM Pete Gramp  wrote:
>
>> I haven't seen any emails in a long while on the VFB, perhaps because of
>> the USA Thanksgiving holiday, but I have to share this.  On a whim, and on
>> the recommendation of a fly tying buddy of mine, Tim Cammisa (you likely
>> know him from his YouTube videos), I tried out a new SemperFli product
>> called "Dirty Bug Yarn".  At first, I thought this to be "just another
>> yarn," but it is anything but that!  It comes in mottled colors, one of
>> which is as close to a 477 match as I have ever seen, and it comes in a
>> thinner-than-Antron-yarn, two-ply "strand" (though if it is 2-ply, I guess
>> it is a cord and not a strand).  Somewhere between embroidery yarn
>> thickness and a single-ply of Antron yarn for thickness.  Very minimally
>> shaggy - just enough, but not "chenille" shaggy.  More like "mole fur
>> dubbing noodle" or "thin superfine dubbing noodle" fuzz.  It is there, but
>> not much.  The thing with this stuff is that it blends really well - it
>> doesn't look like you wrapped a cord around a hook.  It looks like a
>> single, continuous body that is perfectly mottled and buggy looking.  I
>> find it perfect for just about all small to medium gamefish flies (trout
>> and grayling is what I have in mind) from emergers to nymphs, dries to
>> parachutes.  I even caught an 11" rainbow on a mini-bugger (size 14) with
>> this as the body material.  That is about the biggest I would push it for
>> the hook *length,* though (not hook size, but length) because the dirty
>> bug yarn doesn't add much bulk to the hook, and it looks weird if you have
>> a very long and very skinny hook.  At least, it looks odd (or
>> "under-dressed" to me.  JStockard (jsflyfishing.com) carries this stuff
>> - no affiliation, but I know it isn't easy to locate, so that's the only
>> reason I mention this.  But I would encourage you, if you have 5 quids to
>> toss towards this product, definitely try it out!  The mottled colors not
>> only look great from a "fly fisher's" perspective, but they truly do catch
>> more fish from a "fish catching" perspective!
>> Again, I have no affiliation with SemperFli, JStockard, or anything
>> mentioned; I just wanted to rave about an awesome material that is a
>> game-changer for me.
>> Hope you are all well,
>> -Pete
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Re: [VFB] Dirty Bug Yarn

[Joyce M Westphal]

I got some from Dakota Angler in SD and was amazed as it looks, feels and
is much like the tan Vintage DK yarn I buy by the skein at the local yarn
shop.  They also have a great light pink Vintage DK that makes fine flies
as well. Glad someone is making it in smaller amounts than a 200 gm skein.
Joyce

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:18 PM Pete Gramp  wrote:

> I haven't seen any emails in a long while on the VFB, perhaps because of
> the USA Thanksgiving holiday, but I have to share this.  On a whim, and on
> the recommendation of a fly tying buddy of mine, Tim Cammisa (you likely
> know him from his YouTube videos), I tried out a new SemperFli product
> called "Dirty Bug Yarn".  At first, I thought this to be "just another
> yarn," but it is anything but that!  It comes in mottled colors, one of
> which is as close to a 477 match as I have ever seen, and it comes in a
> thinner-than-Antron-yarn, two-ply "strand" (though if it is 2-ply, I guess
> it is a cord and not a strand).  Somewhere between embroidery yarn
> thickness and a single-ply of Antron yarn for thickness.  Very minimally
> shaggy - just enough, but not "chenille" shaggy.  More like "mole fur
> dubbing noodle" or "thin superfine dubbing noodle" fuzz.  It is there, but
> not much.  The thing with this stuff is that it blends really well - it
> doesn't look like you wrapped a cord around a hook.  It looks like a
> single, continuous body that is perfectly mottled and buggy looking.  I
> find it perfect for just about all small to medium gamefish flies (trout
> and grayling is what I have in mind) from emergers to nymphs, dries to
> parachutes.  I even caught an 11" rainbow on a mini-bugger (size 14) with
> this as the body material.  That is about the biggest I would push it for
> the hook *length,* though (not hook size, but length) because the dirty
> bug yarn doesn't add much bulk to the hook, and it looks weird if you have
> a very long and very skinny hook.  At least, it looks odd (or
> "under-dressed" to me.  JStockard (jsflyfishing.com) carries this stuff -
> no affiliation, but I know it isn't easy to locate, so that's the only
> reason I mention this.  But I would encourage you, if you have 5 quids to
> toss towards this product, definitely try it out!  The mottled colors not
> only look great from a "fly fisher's" perspective, but they truly do catch
> more fish from a "fish catching" perspective!
> Again, I have no affiliation with SemperFli, JStockard, or anything
> mentioned; I just wanted to rave about an awesome material that is a
> game-changer for me.
> Hope you are all well,
> -Pete
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[VFB] Dirty Bug Yarn

[Pete Gramp]

I haven't seen any emails in a long while on the VFB, perhaps because of
the USA Thanksgiving holiday, but I have to share this.  On a whim, and on
the recommendation of a fly tying buddy of mine, Tim Cammisa (you likely
know him from his YouTube videos), I tried out a new SemperFli product
called "Dirty Bug Yarn".  At first, I thought this to be "just another
yarn," but it is anything but that!  It comes in mottled colors, one of
which is as close to a 477 match as I have ever seen, and it comes in a
thinner-than-Antron-yarn, two-ply "strand" (though if it is 2-ply, I guess
it is a cord and not a strand).  Somewhere between embroidery yarn
thickness and a single-ply of Antron yarn for thickness.  Very minimally
shaggy - just enough, but not "chenille" shaggy.  More like "mole fur
dubbing noodle" or "thin superfine dubbing noodle" fuzz.  It is there, but
not much.  The thing with this stuff is that it blends really well - it
doesn't look like you wrapped a cord around a hook.  It looks like a
single, continuous body that is perfectly mottled and buggy looking.  I
find it perfect for just about all small to medium gamefish flies (trout
and grayling is what I have in mind) from emergers to nymphs, dries to
parachutes.  I even caught an 11" rainbow on a mini-bugger (size 14) with
this as the body material.  That is about the biggest I would push it for
the hook *length,* though (not hook size, but length) because the dirty bug
yarn doesn't add much bulk to the hook, and it looks weird if you have a
very long and very skinny hook.  At least, it looks odd (or "under-dressed"
to me.  JStockard (jsflyfishing.com) carries this stuff - no affiliation,
but I know it isn't easy to locate, so that's the only reason I mention
this.  But I would encourage you, if you have 5 quids to toss towards this
product, definitely try it out!  The mottled colors not only look great
from a "fly fisher's" perspective, but they truly do catch more fish from a
"fish catching" perspective!
Again, I have no affiliation with SemperFli, JStockard, or anything
mentioned; I just wanted to rave about an awesome material that is a
game-changer for me.
Hope you are all well,
-Pete

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