Leaving for a show i Oklahoma in about 10 minuets. Will see if I have it on my
laptop and send it off list. Will be traveling till this afternoon.
Tony
--- On Wed, 4/29/09, DonO <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote:
From: DonO <f...@tribcsp.com>
Subject: [VFB] Re: Fishing this evening.
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 4:34 PM
Sounds like a nifty fishy pattern, but the photo
didn't come through.
DonO
----- Original Message -----
From:
Anthony
Spezio
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:56
PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Fishing this
evening.
I did forget something. The head is Fire Orange, Not
black. I use black thread to tie the fly but use Fire Orange for the
head. The whole fly can be tied with Fire Orange
thread.
Tony
--- On Wed, 4/29/09, Anthony Spezio <bambot...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
From:
Anthony Spezio <bambot...@yahoo.com>
Subject:
[VFB] Re: Fishing this evening.
To:
vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 1:45
PM
Don,
It is something I came up with about 12 years
ago. I just got back on it as I wanted to tie something real
simple at the Sowbug. I am still not 100%. I tie them on a sz
10
to 16 scudd hook. I gave one to a fellow from Lousianna at the
show. Got a call from him two days ago and he ordered a couple
of dozen. Said it was the best fly he ever used on Bluegills. I
will be tying them at the Oklahoma show this
weekend.
Hook: Scud 10-16
Thread: Black
8/0-10/0
Weight: If desired, I tie them with and without,
Will try a bead head version. The sz 16 I was using was not
weighted. The sz 14 was.
Tail: 4 strands of Peacock
Herl
Body, Copper Tinsel Chenille (Chili Pepper Chenille sz
small)
Shellback. Peacock Herl.
Head: Black
thread
Antenna: Two strands of Peacick Herl cur
short.
Wrap hook, add weight if desired.. Tie in four strands
of Peacock herl behind the eye, leaving the ends beyind
the hook bend, Fold the herl back over itself and wrap the
thread back over the herl to the hook bend and just a bit
beyond. Tie in the chenille and wrap fwd over the Herl. Tie off
at the hook eye forming a small head. There will be four
strands
of herl sticking out beyond the hook eye. Clip off two of them
at the head wrap. Clip off the other two leaving a short length
for the antennas.
Clip the four strands at the tail so they
are a bit shorter than the hook shank. It is about a 60 second
fly to tie once you have all the materials laid out.
You can
reinforce the Herl Shell back by tying in a length of black
thread before tying in the Chenille. Let the thread hang and
wrap the body. Before bringing the herl over the Chenille for
the Shell back twist the thread and herl together, then tie it
off behind the hook eye and form the head.
Hope I am
not stepping out of line attaching a photo.
Tony
---
On Wed, 4/29/09, DonO <f...@tribcsp.com>
wrote:
From:
DonO <f...@tribcsp.com>
Subject: [VFB] Re: Fishing
this evening.
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date:
Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 11:41 AM
Tony,
Do you have a photo or pattern
for this Peacock & Bronze fly? I Googled it but
couldn't find a pattern like you were fishing.
DonO
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From:
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Cc:
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Sent:
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:51 PM
Subject:
[VFB] Fishing this evening.
It was drizzly and overcast most of the
day and the dam was releasing a lot of water.
I had
Cardiac Rehab this morning and it would
like a wasted day. I decided to get started on
building another canoe, started to get things
together
and set up the forms. It was cool but started to
warm up. Thunder storms were predicted
for afternoon. I worked till about 4:20 when I
noticed
the sun had come out and the sky cleared. I also
noticed the river was down to about 2 units and there
were several rises. I decided to go down to the dock
and have a look, yes I did take my rod.I had a sz 16
Peacock and Bronze fly tied on from the other day so
I
started out with it. There were a few gray Caddis
flying and trout were taking them. I started out
making a few casts down and across and started
getting
hits on about the third cast. I rolled a couple of
trout and missed a few. Then I finally hooked up. I
found if I worked the fly up stream a bit, they would
smash the fly. I started getting hookups. Most were
browns ranging in size from 10" to 14". Then I got a
real good fish on. I did not see it as it was
fighting
deep. I guess it was a brown. Trying to work it up to
the dock against the current, it broke off. I had one
more Peacock and bronze but it was a sz14. It also
looked like the water was starting to
come up some. Got rigged up again but it seemed that
they did not want the sz 14 as well as the sz 16..
Maybe it was the change in the water. I finally did
catch a few trout on the 14 but decided to change
flies. I tied on a what I call a Prism Scud. It is
nothing more than some Pearl Prism Dubbing with a
black thread head on a sz 16 scud hook.
I guess it
must of looked like the Gray Caddis . I got a number
of hits and missed most of the first ones. The
current
was making it hard to feel the hit. I finally let the
fly drift to the end of the line and just worked the
fly up current and let it drift back. I could see the
boil on the fly but still missed a number of fish. I
heard several splashes on the other side of my dock
along the bank. I was about ready to go to the house,
my wife was getting dinner ready but decided to make
a
couple of casts before going in. I don't normally
fish
that side because of the tie down cables that come
from the bank to the dock. It would be hard to
maneuver a fish without getting in the cables. I just
flipped the fly out to the bank and had a hook up. It
was a good fish I knew right off. Getting on my hands
and knees I was able to grab the line and lead the
trout to the net after several jumps. It was a
Rainbow
in the 15" class. Released it and saw another swirl.
Cast to it and a hook up. The same thing this time
landing the trout. It was a Brown in the same class
as
the Rainbow.. Made a couple more casts and had a
miss.
I decided to make the last cast and it was the best
fish of the evening. Another Brown in the 16+ inch
class as fat as a pig. This is not my type of fishing
as I prefer to wade but I have to take what comes
along when it comes. If it will stop raining so the
lakes will go down, they might shut the dam down for
a
while. When all 8 units are running, the river will
rise 12' at my house. Even with one unit running, it
is still real tricky to wade. Needless to say I had a
good hour and about 20 minuets on the dock with
landing about a dozen trout and missing at least that
many.It is not often I get action like
this.
Arkansas
Tony
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