Usually a small, size 20 Dai-Riki, (the Japanese flies are all sized bigger) or an 18 Mustad. The only time I fish them bigger than this is during a calibaetis hatch on a lake. It is a very easy tie, and seems to work well in smaller sizes, especially in the fall when nymphs tend to be smaller.
The way I tie it is much simpler than what you see in books, I believe that wing-cases and legs probably diminish a fly's effectiveness, especially in small sizes. (Pull a small baetis nymph of a rock and drop it in the water and watch, it just tucks in its legs and drifts.) I use both scud hooks or regular nymph hooks. One other thing I didn't mention: I have been using a new (to me) strike indicator called the "Thingamabobber". The smallest size works best, and has the least wind resistance when you cast. It is virtually unsinkable, easily attached and slid to any position on the line and is very visible on the water. I feel like I am catching more fish with it, it allows me to see subtle strikes. I got mine at an outdoor show, the manufacture's website is www.westwaterproducts.com It has become my favorite strike indicator, replacing the small, sticky indicators that are pinched on the line. I've tried every kind of indicator, and this is far and away the best I have ever used. I don't know if Line's End carries them, if so, buy from Byard. Tom On Oct 19, 2008, at 5:23 PM, Michael Bliss wrote: > > By the way what size BHPTN's did you use? > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Tom Davenport <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> I went out again Saturday and had another great day of fishing on the >> Weber. Again, more fish than I cared to count. This time I >> remembered I had my cell phone with me and snapped a few pictures of >> the larger/ prettier fish. Most pictures are in the 13 to 16 inch >> range. The surprise of the day was a Tiger trout, a laketrout-brook- >> trout hybrid which isn't (to my knowledge) planted in the Weber but >> probably escaped from a reservoir somewhere on the drainage. I have >> caught tiger trout before, but never in this river. This one was >> particularly beautiful. I have posted its picture, and I also >> included >> a picture of a larger Tiger trout caught in 2007, to show how the >> difference in coloration between it and the fish caught in the river. >> Most of the Tiger's I've caught have the dull colors of the larger >> fish, but they are spectacular when in color. >> >> I also had a double hook-up (I always use two flies) something that >> has never happened before on the river. The fish on the top fly got >> off, but it was fun while it lasted. >> >> >> In addition to the fish pictured I caught a bunch of monster Rocky >> Mountain white fish, fat and in the 18 inch range, but I didn't >> bother >> to take a pictures of them. Even though they are native and wild, >> they don't get much respect because of their lack of color and >> fighting habits. They are peppy enough, but want to stay close to >> the >> bottom. Since large Browns also pull toward the bottom, one never >> knows, so having it end up being a white fish is always a >> disappointment. Maybe that is why we don't like them (but I would >> rather catch white fish than no fish)! >> >> As the day wore on, I tried using alternate flies, but none produced >> like the BHPT. Finally, just before leaving, I tied on a Wooly >> Bugger >> to see if I could pull out some larger browns. The first strike >> snapped off the first bugger (a brown olive mohair tied on a light >> gold plated jig hook). The only other big flies I had with me was a >> Clouser minnow (chartruse/white) and a big ugly bugger that I call >> "the Sparkplug" (Large gold bead, black tail, brown body, grizzly >> hackle and lots of lead). I caught one on the Clouser (not >> distinctive >> enough to photograph) and a nice fat Brown with a slightly hooked >> jaw >> caught on the Sparkplug (you can see the black marabou tail on the >> side of its mouth). >> >> I think I fished the hole for four hours, with steady action. >> >> Finally, since my Mac makes it so easy to do, I dragged over a couple >> of videos taken last Thursday on Lost Creek. >> >> I also included some pictures of the way I tie BHPT that caught most >> of the fish. The rabbit hair showing in the pictures was an >> experiment which didn't make any difference, so I don't do it now. I >> also added a picture sequence showing how the fly is tied. >> >> You can find the pictures at http://gallery.me.com/tsmd#100351 >> >> Enjoy. >> >> Tom >> >> My Daughter's Name Art website: www.wishberrie.com >> Home Page: http://homepage.mac.com/tsmd >> Webshots Albums: http://community.webshots.com/user/tsmdav >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> > > > My Daughter's Name Art website: www.wishberrie.com Home Page: http://homepage.mac.com/tsmd Webshots Albums: http://community.webshots.com/user/tsmdav --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
