See, dry fly fishing isn't all that bad.. I prefer nymphs and streamers myself..... Dave On May 2, 2010, at 6:50 PM, Anthony Spezio wrote:
> I did a show in Oklahoma this past week and got some Opal Tinsel from a > vendor. Most of my tying at the show was Traditional Wet flies bit I did find > time to get a sz 16 Caddis tied with the Opal body. I used a Blue "Feather > wing". It looked real good. When we got home this afternoon the water was > down and the Caddis working the water. I was tired from the three hour trip > and tying three days but I had to give it a shot. I had not fished > traditional Wets in years so I took a reject Professor Wet , tied it on and > made a cast off the dock. On the first cast a nice brown took the fly on the > first strip. Made several more casts and hooked up a few more times. By this > time I was really tired and decided to quit for a while. I had not had any > hits in another bunch of casts. It seemed that all they wanted was the > Caddis. A couple of hours later, I decided to go back down to the dock with > the Caddis I had tied. Water was coming back up and moving along pretty fast > but the Trout were still working the Caddis. Made a cast and I don't think > the Opal Body Caddis hit the water, a brown about 18" took it. I had it > almost to the landing net when it made a run. The guard rail in the way and I > had the line in the rail , he broke off. That was the end of that fly. First > cast with that fly and got broke off. Went back up to the house, got some > stuff out and tied another in the "Tent Wing" version real quick and dirty. > Water was really up now and a lot of moss and other stuff coming down. Still > some trout working. It took sevetal drifts befote I caught the first > Rainbow.. Several more drifts and a Brown. I got four more Trout before I > decided cleaning moss off the fly from the moss that was coming down was a > bit more than I wanted to put up with. I was leaving the dock and a big > splash just behind the dock. I had to give it a try. Pulled out some line. > made a false cast them laid the fly on the water. A big boil and I missed. > When the line came back from the miss, the tippet wrapped around the dock > cable too far out for me to reach. Trying to work it loose, I broke the > tippet, the fly is still hanging on the cable.. > I will have to get some Caddis tied tomorrow if I get the time. I want to be > ready if we have another Caddis Hatch like we had today. > David, thanks for putting me on to this. I think with this Caddis I may get > on to dry fly fishing yet. > Tony > > --- On Wed, 4/14/10, David Hilton <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: David Hilton <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing pond too crowded > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 5:40 PM > > Don, yes thats the one Im talking about, I love the stuff.... Dave > On Apr 14, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Don Ordes wrote: > >> Dave, are you talking about a straight tinsel material, like 'Mirage' to use >> for the body, then elk hair for the wing? >> Mirage comes in a half-dozen different shades, and all are 'opalescent'. I >> use it for salt-water streamer cheeks also. >> I got a new opalescent material from Cascade Crest, I call it 'crinkle >> mirage', and it gives the illusion of scales much better. >> >> For almost all of my emerger and soft-hackle flies now, I am covering the >> shank with a tinsel of pearl or holo, then rope-dubbing a fine rope of ice >> dub (or??) with gaps over the shiny background (= slim profile flies). This >> has worked very well for me. Since the segments aren't tight to each other, >> I use the heavy mono for the core material and wrap very tight. >> >> DonO >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: David Hilton >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:27 AM >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing pond too crowded >> >> Tony, Opal is made by UTC, it is a tinsel material. I use "Mirage" medium >> opal tinsel. I think most of the fly shops handle it. I think it comes in >> large, medium and small. >> Go online and look at the Hairline site, I think they handle it. >> ... Dave... >> On Apr 13, 2010, at 10:53 PM, Anthony Spezio wrote: >> >>> Dave, >>> What is "Opal". Is it a regular body material. >>> Tony >>> >>> --- On Mon, 4/12/10, David Hilton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> From: David Hilton <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing pond too crowded >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 7:07 PM >>> >>> Tony, I use opal for the body zi have better luck with it.... Dave >>> On Apr 12, 2010, at 7:48 PM, Anthony Spezio wrote: >>> >>>> Lot of good Elk Hair there, will male a lot of Elk Hair Caddis. >>>> Tony >>>> >>>> --- On Mon, 4/12/10, Joyce Westphal <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> From: Joyce Westphal <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing pond too crowded >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 5:40 PM >>>> >>>> Suggest you not try and cast around these obstructions. 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