Hi Larry; Great idea on the burned wing feathers, as with the others I admire the rope dubbing effect.
Wayne --- On Thu, 9/9/10, Larry Johnson <johns...@uvu.edu> wrote: From: Larry Johnson <johns...@uvu.edu> Subject: Re: [VFB] Rope-dub swap photos To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 4:02 PM I will jump in here with the thread re: my burned-wing Adams. I love to fish the dries, and there are not many as effective as the Adams. I have tried lots of materials for all the parts of the fly. Nothing new here. I am using burned wings now (which I take from Indian necks) on mayflies rather than search across a neck for a matched pair of hackle tips for wings. Burning wings is a great way to make a matched pair of wings in a hurry. Terrific silhouette. I like Hareline sparkle dub or flash dub, or something to do with the reflective holo fiber they put in some of their dubbings. Still working on the tapered body. If the body turns out too bushy, I will trim the fibers back until I can see the body segments The rope-dubbing makes a great tapered segmented body. My destination is usually one or two willow-lined streams with beaver ponds, but lately the guides from the fly shops in Salt Lake City bring their guests all that way to fish for "my Browns." In the past I would fish Hobble Creek (which Joyce speaks of ) and I knew most of the Trout there by their first names. But Hobble Creek has changed over the years, with private property issues, heavy traffic and overgrowth, it is still in my back yard, but not as fun to fish. Then there are the rattlesnakes....... Larry Johnson Springville, Utah >>> "Joyce Westphal" <westpha...@gmail.com> 9/9/2010 1:20 PM >>> It's called Byron's midge because Byron Sargeant is a fishing friend who suggested that this pattern would work for what we saw..I tied it up and it worked great in our area. Because it is made with UV dub, which is a naturally floating synthetic, no floatant is needed. We just throw it to the area where we saw the fish rising, let it float over his head, and he took it. That began the success with this fly. The starling feather seems to wobble in the current giving the fly action. Joyce On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: > Thanks, Joyce, for the back-ground. * That's a good idea for a thread.* > > *Each swapper explains:* > the background for his/her fly design > the method of fishing > the intended quarry on what kind of water > > Reply: I looked for this tie on the web, couldn't find it. > Does it float long without floatant? There's another Byron's midge > on which he uses deer hair and foam to get it to float. > > Are you satisfied as to how this fly pattern is coming out? > That's what matters, and too, what do the fish think? > > DonO > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Joyce Westphal <westpha...@gmail.com> > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Thursday, September 09, 2010 6:25 AM > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Rope-dub swap photos > > Byron's midge is ribbed with purple Holoshimmer, a metallic thread you get > at JoAnnes in the sewing department. I love it because it is very strong but > doesn't add the weight that wire does. You'll not get the same results with > wire..too heavy. * this fly sits in the surface film and is a real trout > catcher on the Hobblecreek river.* > This fly was tied to match some ugly black bugs that we skimmed with a > nylon stocking. Joyce > > <http://www.linesend.com> > > -- > 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 > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > 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 > -- 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 vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -- 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 vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -- 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 vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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
