>Anybody out there have a goto BWO? One that fools selective fish and at the >same time draws there attention from a blanket hatch? Miracle fly?
The comparadun would be my weapon of choice in a BWO offering. > >The Rusty Spinner was another ommission, since I haven't settled on the >perfect wing material... Any suggestions? I have usually used poly or antron...but plan to try some poly mixed with Awesome Hair this year...sizes ranging from 20 to 12. > >Byard, I will take a look at some of those old standbys you mentioned, (I >already included the BH PT). But what is a Howard Fly? Howard Fly...that's the VFB logo fly...;^)...description here... <http://www.virtualflybox.com/f0000/f0072.html> ...try all sizes...tiny to huge...color some olive or brown...fish as a nymph or strip as a streamer. > >I have heard people say that if they could only have one fly it would be the >Muddler... but I confess I have never fished one. It seems neither fish nor >fowl; a fly with a spun deer hair head tied to imitate a fish that lives >almost exclusivly on the bottom, yet can double as as a hopper pattern? Any >muddler techniques/stories out there? The Muddler has never let me down! I have fished it dry as a hopper...weighted for rain-heightened off color streams...dragged across the surface during hatches when the fish won't take what you think they should...trolled slowly behind a canoe, skimming the surface, close to the shoreline...tumbled through the seams like a nymph or a stonefly. If I could have but one pattern...it would probably have to be a Muddler. keep tyin'...byard
