Yep - Sam Surre. No, I haven't gotten my rod done. How far have you gotten on yours?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bob Haering > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 12:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Quck and Dirty "Guide" flies. > > > Hey this guy's name wasn't Sam was it? Did you get your rod done yet? > > Bob H > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Roden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 12:23 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] Quck and Dirty "Guide" flies. > > > > I had a guide/commercial tyer here show me the tricos he > fishes with. > > Rather than spending the time on dubbing 20+ size flies for his > > fishing, he ties with 6/0 black thread to build the body, > microfibbets > > for tails, and just a couple strands of white polypro to > make wing of > > choice (spent-wing spinner, parachute, or traditional split > wings). > > Use grizzly hackle to finish. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 11:25 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [VFB] Quck and Dirty "Guide" flies. > > > > > > > > > I once overheard a couple of guides talking about the "guide > > > flies" they use, > > > which are effective flies that are very easy to tie. My > > > brother in law (who > > > doesn't tie) came back from a succesful guided trip in > > > Wyoming and asked if I > > > could tie up some of the flies they used. He pulled one out > > > that he had > > > kept... and it was a rather short red San Jaun worm which > > > didn't even have > > > the ends shaped to the traditional point. Obviously a quick tie! > > > > > > So here is my theory: There are a lot of very simple, but > > > very effective > > > flies out there that seldom make it into the shop bins > > > because they have > > > little angler appeal. They just look too simple for someone > > > to be willing to > > > part with a buck to pick one up. > > > > > > Does anyone have any flies of this type they want to share? > > > My favorite is a > > > size 18 or 20 BHPT which uses the same fibers used for the > > > tail for the body, > > > and sometimes a peacock herl thorax... just for looks, > > > because I can lose the > > > herl while fishing this fly and still catch fish just as > readily. > > > > > > Another is a fly I tied for my first Caddis megaswap... the > > > dreaded "worm" > > > fly that Byard asks us not to submit. Its nothing more than > > > slightly tapered > > > rust dubbing with an evenly spaced gold rib and a black > > > thread head... but it > > > is a very effective fly. > > > > > > I know we tie flies for more than just catching fish, but > > > when there is more > > > fishing time than tying time, it is nice to have an array of > > > quick and dirty > > > flies. What do you guys use? > > > > > > > > > >
