Hi All, I can attest to its effectiveness. I've watched Alan be deadly with the
Minkie.
A contribution: Baby Doll by Brian Ketch
tail: baby wool short like a woolly worm
body: Baby wool
Fullback: Baby wool
I'm fond of olive and sparkle yarn is a great substitute for the Baby wool
"Grombacher, Alan" wrote:
> Ashley,
>
> The Minkie pattern of Alberta is:
>
> Thread: claret or red
> body: weighted and dubbed mink fur so that you can see some thread showing
> through.
> Some guys add mallard or woodduck flank as a tail to dress up the fly.
>
> My Mink comes from old mink coats. Reddish Brown and white minkie are
> great.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alberta Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ashley strutt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 5:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [VFB] Quck and Dirty "Guide" flies.
>
> I have a really simiple fly called the minkie.Tied in size 20 to 24 the body
> is buff mink fur and the thorax/hackle is dark Mink.The trout and grayling
> love it September to November.
> Ashley
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 4:24 PM
> 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?
> >
