Hi Keith, where abouts in Scotland? Will you get as far north as Shetland? All the best Graeme.
-----Original Message----- From: Keith Passant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 10:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Was: Content of a trout Now:Bibio pattern OK of to Scotland in June. So will try some of these Lite Brite bibio's. What colour lite brite? Red? Reveal all you stocky basher you ! LOL KP ----- Original Message ----- From: "denis goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Was: Content of a trout Now:Bibio pattern > > use it with a lite brite middle and fluo green tail massive stocky murderer > in the milands on a size 10-12 o the middle or tail ,and small sizes on the > western lakes with a red or orange middle and a green tail,tied small from > 16-12 hook on the tail even in a big wind... > > > Regards, > Denis.. > > >From: "Kevin McClean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [VFB] Was: Content of a trout Now:Bibio pattern > >Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 19:26:10 +0100 > > > >We use the Bibio fly extensively here in Ireland. It is used during our > >first big hatch of the year. The "Duckfly" is a large non biting midge. > >The Bibio is especially useful during this hatch. > > > >Kevin > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of graeme-callander > >Sent: 16 May 2002 11:56 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [VFB] Was: Content of a trout Now:Bibio pattern > > > > > >Hi Keith, > >I agree with you about Oliver's Bibio and his use of Latin. The Irish wet > >fly I was talking about is a different beast altogether. > >I am not so sure it represents a small fish. Until trout learn to speak we > >will probably never know, but my tying of a Bibio on small hooks - size 12 > >down - and its colouration and that it is most successful during black > >midge > >hatches lead me to suspect that one of its representations is black midge. > >All the best > >Graeme. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Keith Passant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 11:32 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Was: Content of a trout Now:Bibio pattern > > > > > >knowing how Mr edwards thinks he probably gave the Latin name for the > >Hawthorn fly which is Bibio Marci. > >The Bibio in the last few post's is a wet fly that really does not > >represent > >a real fly at all. More likely to be a fry pattern. > >The hawthorn fly is a fly found suprisingly enough on Hawthorn bushes here > >in the UK and hatch around the late part of April. They are the first > >landbred fly that trout take as they are very poor flyers and get blown > >onto > >still and running water easily. the patterns you describe are Hawthorn > >patterns. > >My 2p > >KP > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Rene Zillmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 8:53 PM > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Was: Content of a trout Now:Bibio pattern > > > > > > > Interesting. I found a Bibio pattern in Oliver Edwards book. It is > > > construkted from black foam, white yarn and some black feather fibers > >for > > > legs.. He added a variation, called the Hawthorne fly. It has red legs. > > > (really, no kidding). > > > Probably the legs migrated to a red spot? > > > Regards > > > Rene > > > > > > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: Keith Passant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Datum: Dienstag, 14. Mai 2002 19:44 > > > Betreff: Re: [VFB] Content of a trout > > > > > > > > > >More stillwater secrets revealed ! No wonder we lose the WFFC EVERY > >time > >we > > > >take part ! LOL> Damned good fly the Bibio. And as usual lots of > > > variations. > > > >Still think the best one is the original red spot but the orange spot > >comes > > > >right behind it, then there is a pearl version and as you say the > >Hopper > > > (UK > > > >style) version. > > > >KP > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Paul Marriner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 3:42 PM > > > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Content of a trout > > > > > > > > > > > >> Re: Bibio. Recently had a virtual conversation with an Aussie that > >found > > > >> a fly brought down under by John Horsey (stillwater expert). It's the > > > >> Bibio Hopper and they have found it very effective. I've seen > >slightly > > > >> different versions of the body: red in middle or rear two-thirds > >black, > > > >> front third red. The Bibio Hopper has a throat of golden pheasant > > > >> tippets, a wide flat silver rib, and a soft black hackle at the > >front. > > > >> Cheers, > > > >> Paul > > > >> -- > > > >> Paul Marriner > > > >> Outdoor Writing & Photography. Member OWAA & OWC. 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