They need to float Deb. I do a quick tye with cheap hackle & plenty of floatant. Deer hair & cork work the best. You have to use a heavy wire hook.
BobH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 3:41 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Carp Fishing/berry flies > I wonder if you may be able to make these with a hot glue gun much like the > salmon egg flies also. > Deb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Staples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 3:34 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] Carp Fishing/ Fly or Lure Fishing ?? > > > > I'll attest to the berries (as a proxy). A friend of mine lives on a > > canal with one of the big berry trees. When the berries drop the carp > > are all over them. I know he's tied a berry fly. I think the recipe was > > "wrap berry colored thread in a ball" but I'll double check! > > > > Ken > > > > > > >I do not use or tie the berry flies. They are used further south in > > the > > >canals > > >in and south of Miami. There are bushes that hang over the canals and > > the > > >berries drop in the water and evidently the carp (amur) love them. > > > > > > > > > >
