I don't fish as much as I would like to but I do tie and teach the trout flies for a friend of mine. He is a well known local guide and entomologist. He has me teaching beginning trout for the DEM here in Rhode Island and has gotten me involved in a trout fishing club Addieville farms. I occasionally go up there for different programs to teach tying. I'll be there this weekend and the flies he has chosen are weighted. Many of the flies he picks out for me to teach are weighted nymphs. Since I don't fish well I always rely on him to help me pick out the best flies for my classes. He has done wonders during the last year for my casting and fishing also. I'll get there yet. ;) Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce's crafts and flies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 10:10 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Rules about weight/fly orientation? DonO3
> I do use split shot and usually look at the water and see where the depth of > the water is. Then I choose to put the weight so that it will put the fly > about 1-2 inches off the bottom of the river (realizing, that in furious > fast water, it will take more weight to do this). > As to weighting flies..except for Czech nymphs, most of my flies are not > weighted..the reason being, and this is my own idea, I think that the heavy > weight makes the fly behave in a manner that is not typical of flies..dulls > the action so to speak. However, when tying weighted flies demanded by > others, I do the bathtub test.. Generally speaking, I use dental lead for > all my weighting and wrap on in a smooth pattern all over the fly and mush > it together with the side of my tying scissors to make it smooth before > dubbing the body over it. If the fly is to have a jig action, then the lead > will be at the front behind the eye or just before the hook bend (either > makes an erratic pattern). If you want the fly to lean to the side, you can > put the weight on only one side of the fly. > Finally, if you want a wiggle action, you can take a piece of plain old > IV tubing and shove it over the fly behind the eye and cut it so it makes > rather a lip, like the bait fish lures, and trim it so that it scoops water > and wiggles. This works with woolly buggers, streamers and even the > occasional hare's ears flies. I'm sure those with much more experience > than mine will have more to say to help. I know that in one of the books I > have, which are many, there is a good deal of information about weighting > flies..also I believe I read a lot on the web, about weighting flies. Joyce > >
