Re: [VFB] Any More Bream Flyfishers here???

[mark romero]

Chuck, Opossum works great. Course most tyers prefere the Australian 
version, but i doubt the fish care that much one way or the other. If and 
when you can, make SURE you go to your eye Doc. and have him write you a 
perscription for the exact distance you will be tying at....the distance 
from your eyes to your vice. It's best to have a pair of glasses just for 
tying. If your like me anyway. I caint see squat wiffout 'em either. Now go 
for it. mark

From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Any More Bream Flyfishers here???
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:47:06 -0500
Mark: I will order a kit ASAP... I can't wait to try... I just hope ya can
get em with magnifying glasses on them cause up close I can't see NOTHING
any more.. Up to about a 2.75 reading glass LOL... As for road kill, Heck,
here in Bama Possum is our "Other white meat" LOL,  and come to think of it
I bet possum hair would make great flies too... Not only for possum and
sweet tater stew LOL... Seriously, Pussom is like duck, very greasy, boil
it, drain, recook with sweet potatoes... MMMMMMMMMMMM, Chuck

----- Original Message -----
From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Any More Bream Flyfishers here???


> Cool Chuck. You can get a cheap kit from Cabela, Orvis, L.L.Bean or a 
host
> of others..........better to do that and see if your going to fall in 
love
> with tying before you go out and spend a lot of duckets. The cheap kit 
can
> always be passed down to a kid or anyone else new to it. If you do fall 
in
> love, you'll be spending a considerable amount in the next few years to
> upgrade and supply yourself. One thing, don't ever be fooled into 
thinking
> tying flies will save you money. Just the opposite is true. But you will
> find great pleasure and recouporative joy in tying your own flies. Not 
to
> mention a wonderful way to be creative, and adventuresome. There's 
really
> nothing like it........completely unlimited in the ways in which you can
> take it. Keep your ears and eyes peeled for fresh road kill too. Keep 
salt
> and borax in your truck. Good luck. mark.....
>
> >From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
> >To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
> >Subject: Re: [VFB] Any More Bream Flyfishers here???
> >Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 16:49:12 -0500
> >
> >Thanks Mark... Maybe I can hint to the wife and kids for a fly tying 
kit
> >for
> >fathers day (although that ALREADY gave me a new depth/fish finder as 
an
> >early prezzie this past week LOL).. Cause I have access to a lot of
> >feathers/hair etc... around here.. All that you mentioned, then I have
> >bluebirds, cardinals, jay birds, robins etc that drop a lot of feather
> >around our bird feeders, and I have a goat, and have plenty of deer and
> >turkey hunting friends who can get me all the hair I want.. I wonder if
the
> >hair off my short haired (stiff hair) Chihuahua would work???? LOL,
Thanks
> >again, Chuck...  who is off to practice his fly casting techniques 
right
> >now
> >between thunderstorms
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 4:12 PM
> >Subject: Re: [VFB] Any More Bream Flyfishers here???
> >
> >
> > > Welcome aboard Chuck. I think the advice you got from Jeff is about 
as
> >good
> > > as you'll find. Nothing beats a soft hackle and a weighted one is
really
> > > good in a situation like yours. Putting that bead, wether it be 
brass,
> > > copper, silver, gold, glass, plastic, or tungston, behind the hackle
> >really
> > > helps as well. The hackle is forced to pulsate in the water and the
bead
> > > represents an air bubble. Tye them on a scud hook, in different 
sizes.
> >Put
> >a
> > > little tag down at the rear end if you like. Use rabbitt, fox,
squirrel,
> > > mink, beaver, seal, muskrat, goat, or even a synthetic like SLF if 
you
> >want,
> > > for the body. Just about anything works. You can rib it if you want 
to
> >get
> > > fancy. And partridge, grouse, starling, hen back, quinea, chucker,
jay,
> > > again, almost anything works for a wing/collar. Mix and match to 
your
> > > liking. It's endless. mark
> > >
> > > >From: Jeff Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >Reply-To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
> > > >To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
> > > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Any More Bream Flyfishers here???
> > > >Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 11:18:37 -0700 (PDT)
> > > >
> > > >Hey, Chuck. Welcome aboard the VFB. I live in Kansas
> > > >and as you might imagine, we don't have any trout here
> > > >either. The bluegill are a big bfavorite of mine as
> > > >well. When the gills go deep, I go to small wooly
> > > >buggers in assorted colors and like a little flash on
> > > >them. Hare's Ears also seem to do well. A real killer
> > > >fly is a bead thorax soft hackle in chartreuse that I
> > > >got from Del Roberts. Basically, put a gold or silver
> > > >bead on the hook wrap a chartreuse floss body up to
> > > >the bead leaving enough room in front of it for a
> > > >couple turns of soft hackle and a thread head. The
> > > >bead helps gets the fly down and usually gets hit as
> > > >it's dropping. If we can get John Ridderbos to chime
> > > >in, he could add a lot to this topic. -Jayhawk Jeff
> > > >
> > > >--- Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Folks: I live in N.E. but more like E Central as I'm
> > > > > 60 miles due East of Birmingham, AL, and the only
> > > > > trout here are a few in the mountain stream, but it
> > > > > is ALL Nat'l forrest and of course, all but
> > > > > impossible to get to without hiking fo rdays, and
> > > > > with my bad back and hip it's just not an option..
> > > > > So, I flyfish for bream and sunfish  (cause in Bama
> > > > > there have been four pound bluegill caught NO fish
> > > > > tale there LOL)...Anyway, went to my favorite
> > > > > watershed here yesterday afternoon to try out my
> > > > > early fathers day fish/deptfinder, and the surface
> > > > > water temp is about 84.5 degrees, and 85 degrees
> > > > > drives the bluegills etc back into deeper (cooler)
> > > > > water.. So, I didn't catch anything much cause I
> > > > > have been using bream killer "water bug" flies, and
> > > > > tearin em up on the bed.. But, now, any suggestions
> > > > > to pull em out of the deeper water??? I know I'll
> > > > > have to go to a sinking wet fly, but which types
> > > > > would be best??? Thanks in advance.. Chuck da Newbie
> > > > > Flyfisher
> > > >
> > > >
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