I've seen "Salmon Egg flies" , but never a "Bluegill Eyeball fly" ROFL.... They say use whatever works huh??? I think that (at least in the SE USA, 9 out of 10 boys and girls (young and old) the first fish they caught was a Bluegill so that "hooked em" so to speak... But, ya can't have a Gill TV show cause , unlike Bass around here, there are no $10 Gill Lures that I know of to pay for the air time to make a show. Only hooks, lead, and bobbers unless you fly fish.. So, they(Bluegill) crappie, and catfish are vastly overlooked don TV shows etc....Sad shame too, cause besides fun, they are the best tasting fish you'll ever eat too, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Feather ? Biots - Enjoyment in tying > VERY cool Chuck. My favorite fish there is, is a Bluegil. Prolly cause > that's what i grew up fishin' for as a kid so much. We had trout in the > local creek for a couple months when they stocked it, but other than that, > we had to go to the reservoirs and catch White Bass. But mostly it was > Bluegill in the local lake, and ponds. We'd even catch ém usin'the eyeballs > of the last one for the next one, lmao. So that outta tell ya all ya need to > know, bout the ultimate Gil gly, rotf. Actually all i ever use' nowdays is > the Usual. My "Go To" fly for both Trout and Gills. And all you need is one > material..... he he he he he.......... mark > > >From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Feather ? Biots - Enjoyment in tying > >Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:38:01 -0500 > > > >Mark: Thanks for the tips.. Good ideas..and YES. I have MILLIONS just > >stiffing my mattress..I wondered what all them lumpy spots in my matresss > >were LOL...and ... I wndered what I could do with all that money.... now I > >know, Buy fly tying stuff LOL...Seriously.. I have thought about this, and > >have come to the conclusion.. I am gonna strive to come up with the worlds > >BEST "Bluegill Fly"... Ther ear eno trout where I'm at.. I don't bass > >fish... We don't have pike, tuna, salmon, steelheads, or things like > >that... > >We don't have the Ocean of Gulf of Mxico that I can go to ovee a cpl times > >a > >yr.. But, I have Monster Bluegill withing MINUTES of my front door... and > >they are my passion as to the type of fish I fish for, so it makes sence > >that for me, that (the ultimate Bluegill fliy(ies) would be thje route to > >go > >right???? Cause even if I tied the salmon flies fo rexample. I have no way > >to "try them out" for myself...Chuck > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 5:37 AM > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Feather ? Biots - Enjoyment in tying > > > > > > > Chuck, lemme pull your coat to one thing. It's gonna be a while til you > >find > > > your niche.......something you can really get into "Beyond" just tying > >per > > > say. First of all you must develope a passion for tying in general. I > >have > > > no doubts you'll do that. But at a certain point, you'll find an area in > >the > > > larger world of tying that you ESPECIALLY love. Then finally, you'll > >come > >to > > > realize that (if your like me at all, lol) you have thousands of dollars > >of > > > materials that you may never use, lmao. So be carefull not to go to > >crazy > > > collecting materials.............although that's a REALLY hard one to > > > manage. Cause if your like most tyers, you just CANNOT help yourself > >when > > > you walk in a fly shop, go to a show, pick up a catalog, etc., etc., > > > etc.....well..........least you'll be prepared if and when the time > >comes > > > you wanna open up a fly shop, lmao. Maybe that's what i'll do, lol. mark > > > > > > >From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Feather ? Biots - Enjoyment in tying > > > >Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:10:03 -0600 > > > > > > > >Chuck, > > > > > > > >As in everything, there are extremes as to viewpoints. Some > > > >tiers/flyfishers would catch trout all day on a piece of yarn tied to > >the > > > >hook if that would work. And then some will fish only if they can dry > >fly > > > >fish, and that only with a traditionally tied classic dry fly pattern. > > > >Both > > > >views are valid. I know guys that fish with $70 Cabela's kit-rods, and > >I > > > >know guys who go out with no less than $3 grand worth on them and in > >their > > > >hands, with hand-tied flies (theirs) and hand built rods (theirs). > > > > > > > >I enjoy studying the creatures I fish for, the materials I use to tie > >the > > > >flies to catch them, and the foods that I imitate with these flies. To > >me, > > > >it's part of the enjoyment of the sport. I can tie 12 months a year, > >but > > > >flyfishing in Wyoming is viable for about 6 months a year, unless > >you're > > > >one > > > >of those polar bear flyfishers. > > > > > > > >So studying flies and feathers and furs and all the misc. stuff > >available > > > >is > > > >just part of the whole experience. Feathers are particularly > >fascinating > > > >to > > > >me. Just think of the DNA files it took just to create the pattern of > >a > > > >ring-neck pheasant. Everything is so complex and diverse, yet together > > > >looks so congruous and in place. Where are the main banks that cover > >color > > > >coordiantion? Each follicle does its own job, but are they all > > > >individually > > > >controlled, or is there a master gene? It could take a lifetime of > >work > > > >just to understand the splicing codes of hybrid species. And if you > >think > > > >all ring-neck pheasants are identical, think again. After examining > > > >hundreds of tail clumps, getting the 'skirt feathers', I find that > >rarely > > > >can I get two feathers from different birds that match enough to mate, > >much > > > >less match perfectly. > > > > > > > >So yes, I could use a traditional Adams to catch lots of fish. But my > > > >Adams > > > >has Pardo Cd'L tail fibers, rope-dubbed mink underfur for the abdomen, > > > >hand-picked genetic Winger wings, and Hebert Speckled Champagne Badger > > > >hackles. Will it out-fish the traditional? Who knows? Do I care? > >Nope. > > > >Do they work? Yep. Really good- I'm happy with them. Ta-daaaa. > >Mission > > > >accomplished. > > > > > > > >There are many tiers on this list that tie just for the joy of tying > >and > > > >extending their expertise. I invite them to add their ideas to this > > > >thread. > > > > > > > >DonO > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > >Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 12:08 AM > > > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Feather ? Biots > > > > > > > > > > > > > Don: Great info.. Thanks... I think it helps a LOT to know things > >like > > > >this > > > > > if I am going to be tying my own flies.... Chuck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
