There is a bonefish fly that has been around for a long time called the
Chili Pepper. It has many of the same colors of the woollybugger Chili. I
agree with "Cranky Paul" that you should try and find if the name has been
used, but frankly, it's an almost impossible task. As someone who develops
flies, it's also a very dicey line where a pattern becomes "new" as well.
Recently, I thought I had developed something new enough, then after the fly
company accepted it and added it to their catalog, I found almost the exact
pattern in a book. I told them I thought they should still sell it, but I
wouldn't take any royalties for that pattern. I think we're very lucky
lawyers haven't been involved much in fly patterns...
Jay Paulson
Redmond, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Marriner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Fly pattern
Hey DonO,
I know it's a sign of advancing age and an overly sensitive skin about
minutiae. The pattern you refer to is at least 30 years "younger" than
the original I quoted. I get really p...ed off when some turkey doesn't
have the decency to check the literature before naming a fly.
Can you imagine if I threw together some materials and suddenly
advertised it on the web and wrote about it in books as the Chile
Pepper. Yes, it's only a fly, but a little respect for the originators
of patterns is justified. I guess we just have to start copyrighting
pattern names.
Cranky Paul
DonO wrote:
Paul,
I found that one too, when I was searching to the fly I was told about.
Looks like we have two flies with the same name. Maybe it don't count if
one is a Canadian name and the other has a USA name, eh?
DonO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Marriner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Fly pattern
> Check it out fellows, the Orange Blossom Special is a northern New
> Brunswick Atlantic salmon fly. It was created (and is still tied) by
> Ralph Billingsley. Your can find the pattern tied by the originator on
> page 37 of A Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns.
>
> cheers
> Paul
> www.galesendpress.com
>
> Charlie Bonner wrote:
> >
> > DonO,
> >
> > We fished the North Park Region several times over the past 10
> > years
and
> > that has been one of our best flies for brown trout when the water
> > was
> > murkey and even worked pretty well in cleaner water. The guys at
> > North
Park
> > Angler introduced me to that fly years ago. I recommend it to anyone
fishing
> > in that part of Co and Wy. I even tried it here in Arkansas and it
worked
> > quite well. I think it looked like a little brown trout. Its a great
> > streamer patter.
> >
> > CRB
> >
> > >From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> > >To: <[email protected]>
> > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Fly pattern
> > >Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 11:31:07 -0500
> > >
> > >I bet in a size 10 or 12 you could murder bluegills with that fly,
Chuck
> > >
> > >----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: <[email protected]>
> > >Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:14 AM
> > >Subject: [VFB] Fly pattern
> > >
> > >
> > >>I was talking to a Wyoming Game & Fish biologist this morning about
this
> > >>weekend's fishing, considering the snow and run-off. We got to
talking
> > >>flies and I asked him about the Chili-pepper. He hadn't heard of
> > >>it,
but
> > >>his special go-to fly is similar, and it's called the
> > >>Orange-blossom
> > >>Special.
> > >>
> > >>Tough I'd tie up some to compliment my peppers and give it a go,
> > >>too.
> > >>
> > >>http://www.riverbum.com/Salmon-&-Steelhead/Orange-Blossom-Special/
> > >>
> > >>I'd be interested to hear how it works from others. He got it from
> > >>a
> > >>friend
> > >>from W. Virginia who does a lot of smallmouth fishing. Said it was
his
> > >>killer pattern, and it worked on Wyoming trout, too.
> > >>
> > >>DonO
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
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Stillwater Fly Fishing: Tools & Tactics, How to Choose & Use Fly-tying
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