I am going to play around this weekend with a bloodworm made with just red wire as the
body. Just about the same thing as what you'll be using.
Bill W
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> Kent, thanks for the info. I was busy tying up some flies last night and I'll
> do some according to your specs here.
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> I've decided to experiment a little this trip. I've got a bunch of small
> Gamakatsu steelhead/walleye hooks (size 8, Octopus style - so they have short
> shanks) painted in fluorescent red and other colors. I'm adding just a few
> wraps of peacock herl for a thorax and a rib of fine gold wire. They may be a
> bit on the large size, but the profile is nice -- the shape of the hook gives
> a nice bend to the lower body -- and they should sink very well if deeper
> fishing is called for. I'll let you know.
>
> John
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> In a message dated 3/21/01 3:36:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << Last Sunday on Nunnally, fly size seemed most important. The 8 or so
> guys around me were all catching fish on small chironomids, size 16,
> 18 or even 20. Fish didn't seem to care for size 14 or larger.
>
> I don't think pattern was nearly as important. One that worked for me
> was tied on a #18 Tiemco 2487 with a simple body of pearl flashabou
> wrapped around the shank, a couple wraps of peacock herl for the
> thorax, and a clear red or pearl glass bead for the head, fished
> about 2 feet under a strike indicator on a 6x tippet.
>
> Other guys were catching fish using black or clear v-rib or thread
> bodies or bloodworm patterns. One guy was doing pretty well using a
> slime line and no indicator with a really slow retrieve.
>
> Kent Lufkin >>
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