sorry for the slow reply- I used a standard gray body with a cdc schuck out
the end &a cdc loop wing. My problem was that I had a hard time getting the
wings to stay upright, i.e. they would tend to flop on their side. Don
Johnson told me to tie the pattern on a light scud hook tmc 2487 (this keeps
the butt down)& to tie some dun hackle in the thorax. Then clip the hackle
top & bottom which leaves some nice "outriggers" to keep the fly properly
positioned. When my version would ride upright it was very effective. re
size you should know by now That I don't exaggerate size- the fish were
weighed on a chatillion scale which are as accurate as me. my friend bill
castleman was at lenice on sat. the 21st & said the fish weren't keying on
the mays. see ya
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Embry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: lenice lake
> Bill, what patterns did you use prior to and during the callibaetis hatch?
>
> Richard
>
> P.S. Any credible witnesses on those 4-5 pound fish? <grin>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bill hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Flyfishin' link <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: Wayne Deptuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Monday, April 16, 2001 10:31 PM
> Subject: lenice lake
>
>
> >was there the 13th-15th. Friday the wind never got below 15mph but from
> 2-4
> >the callabetis came off in droves & the fishing (and catching) was
> >non-stop.best fish weighed in at 5 pounds about 24".(on 6x-that was fun)
> >Only had 4 takes on chronomids all three days while waiting for the
> "hatch".
> >my friends had good results with hares ears prior to the hatch, but I
> >didn't. Sat.& sun were pretty much repeats re the hatch although there
was
> >little wind those two days & Sun the hatch was not quite as large as fri
&
> >sats. Caught two more fish 4-5 lbs-awfully nice looking fish for being
> >raised in a trout farm but they were very poor fighters. I've never seen
a
> >callabaetis hatch like this at Lenice in my 22 years of fishing there.
> some
> >friends fished nunnally sat & sun & did well on chrons, but said there
> >wasn't any mayfly hatch to speak of. bill
> >
> >
>
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