Right! Actually I have been using Quick Tite super glue. It comes in a handy
little brush bottle. Gene Gudger, a chironomid junkie of the first order
gave me the tip.
Les
----- Original Message -----
From: "Warner, Paul W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 9:03 AM
Subject: RE: Dry Falls
> One thing Les left out that's important unless you tie very fast or are a
fly tying "addict" is to coat the body with either Sally Hansen's nail
polish or Soft Body. Even with a coating on the fly the fish still rip
the flies up.
>
> I have a tattered chromie proudly sitting in my chironimid box that I see
everytime I open the box up.
>
> I've been using that pattern since last May and it seems to work in just
about every chronie hatch.
>
> Bill W
>
> > ----------
> > From: Les Johnson[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 4:15 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Dry Falls
> >
> > The Chromie is a pattern listed in Phil Rowley's new book, Fly Patterns
for
> > Stillwaters. This is a very good chironomid that is often quite
effective.
> > Hook: Tiemco 2457 (use any wet fly hook). Body: silver flashabout
(thin).
> > Rib: single strand of red flashabou or red wire. throax: few turns of
> > peacock herl. black bead head. Gills: tuft of white sparkle yarn.
> > I bought the book. Phil Rowley knows his stuff. He is an experienced
> > stillwater angler who counts Gordon Honey and Brian Chan among his
regular
> > fishing buddies. A lot of knowlege in that trio.
> > Good Luck!
> > Les Johnson
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "flyman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 12:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: Dry Falls
> >
> >
> > > I hope you don't mind me asking but I don't know a lot about fly
patterns.
> > > Is that pattern listed in a book or is it a pattern that gets passed
only
> > > between friends?
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > Ray :-)
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 5:43 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Dry Falls
> > >
> > >
> > > > I fished Lenice on Monday (may 14). Left my home in Leavenworth at
> > 4.45am
> > > > and was on water somewhere around 7.00am. It was cloudy , trying to
> > > rain,with
> > > > wind gusting very strongly. I was hopeful that if the wind died down
> > there
> > > > would be a good Callibaetis hatch. Conditions remained very
difficult,
> > > making
> > > > it almost impossible to anchor my tube in deep water and fish the
column
> > > with
> > > > midge patterns - my favourite form of 'below the surface' still
water
> > > > fishing. One has to watch the end of the line with the concentration
of
> > a
> > > > hungry heron, and that is close to impossible when there is big wave
> > > action.
> > > > Wave action also gives the fly down below an unnatural movement,
which
> > is
> > > not
> > > > conducive to a fifty fish day. This can be mitigated in some degree
by
> > > > keeping the last third of the rod under the water which dampens the
up
> > and
> > > > down movement of the fly to some degree. But then you cannot watch
the
> > > line
> > > > and have to rely on the tactile sense only - again not conducive to
> > fifty
> > > > fish a day .............Anyway, I resigned myself to to finning
close in
> > > to
> > > > shore and fishing scuds, mayfly nymphs and damsel nymphs around the
> > > tulles.
> > > > Action was very slow, two fish to hand by mid-day.
> > > >
> > > > I was in two minds to call it a day, but for some reason decided to
hang
> > > in
> > > > there in the hopes of the wind dropping and the promise of a mayfly
> > > hatch -
> > > > exclusive of the wind, the weather was just right for one. There was
> > bird
> > > > action all over the lake but for the life of me I could not see what
> > they
> > > > were taking , nor could I see any rising pupae or floating shucks.
At 67
> > > the
> > > > eyes are not what they used to be, but this was getting ridiculous
!!
> > > > However, at about 5.00pm the wind dropped and I saw one mayfly, not
two
> > or
> > > > three or fifty but one, but it was enough to get the old carcass off
the
> > > > bank, into the tube and back into the fray. That was the mayfly
hatch>
> > for
> > > the
> > > > day. Not a fish dimple to be seen in any direction - but by god, the
> > wind
> > > was
> > > > down and I was going to rip fifty fishes lips or die in the attempt.
I
> > > > anchored off in in deep water (for Lenice) from 5.10 pm till 7.35 pm
in
> > > water
> > > > which varied from 16' to 22'; I like to know at exactly what depth I
am
> > > > fishing when fishing the column; in a float tube I use a hand-held
depth
> > > > finder put out by MarCum Ent,Inc.in Minnesota. It is about the size
of a
> > > > standard flash light and is used primarily by ice fisherman. Cabela
> > sells
> > > > them under the name of 'Polar Vision' and they are a jewel of a
tool.
> > With
> > > > this kind of sub-surface fishing I do not use a full sink line, but
the
> > > > slowest intermediate line sold by Airflo with a fast intermediate 8'
> > > leader,
> > > > then about 6' of 3 pound test tippet (sometimes 5 pound test) and,
as I
> > > > choose never to weight my flies for still water use, 1 lead shot
crimped
> > > > about 12" above the fly itself. Back to business......... I suceeded
in
> > > > losing the first six fish I hooked (this was becoming one hell of a
> > day),
> > > > until I realised I had a bad spool of tippet material. From then on
I
> > > never
> > > > looked back, from the time I hooked the first fish till I quit at
way
> > > after
> > > > seven it really was a fish a cast. Keep in mind it takes time for
the
> > > line
> > > > and fly to sink and often longer to tweak it back up again. That
evening
> > > fish
> > > > were breathing the fly in on the way down, on the bottom and also at
all
> > > > levels on the way back. I am sure that some of these fish were
following
> > > the
> > > > fly up before taking it , if it was still a way down they would
gently
> > > suck
> > > > it in, if close to the surface they would whack it. I used only
one
> > > pattern
> > > > of fly all evening in two sizes, my fellow countryman (if he still
> > claims
> > > to
> > > > be a Brit) Phil Rowley's Chromie in sizes 10 and 12. It is a
> > remarkably
> > > > effective fly. How many fish did I catch ? I truly do not know, I
have
> > > long
> > > > ago quit the counting game. However, the rainbows ranged from 17" to
22"
> > > with
> > > > 2 small browns of about 10 to 12 inches.
> > > >
> > > > Moral of this story ? It pays to hang in there, if you have nothing
> > > better
> > > > to do.
> > > >
> > > > DAB
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
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> >
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