Just answered this on. Oh yes, although I am a veteran tier, I have my
Cracklebacks tied by Terrance "Renegade" Bratton of Culp Creek, Oregon. He
is a great tier who got his nickname from three different Federal agenies
that were after him in the 1960s for mining gold on Federal land. He was
never caught and eventually went straight.
LJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Warner, Paul W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:15 AM
Subject: RE: Stillwater flies (was: Re: Small lakes resort on San Juan
Island)
> crackleback???
>
> My first guess is a prize from Cracker Jacks... second quess is an epoxy
backed nymph.
>
> Bill W
>
> > ----------
> > From: Kent Lufkin[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 9:03 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Stillwater flies (was: Re: Small lakes resort on San Juan
Island)
> >
> > Les,
> >
> > Good advice on the fly selection for stillwaters. At the risk of
> > sounding ignorant (always a problem for me!), what's a crackleback?
> >
> > Kent Lufkin
> >
> > >Every lake west of the Mississippi and north of Texas will have
chironomids,
> > >callibaetis, leeches and damsels -- for sure. Almost anywhere venture I
take
> > >a stillwater box containing (I have the box in front of me as I write
this):
> > >dragon nymphs, damsel nymphs, adult damsels, self-bodied Carey
Specials,
> > >Six-Packs, waterboatmen, scuds, cracklebacks, caddis nymphs, caddis
adults,
> > >callibaetis emgergers and duns. I keep chironomids, Racoons and Lady
> > >McConnells in a second box.
> > >I can usually find something that the fish will bite in this selection.
> > >Other folks probably have their own list of necessary stillwater
patterns.
> > >
> > >Les Johnson
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Scott Bellows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8:15 AM
> > >Subject: Small lakes resort on San Juan Island
> > >
> > >
> > > > I want to try the stocked trout at that little camping/fishing
place on
> > > > San Juan Island (or anywhere else on SJI that may have fishing).
> > > > footnote I don't tie, and doubt there's a good flyshop on the
island(!)
> > > > -- so I have to plan well ahead. Any recommendations on wet and dry
> > > > patterns and hatches (late June/early July)? Thanks and tight
lines.
> > > >
> > > > footnote: This is in addition to trying for sea-runs etc. in the
> > > > channels around Friday Harbor (you know, in my float tube with
scuba
> > > > gear and flares during a big rip, wearing a mountaineering helmet
or
> > > > maybe a full-face Bell, casting heavily weighted streamers and a
> > > > lead-core line etc.) (just kidding)--
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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