Yep, they are afternoon/evening, fast water variety and fish really key in
on them. We use a pure, pink dubbing for the body. When wet, or fly
floatant is applied, they don't appear quite as pink, more tanish, but that
is an August, popular pattern. I like the sparkle, comparaduns and have
found an easy way to tie, and an effective pattern. Tie like a cripple
wing, but don't use any hackle. The tough part of tying a comparadun, IMO,
is binding down the butts, it makes too bulky of thorax and takes more time
tying. If you have good, coastal, deer hair it's a snap. Tie the body with
the thorax built up some and leave a good, forward portion for the wing.
Lay the clump with tips forward, tie in tight flaring the deer hair 180.
Stand up and tie in front. I use a little more dubbing in front and bind in
tight right up against the deer hair. Use the same color thread as the
dubbing. Trim off the butts in the back and this becomes the shellback and
the emerger portion with emerging wings. I like the two tone effect of the
wingcase/ body and now the body does not appear bulky. Looking from under,
it is the right sylloeutte(sp?)Seems like, when I get the right amount of
deer hair for the wing, the body is too bulky on a comparadun and when I get
a nice body, I don't have enough wingtip for the wing....not with the
hackleless cripple.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Warner, Paul W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:45 AM
Subject: RE: Yellowstone, Clark Fork, and Madison, oh my!
> Jere,
>
> The remaining 6 will be little Adams and I'm considering doing them
without wings and testing that variation.
>
> I knew the beetles are fast tying but I'm down now where I don't have much
time left. I had family (5) out last week from PA and got to show them
around Washington. Luckily it was overcast and cool a lot. I don't think
they'll move out here. The traffic helped with "first impressions" lots.
>
> So.. a Pink Lady is just a bigger variety of a PMD? I was puzzled over
that.
>
> Bill W
> > ----------
> > From: Jere Crosby[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 8:55 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Yellowstone, Clark Fork, and Madison, oh my!
> >
> > Holdin out on the other 6 flies you're tyin? A foam beetle is easy to
tie,
> > floats great and if you use small, rubber for legs gives some struggling
> > action to the pattern. Can't believe how many ANTS reside over in this
> > area! Leave any kinda food around and they're all over it. Should be a
> > good pattern also. We've got a great bug just startin to surface over
here
> > on the South Fork, Pink Alberts. Like a PMD but bigger and a member of
the
> > Epeorus group of mayflies, #12's & 14's. Jere
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Warner, Paul W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 9:36 AM
> > Subject: RE: Yellowstone, Clark Fork, and Madison, oh my!
> >
> >
> > > I'm leaving this Thursday after work for a week in Yellowstone.
> > >
> > > I'm to the point where I think I'd like to tie 12 more flies and 6 are
> > beetles.
> > >
> > > Bill W
> > >
> > > > ----------
> > > > From: Kent Lufkin[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 8:08 AM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Re: Yellowstone, Clark Fork, and Madison, oh my!
> > > >
> > > > Hi Richard,
> > > >
> > > > Nice report on your Montana trip. A friend is on the Yellowstone as
I
> > > > write this so I'll be interested to compare his report with yours.
> > > >
> > > > I was pleased to read you comments on your new St. Croix Legend
Ultra
> > > > rod. I've fished the 9 foot 3 weight model for a couple years now
and
> > > > it remains my favorite small trout rod in my continually growing
> > > > collection of Loomis, Orvis, Sage, and Thomas & Thomas rods.
> > > >
> > > > What makes the St. Croix an even better value is that it costs about
> > > > half of the otherwise comparable top name brands. I only wish it
came
> > > > in a 4-piece version.
> > > >
> > > > Kent Lufkin
> > > >
> > > > >I used a (new) St. Croix Ultra Legend 9' 5 weight and floating line
for
> > > > >nearly all of my fishing. I have Sage (SP, RPLXi, and RPL), Loomis
> > (GLX),
> > > > >Redington, Lamiglas, all good sticks, and I'll tell you this Legend
is
> > an
> > > > >excellent fishing tool. Nice balance of power and touch. My new
> > favorite
> > > > >trout rod.
> > > > >
> > > > >Richard Embry
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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