Nice fly Jeff, I can see that working very well in the shallower riffles of the Wanganui.
Do you use a realy Blue hackle or a blue dun type of Grey blue?
All the best.
Mike.
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Nice fly Jeff, I can see that working very well in the shallower riffles of the Wanganui.
Do you use a realy Blue hackle or a blue dun type of Grey blue?
All the best.
Mike.
Hi Mike,
The blue is really blue, so it's all dyed feathers. The first time I tied one, the blue was too intense looking, so I put the olive feather over top at that sort of tones it down.
- Jeff
It is a very nice fly Jeff, looks like it could be a good one for sea-trout.
Blue is a good colour for them.
Jeff, I'm not a "cold" water fisherman, except in the winter when that's all there is, but I'm gonna have to tie up some of those pretty things of both persuasions and try 'em out on the fishies here in Texas.
Thanks Donald. I don't get to fish for sea trout. In fact, I'm not sure where in the North Island where there might be any runs of them. I've heard of runs in the South Island, but that's not too surprising as they tend to have more brown trout while in the north we have more rainbows.
And I would be interested to hear if you have any luck with it on some warm water fish Rodgerole. I can't say I've ever fished for warm water species, so I would be curious to hear how it works out.
- Jeff
Hey Jeff, the lower Waikato has some good runs of sea trout every spring and early summer chasing the whitebait. Catch and release only as I would not eat anything out of the Waikato! I should think your fly would be a killer on them in the evening.
All the best.
Mike.
Hi,
Thanks for that Mike! Yes, I think catch and release is the way to go with the Waikato.
- Jeff
Jeff, that's a great tye! I think i'm gonna tye some up and see if the steelies like them. Way to go!
Thanks pspaint!
Swinging one of these along the bottom should do the trick I would think, in either the winged or wingless version. Let me know if you have any luck if you try one out.
- Jeff