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Ewe Wasp / Jock Scott
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...001_edited.jpg
Henry's Fork Brown, second one taken with this fly today.
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...008_edited.jpg
Unfortunately, just after I took this brown, I lost the fly on an errant backcast.
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Hammlim Minnow
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...010_edited.jpg
Henry's Fork Rainbow
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...014_edited.jpg
That was the first fish I caught with Jeff's creation, the first of two bows and six browns taken with the Minnow. Also had another four or five solid hits that didn't hook up.
I would say the Hammlim Minnow was a solid hit on the Henry's Fork this afternoon.
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Hi John!
The Hammlim Minnow has been good to me too! I'm glad to see it's working well for you too. I generally pull it out for lake fishing, but now I must remember to take it out on the rivers. You've got a great collection of species available in your area.
- Jeff
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Nice flies Jeff, you have been very busy tying these beauties. Have you got any idea how long it takes you to tie one fly? I am slow - it can take me a while to tie a good fly if it is intricate.
Labours of love and total enjoyment, that is unless I embed my fingers or arms (yes I have done this - and it really is painful in the arms) on the hooks *hehehe*. I still have a long way to go to be a really good tyer.
Jeanne
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Vanessa in a New World
For an update on our collaboration, see the new thread on the Fly Anglers Online Forum. Also, there will be a new post on the Fishing Reports Forum for the South Fork of the Snake.
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Hi Jeanne,
Hmmm, it took me about 15-20 minutes to tie one today. But, I was also baking an apple pie so was getting up and down to check it. Also, I keep all my gear and materials in a tool box, so there's a lot of delay to find the next feather. If I take it all out to organise what I need, my daughter ends up playing with all the spools and feathers! So, if I had everything out and ready to go, it would probably take about 10-15 minutes to tie one. Well, spiders take about two minutes, but the ones with more bits take 10-15.
- Jeff
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Jeff,
Those two flies of your design....could there be a recipe posted somewhere for those. Would be interested to try them (especially the Vanessa) as a steelhead fly.
REE
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Hi REE,
Here are the Dressings:
Vanessa:
Tip: flat gold tinsel
Tag: Lavender Floss (DMC embroidery floss, rayon # 30211)
Tail: Golden Pheasant Crest
Body: wine/claret floss (DMC embroidery floss, rayon, #33685)
rib : flat silver tinsel
throat: guinnea fowl
wing: Mallard dyed woodduck
Topping: Golden Pheasant crest
Hammlim Minnow:
tag: flat gold tinsel
Tip : yellow floss
Tail: golden pheasant crest
body: flat silver tinsel
rib : silver wire
throat: red hackle fibres
Wing : fox squirrel tail
cheeks: shoulder feathers from the wing of a golden pheasant, or woodcock; in the one I sent John (in the photo) I used a red body feather from my golden pheasant skin.
I've tied the H-L without the fancy tail end bits, and just used a straight tail of yellow hackle fibres, and it works well dressed that way too. But, at the moment anyway, I'm really taken with the fancy salmon fly bits and bobs additions. Strange, because I'm also taken with the simplicity of the spiders. Go figure!
-Jeff
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Thanks, Jeff. I'm off to the sewing shop in the AM.
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Taihape Tickler
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...022_edited.jpg
Fished the Taihape Tickler this afternoon on the South Fork.
First fish -
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...024_edited.jpg
Second, and last, fish -
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...026_edited.jpg
I won't be fishing the other flies that Jeff sent on the big rivers. So this will be the final post from me on this thread.
I want to thank Jeff for initiating this experiment. I learned some valuable things, fishing these small streamers on our big water, something I wouldn't have done if he hadn't sent me these flies.
It's been a great four days for me. Hope you've enjoyed going along.
John