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All this talk about wet flies, flosses and such has really given me the tying bug. This may be my year to fish only with the wee wets. I'vve been using nylon and rayon flosses for years, gave them up for the silks. Very nice to tie with. Easy to split into the appropriate size, smooth bodies are a breeze with just a little burnishing.
Any body else got the wet fly bug?
REE
Ron....LOL...dont give me any ideas. I have enough going on with swaps and flies I I usually use. Been a while since I tied any wets...dang maybe I need to tie a few soft hackles just to cover all bases.
Alex Jackson got me to using the Daiichi 1182 which is Crystal (silver)several years ago. Using pearsals gossamer silk one need not use anything under the silk with this hook. The water makes the silk a more beautiful color when wet without the bulk in the body. Simple body of one layer of silk and tie in a couple wraps of JV hen and whip a small head. Presto one of the best (for me) fish catchers in the wet fly group. I do fish quite a few wets in the size 16 to 22. In some of the waters where I like to fish if the drys are not working (yes, I prefer drys) I catch a lot of fish on these wets. No box should be without several colors to fish.
Denny
you betcha. been tying them all season. here's a project for a charity auction...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46...s/DSCN0332.jpg
Very impressive!
Thanks,
Doug :D
Hey there, Mr. Blur, very nicely dressed flies. Seome of the classics are so pretty I hate to fish them, but they are very effective.
REE
I haven't been tying many soft hackles, but i am going fishing with syl nemes this year, so i guess that i should really get tying!
JZ
REE,
I put together a fly box full of them for a good friend (as a Christmas present) and I liked them so much I am going to do the same for myself. Now if I could just finish tying all these Muddlers I could get started on my own box of winged wets.
- Alberto
Alberto,
I'm finishing up a few swaps myself, and really want to get back to the wets, winged and softies.. There really is something pretty about a well tied winged wet.
Hi REE,
I've been bitten by the Wee Wet Bug for the past few years. Lately, it's been spiders, and mostly versions of Pritts from the 1880's. They are a lot of fun to fish, and it's worth while tying some of the spider patterns on dry fly hooks. They are great "drowned food" immitations.
And, the winged patterns are good fun too. I also like the palmered wets, like the Invicta, Soldier Palmer, and Bibio. Worth having some of those in the box as well.
- Jeff