heres the fly in question
http://www.flyofthemonthclub.com/sto...mon[1].jpg
maybe someone else could decipher it
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heres the fly in question
http://www.flyofthemonthclub.com/sto...mon[1].jpg
maybe someone else could decipher it
Planning on trying a new fly on the Elk....Jack PM'd me and said they went to the Elk and caught tons of fish the other day.
Bob
Normand, while looking at the link-Flytying New And Old I clicked on and attemped to sign up for the Flymph forum then realized that site/forum was "dead" is this correct?
I would agree that the abdomen appears to be woven, but the rest is pretty clear as Norm describes. Good heavens people this is fly tying, NOT rocket science. Tie it like it looks and see how well your compares. Or....since all the links point to buying this pattern, do that and look at the pattern first hand? Most flies up close, the average tyer can deduce the pattern like Norm did.
What I find interesting is that this pattern is not prefaced with "Bead Head" , I have one of Kauffmann's Fly Patterns books, and it has 501 nymph patterns alone, and 140 of those nymphs (yes I counted them) are "Bead Head-something or another". So why isnt this one a "Bead Head"
The Flymph Forum has moved to http://www.flymphforum.com/. Hope that helps.
REE
Popperfly,
Looked hi and lo on the web, nothing but pictures. The abdomen on the picture Norman provided looks pretty intricate to me. If the originator (Brian Berry) doesn't provide the recipe somewhere/sometime in the near future, I would take Normans advice and purchase a copy and pick it apart. Although you may run into a problem duplicating his weaving method. BTW, Darrel Martin wrote an excellent book called, Fly-Tying Methods, dated 1987, which shows in great detail how to do about 5 different weaves. That's the extent of my research, hope it helps.
Best regards, Dave S.
Dave,
I agree, I would like Normand advice once everything settles down with his father or anyone else that might know. The picture Norm posted is close to the one I would like to tie but here is the Berry's fly I wanted to know the step-by-step to. http://www.flyfishingoutfitters.com/...r_stone_skwala
It was the Berry's fly that Normand was giving instructions too... that is obvious... His instructions work perfect for that fly...
Once you figure out what the abdomen and thorax materials are (or a close enough proximity thereof) add a bead and follow this tutorial and I'll bet you'll have the desired fly.
http://www.theweeklyfly.com/index.ph...stonefly-23-24
If all else fails contact Berry directly and ask him if he will share the recipe.
http://tetonvalleylodge.com/contact/
However since this pattern appears to be under contract with Umpqua, he may not be legally allowed to share (which is probably why it's not all over the web---yet), but it's worth asking.