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When tying elk hair caddis, such as the one Hans has pictured, how thin is the wire. When I tye mine the wire seems to bind down hackle fibers, and makes for a very messy looking fly. I don't think...

Nick, thanks for the reply. I want to hook up with a good fly shop in the area to get some of this info. And I'm a little worried about hiking into the woods with the bears.

Doug

Looking to go up with my brother end of July, he will be in hockey camp and I would like to go and catch some cutthrout trout. Can anyone give me info about fishing this area, do I need a guide? Is...

I cant remember it may have been some cut back 5x. Should i be going lighter or heavier?

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Doug

i just recently tied some of these up in a size 8 and got to fish one for a few minutes last week, unfortunetly the fly kept landing on its side. I made the body hackle a little less than a hook gape...

I was watching the show FLy Fishing the World last night and they were fishing in BC on the Elk River. They briefly showed a foam and hair fly pattern that they use to imitate the october caddis,...

My uncle just dropped one of these birds off and Im not sure what I can tie with it.
Any suggestions?
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Doug

Jim
I'de be looking for as much as anyone would be willing to sell I guess. I've become really addicted to catskill patterns and plan on using them almost exclusivly this upcoming season.

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Anyone have a good source for nice broad even, good colored wood duck flank feathers for dry fly wings? I've bought a few from my local shop and haven't been happy with the feathers.

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Doug

Hey thanks for all the info. Its a really light barred ginger and Im going to use it for my light cahills and definetly try it on the flies all you guys suggested.

Alec its a neck with saddle...

Hey I just ordered some barred ginger hackle. Can anyone recomend some patterns to tie with this color. Or patterns you tie with regular ginger?

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Doug

I've been looking through Frans website and really trying to get a good look at some of his flies. But the pics on his site are not to good. I've heard he has a unique style, messy, fishy looking?
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I just started tying these flies and have been having suprising success, at first glance it looks like a challenging tie.

Anyway does anyone have any suggestions, aside from the article in the...

Hey, Ide love to see some pics of your guys fly box's. To see how they are organized. Im sure alotta boxes are getting filled right now with some winter tying.

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Doug

Hey thanks for all the replys, except for GregH haha.

I probally will jsut use a 3wt on the rod because it is a full flexing 4.5

Any opinions on the quality of this line?

Thanks agian
DOug

Hey just had my parents pick me up this rod as a cheap, small stream rod. Gonna be using it exclusivly on SMALL streams and even smaller trout. Was thinking about over loading with a wf 4.

Any...

Where do some of you guys get hackle large enough for varients and skaters? Ive never tied any and would like to give it a try this winter, but dont think I have large enough hackle to do so.
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Hey I would really like to someday get a carving or a replication of a fish I catch. Has anyone done this? Any recomendations?
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DOug

Ive tried flexement and Sally hansens hard as nails and still cannot get the look I want on my streamer heads. The streamers Ive seen in stores have very think glassy looking heads, what should I...

I've baught some fox fur, the underbody, trying to get the right color for hendricksons, not necessarily the "urine stained" pink. but I baught some flies from the Dette's shop this past summer and...

After allot of searching I've found a source for the original crusher hats.
Im ordering a couple!
Doug
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dudley
I know exactly what your talking about, and I've been desperatly searching for one!!!!!

I have some old ones up in my cabins in Maine, all orange and to small.

If anyone can point me in...

Thanks for all the replys and help. Some really interesting and informative stuff.

Has anyone read Lee's book on tying? any good?

I went onto the old flies section of this website and did some...

I really want to tye this pattern better, I see alot that don't really look appealing to my eye. I was wondering if anyone had a picture or some tips as to how Lee Wulff actually tied his.

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This is kind of a catskill question, agian, only because that's all Im tying this season.
Anyway what flies does honey dun get used for? Are there any flies you substitute this color with?

Thanks...