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  1. Thread: Shock Gum

    by planettrout
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    I have been using these for years. I get them now...

    I have been using these for years. I get them now from a friend in Germany. At one time, Craig Matthews offered them at BRF when he still owned the shop:https://i.imgur.com/BWSx1v5.jpg[/imgThis is...
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    It depends on the location. Cream is a color that...

    It depends on the location. Cream is a color that always seems to work well in the Eastern Sierra. Black variations on the Zebra Midge also work...a seine is a good item to have on hand.



    PT/TH
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    Completed Midge Box, Fall 2022...

    https://i.imgur.com/aubCFER.jpg

    216 flies to be used by my son, daughter, grandson and myself in the Eastern Sierra , in two weeks...;)


    PT/TB
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    Tobacco Midge...

    This is for a Fall Midge Box I am currently working on for the Eastern Sierra in November:

    https://i.imgur.com/oactTWC.jpg

    Tobacco Midge, TMC 2488H, #16 - #20

    https://i.imgur.com/nHxuZGN.jpg...
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    FYI Norm, Greg reverses the second bead so it...

    FYI Norm,

    Greg reverses the second bead so it snugs up against the first. He sent me this photo when he first developed this pattern:

    https://i.imgur.com/lHQVEgr.jpg


    PT/TB
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    Little Virginia Lake - Eastern Sierra

    I went up to Bridgeport, CA with my Grandson Miles and his Mom. We fished soft hackles on Little Virginia Lake at 9000' for two mornings. First time I have been out on the water since 2019 up in...
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    If one has a MacBook Pro, bring the photo up in...

    If one has a MacBook Pro, bring the photo up in "Preview" and adjust the size ...

    https://i.imgur.com/BBQLbs5.jpg


    PT/TB
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    Nope....This: https://vimeo.com/10793808 ...

    Nope....This:

    https://vimeo.com/10793808


    PT/TB
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    After the Photobucket fiasco, I switched to...

    After the Photobucket fiasco, I switched to Imgur. One just needs to size the pixels before uploading to Imgur:

    https://imgur.com

    ...so easy:

    https://i.imgur.com/f70lpEB.jpg


    PT/TB :)
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    Zelon dubbing box from Blue Ribbon Flies in West...

    Zelon dubbing box from Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone. I used Midge Black:

    https://www.blueribbonflies.com/zelon-dubbing.html


    PT/TB
  11. John, Nature's Spirit distributes Lagartun...

    John,

    Nature's Spirit distributes Lagartun products in the US. Mini Flat Braid is listed on their site:

    http://www.naturesspiritflytying.net/lagartun1.html

    One of my fly tying friends calls...
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    Box of small for Fall...

    Working on a box of small patterns, mostly Midges, for Fall in the Eastern Sierra:

    https://i.imgur.com/MIUwdiX.jpg

    Gray Reefer Midge...Firehole Stick 633, #18 - #20
    ...
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    I probably use Midge patterns more frequently, on...

    I probably use Midge patterns more frequently, on the waters that I fish, than any other fly - with the possible exception of BWO's / Baetis.

    Here are a few of the Midge patterns that go with me...
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    A few new patterns...

    These are some flies I tied while trying to figure out how to get back into the Forum. I think it's been about six months since I last posted. I have been going through a bunch of Kidney Stone...
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    Hmmmmm... https://i.imgur.com/hne7vG0.png ...

    Hmmmmm...

    https://i.imgur.com/hne7vG0.png

    https://i.imgur.com/tJuXtFQ.png


    PT/TB
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    I have a 10', 5wt. Loomis Streamdance that I...

    I have a 10', 5wt. Loomis Streamdance that I purchased in 2004. It handles nymphs, soft hackles, dries and small streamers and has been used by both me and my son from the Eastern Sierra to the...
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    Slowly, I am getting back on the horse. Still...

    Slowly, I am getting back on the horse. Still have some medical stuff I have to go through. Hopefully, I will be able to leave Los Angeles and head back up to Pullman, WA before Fall 2021...Thanks...
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    Wealth of options HERE: You might want to...

    Wealth of options HERE:

    You might want to check out some of Lucian Vasies' ideas on Perdigons:

    https://www.flytying.ro/?s=Perdigon+flies

    Below are images of different materials including...
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    Scroll down for Fluorocarbon knot strengths: ...

    Scroll down for Fluorocarbon knot strengths:

    https://www.yellowstoneangler.com/gear-review/tippet-shootout/


    PT/TB
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    We are friends on FB and I see his posts very...

    We are friends on FB and I see his posts very day. The last one was five hours ago...He is just fine and tying like a maniac.


    PT/TB
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    I like that Scott !!! PT/TB

    I like that Scott !!!


    PT/TB
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    From Google: "The main issue with jig hooks...

    From Google:

    "The main issue with jig hooks had been that appropriately sized standard beadheads would not slide around the kink in the shank. Slotted beads solve this by allowing the kink to...
  23. Thread: Boot Studs

    by planettrout
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    I used Goat Heads for my felt Patagonia Boots and...

    I used Goat Heads for my felt Patagonia Boots and dipped them on Shoe Goo before screwing them down. Did this in the Fall of 2017 and have had no problems...

    https://i.imgur.com/pJKseUV.jpg
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    Try White Fox Fur and Feather Co. - (Google them)...

    Try White Fox Fur and Feather Co. - (Google them) they have an Etsy site. I purchased a nice blue starling skin from them, through Bob Marriott's, that has dark feathers large enough for #10 & #12...
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    Nectopsyche are found in the general Yellowstone...

    Nectopsyche are found in the general Yellowstone area in the Spring and Fall. Craig Matthews has developed a number of patterns for this hatch which is most prolific on the Firehole River. They are...
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