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    Ok So I had a little more success tonight. I...

    Ok So I had a little more success tonight. I moved up from size 16 to size 14 to get the procedure down. I tied in by the tip. Things seemed to go a little better. I am going to look into...
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    Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. ...

    Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. Hopefully I will have time tonight to try some more.

    I have been tying in by the stem because I am following the lead of Dave Hughes in his Wet Flies...
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    I have something similar to those radio shack...

    I have something similar to those radio shack things. These have two "jaws" but the same basic spring loaded idea. I might need to give them a try.

    Warren does that version come with a rubber...
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    Hackling Question for soft hackles

    Hi Everyone,
    I have been working lately on tying some soft hackles using grouse and starling. I am finding I am having a really hard time working with the hackles. The hackle pliers I have are...
  5. Thread: Mustad 9671

    by coltranem
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    I am not sure the new hooks are actually any...

    I am not sure the new hooks are actually any longer. I think mustad just standardized on what they are calling a 2x vs a 3x. Is it possible the hook was always closer to a 3x than a 2x? Have you...
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    This is an interesting discussion. I have a 7 wt...

    This is an interesting discussion. I have a 7 wt and I know we have populations of winter flounder in the area (Massachusetts). What type of structures and depth do I fish to catch these fish? ...
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    I am not sure it is the photography or the flies...

    I am not sure it is the photography or the flies themselves (probably both)...but keep posting Byron you creations are great
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    Another good video is one Joe Cornwall did with...

    Another good video is one Joe Cornwall did with Fly Fish Ohio

    http://www.flyfishohio.com/Frank_Sawyer%27s_Killer_Bug.htm
  9. Thread: Fluffy Nymph

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    Nice tie...I can see that working for trout...

    Nice tie...I can see that working for trout easily..it could represent a crawfish, sculpin, or just a nymph. All that "fluff" should make it look alive. Did you use the marabou for the dubbing as...
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    Emerald Caddis Hook: wet fly (mustad 3906) 14-18...

    Emerald Caddis
    Hook: wet fly (mustad 3906) 14-18
    Body: tan dubbing
    Rib: copper or gold wire
    Thorax: Peacock herl (I used 3 for a size 14..I like to wrap them around the thread before winding on)...
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    I have some emerald caddis (lower left (peacock...

    I have some emerald caddis (lower left (peacock herl thorax)) in my post from a few weeks ago. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/showthread.php?38403-Saturday-Afternoon-Tying
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    Nice ties Dave....The sparrow is a good one. I...

    Nice ties Dave....The sparrow is a good one. I have used it to successfully catch landlocked salmon. I need to remember to throw it more.
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    I am a bit further south in Massachusetts. The...

    I am a bit further south in Massachusetts. The fish run out of the Wachusett Reservoir. With the rain we are getting right now I wouldn't be surprised if they start to move out of the res in into...
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    The pink ones are for the local Landlocked Salmon...

    The pink ones are for the local Landlocked Salmon run. Assuming we get some rain here in the Northeast it should be starting soon. Fishing and tying those streamers were new for me so we'll see how...
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    Saturday Afternoon Tying

    Kind of a random selection...On the small flies I still need work on the head sizes. The middle left one was the last I tied and I seem to have that sized a little better.
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    I'll Second Scott's suggestion it is nice to have...

    I'll Second Scott's suggestion it is nice to have both. I got a base to go with my clamp for my Griffin 2A. It is nice to options.
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    People might poke holes in this but...I had a...

    People might poke holes in this but...I had a pheasant skin a few years back that I discovered some bug eggs all over. I cleaned out what I could see by hand. I then chucked it in the microwave...
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    This is a clump I purchased from a local fly...

    This is a clump I purchased from a local fly shop. I threw away the original packaging but it was probably METZ. I don't think it is Borax since I don't see the little "pebbles" you get with borax....
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    Material Issues

    Last night I took out my fly tying materials to tie a few flies. It has been months since I pulled everything out. I was tying using a Pheasant Tail clump I bought years ago. I noticed at the...
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    Thanks for the replies everyone. I have been...

    Thanks for the replies everyone. I have been looking at the Allan McGee book. It looks informative but short only 96 pages. I guess I don't mind if the author is in a bit for a storyteller mode...
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    Nemes Book Recommendation

    Hi,
    I am looking to pick up a new book on fishing with soft-hackled flies. I have Dave Hughes book "Wet Flies". I would like to pick up one of Nemes books. I am comparing "Soft Hackled Fly...
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    Hi...I am looking for something to tie comparadun...

    Hi...I am looking for something to tie comparadun type flies.

    Thanks for the offer
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    Generous offer Count me in Thanks..and Happy...

    Generous offer Count me in

    Thanks..and Happy Thanksgiving,
    Mike
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    Thanks Jeff

    Thanks Jeff
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    While we are on the topic of this nice...

    While we are on the topic of this nice soft-hackle. As a beginning tier and flyfisher I would like to know what kind of soft hackles make a nice prospecting fly when nothing else is happening. I...
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