Best looking fly on hat.

[check your fly]

The Whit Hopper gets my vote. My second choice would be the Whitlock Neer Nuff Crawfish.

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Chuck Hitt

[nighthawk]

I agree with ST. A salmon pin is the best.

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Eric "nighthawk"

Air Cavalry all the way! When a voice cries out in distress, we will be there, no matter what the cost.

[Micropteris]

Thanks for the pic. It was as good as expected

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Who has time for stress when there are fish to catch.
Nick

[jvs]

Thank you for all of your recommendations. I think I have narrow it down to the Silver Doctor or a mouse.

I have a couple of questions:

1. Where can I find a recipe and picture of the Silver Doctor? There are too many variations on the web and I do not know which one you are refering to. It will be nice to have tying instructions.

2. You guys prefer clip or unclip deer hair mice?


Thanks again.


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jvs

"I never string up a trout rod without wild anticipation. Often, I've
been exhausted on trout streams, uncomfortable, wet, cold, briar-scarred,
sunburned, mosquito-bitten, but never, with a fly rod in my hand, have I been unhappy." Charles Kuralt

[AgMD]

The silver doctor, and a few other salmon flies are available, tied on gold "pin hooks" from Trout Unlimited. $10 if I remember correctly. BTW TU is worthy of our membership $$$s.
What looks like the same "pin hooks" are available from at least one of the major supply houses , tho I am affraid I don't remember which one. They have a small gold ball on the point and a pin/catch on the back.
AgMD

[ny angler]

Extended body coffen fly

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The more time I spend around people the more I like my dog.

Mike

[otter]

I'd go with a 2/0 bead head woolly bugger. Of course, the mouse does sound like it could be a chick magnet. Leave 'em unclipped and hairy. And for heavens sake you gotta get a flyrod in his hand. Convert him to the dark side and save him from a life of bait-slinging commie tackle sin.


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[MOturkE]

I think I'd go with the Professor.
[url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/070201fotw.html:77125]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/070201fotw.html[/url:77125]

It's a pretty good looking fly.


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There's almost nothin' wrong with the first lie, it's the weight of all the others holdin' it up that gets ya'! - Tim

[ilmbaba]

Of course, if you can talk Ron Eagle Elk into sharing his Sioux Sunrise pattern with you, you'll have a fine looking fly that will make people forget there's a hat attached to it!

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Elliott W.

I tie flies to give the fish something to laugh about.

[flyangler]

I tell ya what you don't want to give: any realistic buggy looking fly. This will save your pal many bops on the head from well-meaning friends trying to kill the bug before it takes off with the hat.