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    Back to the (early season) tailwater stuff. No sense trying to tie these in the truck with a headlamp; it's warm inside and my fingers work. What they may lack in aesthetics, they make up for in effectiveness and ease of tying.


    Zebras

    traditional



    sunburned




    Firebead Scud




    Firebead Ray Charles Softhackle



    same fly with UV Ice dub instead of ostrich





    Bloom's Weight Fly



    Bloom's Weight Fly Dark (pretty much a Grape Slushy on steroids)





    Rainbow Warrior




    Regards,
    Scott
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    what are you using to coat your zebra midges with, looks like it would make them a lot more durable

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    Quote Originally Posted by john52948 View Post
    what are you using to coat your zebra midges with, looks like it would make them a lot more durable
    John,

    Couple coats of nail polish (Sally Hansen). These were spiffed up since they were getting their picture taken; usually I just brush one thinned coat and that's provided all the protection they've needed.

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    Scott

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    Bloom's weight fly dark........ I bet that dubbing looks buggy when it is wet! Lots of dark shine.
    The Green Hornet strikes again!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by quivira kid View Post
    Bloom's weight fly dark........ I bet that dubbing looks buggy when it is wet! Lots of dark shine.
    It's UV, too (Ice Dub Brown, which kinda comes out as purplish),so it has that going for it, which is nice.

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    Caught these







    Here



    Using this



    Takes about 15 minutes for the feeling to come back to my feet when I get out of the water but that’s springtime in Montana for you.

    Regards,
    Scott
    Just a tourist passing through


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