Educate me Byron, what is a flav.. I've been seeing that term used a lot and not really sure what it means. Am I having a idiot moment?
Hi,
It is just the Scientific short-hand name for the Drunella flavilinea which is a Small Western Green Drake.
Last edited by Byron haugh; 06-12-2015 at 10:40 PM.
Got ya, thanks
Hey byron ! How about an SBS on this one or at least a recipe ? Looks like it would work here in Colorado and its almost green drake time.Paddy
"Tap her light and she'll always be fresh"
Paddy,
Here's the Master tying the larger version...the Green Drake.
I used slightly different coloration/materials, but it is basically the same pattern.
Hope this helps.
http://youtu.be/-Xzw8PuB_yg
What Bob Jacklin is tying in the video is a Drunella grandis pattern (Green Drake) and he states that at the end of the piece ....
Here are the differences between the Green Drake and the Lesser Green Drake (or Flav)...lesser meaning they are smaller...
Lesser Green Drake (Flav):
http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/ento...fly/flav.shtml
Green Drake:
http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/entomology/mayfly/green-drake.shtml
This is a Green Drake Pattern tied by the late Shane Stalcup for the Frying Pan River in CO...they are different in color than the standard Green Drake. A.K. Best also ties a pattern just for this river:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...012703fotw.php
More:
http://flycurrents.blogspot.com/2006/08/fishing-green-drakes-in-ro_115524844095724342.html
PT/TB
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PT
I said, in the post with his video "tying the larger version...the Green Drake".
I hope folks weren't confused between the two. I tie and fish both in late June/early July.
Byron,
Yes, ya' did. I posted the distinction because some folks get confused between the two bugs...one is not the other...
PT/TB
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yes, not the same bugs. However, most (I fish with) tend to tie the same general pattern in two different sizes ........10-12 for Drunella and 14 for Flav........my experience only, of course.........
Last edited by Byron haugh; 06-15-2015 at 12:52 AM.