Fished some skinny water with my buddy Dave Fowler
Dave caught 20 trout and long distance released another
15 on his barbless Disco Nymphs and Thin Mint Buggers
Dave scored a tri-fecta today
Brown/Brookie/Bow
I batted clean up and landed 15.
so where does one find a link for the “Disco Nymphs and Thin Mint Buggers”?
somebody posted about a fly they found on the bank, and I believe tagged a name disco nymph on it (one & the same?)
Dave ties it.
The trout liked it today.
He glues small beads to the flies.
Used all sorts of colors and flashes really well.
Thin Mint
http://swittersb.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/thin-mint-woolly-bugger-along-the-weedlines-and-lily-pads/
Man spinner, that is one nice little creek. Thanks for the report and photos.
spinner1,
That top Thin Mint in the link you provided looks more like a dragon fly nymph than a dragon fly nymph does.
Spinner 2 things, first, where is the picture of the Brookie! I like to see those Brookies…
Secound I like your friends style, he uses the same type waist around pack like I do, no mess and stuff with a vest,( I tried that way for along time, looked cool but din’t suit me) I like the wrap around pack thing cause I can just grab it and go, everything I need right there in 3 or 4 compartments, also helps me leave the kitchen sink at home…lol whitch I don’t need anyway… Thanks for the report and pics…
spinner1 …
Seems like your friend Dave’s performance surely isn’t a testament to barbless hooks.
The way I read it he hooked a total of 35 trout and lost 15. That means that the barbless hooks cost Dave to loose 42.9% of his hooked fish.
DickM. 
20 to hand
15 long distance releases.
The hook he tied the disco nymph on
I had a question about it, The gap seemed
too big. He called it a hopper hook. I believe
that is the main reason for 15 long liners. Most of his LLR were on nymph.
I will ask Dave what type of hooks he used to tie Disco Nymph and get back to you.
Dave renamed the nymph to a Trifecta Nymph. He tied this new one on a different
type hook I see.
Photo by Dave Fowler.