I am used to tying tiny little trout flys. I have no idea how to tackle this.
Something close: http://kwsu.org/Offers/FlyTying.aspx episode 218
Go to this site (FlyFishOhio) and look for the [b]The Puglisi Baitfish[/b] [FONT=Arial]August 2007, the 13th fly down. Or go to the very bottom of the page and see the [FONT=Arial][b]The Simple Shad[/b][COLOR=black]January 2006. [/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT]
http://www.flyfishohio.com/Adventures_in_Fly_Tying.htm
Also there is Enrico’s Peanut Butter Fly.
http://www.flyfishinsalt.com/techniques/fly-tying-bench/enricos-peanut-butter-43275.html
When the instructions say to use a minimal amount of material - they are not kidding. The hardest part is keeping yourself from adding too much material. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEzua1GtcU4&feature=PlayList&p=2F812B5C4AD28717&playnext=1&index=49
Hi Fish4trout;
If you decide to try this and are looking for materials, go to Fly Tyers Dungeon:
http://www.flytyersdungeon.com/index.htm
Look at Congo hair. very similar to Puglisi material at a fraction of the price.
Wayneb
Thanks for the help guys… I will post a pic of what I come up with.
Hey Clay,
Thanks for the GREAT link. Almost made me go to my basement, dig up my “stuff” and tie my first fly. I say , almost.
Got the stuff but lack the talent, I’m afraid.
Mark
That KWSU link just has some wonderful stuff for guys that just don’t get it looking at static pictures in a book. Love that site. Here’s one more of my favorites for video instruction if you are so inclined to keep these for future reference: http://learnflytying.co.uk/category/beginners-lesson-01/
Oh, what the heck one more: http://www.theweeklyfly.com/index.php/TheWeeklyFly/
Sorry, I can get carried away with links,
Rick
I specilaize in the Hi-Tie method used in these types of flies. The previous suggestions are good, and I really can’t add to them. You’ll find these to be top producers.
Good luck.
They have been pretty ugly so far… deffinatly not a parachute adams…lol
The secret to tying these is to keep the hair sparse. You don’t want to bulk up the fly too much, or it will be hard to cast.
Good Luck
Here are two of my patterns. I used Polaris N.E.W. Fibers for these. It has one extra step, which involves ‘cooking’ the fibers with a heat gun for a few seconds to get a perfect sillouette.
Fish4trout: This is definetly a technique that requires practice and with each attempt you use less and less material until you get it. The best advice I can offer is if you think you have enough material reduce it by half, eventually your “half” will be just enough!
Gigmaster: with the N.E.W. material, do you tie it any differently than “Puglisi” type material??
Wayneb
very nice… especially that first one
It is very similar. There is an extra step. You ‘cook’ the fly with a heat gun, and it gives it a permanent ‘baitfish’ shape. Check out the video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6rNBGe_Frk.
All of the Polaris flies are my very best producers. It must be the way the matierial reflects light, or something, because they outfish every other pattern I have ever tied. I have fished them side-by-side with traditional patterns, and the Polaris ones won, by a large margin. Given a choice, the fish (of all species I can fish for) always went for the Polaris flies. The Polaris Grasshopper/Cricket is especially deadly on panfish.
I modified the Polaris Shrimp slighty by adding claws to it, and it is the best Crawfish pattern I’ve got. It is irresistable to SM Bass.
Happy fishing…
I’ve been tying some large pike flies out of clown wig like this.
The material is too curly as is, but with a little heat from a heat gun, you can straighten it out as much or as little as you please.
A 4/0 fly tied ‘wavy’ only takes 4-6 very small clumps.
Full bodied but very sparse and translucent
Gig…do you fish for trout?
That guys web site was a bit confusing. Is that where you have been getting your material?
Absolutely! I have a trout stream right behind the house (I live in the Cohutta Wilderness, on Grassy Mountain), and a lot more within walking distance, including a water fall.
They look like this:
I also bass fish (both LM and SM), catfish, crappie fish, bluegill fish, carp fish, snakehead fish, striper and white bass fish, and even salt-water fish when I can. I run trot and jug lines for catfish.
Here is how to tie the best N. E. W. trout streamers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbv_sKvsGz4
And some dries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt-Uag3zqZo
I now use this stuff about 75% of the time on flies I am actually going to fish with.
I get mine from Tim’s site: http://1a-fly-fishing.com/. I think he is the originator of the material, and most of the patterns.