Awsome set up article. Very helpful when your just starting out and haven't got a clue.
Thanks,
Pat
Great tutorial from someone that does a lot of matting and framing. Shadow box frames, pre-cut mats, backing boards and even pre cut plexiglass are available from a number of different online suppliers which would make the job even easier.
I have just discovered this website...WOW...it's great. As a commercial tyer for many years and a fisherman for even longer I have come to the believe that color is not a very important consideration for flies Not often are flies tied using the color of the belly of the real insect when tying dries. Wet flies of just about any type are moving too much for color to be a MAJOR concern. For example, during a Green Drake hatch I have done as well with a #10 or 12 Adams as with any of the Green Drake patterns.
I'm for sure tying this one, and trying it in the Arkansas, and elsewhere. I often look for pattern with movement.
Where can I learn how to join the leader to the fly line using the inch worm knot?
Goodlookin Fly I must say
Excellent. Anybody who knows who invented the Grey Ghost, knows something needs to be on the front end of a fly, if nothing else the patch of red thread. You have done a spectacular job of capturing the art of painting the eyes.
I have a question regarding streamers. What is your best streamer pattern for the "stubborn squaretails" that would just as soon let a fly hit them on the nose as hit it?
Thanks,
Randy
I have just bought a big game pt.5, blue & green, why ...? for the hell of it!!
After spending too long thinking about it, enough was enough. And now I'm happy.
Hi,I am going to Denmark(Saksild,near Arhus)in June,2006,and would like to fish for Sea Trout,preferably with a fly.I would welcome any advice on fly patterns(I tie my own),places,tactics,etc.Your excellent article has whetted my appetite.
I'm not understanding why many rows in leader-calc do not contain formulas. There is one out of five Borger formulas that I can see. Help!
The "LeaderCalc" would really be a great tool if I could download it so I could read it. I do have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on my system, problem is the print is so small I can hardly make it out. When I try to enlarge the image and print it in landscape mode it will not let me, any suggestions? Thanks for your anticipated assistance.
A lot of these cheaper tools are actually originally designed for melting modelling wax, and are used by goldsmiths and jewellers.
Steve Morawski: these are standard dye colors produced by Whiting Farms for the chick-a-bou and soft-hackle product. If your catalog or flyshop does not offer those colors, it is their choice I guess. Ask your local flyshop or catalog outfit to obtain these pelts for you.
You can find or ask Harvest rods from Finland too.
www.bamburakentaja.com/fisubitti.
Wellcome,
Hello Martin,
my name is Kai Nolting and I was just listening to your padcast, while tying some flies for the coming seasen, dreaming of some seatrouts and that the spring now may still arrive.
I'm living in a city called Leverkusen near Colone in Germany and staying for two or three times every year in Danmark, flyfishing for seatrouts.
I think it's a very good idea to let us have some of your impression by speaking through the podcast.
So I say thank you while waiting for your next audio-turn and pictures. I hope to listen to a fight with a big seatrout next time.
Tide lines
Kai Nolting
Excellent article. I have painted in the past so I have been using tiny artist brushes. I tried Q-tips as well. I have recently become obsessed with eyes on flies. These have been the stick on kind for hair bugs and divers that I glue on with some clear caulking or Goop. My streamers are about to become eyed. I think I have finally become a believer of eyes on flies. Like you say, they look good to us and it can't possibly reduce the number of fish you catch, so what the heck.
Stephen,
Try clicking on the image... the picture is a part of an article, which tells you how to tie the fly...!
Martin
very nice fly! it would be nice to have the recipe. thanks
Edward,
Regarding the position of the indicator and problems with sliding. I have had the same experience a couple of times. Consider passing the top of the indicator twice through the loop. It will give an extra twist, but steady the ring on the line.
I have also used the indicators on knotted leaders where a knot will stop the indicator from sliding.
A smaller O-ring leading to a tighter loop might also do the trick.
Hope this helps.
Martin
Everytime I try to use the "o" ring type indicators, they will travel down the line, i.e. not stay in the original position which negates their critical placement. Any suggestions on how to keep them in their original position?
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