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I used to catch a bunch in a farm pond with a simple hair streamer, but with nothing but silver tinsil. Don't ask, can't tell you why. Didn't catch anything else with it.

LOL... Like if you get it.

Has anyone tied with the hopper bodies called Thingamabody(ies)? I'm curious how easy they are to tie and if you had fishing success with a specific color?

I'm not a huge fan either, but I must say... I don't know why, but the Germans and Italians make some darn good baked trout. They also know how to debone it at the table with two large spoons. Pretty crazy to watch. Best trout I had was in the Austrian Alps in a little hotel restaurant I stayed at there. Before you ask, I'm not rich, Uncle Sam sent me to Germany. Now that I think about it, maybe it was the beer that made it taste good.

Pete... what does crap taste like? I've never tried it.

Thanks all.

I'll bring the flies... You bring the rod. ?

I'm sure it will get better with practice, but it was hard to get the wire, versus thread down the hook. I think it is because it is less flexible. Hope the fish don't mind... Lol ?

nice.

Nice Pics Gents

Here is the Pheasant Tail Nymph using wire instead of thread. I tried it the Sawyer way, but I just like the look of it with peacock herl. However, I still have three or less ingredients and adding the herl was very simple: X-Small copper wire (could probably you small also), Pheasant tail, and peacock herl. The tricks I found are: 1. Be gentle with the wire in the bobbin. 2. Leave yourself a long tag end to work with; any leftover you can use as an under body in your next fly. 3. Might be my herl, but one feather seemed to work better than a bunch. 4. Use superglue under the herl and on the final head (but apply before the whip finish). If you haven't seen it I used the process in a fly tying video I posted earlier. Once I got it down, it worked well. I'm pretty sure this is the best looking PHN I have ever tied... now that isn't saying much.

Here is the killer bug done the "correct way" with wire thread. I figured out after the first one, not to make much of a body with the wire. The down and back makes the cigar shape. Not sure, I might like black headed thread better.

Thanks... and will do.

Everyone is different, but I like books. These two are my absolute favorites. One is beginner's book and one focuses on easy ties. I've been tying for a while now, but I still like going through the beginners book. The easy ties I just got for Xmas. http://www.amazon.com/Fly-Tying-Beginners-Failsafe-Flies/dp/0764158457/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452088875&sr=1-2&keywords=beginning+fly+tying http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Flies-Easy---Tie-Patterns/dp/0811713563/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452089003&sr=1-1&keywords=simple+flies

You couldn't make up a better ending.

I need to work on my macro photography... LOL

As posted in the review forum... I got a book called Simple Flies. He is a sample of my first two. Herl nymph - nymph hook, couple three turns of lead in thorax, pinched flat, black thread, super glue, and peacock herl The next is my take on the killer bug... Same as above but with Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift Yarns (290 oyster color). This wool yarn is amazing. The pic does not do it justice. The "correct" way is with no thread or lead, only copper wire. Simply forgot, but I will tie some that way next

Very True....

Let's not go crazy now.

Thanks all.

Small water... upper Meremac, Huzzah, etc.

Nice ums

So being a transplant, I use Al's CFS guidance for going down stream. So, now that I have a kayak (and I like to get out and fish riffles)... below what CFS level can one reasonably paddle upstream, pull through riffles, and then float back down?

Congrats Ron... I was trying to make it down on Sunday, but life won. Oh well I get them next time.

So SmallieB... Did you put whip topping on your humble pie? Man, I'm so glad your alright. Did you have a life vest on?