Taneycomo Fly

[flyfishingdaddy]

I was fishing this past week-end the Tailwater of Beaver and doing pretty well, There was a Man and Son fishing below me and was just killing them nice size Rainbows...I ask him what he was using and he said it was a fly From Taneycomo called a Copper midge..?? And that was about all that was said,My question is Does anyone know the Receipe for this fly.if would you share..?? I use TMC hooks for all my flies.

[Phil Lilley]

Did he let you see it? I've never heard of it- it could be a midge tied by someone named Cooper locally or something.

[flyfishingdaddy]

Nope did not see it, he was a little stand offage,He did say it was a size 18 Copper Midge, used alot at Taneycomo.???,And it was working on Beaver also,bet he and his son caught 20+ fish

[Phil Lilley]

Cooper - Copper - my mistake.

May have been a brassie.

[Lucky Fly]

Hey guys,

It is possible that it is a copperhead. I have heard it called both.

Oops, I almost forgot to add the recipe.

Size 16 - 20 Scud Hook

Copper colored tungsten bead

Danville brown thread

Copper colored Uni-wire.

It is a simple effective midge imitation.

Steve

[flyfishingdaddy]

Hey it may have been a Copper Head..!!!!, I did ask if it was a Brassie,He said Nope,and was acting annoyed so i went on fishing.I'm the type that if i'm doing well with a fly and someone ask what i'm using i'll go give them one IF i have a couple to spare.oh well I'll make up some of the Copperheads..and see what happens.Thanks all.!!!!

[Flysmallie]

Why do people have to be so rude. Couldn't he just take the time to show you the fly? It's not like he would all of a sudden stop catching fish. I am so annoyed by the attitude of these type of people.

Just think of the values he was teaching his son. Add one more creep to the list of people that I am going to run into on the river.

[Stuartwp]

Easy now. I know those brush offs can be annoying, but for all we know, that was the first time in a long time that man has been able to be with his son.

[Guest flyfishBDS]

Other color suggestions after plenty of fishing over the past week.

BlueDun/Silver and really Blue patterns. Have been working a treat.

Cheers

Steve

[flyfishingdaddy]

Wife and i went Thursday..fished from 2:00PM until 6:30..went something like this.. first two hours nothing..and i mean Nothing..!! Fished the Copper Head, Y2K,Blue Dunn Midge, Dunn and Silver, Dun and Gold, size 22 WD 40, Grey Midge Dry 24 could not get anything to hit, I did find TWO very nice Rainbows all tangled up with Hooks in there Gullets one was dead and the other was all but i did get the one loose and noticed that both had egg hooks and the Barbs still in tack.?? this was about 100 yards down from the Boat Ramp.they both where nice fish one was 15 inches and the other was almost 17inch..anyway around 5 I Put on a Prince 16 and started catching fish.caught 5 rainbows and Two Nice Browns Bottom line is you have to find what they want at the time your there,