timsfly Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 I use this a lot on small streams that have a wilder type of trout, they seem to like a meal, so I usually tie it in a #10 or bigger. http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u294/ti...rent=possum.jpg I tie it on a nymph hook(heavy wire) and use a 1/8" tungsten bead and I tie some .020 wire behind the bead, 5 turns usually, I like to get down in those riffles fast. I rib it with copper wire most of the time, I tie the whole thing out of austrailian possum. Tim Homesley 23387 st. hwy 112 Cassville, Mo 65625 Roaring River State park Tim's Fly Shop www.missouritrout.com/timsflyshop
WebFreeman Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 That's buggie looking. Thanks for the pic, Tim. “Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” — Henry David Thoreau Visit my web site @ webfreeman.com for information on freelance web design.
Terry Beeson Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 I knew possum had to be good for somethin' besides just bake 'em and eat 'em... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Flysmallie Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 I knew possum had to be good for somethin' besides just bake 'em and eat 'em... Now there's a source of income until the end of October. Roadside Possum Stand. I'm sure that would go over well in Nixa!!!
Kansas Fly Fisher Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 Now there's a source of income until the end of October. Roadside Possum Stand. I'm sure that would go over well in Nixa!!! BBQ I hope! Let me know when it's done, cause I know an Arkie knows the right way to BBQ a possum. John Born to Fish, Forced to Work KSMEDIC.COM
jdmidwest Posted August 10, 2007 Posted August 10, 2007 Feather-Craft in STL used to sell Awesome Possum that was great for buggy nymphs. Great material for scuds. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Danoinark Posted August 10, 2007 Posted August 10, 2007 Feather-Craft in STL used to sell Awesome Possum that was great for buggy nymphs. Great material for scuds. ...and its still available. Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
timsfly Posted August 10, 2007 Author Posted August 10, 2007 Yes Awesome Possum, is still out there, you can get it from any shop that sells Wapsi. It is great stuff, I don't use it for my possum nymph, I use the natural colors and I use the guard hairs and soft underfur right off the hide, works better for me. Tim Homesley 23387 st. hwy 112 Cassville, Mo 65625 Roaring River State park Tim's Fly Shop www.missouritrout.com/timsflyshop
Terry Beeson Posted August 10, 2007 Posted August 10, 2007 OK, Tim.... 'fess up.... do you bake or BBQ? TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
timsfly Posted August 10, 2007 Author Posted August 10, 2007 When I was growing up, grandpa would skin them, and grandma would pressure cook them for about 30 minutes, skim the grease off the water, and then she would roll them in flour and fry them, they wern't bad, I think groundhog is better taste like rabbit. Groundhog tail sure makes a better caddis wing anyway. Tim Homesley 23387 st. hwy 112 Cassville, Mo 65625 Roaring River State park Tim's Fly Shop www.missouritrout.com/timsflyshop
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