kjackson Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 This thread reminds me of the Letort Hopper, a pattern I first saw in an Orvis catalog back in the '70s. Since I was having trouble tying quill wings, I opted to tie some of those, which were basically a yellow wool body and a wing of deer hair left long after tying the deer-hair, Muddler-style head. It could have been the Montana creeks I was fishing, but it was deadly. I'm thinking I'll have to dig around in my fly box stash and see if I can find one.
BilletHead Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 1 hour ago, kjackson said: This thread reminds me of the Letort Hopper, a pattern I first saw in an Orvis catalog back in the '70s. Since I was having trouble tying quill wings, I opted to tie some of those, which were basically a yellow wool body and a wing of deer hair left long after tying the deer-hair, Muddler-style head. It could have been the Montana creeks I was fishing, but it was deadly. I'm thinking I'll have to dig around in my fly box stash and see if I can find one. Definitely! Worked great everywhere I have been. The Letort cricket too. Some I have left from a tying session from years ago. trythisonemv and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
trythisonemv Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/8/2023 at 5:29 PM, BilletHead said: Believe me I know that. We go through allot of those out West. Me like the uses of high floating foam! Agree with you guys . I usually like little black foam cricket. But the muddler gets them juiced up sometimes. Johnsfolly and BilletHead 2
kjackson Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 10:28 AM, BilletHead said: Definitely! Worked great everywhere I have been. The Letort cricket too. Some I have left from a tying session from years ago. I tried to find my Letort Hopper, but I failed. The trip through the old fly boxes was memory lane, though. Here's one of my favorite Clark's Fork flies--the Kolzer Dark, a good fly during the Pteronarcella hatch--kind of a junior varsity salmon fly. The thing floated like a cork, and the browns ate it up. I don't recall catching a rainbow on it, though. But I took it to Washington's Olympic Peninsula and caught a really nice 18" searun cutthroat on the Elwha. I should point out that Kolzer is the orange-bodied fly that has palmer-hackle over the body. These flies were tied in the early '70s. BilletHead and trythisonemv 2
kjackson Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 Here's another fly I like--the Miyawaki Beach Popper--it wasn't a popper, but that's what the originator called it. This is dressed a bit fuller than the usual tie. It was a good topwater on the salt beaches for season mostly, but the occasional salmon and bull trout/Dolly Varden would hit it. You tie the fly on a long-shank hook with a trailing loop for the Octopus hook. Then you cut the first hook at the start of the bend and slide on the foam head. I'll have to try it this year. BilletHead 1
trythisonemv Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 I was inspired and had to try to tie this... T.J. Clarke, BilletHead, Johnsfolly and 2 others 5
BilletHead Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 9 hours ago, trythisonemv said: I was inspired and had to try to tie this... Good job Alex! "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Members T.J. Clarke Posted February 16, 2023 Author Members Posted February 16, 2023 12 hours ago, trythisonemv said: I was inspired and had to try to tie this... Nice!!
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