Skeeter ZX190 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 First of all, if you're going to fish the blue ribbon section of the Current River, I would suggest you take lots of Jack Daniels. I mean A LOT!  Not the beverage, the fly! 😃. Old Dominion Troutbum has a YouTube video that shows how to tie it.   On Monday afternoon I fished at Tan Vat and caught 6. All rainbows and all on the Jack Daniels . On Tuesday morning I went to Baptist Camp and went downstream. I fished till 12:30 and caught 20. Most of them came on the Jack Daniels but a pat's rubber legs also did well. Mostly browns with a couple of rainbows mixed in.  Four of the browns were over 15 inches and another one that went 16 1/2. Water is low and clear.  nomolites, awhuber, FishnDave and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmidwest Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 What is a jack daniel? "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter ZX190 Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, jdmidwest said: What is a jack daniel? It's a very drab nymph. I tie it in size 16 with a tungsten bead. Tan in color with black ribbing and CDC. The guy with the YouTube video says it a good fly for pressured water and sunny conditions. It's worked well for me.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter ZX190 Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 Here's the video. I don't follow his material list. I use UTC in 70 denier in tan, wood duck, or hopper yellow with peacock black ice dub. Very close to his pattern.    nomolites and BilletHead 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmidwest Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Looks pretty buggy, I can see how it would work. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomolites Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I put together some 16s in tan/black and cream/olive and they are buggy indeed.  I really like the thread ribbing sealed in UV - I had not seen that before, but it’s in my toolkit now.  Thanks for sharing! Mike BilletHead and Skeeter ZX190 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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