Guest rich mc Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 i am experimenting with a swordtail clouser similar to the bunny strip clouser but using the bohemian chennile as a "twistertype tail" . i swipe some silicone on the tail to flatten and taper it. will report on it soon rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest One More Cast Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 i am experimenting with a swordtail clouser similar to the bunny strip clouser but using the bohemian chennile as a "twistertype tail" . i swipe some silicone on the tail to flatten and taper it. will report on it soon rich Silicone, as in SoftTex? Joseph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rich mc Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 actually i melt it a little as you showed me , then give a swipe of clear silicone. i would have used soft tex if i had some . remind me when i come in next saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hammond Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 I've been working on the sparkling pupa. I just need to get more antron and patience. I'm new at this. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest One More Cast Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 I've been working on the sparkling pupa. I just need to get more antron and patience. I'm new at this. Chris Go to Flyanglersonline.com, click on to the Keyword Search feature. Type in Sparkle Pupa and you will get the on-line tutorial for the pattern. Joseph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asherman Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 I haven't been doing much tying. I haven't been fishing as much as I would like and I haven't had a chance to fish all of the flies that I tied this winter. I did tie up a few #8 and #6 wooly buggers in black and olive using some tungston bead heads. Those "standard" flies worked well a couple of weeks ago when I had a chance to fish in Colorado. I did better using the wooly buggers than I did using #16 nymphs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael T Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I've got jury duty in Joliet so after we were let go, I hit the DuPage in Shorewood Tuesday evening. I threw a chartruese streamer and nothing. I switched to an all black Clouser Madtom as shown in Mr. Clouser's book and the bite turned on. So last night I was tying up several of these is various "styles". It calls for calf hair, but I don't have any. In place of that I've used bucktail, or maribou, or palmerd a strip of bunny fur along the shank and over the dumbell eyes. If the weather cooperates and we get out at a reasonable hour, I might stop and try the flies tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hammond Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Go to Flyanglersonline.com, click on to the Keyword Search feature. Type in Sparkle Pupa and you will get the on-line tutorial for the pattern. Joseph Thanks Joseph Here's another website that I've found useful for tying flies FlyFishingConnection.com Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest One More Cast Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Thanks Joseph Here's another website that I've found useful for tying flies FlyFishingConnection.com Chris The Spring issue of Fly Tyer magazine has great step-by-step photos for the Sparkle Pupa. Joseph BTW, I also own a 6'6" Orvis Flea and I would not trade it for anything. I only pull it out twice a year to fish the Trico hatch. I fish them in a size 22 on a 15-16 foot leader and that rod does just fine. Those trout coming up for Tricos have their faces an inch or so under thr water and your fly must land as softly as a butterfly with sore feet or they'll spook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick D. Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Chek out www.flyfishohio.com and www.buckeyeflyfishers.com These contain many good patterns, tying instructions and streaming video of tying. Rick D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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