Rob G Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 I know that one of Ron K's favorite smallie patterns was the Tequeely fly and though I haven't ever fished them, I decided to tie up a couple last night from the materials I had on hand and you can bet they'll see some fishing time this upcoming year. Hopefully I can land something that the man would have been proud of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich mc Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 ron did sing the praises of that fly. you reminded me that i wanted to tie some in black n blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Very nice Rob. Maybe a black nose Dace or two for your trips to the driftless. When I first met him it sounded like it was his favorite fly to throw at the driftless browns. I wish I would have had a chance to fish up there with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Cool, Rob, nice post. I haven't tie one yet, but i did start using Barr's Meat Whistle (from Cabelas) which Ron recommended. It's a darn good fly. I liked his practical selections for casting. Don't recall that he was a fan of flies that resemble cat toys. Maybe I am wrong about that. Really, I am still kind of stunned that he is gone. I only met him twice, I think, in person. But I did read most of what he wrote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 John, Ron and I were supposed to fish together in MN come April. I never heard him mention the black nose dace but I'll definitely tie up a couple for up there. What do you think, on a size 8 or 10 streamer hook ? The first time we ever fished together, we got out of the car, I went downstream and he was going to go upstream. After a while I head back to the car and see that Ron hasn't moved very far at all and is catching trout after trout on dries. I walk up to him and exclaim that I hadn't seen anything hatch all afternoon and didn't even think about tying on a dry for that reason. He mentioned that he hadn't seen anything rising either but it was always worth a try, and lo and behold they couldn't help themselves. Ha Ron toasting a good day fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Very nice photo of Ron. Great story. I would guess an 8 or 10 would be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom L Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Nice ties Rob. And thanks for sharing a picture of Ron. Ron never smallmouth fish without a Tequeerie and a Meat Whistler. In fact he mentioned about these 2 flies so much in his fishing reports that it served as a foundation of my success when I first started fly fishing for smallmouth and later served as a foundation of my development of the Foxy Craw. A toss to you Ron! A Tequeerie & Meat Whistle and of cause follow up with a Gin & Tonic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Durham Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 I'll have a Gin & Tonic with you on that and what a nice gesture Tom. Ron had a strong influence on a lot of us and I will cherish the fishing we did together including those Steelhead trips to Milwaukee the three of us made together and our talks at the coffee shop after a cold day on the water and drive home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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