rich mc

i always enjoyed his stories and  posts . he looked like the perfect  fly angler in his fishing  hat.    

do you store them in the cleaning closet or tackle box.     mr clean would like them too

those bombers are very nice   one thing i would do is use starflash silicone legs  they are round and thicker= more silhoute and more water movement .  i think starflash is made in southern illinois.   rich

we learned this from dave[bad hair day fly].  i just started this with my satin flies and it works    rich

welcome  i fish the kish and shabbona too.  and live in lee    rich mc

the shabbona sportsman club will be building more fish cribs saturday feb 3 at the shabbona lake state park office garage   9am is the start time .   others built last year were placed on teh ice last week and broke thru saturday  photos of them are on shabbonalake.com facebook     we should be done around noon in time for a cookout or fishing

congratts on your 10th year.     that stealth bomber has a solid following down south. first heard of it years ago when mike g tied one .   rich

i think i will venture into some articulated flies. never tied one yet.   Jonn you going to sell some at tinley?

thanks for sharing this fly.    two questions  are the beads on the mono metal or plastic? why use a sink tip on a diver?

no to rockford. but i am looking at the hawkeye show in bettendorf march 3rd

one mop refill and you a few years supply. finding better fly colors require going to many stores.    meiers carries black,  wally world had noodle rugs that are great.  main fiber is microfiber and what makes it easy is the end is factory sealed ,so you put the clipped end by the hook eye or bead.  for its size it displaces alot of water and being soft the fish suck it in easy and hold on to it.

i got blue at a dollar store    

mike i think you only had  snuggle up yarn on the bottom fly  the others were wendy eider chunky yarn.  i will try to do a  demo at my tinley show booth   let me know what time you could be there     rich mc

mop flies are crazy popular. there even is a website who makes just mop flies    MOPFLIES.COM     blue has been my best color. for smallmouthyou can use some of the one for the tail and another forthe body longer nubs .i found some longer 1 3/4inch mops at farm n fleet in the truckpart area   .  

wish i knew of the show sooner, i may have set up a booth.    

mike just use the snuggle up yarn i gave you   furl it for a long tail and wrap the body  . same length of hair as rabbit without the hide,  i have two dozen tied up for the tinley show  and some also tied on jigheads .   rich mc

very good video.  i sent it to mike g yesterday.he uses the eyes that are on a backing too.   rich mc

jan 13 and feb 3rd are the scheduled nights for extended hours for ice fishing  park hours normally close at 5pm but anglers can stay out and be off the lake by 9 30pm and out of the park by 10pm.       fish cribs will also be placed in somonauk bay of feb 3rd thru the ice      rich mc

another option is to tie a balanced leech or minnow pattern  this is made for indicator fishing  phil rowling has several u tubes on tying and fishing them.    rich mc

 the shannon streamer does best in cold water, it sinks slowly after its good and wet.anglers fish is almost deadstick  style     

 i remember tying with him at the fire station. my prayers to him and his family   rich mc

i am curious about some of their unique lures. their flashback shad is just like the ice fishing rapala except its on a wire and should have more movement . the buzzbait has a swivel hook like the honey buzz did. has eric tried any of these? rich mc

i think ccg is no longer made lot of tyers are using solarex which is made for repairing surfboards rich mc

photos on his website just show the top of the sliding frog rusuperfly.com rich mc

i got to see his frog fly up close. first thing i noticed was the tight packed hair, second a double mono weedguard, third was two beads on the hook bend to tilt the frog butt down. forth was he dyed colors on the ultra suade with a brush,no markers .last was the way the hair was trimmed on top with a valley between the eye sockets . superb fly in all aspects . maybe john can photo it when the website gets fixed . rich mc