rich mc

another popper style to try is tying on a phelps floating jighead.they have a straight eye and good wide hook .i just ordered more from walleyesupply .com. they make a size 1/0,2 and 4

i would also reverse the head to make it a slider if you want weight for castingyou cam wrap the body with a cross cut rabbit strip.it will cast good with a spinning rod when wet

saw on the news of two possible hog farms wanting to build in winnebago county. one is 5k hogs . same story agriculture says all the waste will be contained in pits and spread on fields as fertilizer . they did mention sugar creek.

should work just fine, nice coloring

thanks mike for the ribbon.it turns out the shiny material is lengthwise, which allows me to make longer lengths.

looking forward to the rootbeer color one of the few satin colors i dont have thanks mike

they are well tyed. i dont see small crayfish flies much and his are sweet

looks more like a musky lure.guess we need to carry a tennis racket to swat them

i swapped some f;ies with john and i can say the 2nd fly is a bluegill slayer.we caught 20 to 9 inches and fly still looks great iput it on my fly rod caught a few and grandson said let me try that.. never got it back .

thanks a friend was asking about it.i remembered something about it from jay angel .but that was years ago when it was redone.

its also known as a shadow feather. once seen a leech pattern made with it .tips of 2 feathers for tail and a few were hackled on the shank. a 2or 3xl hook was used . took about 6 feathers for whole fly and a bead head

does anyone know much about this fishing area ?does it have smallies ? speak up please

shabbona lake state park will open friday may 1st but lakeside is not allowed to open, they even offered to run it outside with social distance. no bait,boat rentals or licenses. dont know about camping.

ive made some longer mop flies. instead of the mop along the whole shank i put just enough to tie on , then tieon matching color short chenille to wrap the body. i also do the same on a 1/32 jighead which ends up like a ned rig profile.

as for a knot. if using a clip i tie a palomar knot and when using braid. otherwise an improved clinch

i took over one of my daughters bedrooms years ago. i use a tool chest as my desk 3big drawers on the bottom for craft hair,yarn,marabou then the smaller drawers for nail polish, markers. on top is a 24 x 48 pressboard .. it sits on a 2x4 frame that is in the well that a tool box would be . the table top is about 42 inches off the ground. i have a 12x15 plywood extending toward me like a diving board . this allows me to sit on a tall stool and gives me leg room. . i really dont like tying at others venues as i have to pack up all my stuff and they normally have basic banquet tables and chairs. i have since learned that by putting leg extenders under the tables it does make it higher and more like at home.

thanks ed

we granted a temp study in southern illinois years ago back when tim smith was our science director. scott did we ever get info from that study in our newsletter?

does the shiny thread go long or shortwise

i would use it as a lateral line on a light colored minnow. funny you mention brown as i have been looking for brown satin before the virus. will resume search in a few weeks.

wow the post office is running fast. flies sent from danville to shabbona . mailed mon and deliverd to me wednesday. nice faux ep minnows, shenk streamer and a hollow fleye made with craft hair

finally got a tyer from cental il to swap some flies . im sure we will both enjoy it and learn something. stay well

many of us will be sittin out the virus. im thinking of a swap one on one with another. one on one is easier as it doesnt require a return envelope and due date can be decided to fit both of you. example i will offer 4 flies, a new worm fly,satin streamer a big dragontail. and a crayfish. one can counter saying ill give you 4 poppers or whatever for 4 worms or two worms and two satin streamers. color and size can also arranged what do you think?

for another version of a craw look up bigjoshybaits their craw has a big hammer type boot between the claws .

5 showed up to tie . 3 were first time tyrs. i will re tie the flies and take photos by step this week. we did a 3 inch simple leech, river minnow streamer, eyelash streamer and a large dragontail. used short cloud 9 yarn,satin, 3/4 snuggle up eyelash yarn and 1/4 inch panda eyelash yarn .