Very nice looking fly,Barry. I'm sure the Rainbows in Northern Sask will love this fly.
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I love everything about it. Beautiful!
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Beautiful Hairwing Barry - I've seen this pattern before !
Nice painted eye / nail combo. Joe would be proud.
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Thank you both for the kind words. And just a little addendum to the notes above, kelts are both male and female atlantics (not just female) heading back to the sea after a winter under the river ice.
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Armando - they are painted eyes. The procedure can be seen here:
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Joel - made my own tools out of 1/4" wood dowels and a pencil sharpener. See here: http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/eyes/
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Bob,
Beautiful streamer !!!,,,
You do a great job with eyes..!!!!
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That is a really pretty line winder. However, and old line spool with an installed handle and scrap wood for mounting will do the job. Love the time, effort and beauty but line winding and cleaning is more of a utilitarian function.
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Great article! As a tinkerer that likes to see ideas this way above average. Thank you
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Very nice Bob,love the oversized eye,would make a great target for any predatory fish salt or fresh..
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A true original concept, even to tie it on a long shank hook. Great fly Pete!
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Bob, great tie! I wish I could still tie flies that small, #6 is about as small as I can do decently anymore. Eyes are great! Did you use CD's tools?
Cheers
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Bob, this is an incredible fly. I love everything about it. The colors, and that big gorgeous eye really make the fly. Outstanding work.
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good job Bob, tell me please the eye you paint with oil or sticker is attached?
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Great video I loved it . I have a float tube myself and love it . That was so awesome .
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Further info. Wing--keep it sparse and short so that when the wing gets wet, it will not topple the fly. The wings in the pic of the 4 flies are thick for the pic but I fish wings that are less than half as thick. Hackle, I take two turns of quality Metz saddle hackle and it floats them well. More turns tends to push the abdomen too far up. Fished the BWO yesterday on a slow day on the South Holstein. Fished many flies but ALL surface takes were on the Duck's Natural Style though I also threw standard dries and a purchased extended body that had the hackle traditional parachute style above the body. These flies work! I cannot wait to try them on the Green River in Utah at the end of the month!
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Hi Darren - thread is black 6/0, not white (in case it matters). Original pattern description called for impala hair which must have been popular at some time, but obviously I used bucktail. I can't say I've ever seen impala for sale. Great pattern, though. Lights up in the water. Great in those dark tannin stained rivers and streams.
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Thanks Bob! It's a beautiful little streamer, full of colour. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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The Town of Webster, New York would like to use the " recycle" logo on small signs to promote "catch and release" conservational efforts on 300 yards of fishing creek. How can we work together to make this happen?
I spun up some bodies this morning after collecting a drill, needle, dubbing and a tube of GE silicone. Much easier than I expected. I can't wait 'till they dry so I can tie them on hooks and see how they float. Great idea, thanks!
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