03-23-2009, 10:50
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Guerrilla
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Anyone Flying Flies?
These are a bunch that I have been working on in the few moments of spare time for the past colder winter months. Getting ready for this semester to be over and for a nice walkabout/fishing trip in South Biscayne. Hopefully later this summer there will be some added pictures with these feathers in the sides of their fishy mouths.
From another thread on here I know at least one of you QPs are going on a trip to the keys If you pick a couple out maybe you'll get an early x-mas gift.... PM me....
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03-23-2009, 10:55
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Couple more pictures.,...
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03-23-2009, 11:03
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Nice work!
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03-23-2009, 11:41
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Quiet Professional
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I think you should go into business,,
I can see the Poons & Bones drooling on the flats..
I have very little experience,,
I get most of my ideas from books,, and then modify,,
I occasional get a nibble for my efforts..
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03-23-2009, 14:34
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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
I think you should go into business,,
I can see the Poons & Bones drooling on the flats..
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I tried selling locally in the Miami area to a couple canal guides and had an account with a store but you just can't compete with the prices of the Indochina and Hispanic countries. The flies and most products come straight from the sweat shops. The fly that costs me a buck to make mainly because of the high quality hook cost them about .03 cents because of cheaper materials and lower quality no brand hook. But heck I tried and made a couple bucks from one of my passions... not to bad a deal if you ask me.
To tell you the truth I would tie and fish them for free shoot I would even snuggle with the key deers.
I do pretty well with the Bones not so much with the Tarpon last time I went home. Last time I went home the wind was blowing West and there wasn't a chance, so we tend to stick to the neighborhood canals with my brother and catch some pretty good peacocks and largemouth which are real fun on a #2-4.
Now about the Poons & Bones if I told you where they drooled I would have to see your Ultra High Super Top Secret Credentials.
Going to go do PT.
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03-23-2009, 20:07
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You must have the book:"Matching the Hatch" ???
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03-23-2009, 21:52
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I got into tying flies when I lived in upstate NY for a brief period. Seemed to make sense vs. paying $2 for what amounted to a ball of fluff (salmon egg imitation). That's as "advanced" as my tying got...
Now that I'm down South, I'm looking forward to trying out bass on the fly. Not sure if I'll get into tying, sorta busy most of the time
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03-24-2009, 10:27
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After contacting my friend Joe one of the great obsessive fly fisherman today.
The book "Matching the Hatch" was authored by Ernest Schweibert, now deceased Princeton architecture professor.
The title of the book refers to the goal of some fly fisherman to identify the stream insect upon which the trout are currently feeding, prepare an effective imitiation fly of that insect on a miniature hook, and present it in such a way as to inducee the trout to take the fisherman's imitation instead of the live insect.
The word 'hatch' in this context is actually a traditional term, but a misnomer. Whereas we accurately speak of a chicken hatching from an egg, the hatching referred to in this book and those of many predecessors (all the way back to ancient Greece) and subsequent modern authors, should more properly be called emerging.
A stream insect starts with an egg deposited in the water by the adult form. This egg hatches in the stream and the insect larva lives in the stream for a species-specific period of time. After that time the larva exits the water, or in some cases merely rises to the surface film of the stream, splits its 'skin' and an adult insect with wings emerges and flies in to the air to breed and repeat the cycle. The metamorphosis from larva to adult is the emergence or 'hatching' referred to by fly fisherman.
During the emergence period, which can in some cases be timed by season, temperature, time of day and other amazing specifics, the insects emerge en masse and are vulnerable to predation by trout and birds. The birds and trout take advantage of this. If the fly fisherman can effectively 'match the hatch' then he/she can take advantage of the vulnerability of the trout which become 'keyed in' on the specific insect species currently in abundance.
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03-25-2009, 15:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Penn
You must have the book:"Matching the Hatch" ???
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Penn
I use Lefty's Saltwater Patterns,, and like most, feeble-ly try to duplicate the art pieces..
When my hatch doesn't match the book,, it's artistic nuance..
My greatest failure is trying to match the Palolo (Palola) hatch we have in May. The Poon love warms,, but get so drunk on them that they act like stupid kids on Spring brake..
If you ever need a chuckle, try to find time to be between the Bahia Honda Bridges during the hatch..
If your not familiar,, google fu "palolo hatch bahia honda bridge"..
There is a picture in my Fish Tails album of a Palolo.
http://albums.phanfare.com/jj-bpk/17...ageID=39696146
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abc_123 "What wt line / rod you fish these salt water flies with in fla? "
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Here in the Key's you can use just about any wt you want. The gate is the wind,, more wind = heaver line class. OR you fish with a buddy that can put you on the lea side.
My buddy is a guide, one customer from Germany brings over all sorts of rigs,, just to test. Three yrs ago he try Tarpon on a 2wt, and it worked, he landed a 40 lb and several smaller. Given he is very very good caster and has 30 yrs experience with Tarpon..
I take 8wt, 9wt, 10wt, & 11wt, all with WF floating line. I fish Sage rods, most are older ebay finds. My preference is stiff and fast.
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03-25-2009, 19:40
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Re: Tying Flies
Randall Kaufmann has some great books on fly tying.
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