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Submitted by sajjd hyder laskar on

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i am from india and had been carp fishing for quite a long time and thank u very much for showing me the way to catch trout using fly fishing without using the fly rod.

Dear Martin,
sorry to hear about your legs. hope it will improve soon.
I am astonished to hear that a canoe does not offer better results of fish. Usually all who fish using a bellyboat or more say it brings more and bigger fish. That sounds reasonable. So many places are not to be reached without a boat. Maybe some more anglers will tell us whether the success is being limited by using a sitontop, a belly boat or something alike. Could it be the Net Time fishing with a boat is more limited - which avoids a better result? I myself never had a better success then to kayak with a streamer or little wobbler behind me. Just 10 meters of line and nothing more.

thight lines and good luck

Pit

Hi Martin.
In Bulgaria we have several colors ladybugs. Besides the color, they also differ in the number of points (from four to eight).
Here are two of a kind:
Red Ladybug, with seven or eight black points.
[img:2bd8ef8aa9]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1UiJUM_FvCI/VEkcxLNnzNI/AAAAAAAAHQI/…]

Black Ladybug, with four red points.
[img:2bd8ef8aa9]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Huf1jklJ0HM/VEkYK_rhCGI/AAAAAAAAHPU/…]

[img:2bd8ef8aa9]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N1kByd95uag/VEkZI7Lv1fI/AAAAAAAAHPc/…]

[img:2bd8ef8aa9]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-212jcF-iCT0/VEkZLqbjGYI/AAAAAAAAHPk/…]

There are and light beige Ladybugs, but I no picture.
All the best.
Miro

Two new versions of an old mine fly.

[b:4c2ec625df]Pine-cone[/b:4c2ec625df] (Nymph variant):
[img:4c2ec625df]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LTSGGLLCsKw/VFlDJlO0uYI/AAAAAAAAHTg/…]

[img:4c2ec625df]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D_03Tu7TaQc/VFlC71gmHSI/AAAAAAAAHS4/…]

[img:4c2ec625df]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rbENHbV9QMA/VFlC-B29ziI/AAAAAAAAHTA/…]

And
[b:4c2ec625df]Pine-cone[/b:4c2ec625df] (Dry variant):
[img:4c2ec625df]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HXAXwilS-dE/VFlDM3RhfjI/AAAAAAAAHTo/…]

[img:4c2ec625df]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pSrVxm2z2mE/VFlDTRM-qnI/AAAAAAAAHT4/…]

All the best.
Miro

[quote:bf0eda3692="Martin Joergensen"]Colin,
A great way to approach fly tying......
Martin[/quote:bf0eda3692]

Thank you Martin. I started thinking about models to work toward a long time ago. But it took time and effort to slowly transition from "ephemeral background idea" to actually working and tying that way. Now I'm addicted to it.

I want a dried bug or good photographs on hand for every fly that actually imitates something. Now I even a model of some kind for attractor flies that don't imitate anything. If I'm tying a Prince Nymph, for instance, I want a good-looking Prince Nymph next to my vise as I get started. Or maybe a row of good-looking attractors to improvise on.

Starting out with vise and imagination alone all too often leads to a fuzzy mess.

Colin,

A great way to approach fly tying. Many tyers tie from fantasy and imagination - like many of those tying my pet peeve the shrimp. I sometimes find it hard to believe that they ever saw a live shrimp.

Caddis are also a fascinating animal, and many caddis patterns do a good job of imitating them with few materials and simple tying steps. You seem to be well on your way.

Martin

Submitted by walter zachritz on

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I have used Chapstick tubes or similar lip stuff for my wax. They are easy to find, adjustable, and cheap. Screw out the Chapstick stuff with the bottom screw until fully extended then carefully pull the stuff out the rest of the way. Be sure to retain the plastic bottom support piece. Screw the adjustment screw back down. Place the tube in a vise or hold with tongs carefully and pour the liquid wax in and let sit over night to firm up. Keep the cap etc.

Works

Submitted by Karen on

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I am trying to purchase blind eye 8/0 hooks. Do you have any suggestions? These are for art not fishing.

Thank you.

Submitted by Timo Kontio on

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Great looking flies Ted and good approach to tying them. I did a similar thing for a muddler article couple years ago tying one like the modern standard and one more closely to original. I think that pattern is probably the best example of what you are talking about.

BR,

Timo

Submitted by Jens Glastrup on

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Hi Martin
The page is now pretty old, but.....
Do you have any more information you can share, you have probably been through your share of jackets since? I like the Nomad design for one reason, it is SHORT, but I certainly understand your objections.
But I am not a tall man, and I need to wade deep, and therefore the shortest possible jacket is pretty crucial to me. The "Englands" is probably the shortest I can find, but comes with an automatically inflatable life west:-). Wouldn't that look good?
Jens

Submitted by Mario on

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Thank Paul.! I made a needle knot and finish with uv adhesive... For the moment is working ok!

Submitted by 1737246304 on

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This is why fly fishing keeps it's mysticism of being for the upper class. $65.00 dollars for a book not me!

Submitted by Brett on

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Hi Jim... Thanks for your time today I'm very excited to spend more time talking. Thx. Brett

Clint,

You can. Google Translate has a translate a document function that works on PDF's. I can't link directly to the translation, because you have to upload the PDF to the translator. But you can download the file from he link above and upload it yourself. It looks pretty good when I tried. Not perfect, but a lot easier to read than Danish for most people...

Martin

Submitted by Clint on

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Could you use Google to translate the report into other languages, English would be one to begin with?

Submitted by David K on

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I love these flies! I'm tying a few larger sizes and incorporating glass beads for the body and I'm going to use them for steelhead. Great instructions on this site.

Nice ones :)
For a while the grey ghost was a standard I tied and fished, but did away with it, From a catching point of view a downsized clouser (size 8; white arctic fox,a hint of flash and grey squirrel) is better and the tying is by far not as time consuming.
In my understanding quite a few of these patterns, the one on the very long shanked hooks, are more for trolling from a canoe than for casting.
TL
Florian

Submitted by O'fieldstream … on

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Darren .. I am saddened to hear of this loss to the fly-fishing community. I never knew Don, but like many, knew of his work. He will be sorely missed. :(

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