Fly Fishing BS thread

Link to the German made hackle pliers???

Thanks

 

https://youtu.be/fYmOxpgd0HU?si=-iUTB28N6nGjB_9Z

Pretty standard view over the first day out. Lots of chases but very little commitment. Saw a couple groups still spawning so maybe in the next couple weeks their mood will shift.

 

I have found that the leverage provided by the hackle plier types shown mostly just increase proportionately the amount of cussing I do when the hackle stem breaks. No sir, just the simple hackle type pliers that fit around one finger for me and my heavy handed self. Sob and dam just thinking about it lol.

 

Those were found examples trying to help the guy out on a quest for his wonderwand ….personally i use a small rotary type hackle plier, i tye up to 3 dozen flies a day , starling hackles, partridge, woodcock, grouse , all require a gentle hand , starling my favorite, if you worry about breaking hackles lol this will have you on edge lol, starling, and jackdaw hackles are very, very fragile ..it takes practice but makes the greatest wet flie hackle in water
Cheers, David

 

Starling, small partridge, even mourning dove shoulder. No stranger to small fine hackle here.

 

Quick shout out to Green Top Sporting Goods in Ashland VA and Korkers. I picked up Korkers boots eons ago, never wore. Finally wore the boots for the first time in the South Fork of the Potomac and shredded the boot heels on loose rocks. Given that the boots were bought years ago, but never worn, I contacted Green Top. they connected me to the local Korkers rep, who walked me thru a warranty claim. Within an hour, Korkers acknowledged they couldn't replace the boots due how old they were, but gave me 30% off a new pair and expedited the shipping.

So overall - my bad for working too much and fishing too little. But kudos to GT and Korkers for helping out. Just fyi.

 

Decided to go out tonight and do a little fly fishing from the dock, was not expecting much, but I ended up catching a few little crappie on a small fly and some bass on my ultra light spinning rod.

I also replaced the line that came on my rod with something a little better, I got a roll of Cortland floating trout line on clearance for $4 (yes four bucks). I spent like an hour trying to tie a nail knot, finally got it right, but the tapered leader is a little messed up, so I got the nail knot tool and some more leaders to try again.

There were a couple kids there too, they were throwing giant jig heads with grubs nose hooked.... needless to say they were dragging the bottom each cast and just getting weeds. I hooked them up with some smaller grubs and showed them the right jigs for the lake.

 

Simple north country style spider, very productive , you just need to leard how to fish them
Cheers,David

Hook, # 16 Partridge spider
Thread, pearsalls red silk
Body ,silk
Thorax, peacock eye
Hackle, Jackdaw underwing

 

I need to put remodeling on hold and get out looks like you had a good day. Was that recently?

 

This weekend. Can’t remember any remodeling though.

 

All that is going on here and all the fishing is happening where you are lol!

 

https://youtu.be/aSj2bZJH4Vc?feature=shared

 

Nice work, maybe ill start posting more flys. Seems like hit and miss here , i tie everyday , figured i was boring the guys here ……..lol
Im in a group in the uk and theres a lot of guys that tie everyday
Cheers,David

 

As noted previously, Ard has a new fly up for July. A bit overwhelmed with it as I have never done this (as with all of them) but that there are so many variations.

 

Purple Henthorn.
A north country style spider , works well in clear water ,

Hook, # 16 Partridge spider
Thread, pearsalls purple silk
Thorax, Peacock sword
Hackle, Coot underwing feather.

Cheers,David

 

Thanks to @HeyB for the heads up on this thread. New Taco owner/devout angler here. Happy my choice of profile pick will not fall on deaf ears. Looking forward to reading and sharing. Anyone in CA get on a river lately? And how about a specific thread for fishing purpose-built builds @HeyB maybe yours could be the first!

 

That is a nice fish! And I’m liking the idea of the fishing rig build thread. Right now I just have a river quiver on the 4Runner and I just recently picked up a 12v refrigerator freezer. It would be nice to bounce ideas off each other.

 

I'm a newb and haven't even started my build but I'll throw cast and see if there's any takes!