tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post1656429766776784552..comments2024-03-23T06:29:29.035-04:00Comments on Small Stream Reflections: Bomber's, Bomber's Bomber's.....Brk Trthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-1950438328393966922019-05-12T09:18:47.342-04:002019-05-12T09:18:47.342-04:00Dougsden
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Doug, I love the words "discr...Dougsden<br />Thanks<br />Doug, I love the words "discriminating taste"...the brookies is all about unpretentious...<br />If I had only taken more time at those visits to write down what time seems to have clouded I could have told a few detailed stories. He was quite a man.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-75706803878694812782019-05-12T09:11:51.898-04:002019-05-12T09:11:51.898-04:00Brad Basehore
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Brad it's like watching a...Brad Basehore<br />Thanks<br />Brad it's like watching a favorite movie over again.<br />I also vary the color of dubbing. There is one batch that featured a deep brown to it and it works very well. Your right about the bomber being a good indicator.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-91853317543251655692019-05-11T22:05:21.713-04:002019-05-11T22:05:21.713-04:00Alan,
Thank you for yet another wonderful post abo...Alan,<br />Thank you for yet another wonderful post about our dear friend, the Ausable Bomber! When you look at the finished fly, it seem like a bi-visable dry fly on steroids! But, there is something more than this! It has all the favorable characteristics that brookies seem to love and who are we to argue with the discriminating taste of the worlds favorite char? <br />I love to hear the story of your visit to Fran Betters shop and how you got started tying and fishing this great pattern! <br />From the den,<br />DougsdenDougsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800383538251413175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-1438346734617149102019-05-11T20:44:03.043-04:002019-05-11T20:44:03.043-04:00Alan, it was your wonderful posts over the years t...Alan, it was your wonderful posts over the years that got me started using the bomber and I love when you do it again, with a different twist. I also have started to exsperiment with different body colors of Australian opposum. The fly itself makes one of best indicator flies I've ever used. You can see it well and it floats like a cork, what more could you ask for. Thanks again.Brad Basehorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370164013886548970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-42336877045798096182019-05-11T17:28:25.594-04:002019-05-11T17:28:25.594-04:00Mark that's great. It's been some time sin...Mark that's great. It's been some time since your last outing. Good luck.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-8102152655668221612019-05-11T10:46:57.526-04:002019-05-11T10:46:57.526-04:00Next week we have a trip planned to a new lake and...Next week we have a trip planned to a new lake and I'll be fishing. Mark Kautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802544198629446327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-53922640726275597572019-05-11T06:31:23.539-04:002019-05-11T06:31:23.539-04:00Bill Trussell
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Bill when Fran put this one t...Bill Trussell<br />Thanks<br />Bill when Fran put this one together it had all of the attributes that a great fly should possess. Brown and grizzly hackle a key part of the bomber.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-83882450741882599662019-05-11T06:28:37.335-04:002019-05-11T06:28:37.335-04:00Matthew Harding
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Matt there's a couple o...Matthew Harding<br />Thanks<br />Matt there's a couple of patterns I'll have to research.<br />The bomber just might work on your coastal cutts.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-64998416867859736062019-05-11T06:26:40.905-04:002019-05-11T06:26:40.905-04:00Mark Kautz
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Mark you nailed it.
Are you fish...Mark Kautz<br />Thanks<br />Mark you nailed it.<br />Are you fishing yet?Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-21008515967861954092019-05-11T06:25:37.219-04:002019-05-11T06:25:37.219-04:00Beaverdam
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Joe dropping a bomber into a plun...Beaverdam<br />Thanks<br />Joe dropping a bomber into a plunge pool and watching it pop right up with a brookie right on it is amazing. That fly just finds fish.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-89273553264184901812019-05-10T19:27:53.306-04:002019-05-10T19:27:53.306-04:00Alan
What impresses me about this fly is the full ...Alan<br />What impresses me about this fly is the full body design and the indicator white hackle making it a killer fly. Thanks for sharing Bill Trussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351692272817692157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-67424566694461208662019-05-10T16:31:49.014-04:002019-05-10T16:31:49.014-04:00I think there just something extra special with bo...I think there just something extra special with body-hackled dries. In my area, I only need to fish caddis-wing style flies like the Charley, Charley Special,and Cutthroat Candy. One of these days I'll give a bomber a try. Cheers. Matthew Hardingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-41090599752208599082019-05-10T10:29:35.676-04:002019-05-10T10:29:35.676-04:00Is this post about bombers?Is this post about bombers?Mark Kautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802544198629446327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-46762213974445382072019-05-10T08:24:56.302-04:002019-05-10T08:24:56.302-04:00Alan,
I agree 100%. The Bomber and the Ausable W...Alan,<br /> I agree 100%. The Bomber and the Ausable Wulff are great flies. Virtually unsinkable, easy to see, and the Brookies just love them.<br />A must have.<br />JJBeaverdamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-3933849077092028912019-05-10T08:12:30.566-04:002019-05-10T08:12:30.566-04:00mike
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Mike the Haystack is another one of Be...mike<br />Thanks<br />Mike the Haystack is another one of Better's great creations. The man was an innovator and knew how to tie flies that fish would eat.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-73253448329963554362019-05-10T08:08:18.782-04:002019-05-10T08:08:18.782-04:00Anonymous
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Alistair a group of us has ponder...Anonymous<br />Thanks<br />Alistair a group of us has pondered his thoughts on the bomber. I really can't figure it out but I'm sure glad he came up with it. I'm not to surprised as to the reception the bomber has had. It just looks like something a fish should eat.<br />Get out and fish mate.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-32907865654715677912019-05-10T07:30:16.871-04:002019-05-10T07:30:16.871-04:00I found found the Bomber here on the pages of SSR ...I found found the Bomber here on the pages of SSR so thank you, Alan. Another fly of Mr.Betters, the Haystack, has been a small stream favorite of mine for many years. Nice to see you and Alistair have introduced an international flair to the Bomber. mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092336363863109549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-24638862894410436072019-05-10T07:17:03.248-04:002019-05-10T07:17:03.248-04:00Hi Alan
Fran certainly hit upon a winning recipe w...Hi Alan<br />Fran certainly hit upon a winning recipe when he came up with the Ausable Bomber as shown by taking salmonids from the America's to Europe to the Far-East! By the way, it has made my day that your trout like the 'Yorkshire Bomber'!<br />On another note, we have had plenty of rain this week here in the UK which has made the local rivers and streams fill up nicely, with a bit of luck, I may get chance to wet a line over the next few days.<br />Thanks<br />AlistairAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com