tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post3935666715586965458..comments2024-03-23T06:29:29.035-04:00Comments on Small Stream Reflections: Some "Spiders"....Brk Trthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-53426236736817933652020-01-14T18:41:43.206-05:002020-01-14T18:41:43.206-05:00Dean F
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Dean I have every confidence in what...Dean F<br />Thanks<br />Dean I have every confidence in what's the internet. What you found makes sense, with exception. Some of the best dry flies at dusk and dark are white flies. A size 12 Usual is a good example. I guess I have to pull out that book "What The Trout Said"....Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-43694739265520409012020-01-14T15:22:24.564-05:002020-01-14T15:22:24.564-05:00Hi Alan- I love your blog. After seeing the black ...Hi Alan- I love your blog. After seeing the black and white photo I did a little research (It's from the net so it has to be true lol).<br />"Trout do indeed have color vision, but it is limited to relatively clear, shallow, water and short distances, so at close range, the trout can see the full detail of color. 2. ... In the low light conditions of dawn or dusk, trout can not distinguish color. Black, then, becomes the most visible".Dean Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203831002940868601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-8632073619523954642020-01-14T07:39:43.762-05:002020-01-14T07:39:43.762-05:00NJpatbee
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Pat I agree, but is actually color...NJpatbee<br />Thanks<br />Pat I agree, but is actually color they see or shade variations, like dark and light?Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-36244068711797601512020-01-13T15:19:01.773-05:002020-01-13T15:19:01.773-05:00Alan - Great flies and a couple of my favorites! I...Alan - Great flies and a couple of my favorites! I do believe that under certain light conditions color can be a factor in a fly to a trout's eyes. NJpatbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025112886060368479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-387467610090525392020-01-13T07:05:45.390-05:002020-01-13T07:05:45.390-05:00Dougsden
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Doug I welcome your thoughts on co...Dougsden<br />Thanks<br />Doug I welcome your thoughts on color and how trout see it. I myself have no science on the subject, I only have what I think. I read once that deer and turkey see in shades and not clear color. Streamer tyers have said that colors take on different shades as the fly drops deeper into the water. And then there's that old saying, "dark day use a dark fly, bright day use a bright fly"....Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-5181006981687113422020-01-12T22:00:12.512-05:002020-01-12T22:00:12.512-05:00Alan,
Once again, I am awestruck by the beauty of ...Alan,<br />Once again, I am awestruck by the beauty of your tying! Yes, their beauty lies in their simplicity and that cannot be denied! In this case, the way you apply materials to the hook is like no other! Your patterns (especially these two) look alive particularly when they are wet. Therein lies the beauty! I can't do this and I am glad to know that you and others have that ability! The black and white perspective is quite interesting. I'm afraid that I might have to disagree with you a bit on color and how fish (trout in particular) perceive it! More about this later my friend! <br />Doug in the Den Dougsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800383538251413175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-61057026915207631272020-01-12T18:39:27.102-05:002020-01-12T18:39:27.102-05:00Matt Harding
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Matt I love hearing things lik...Matt Harding<br />Thanks<br />Matt I love hearing things like that.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-88212620209123120152020-01-12T18:38:36.186-05:002020-01-12T18:38:36.186-05:00Bill Trussell
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Bill the right fly, being a s...Bill Trussell<br />Thanks<br />Bill the right fly, being a soft-hackle and an angler that can cast and fish it reasonably well will always catch trout.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-53309905164394139042020-01-12T18:36:15.145-05:002020-01-12T18:36:15.145-05:00Mark Kautz
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Mark Mr. Fair is correct. Some o...Mark Kautz<br />Thanks<br />Mark Mr. Fair is correct. Some of the worst tied flies seem to catch there share of fish.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-65209694237017112762020-01-12T18:34:37.033-05:002020-01-12T18:34:37.033-05:00billp
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Bill all those flies are tied on Fire...billp<br />Thanks<br />Bill all those flies are tied on Firehole sticks 609.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-24681819156612931262020-01-12T18:32:43.476-05:002020-01-12T18:32:43.476-05:00Alistair
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Alistair what really baffles me is...Alistair<br />Thanks<br />Alistair what really baffles me is how such simple wonderful patterns are not more widely used. These flies catch fish.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-76447751510045402952020-01-12T16:45:20.355-05:002020-01-12T16:45:20.355-05:00Love those soft-hackles. So do the big & mean ...Love those soft-hackles. So do the big & mean Coastal Cutthroat. Matt Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407474578227821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-78687847677763038812020-01-12T12:33:07.267-05:002020-01-12T12:33:07.267-05:00Alan
I seldom fished a Spider until I started foll...Alan<br />I seldom fished a Spider until I started following your blog; now they are one of my go to flies on the Sipsey and Caney. I've used your Winter Brown on the Sipsey with success. Thanks for sharingBill Trussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351692272817692157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-313103499114517272020-01-12T12:31:48.947-05:002020-01-12T12:31:48.947-05:00As Jay Fair told me many years ago, doesn't ha...As Jay Fair told me many years ago, doesn't have to be perfect (although these are definitely perfect as fly tying goes) just make it look buggy. Mission accomplished. Mark Kautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802544198629446327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-11201820742316612352020-01-12T10:34:25.715-05:002020-01-12T10:34:25.715-05:00Alistair beat me to it. I learn so much from your ...Alistair beat me to it. I learn so much from your ties. billphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11321627853004175813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-66785166980084360192020-01-12T10:31:20.598-05:002020-01-12T10:31:20.598-05:00Hi Alan
Simple beauty personified........... What...Hi Alan<br /><br />Simple beauty personified........... What more can be said?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing with us all.<br /><br />AlistairAlistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389466523719234443noreply@blogger.com