Dubbed streamers

Using dubbing to create bodies for streamers is an idea I've been fooling around with these last few weeks. The simplicity of the fly makes it pretty easy to tie, and even a tyer just starting can whip up a few of these and catch fish. I took this one out yesterday and managed several nice trout in a couple hours. That report will come later.

This streamer has an antron fiber for the body. I chose this material because of its sparkle. Antron dubbing comes in many colors so you can create many patterns to suit your fishing. The materials needed are Antron dubbing, red hackle fibers. You can use any color hackle for a tail. Thin silver ribbing, again you can use gold if you like. The ribbing gives the fly some flash as well as durability. For the wing use mallard flank feathers, this one uses natural mallard. The use of dyed mallard feathers can be used. The streamer is tied on a number 10 hook so it's perfect for the small stream as well as larger rivers and still water lakes and ponds.

"Lyman Rock"

Listed in this book are the major pools and runs of the Farmington River. I have chosen to tie streamers for most of them, especially the ones I have, and continue to fish. In time when a whole lot of ambition flows my direction I'll assemble and frame them. While I fish streamers in the "Farmy" and have taken some memorable fish with them I made need the help of a few anglers who fish the "Farmy" on a regular basis to help test these streamers.

Well here go's to ambition and streamers.

"Lyman Rock"

This is a pool in the upper region of the Farmington River. It is where the Still River joins the West Branch. Deep swirling waters occur here and it's a great location for a streamer.

The "rusty old streamer"

Today is a day for a wonderful story. It's not one of mine but one of a fly fisher in Norway. Jan Olsen-Nauen is an angler, and bamboo fly rod maker. He has a blog, called "Bamboo Fly Rod" and that's where this story was told.

The winter had been some what mild and the opportunity presented itself to go fishing along the sea coast for sea trout. The gear was placed in the car and off I went. On arrival I assembled what was needed, reaching for my fly box I realized it was not there, but left behind on my kitchen table. I reached around the trunk of my car and found what was an old rusty streamer. The fly was pretty beat up, even the tinsel had changed color. Well I was here, and that streamer was all I had so I tied it on and hoped for the best.

The "rusty old streamer" did its thing. Several beautiful sea trout were caught and a few missed, probably because of the hooks poor condition. This story really touched me when I first read it. The simplicity of it is what makes it so wonderful, and it should be told again.

Inspiration

Inspiration comes in various ways and not all are required to have such a need. I for one require this and seem to get it most from this book. I have a modest library, most texts are of interests relating to fly fishing, but they are not of the "how to" type of books but books of actual happenings.

"Voelker's Pond" is a book about Robert Traver and a place called Frenchman's Pond. The location of Frenchman's is in the woods of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The pond and it's resident brook trout, the "cabin" and the fellows of Voelker's crew are all mentioned and tied into what is life there.

The peace and serenity of Frenchman's is brought forth on almost every page of this journal. I have had this book in my possession for perhaps ten years and I read from it almost daily.

So if your somewhat tired of reading about the fact that your 12 ft leader is not long enough, and the fly your using need a wrap of peacock herl to be effective, or perhaps that 8ft rod should really really be 9 feet. Then your ready to read "Voelker's Pond"