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| BT's Brown Flymph |
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| BT's Tan Flymph |
The second flymph uses tan thread, a dubbed body of fox squirrel belly, a fine silver wire rib, and a badger hen hackle.
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| BT's Brown Nymph |
While I don't often fish nymphs I do keep a few in my box. Here's one that is simple and probably effective on a small stream. It is highly generic. Tail, woodchuck guard hair, the same Australian possum as the first flymph, partridge hackle, brass bead and a collar of orange thread.
Now for some breakfast....soft boiled eggs. These are a favorite of mine since childhood, with a great piece of toasted bread and "bring on the day"....
Alan
ReplyDeleteOnce again such gorgeous ties. While they are look great the first one I really like. Save me one please!!! Thanks for sharing.
TROUT1
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Pete I have several flies for you...we'll meet soon.
Alan, once again you kill me with pics of one of my favorite foods as well. And with diced chives too!
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Ralph Long
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Ralph the addition of chives is such a minor ingredient but it makes for some oustanding taste.
Alan, I will need to get busy - I really like the looks of those flies, especially the flymphs. Thanks for sharing them... and making me hungry!
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Will eggs are a great meal any time of day.
I'm not a big nymph guy but I keep a few in the box.
This post reminded me I need to eat lunch. But I'm sure I won't be eating as well as you. Looks delicious.
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Fred, I hope that's your name.
Very tasty my friend, enjoy some.
Beautiful. These flies exhibit all the reasons why I can never tie a sparse fly. I understand why Stewart's place in the Pantheon is secure, but so is Fran's. Great ties, Alan.
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Mike, Stewart now there's a gent that knew what sparse meant. Fran was on the opposite, big bushy fish takers.
My kind of patterns Alan. I can't remember a time when we have not had two pots of chives growing on the railing of our deck. They are our harbinger of Spring. At the end of a long Winter their emerging bright green shoots warm the heart. Those eggs need a spoonful of hor-chee-tsa (mustard).
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John, most flavorful herbs are pretty easily grown in pots, even indoors. I can't understand why I don't do it. Yeah that mustard will warm the heart plus....
I love those flies, fish catchers for sure, Alan. I wonder why Francis Betters tied with that bright thread on his patterns? Personally I like using it because I can see it so well relative to where each wrap of thread lies.
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Sam he is said to use that color because of the fact that insects in Adirondak waters showed a orange tint to their head and thorax region. At times that orange thread shows through the dubbing and gives a nice effect.
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ReplyDeleteNever really know what the trout are after until you arrive at the water, any of those patterns would bring a take---thanks for sharing
Bill Trussell
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Bill sometimes they can be so selective. Patterns like these give me a good cross section of trout food.
Very good those flies, I think I will do a couple of them to put into practice this coming season .. Thank you Alan for sharing all of them
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Armando I'm sure one or perhaps all will work for you. It's fun tying and then trying.
Love the ties... I would totally fish those out here. The boiled eggs can be cooked another 5 min for me. Haha.
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Emily the flies are pretty much generic. My wife likes hers as you do.
Those flies are so buggy looking I'd eat one over the soft boiled eggs.
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Howard that's a wonderful endorsement...how about a fried bologna sandwich instead of the eggs.