tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post1369093105556582234..comments2024-03-23T06:29:29.035-04:00Comments on Small Stream Reflections: I Need More Room In My Hook DrawerBrk Trthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-89488224565907016132018-01-27T20:20:06.711-05:002018-01-27T20:20:06.711-05:00Dougsden
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Doug, Petrucci freestyle.
Dougsden<br />Thanks<br />Doug, Petrucci freestyle.<br />Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-19911805916791329182018-01-27T19:20:26.492-05:002018-01-27T19:20:26.492-05:00Wow Alan!
I am still in awe of your tying abilit...Wow Alan! <br />I am still in awe of your tying abilities and the way you can bring together materials in such a pleasing way! Let's call this your style! Absolutely gorgeous on all counts! I particularly like the very last salmon fly you have pictured! <br />Keep them coming Alan!<br />DougDougsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800383538251413175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-54110975350718819142018-01-27T18:49:50.738-05:002018-01-27T18:49:50.738-05:00Brad Basehore
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Brad I like you have tried to...Brad Basehore<br />Thanks<br />Brad I like you have tried to downsize and it works for a while, but the urge to get that one more size creeps in and you know what happens next. I will say you may have me when it comes to hooks as well as organization.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-56373461207778210452018-01-27T07:43:38.772-05:002018-01-27T07:43:38.772-05:00Alan, I have to laugh at the title of your post, I...Alan, I have to laugh at the title of your post, I have tried to simplify my fly selection and my selection of hooks. I now have 5 boxes with 21 spaces that are filled plus I'm working on a sixth. I'm not doing very well. I've come to the conclusion this just the way it's supposed to be. Your ties are beautiful, I exspecially like the variants. Those have brook trout written all over them. Thankyou for the post.Brad Basehorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370164013886548970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-21723452502163948072018-01-27T06:48:29.357-05:002018-01-27T06:48:29.357-05:00Steve, thanks for the clarification.
The Matuka st...Steve, thanks for the clarification.<br />The Matuka style is effective. I don't know why I don't tie them.....Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-91330451161872251822018-01-26T18:27:41.053-05:002018-01-26T18:27:41.053-05:00I guess that the woolly bugger is a soft hackle on...I guess that the woolly bugger is a soft hackle on steroids!The matuka patterns are or were a popular fly here in OZ. The matuka is supposedly of New Zealand origin, it's name being the Maori word for bittern, the feathers that the originals were tied from. I still sometimes use the Red and Black Matuka, especially in lakes were there are a lot of European Perch.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Steve.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349271164490121533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-60057494221888556902018-01-26T11:31:49.511-05:002018-01-26T11:31:49.511-05:00spike
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Just wondering what hooks did you ord...spike<br />Thanks<br />Just wondering what hooks did you order.<br />Steve has some beautiful patterns, one or two may make it into my box.<br />Nymphing is something I never took to. Like you said it's productive but not "charming"....I can't wait 'til spring, it's going to be special.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-62518733132560821812018-01-26T10:51:29.909-05:002018-01-26T10:51:29.909-05:00Lovely ties! I ordered salmon fly hooks (my local ...Lovely ties! I ordered salmon fly hooks (my local is out) last Sunday night for a different style (low-water steelhead Spade flies used for trout) and stumbled across older style soft-hackles (dabblers) that Steve illustrated over on his site. Looks like it is a good thing I laid in some salmon hooks!<br /><br />Between you and Steve Bird, I'm all excited for swinging new flies for early-season trout .... instead of nymphing. Let me say: I hate nymphing. Yes I do it and yes, it catches fish but I always feel like a kid with a bobber even with an indicator dry tied on ... My tight line nymphing skill requires little line out and that puts me in streams in the spring where i cannot safely wade. Thus, the indicator.<br /><br />This is going to be a good spring! Nice ties! Great snaps.spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837056589969480640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-87186576084626286802018-01-26T10:21:42.721-05:002018-01-26T10:21:42.721-05:00Bill Trussell
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Bill do you any of them would...Bill Trussell<br />Thanks<br />Bill do you any of them would work on the Sipsey?Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-55041503903779398252018-01-26T10:20:32.787-05:002018-01-26T10:20:32.787-05:00John Dornik
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John, Pocono's brookies and...John Dornik<br />Thanks<br />John, Pocono's brookies and the Mickey Finn, you talk about going together. I'll bet there's thousands of great stories out there about the Mickey Finn.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-31986377464376879522018-01-26T08:03:26.128-05:002018-01-26T08:03:26.128-05:00Alan
Beautiful patterns and nice work at the vice-...Alan<br />Beautiful patterns and nice work at the vice---thanks for sharingBill Trussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351692272817692157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-50473859153129851202018-01-26T07:46:03.673-05:002018-01-26T07:46:03.673-05:00Beautiful "Fancies", Alan. Could they ha...Beautiful "Fancies", Alan. Could they have been designed to catch anglers with catching fish as an added benefit? One of my best memories is catching a Brookie, in the Poconos that jumped clear of the water and took a Mickey Finn as he re-entered the tea colored pool. Keep up the good work, Alan. Its appreciated.John Dornikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244892643352562421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-15016777263319525732018-01-26T07:32:51.212-05:002018-01-26T07:32:51.212-05:00William Shuck
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Bill I tried to bend that hoo...William Shuck<br />Thanks<br />Bill I tried to bend that hook but it did not work out right. You suggest heating it first, that may work out better. I will try it.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-27915518777632426472018-01-26T07:29:57.007-05:002018-01-26T07:29:57.007-05:00TROUT1
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Pete I'm looking forward to doin...TROUT1<br />Thanks<br />Pete I'm looking forward to doing just that. Perhaps mid May for a starting date. That Bridge pool is on the list.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-57497659286519274382018-01-26T07:27:46.475-05:002018-01-26T07:27:46.475-05:00Steve Hynes
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Steve the Mickey Finn is a fly ...Steve Hynes<br />Thanks<br />Steve the Mickey Finn is a fly that does not get tremendous publicity here, but I'll bet it gets it's share of water time as well as fish. No question the "bugger" works...I've heard it referred to as being the best soft-hackle ever created. By the way the "Matuka" is one of Australia's finest flies.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-10787473316288980012018-01-26T07:25:41.497-05:002018-01-26T07:25:41.497-05:00Really well done, Alan. These lovelies should do v...Really well done, Alan. These lovelies should do very well for attracting the brookies you love to pursue. As for the hooks, I think that the 200R would make a very good rendition of a salmon hook if you heated the eye and bent it up a bit. This would allow you to "make" suitable hooks in much smaller sizes. Bill Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683733092756867663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-29756139775062680452018-01-26T06:50:15.400-05:002018-01-26T06:50:15.400-05:00Outstanding flies Alan,as always. I think you need...Outstanding flies Alan,as always. I think you need to test drive those on the Farny!!TROUTIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648883169965021096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-92198796598556247182018-01-26T06:48:57.430-05:002018-01-26T06:48:57.430-05:00Fine looking flies, Alan. I especially like that M...Fine looking flies, Alan. I especially like that Mickey Finn variant. Not a common fly here in OZ. A friend in the US sent me a large one that he had tied and the stocked rainbows at a nearby lake were queuing up to take it until I lost the fly on a snag.I like using old style wet flies like the Coachman, Wickham's Fancy and the March Brown but it's not easy to find them here. Too many Buggers and similar beasties that are popular and admittedly they do take trout.<br />Cheers,<br />Steve.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349271164490121533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-65554807473680268502018-01-25T20:40:51.913-05:002018-01-25T20:40:51.913-05:00Parachute Adams
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Sam I guess I figured it ou...Parachute Adams<br />Thanks<br />Sam I guess I figured it out, post accomplished.<br />Can't wait to test them on some river come spring.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-52720636965905030942018-01-25T20:39:05.493-05:002018-01-25T20:39:05.493-05:00Howard Levett
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Howard that's what long w...Howard Levett<br />Thanks<br />Howard that's what long winter nights are for...especially for us seniors.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-12477395542211016812018-01-25T20:36:46.106-05:002018-01-25T20:36:46.106-05:00Beautiful flies, Alan. No one ties them better th...Beautiful flies, Alan. No one ties them better than you and trout will be on them before you know it.<br /><br />Best Regards, SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-70032979400560950402018-01-25T20:09:23.220-05:002018-01-25T20:09:23.220-05:00I can see I need to do some more reading. Nice fl...I can see I need to do some more reading. Nice flies Alan!cofisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288930899340581141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-18292073017740006122018-01-25T17:25:00.492-05:002018-01-25T17:25:00.492-05:00George
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I appreciate your comment.George<br />Thanks<br />I appreciate your comment.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-75450922289167466622018-01-25T13:50:29.459-05:002018-01-25T13:50:29.459-05:00very nicely tied indeed Alanvery nicely tied indeed AlanGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926692554414114477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-335769584694926362018-01-25T12:26:30.435-05:002018-01-25T12:26:30.435-05:00RM Lytle
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Rowan you are correct...Syl's ...RM Lytle<br />Thanks<br />Rowan you are correct...Syl's Midge is his also.<br />I would guess there may be one or two more, but that info would have to come from someone who was close to him.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.com