tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post5482484692480127292..comments2024-03-23T06:29:29.035-04:00Comments on Small Stream Reflections: North Country Fly...How I love Simplicity.Brk Trthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-21386033169173449292016-01-12T19:28:47.988-05:002016-01-12T19:28:47.988-05:00Grannom
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John what a lovely story. Sometimes...Grannom<br />Thanks<br />John what a lovely story. Sometimes the most obscure fly in the box is the one that holds the magic.<br />I have a couple of flies that that are about 15 years old that have fond memories for me.<br /><br />I am delighted I can turn on the lights for you in your hours of work. Please do continue to visit and tell us more.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-86809549063163454572016-01-12T13:59:27.811-05:002016-01-12T13:59:27.811-05:00Hi Alan, I had my conversion to north country spid...Hi Alan, I had my conversion to north country spiders on the River Aln just below Alnwick in Northumberland. It was a lovely, but difficult day on the water, fish were rising, but hard to fool. Memorably there were Several small brownies rising confidently to small pale watery olives in an open pool. I tried pretty much everything I had - upstream dry fly with wings, without wings. Was it size? I changed sizes, 14's ,16's 18's, nope not that. Switched to downstream presentation the fly first with no drag, maybe they were detecting the nylon - I tried down and across wet flies - Greenwells as a winged wet and as a spider and nothing worked, not natural maybe. So I took a break and rested the pool. Tucking into my lunch I rooted through through my bag and came across a small golden fly box which held a number of very simply tied spiders in various shades of olive. As flies went they were pretty much nothing at all, a couple of hen hackle fibre tail whisks, spares silk bodies and a couple of turns of hen hackle to match the tail. I put a pale watery looking spider on, decreased the nylon and cast upstream and slightly ahead. You know the rest..... I still have that fly box and even some of those flies are still in it which is making me feel old as I tied those over twenty five years ago. This year I'll check out their powers of persuasion on my Welsh valleys Brownies. <br /><br />What is the oldest fly you - or anyone else has caught a fish on?<br /><br />Alan, love the site site, helps to keep me sane when working in deepest darkest London.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />John<br />Grannomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162699051680912486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-42517470792943610492016-01-11T20:45:31.463-05:002016-01-11T20:45:31.463-05:00RI brook trout
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Jon I used a SLF bleached gi...RI brook trout<br />Thanks<br />Jon I used a SLF bleached ginger.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-68046575062142286472016-01-11T20:43:56.001-05:002016-01-11T20:43:56.001-05:00Justin Carfagnini
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Justin they are size 14. ...Justin Carfagnini<br />Thanks<br />Justin they are size 14. Ice dubbing is pretty easy to use and gives new "light" to a fly.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-23444822062745593862016-01-11T20:41:47.947-05:002016-01-11T20:41:47.947-05:00ssj
Thanksssj<br />ThanksBrk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-90289610211406722332016-01-11T20:41:23.613-05:002016-01-11T20:41:23.613-05:00Dougsden
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Doug to see the fly as the fish se...Dougsden<br />Thanks<br />Doug to see the fly as the fish see it is a wonderful thing. I used a soft hackle today and the results were very good. I'll post that soon.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-11175948897341625592016-01-11T19:56:06.965-05:002016-01-11T19:56:06.965-05:00Alan, nice tie. This is definitely something I co...Alan, nice tie. This is definitely something I could fish. What color squirrel did you use?RI brook trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11741114603354216785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-46893271611889296982016-01-11T19:50:05.917-05:002016-01-11T19:50:05.917-05:00Beautiful fly, Alan. Love the colors on it. I se...Beautiful fly, Alan. Love the colors on it. I see your comment on the hook type, but I don't recall seeing what size you were using. Ice dubbing is my favorite for small flies. I love that I don't have to make a dubbing loop to tie it on, and I can just twist it around the thread.CARFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-63124642963477177072016-01-10T22:27:23.847-05:002016-01-10T22:27:23.847-05:00Nice photos.
Nice photos.<br />ssjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882597023373182478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-42769706629533091572016-01-10T19:01:50.646-05:002016-01-10T19:01:50.646-05:00Wow! Wonderful looking pattern both dry and esp. ...Wow! Wonderful looking pattern both dry and esp. wet! Notice how the word "translucency" takes on a new meaning! Please shoot future patterns wet and dry! I cannot get enough of this BlogSpot!<br />DougsdenDougsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124572141392623149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-45343521669976152072016-01-10T03:23:40.655-05:002016-01-10T03:23:40.655-05:00Must get out on the bank with you this year George...Must get out on the bank with you this year George, have you been flooded out over Christmas Becks and Brown Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757414037953167061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-70866655151761507232016-01-09T17:54:21.408-05:002016-01-09T17:54:21.408-05:00George, it's appreciated.George, it's appreciated.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-2573738770644851372016-01-09T14:30:35.165-05:002016-01-09T14:30:35.165-05:00your welcome mate I always pop in when I see new p...your welcome mate I always pop in when I see new posts on my blog list for you , these are close to my heart as Im a spiders person, always have been.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926692554414114477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-84744238007352127472016-01-09T06:39:01.605-05:002016-01-09T06:39:01.605-05:00Brad Basehore
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Brad that hook is a Allen D10...Brad Basehore<br />Thanks<br />Brad that hook is a Allen D102BL and these are the first flies I've tied on them. Winter maybe not the best time to give them a true workout. A little bit of that ice dub in a mix works well. I have not tried the UV stuff. Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-52304155038675272372016-01-09T06:33:02.932-05:002016-01-09T06:33:02.932-05:00Parachute Adams
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Sam they do take on a diffe...Parachute Adams<br />Thanks<br />Sam they do take on a different look. I love their ability to entice a strike at any point in the drift.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-70925410871982177032016-01-09T06:30:13.573-05:002016-01-09T06:30:13.573-05:00George
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George it's wonderful to have yo...George<br />Thanks<br />George it's wonderful to have you comment. You gents bring first hand information and insight to my readers.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-19228688708157544062016-01-09T06:27:48.900-05:002016-01-09T06:27:48.900-05:00becks and brown trout
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You are right in ment...becks and brown trout<br />Thanks<br />You are right in mentioning the long shank hook. I did notice some wobble in the flies movement. The streams I tested the fly in were iced up pretty good and not a true testament of the flies ability to ride correctly in the water. I appreciate your thoughts.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-18845356954783760752016-01-09T06:23:20.350-05:002016-01-09T06:23:20.350-05:00thedeadfisher
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John many flies were tied wit...thedeadfisher<br />Thanks<br />John many flies were tied without the use of our modern tools. There are some especially Tenkara fly tyers who tie with out tools this day.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-57445684899674936702016-01-09T06:20:47.318-05:002016-01-09T06:20:47.318-05:00Bill Trussell
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Bill your comment is short an...Bill Trussell<br />Thanks<br />Bill your comment is short and concise.....similar to NC flies.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-79417796135032684132016-01-09T06:19:14.537-05:002016-01-09T06:19:14.537-05:00Mark
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Mark very well said. Fly fishing need ...Mark<br />Thanks<br />Mark very well said. Fly fishing need not be complicated.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-61272780555368713092016-01-09T06:17:32.270-05:002016-01-09T06:17:32.270-05:00Howard Levett
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Howard it's appreciated.Howard Levett<br />Thanks<br />Howard it's appreciated.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-30353852962158410962016-01-09T06:16:37.472-05:002016-01-09T06:16:37.472-05:00Mark Kautz
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Mark very true, most times they ...Mark Kautz<br />Thanks<br />Mark very true, most times they do.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-64160906348104598492016-01-09T06:15:37.386-05:002016-01-09T06:15:37.386-05:00TROUTl
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Pete they do work. We have to get ou...TROUTl<br />Thanks<br />Pete they do work. We have to get out a test a few.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-20329503098929221522016-01-09T06:14:20.349-05:002016-01-09T06:14:20.349-05:00John Wooldridge
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John I adore simplicity. I ...John Wooldridge<br />Thanks<br />John I adore simplicity. I would love to see you pick up the fly rod. Your two companions would enjoy it to.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-48521249088795952342016-01-08T20:38:03.213-05:002016-01-08T20:38:03.213-05:00I really like the hook in the first fly . It look...I really like the hook in the first fly . It looks like one of the new barbless tactical dry fly hooks? I also like the use of ice dub. I use ice dub in a lot of my wet flies and nymphs I believe it serves as a trigger mechanism . I've started to use uv dub also but the jury is still out on whether it makes a difference. Brad Basehorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370164013886548970noreply@blogger.com