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[quote:a4d85ff4f5="Morenofly"]Very nice! I'm going to tie a couple as soon as possible. Then I'll send you a dressing that works very well on both trout as well as grayling. I use a couple of versions and a friend recently modified my dressing and called it the Macedonian Fly. I'll ask Kasper to publish them as soon as possible.

Returning to your fly, have you tried the HCM in other colour variations?

Cheers[/quote:a4d85ff4f5]

Hi Moreno,

I look forward to seeing and tying your pattern. I have tied the HCM in olive, brown, dun plus a couple of other colours and they all work well. Simply match the colour to whatever mayfly, caddis or midge you are trying to imitate. If no hatch is in progress then I tend to use black as a general searching pattern.

Rgds,
Darryl

Very nice! I'm going to tie a couple as soon as possible. Then I'll send you a dressing that works very well on both trout as well as grayling. I use a couple of versions and a friend recently modified my dressing and called it the Macedonian Fly. I'll ask Kasper to publish them as soon as possible.

Returning to your fly, have you tried the HCM in other colour variations?

Cheers

[quote:cc06793cff="Morenofly"]Hi Darryl

You are perfectly right about the "buggyness"! With my method the body tends to taper a little but this also depends on the type of cdc feather which you choose.

I'm a little fixated with sparsely tied fies but then you don't have the hi visibility of yours. I often fish is slow waters where lighter dressings are almost mandatory. I'm going to try your dressing and propose it at one of our next club meetings. I'm sure our members will like it!

Fishing in Italy is great althougfh we do have a lot of environmental problems with many of our best streams getting ruined with powerplants that produce so called "green" energy but which dramatically change the characteristics of our rivers. This said we still have a lot of good trout and Grayling waters!

Cheers[/quote:cc06793cff]

Hi Moreno,

I have attached another pic of a slimmer tie. I will also be sending Kasper more details and pics on the tying sequence which he will post in due course. In the Western Cape at this time of year our streams are very low, clear and slow running. It is under these conditions that the pattern excels, especially if the fish has already rejected another pattern. With long leaders and tippets (12 - 16ft) and long casts to avoid spooking fish, I find that seeing the smaller patterns is almost impossible - again the HCM is ideal because it is so visible. Once you have tied up a couple and fished them, let me know how it goes ?

Regards,
Darryl Lampert

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Can you show me step by step how to make some flies becaues i'm a beginner but really good flies too thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Darryl

You are perfectly right about the "buggyness"! With my method the body tends to taper a little but this also depends on the type of cdc feather which you choose.

I'm a little fixated with sparsely tied fies but then you don't have the hi visibility of yours. I often fish is slow waters where lighter dressings are almost mandatory. I'm going to try your dressing and propose it at one of our next club meetings. I'm sure our members will like it!

Fishing in Italy is great althougfh we do have a lot of environmental problems with many of our best streams getting ruined with powerplants that produce so called "green" energy but which dramatically change the characteristics of our rivers. This said we still have a lot of good trout and Grayling waters!

Cheers

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Harry

I have failed to find a supplier of tonkin cane in the UK , can you or anyone help?

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Harry
Do you know where I can purchase Tonkin Bamboo in England?

THanks

Here's a very deadly trout pattern for you. It has worked for me and several guys in my club on smaller stocked lakes, sorry unable to post a photo at present but it works right throughout the season over here. Fished as a single fly on a 12ft leader with a 7lbs minimum point either to nymphing fish or in a "suspected area"

Hook 10 d.e.grub such as Kamasan B110. thread Yellow 8/0 tail short tips (8-10mm) of yellow marabou blood plume tied in first. Then put a loose overhand knot about 6" from the end of an 18" length of 5lb. monofil and tie this around the shank so that the knot is half way along with the longer end of the nylon pointing backwards. Cover with tight turns of thread and then fold the short end back as well and re-cover with more thread. Trim away shorter nylon, then suerglue these whippings.

Get a soft brass embroidery pin and feed 5 clear yellow internally silvered 2mm round glass beads onto it. Allow beads to rest at the head end of pin, and cut pin about 5/6mm above the beads which you are holding vertically. With your other hand grap a pair of hemostats/straight artery forceps and bend the last 3mm of the pin tightly back on itself to prevent the beads from escaping,

Tie in a couple of strands of yellow ostrich and leave, Put a slight curve into the beaded pin to match that of the shank and tie in the doubled end just above the tail so that the beaded pin sits proud of the shank.

Return thread to head and follow through with close turns of ostrich which is then also tied off at head. Bend the pin into place ontop of shank and use the monofil to tightly lash down the beads on top of the shank/herl with a turn between each one finishing at the head where it is double tied. whip finished an another very mall drop of superglue is added.

On some waters this fly is so good that you have to turn your back to the water whrn you tie it on! John

Thanks for your answer. I have heard about mullet caught on Toro during night by accident. Lucky flyfisher was fishing sea trouts and suddenly mullet over 60cm took his streamer.

[quote:cdd5822272="Morenofly"]Hi Dave

Nice fly!! numerous vartiations on the theme (colourwise).

I've tried the dubbing loop method before but I find it rather time consuming so I tie cdc feathers from the tip and wind them hackle-style round the hook shank. It takes a couple of seconds and the result is very similar. You just have to be careful to choose the right sized feather and to stroke the cdc fibres back after each turn so they don't get caught up in the next turn.

PS Just wanted to pay my compliments for your great photos!! Makes me want to come back to SA (I live in Italy now)!![/quote:cdd5822272]

Hi Moreno,

Thanks. When I first tried splitting the thread for a dubbing loop, I found it quite difficult. With a bit of practice I can now tie these flies in around 3 minutes. The advantage of the split thread dubbing loop is that you get a fly that is buggy from back to front compared to your technique where the rear of the fly will have a slimmer profile. Also by using half of a single feather in a dubbing loop, you can tie a very sparse pattern that is still buggy - this is not possible when you palmer the whole feather. Having said all of that, both flies will catch fish !

Thanks for the compliments re the pics, I will be posting more on the site in the near future. What is the flyfishing like in Italy ?

Regards,
Darryl

Tough question and as equally as tough as finding an answer...

Mullets seem to be coming more and more popular but they are one elusive and mysterious species.

In my fly fishing career, I have actually caught 3 and those memories linger on...
I have spooked treble that figure and seen treble but kicked myself as I left the fly rod at home.

I don't know of any real hotpsots for them but as for a time of year I would stagger a guess of mid-summer - July, August and September. But don't quote me on that as they can be caught before and after..!

You, no doubt have seen these articles..?

http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/mullet/

http://globalflyfisher.com/global/denmark/species/mullet.html

http://globalflyfisher.com/reviews/books/bookbase/show_single.php?id=126 - A good purchase before you come. This should have the answers you need.

Mullets can be found all over Denmark from the far north of Jutland to Fyn and over to Sjælland. Denmark isn't just Fyn!!!

Drop by these forums and ask a question or two...Chances are you'll find out something.

www.123nu.dk

Otherwise...Do your research. Don't get your hopes up to much and aim to fish for sea trout and having a great time. If you do see any mullet, then that's a bonus.

Good hunting!

Ripley

Submitted by Søren Rygaa… on

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The fly is not a sedge (Trichoptera). I is the Alder fly (Sialis).

Nice photo anaway !

Thight lines

Søren Rygaard Lenschow

Ralph,

Perfectly! I just used it this past week, and it keeps on performing like a charm. The same bearing is still running, and apart from a bit of squeaking from the handle when it runs "out of oil" once a year or so, there is nothing at all to put a finger on. I use it in salt water at least once a month, most times more often. It gets dipped and cleaned in the salt, and I rarely rinse it in fresh water after use. It runs smoothly, brake is perfect, has no play anywhere.

Top notch reel and I love it!

Martin

Submitted by Don Conley 173… on

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Great job, I've tied some and will be fishing some too! Thanks

Submitted by Ralph Hertling on

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Hello Martin!

How does your Waterworks Reel perform 4 years after the update?

Greetz
Ralph

Submitted by Arve Herman Tangen on

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Yes it does look awesome. Rackelhanen is a very good fly. I know his Father. Kenneth Boström is a very famous Fly fisher from Sweden. But this is a very good pattern I love this fly and it is very good here in Trysil river in Norway. Can you make it in black and Grey too?

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Where is the best place to purchase Slinkies? Went to Bass Pro and Cabelas and they do not have.

I disagree with the first comment. What lots of us want is to re-create the old Overton's Wonder Wax, which is no longer manufactured, and which was so much better than anything else for sale out there today.
If this recipe is the key to re-creating Wonderwax, then this is a great public service. I will definately give it a try.

Sergey,Hi!

do you remember how many questions i asked you about trout fishing and ways how to ge there. Also about the people which has own made paraplanes?

So I finaly managed to get there :)

Hope you are doing well

rgds

Rolandas

Hi Dave

Nice fly!! numerous vartiations on the theme (colourwise).

I've tried the dubbing loop method before but I find it rather time consuming so I tie cdc feathers from the tip and wind them hackle-style round the hook shank. It takes a couple of seconds and the result is very similar. You just have to be careful to choose the right sized feather and to stroke the cdc fibres back after each turn so they don't get caught up in the next turn.

PS Just wanted to pay my compliments for your great photos!! Makes me want to come back to SA (I live in Italy now)!!

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