What's in your vise?

[Matt B]

The weekend lineup.

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Tell me about this black spun deer hair fly. Fishing before first light?

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Norm Frechette]

Kilchis Killer

 

[Kfish]

Tell me about this black spun deer hair fly. Fishing before first light?

I think it’s called the Cigar, a European sea trout pattern. You’re correct, they fish it in the dark.

 

[Burt Dagger]

I think it’s called the Cigar, a European sea trout pattern. You’re correct, they fish it in the dark.

Can you or someone explain why dark colors work better in low light (and vice versa maybe)? It’s always been counterintuitive to me.

 

[jasmillo]

A few patterns to fill out the src boxes for tomorrow.







SRC booby . Keeping it hovering in those shallow spots.



Some lazy man worms…1-2 materials. My kind of fly.

 

[mickey rat]

Some lazy man worms…1-2 materials. My kind of fly.

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Nice Jason. Is that fritz?

 

[Kfish]

Can you or someone explain why dark colors work better in low light (and vice versa maybe)? It’s always been counterintuitive to me.

I was told the idea is that the dark fly stands out against the night sky and fish looks up. A lighter color fly might look more muted from below.

 

[Zoran]

 

[Zoran]

Usually on hooks 20 and below there is no point putting dubbing on shank but I tried. In general, this is kind of joke ... There is no place in fishing, for small flies like below. It is on size 26 Firehole It is easier to make tenkara fly and works well.

 

[Matt B]

Usually on hooks 20 and below there is no point putting dubbing on shank but I tried. In general, this is kind of joke ... There is no place in fishing, for small flies like below. It is on size 26 Firehole It is easier to make tenkara fly and works well.

I’m not so sure there’s no place in fishing for these. There are some spring creeks and tailwaters where these would be just the ticket at certain times…provided you had the 7.5X tippet to go with.

Nice work!

 

[Kilchis]

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Kilchis Killer

I would like to file a protest!

 

[Burt Dagger]

Stocking up the armory. Wake up people, it’s an odd numbered year. The humpies must be repelled.

 

[Brute]

I was told the idea is that the dark fly stands out against the night sky and fish looks up. A lighter color fly might look more muted from below.

Big game trolling in Hawaii...dark sky, dark lures...light sky, light lures...it sounds counter-intuitive...but it works

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Zoran]

 

[Zoran]

 

[Burt Dagger]

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Stocking up the armory. Wake up people, it’s an odd numbered year. The humpies must be repelled.

And the completed set, for anyone persnickety who was bothered by the unfilled grooves on the ramekin.

 

[Zak]

Nice fly! Size 22 again?