Cowlitz Bottomfeeder
Life of the Party
Just need to fish them during the right hatch. #16 during the BWO hatch would do damage. Are you fishing these with similar flies or dissimilar flies?
What's in your vise?
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Thread and hook....... that's it?
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Thread and hook + 2 materials
Dissimilar, hare's ear, egg, pat's, prince.
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One Eyed Poacher
This is a "classic" Maine Streamer (Smelt)
Developed by the late, great Bob Upham.
The interesting fact about this fly is that you put eyes only one one side. Allegedly, Bob named this fly after a Book by Ed Smith (The one eyed poacher and the Maine Woods) in which he talks about interactions with Maine Game Wardens
Hook # 4-8 Streamer (5x)
Thread-Black
Body-Silver Tinsel
Wing Yellow Bucktail, Red Bucktail, Yellow Marabou
Overwing-Wood Duck, or Mallard Flank
Eyes-Painted**
** I use Scribble Brand 3-D paint from Michaels Craft Store. The paint is "goopy" and produces a blob rather than a flat surface. It give a "bug eye" look to the eyes.
This is a "classic" Maine Streamer (Smelt)
Developed by the late, great Bob Upham.The interesting fact about this fly is that you put eyes only one one side. Allegedly, Bob named this fly after a Book by Ed Smith (The one eyed poacher and the Maine Woods) in which he talks about interactions with Maine Game Wardens
Hook # 4-8 Streamer (5x)
Thread-Black
Body-Silver Tinsel
Wing Yellow Bucktail, Red Bucktail, Yellow Marabou
Overwing-Wood Duck, or Mallard Flank
Eyes-Painted**
** I use Scribble Brand 3-D paint from Michaels Craft Store. The paint is "goopy" and produces a blob rather than a flat surface. It give a "bug eye" look to the eyes.
Chaleur
Winged Wet Fly
Charles DeFeo
Tag - Silver tinsel and gold floss
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Butt - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Purple wool
Throat - Guinea fowl
Under wing - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Teal, low water style
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils
I can only catch occasional tiny fish on Shop Vacs. But regular PTs work well for me when deployed at the right times.
Thx. I have a better idea of when might be appropriate to use them now. I think I have too many 10's and 12's that I grab, similar in size to other flies I fish, with a nice size bead to get down, when I should be working more the 14-16-18(gasp) size.
Cowlitz Bottomfeeder
Life of the Party
I don’t recall catching much on the larger PT’s. But the 16-20s have done really well in rivers in Montana and Idaho.
Orange Fox
Charles DeFeo
Tag - Silver tinsel
Tail - Red lady amherst pheasant crest
Butt - Orange chenille
Ribbing - Round silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Collar - Yellow
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils
Box filling simiseal leeches for under the indicator. They seem to usually work, but sometimes I have to shorten the tail early in the season. I'll tie a bunch of these but don't have a preferred bead color for the peacock or bronze peacock yet.
I do like to give them a hot water dip to sculpt and shape the fibers a bit.
I do like to give them a hot water dip to sculpt and shape the fibers a bit.
Your flies inspired me, Tom!
Scottp
Legend
Bumbled Chartreuse Muddler
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
tail - Ice Dub caddis green
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub black
hackle(s) - grizzly dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
shoulder - grizzly hen dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
tail - Ice Dub caddis green
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub black
hackle(s) - grizzly dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
shoulder - grizzly hen dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
That chartreuse and silver doctor color combo is killer!Bumbled Chartreuse Muddler
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
tail - Ice Dub caddis green
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub black
hackle(s) - grizzly dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
shoulder - grizzly hen dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Morrison
Winged Wet Fly
Tail - Black
Ribbing - Black silk
Body - Claret wool
Hackle - Black
Wing - Black
Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils
Scottp
Legend
Bumbled Dyret
Throwing stuff on a hook to see what the trout will/won’t bite on.
hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
shuck - Ice Dub caddis green
tail/head - deer hair dyed olive
rib - small wire chartreuse
body - Ice Dub black
hackle - badger dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
shoulder - Mearns quail dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
Throwing stuff on a hook to see what the trout will/won’t bite on.
hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
shuck - Ice Dub caddis green
tail/head - deer hair dyed olive
rib - small wire chartreuse
body - Ice Dub black
hackle - badger dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
shoulder - Mearns quail dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott