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@Dryflyphotography reacted to Buzzy's post in the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern? with
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Got me to chuckle with the "antish/waspy things". We had the same thing happen on the home lake in BC. There were fish coming up... -
@Dryflyphotography reacted to fkajwg's post in the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern? with Like.
Yes. The body should be gray and tied thin. https://charliesflybox.com/blogs/step-by-step-tutorials/sparkle-dun Jay
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@Dryflyphotography replied to the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern?.Just to make sure I am reading this right...the Sparkle Dun is the fly in the style of what I'd call a comparadun? Just tail, body and...
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@Dryflyphotography replied to the thread A Water Seal in the Sunshine.A beautiful rod, as my memory recalls!
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@Dryflyphotography reacted to Dave Westburg's post in the thread A Water Seal in the Sunshine with Like.
Took my 9' 6 weight Wright and McGill WaterSeal bamboo rod to a western washington lake Friday. Last year when Greg Armstrong and I...
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@Dryflyphotography reacted to Mike Monsos's post in the thread Martha Marie gets a work out. with Like.
A friend and I hit a small lake north of Snoqualmie for a few hours on Friday. The wind was shifting when we got there, and the water...
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Thanks again guys I could feel the 4wt loading and unloading up to a point and then it seems like the rod lost it's strength. Yesterday...
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@Dryflyphotography replied to the thread Bamboo ?.I’d encourage you to try a couple more lines if you can, some bamboo rods can be picky about line weights and tapers as well. Although...
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@Dryflyphotography reacted to Reel fun's post in the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern? with Like.
Around 12 to 14". I tie the PT with no extra weight so it doesn't sink too far. I'll never get tired of seeing that parachute disappear.
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@Dryflyphotography reacted to Buzzy's post in the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern? with Like.
I really like variations of Quigley's Cripple for a mayfly hatch that we sometimes time just right on our late May trips to the Kamloops...
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@Dryflyphotography reacted to FishingGirl's post in the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern? with Like.
I found this fly while on a trip to Scotland. It can be tied as a true dry or an emerger depending on the tail structure. Fish it dead...
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@Dryflyphotography reacted to Aufwuchs's post in the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern? with Like.
Gulper Special. Similar to a parachute Adams but slightly different color. I use it as something else to try when the fish are picky.
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@Dryflyphotography reacted to RCF's post in the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern? with Like.
I prefer parachute ties. Low profile seems to work better for me. At size 16 mine are now store bought. Between eyes and dexterity...
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@Dryflyphotography reacted to John Svahn's post in the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern? with Like.
I like a size 14 or 16 soft hackle pheasant tail with partridge for the hackle, with some floatant. If the fishing is too far away to...
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@Dryflyphotography reacted to Brian in OR.'s post in the thread What's your favorite dry or emerger Callibaetis pattern? with Like.
I like a biot body spinner with cdc for the wings but good cdc is hard to come by so most tyers have gone with antron. John does a...