February tying contest thread-and January's winner is:
- Thread starter Billy
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I am also a big fan of CDC because it catches the hell out of fish for me. I have found Frog's Fanny floatant--fumigated silica powder--with the brush, brings a CDC wing fly back to floating, fishable status right quick. I also found the powder online in bulk, I put it in a squeezy ketchup bottle, and I can easily refill my little Frog's Fanny bottle.
MillCreekMinnow
Steelhead
These threads are so fun! I think it pushes us to be more creative. I get into slumps sometimes and need a push. This is a clunky 1 of 1. Never again!
Scudley Do Right
Life of the Party
Out of my element. Size 18 or 20 I found in the carpet under the tying desk. Tested and the eye of the hook is barely above water without floatant.
MillCreekMinnow
Steelhead
Awesome pattern!Thank you to everyone that participated in an awesome January contest:
Now to the fun partJanuary tying contest thread - and December's winner is:
First off thank you to all that participated in last months Sculpin contest found here: https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/december-tying-contest-and-novembers-winner-is.3613/ A lot of great knowledge sharing and patterns shown off. That is what this contest is about! @G_Smolt...pnwflyfishing.com
The winner of our subsurface bass contest is... @Kfish and his sexy versions of the Murdich Minnow:
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Kfish has selected lake emerger. Time to get tying. Post your flies and discussion below!
If you didn't check out last months winner @James St. Clair article on his Congo Hair Sculpin I recommend giving that a view as well:
Congo Hair Sculpin Streamer Fly
Awesome tie by @James St. Clair Appreciate the share! Enjoy:coffee: Here is an article and SBS for the Sculpin from the December Tying Contest, which I also call "Congo Hair Sculpin". Again, a similar article will be published in the American...
Thanks everyone. These have been a lot of fun!
Billy
When I'm finishing stuff like this, I often just use a half hitch tool, hitch it 2-3x and put a dab of glue on. I trap way to many fibers if I try to use a whip finisher.
Damn those look tasty! I just tried to eat my phone screen! And I'm only kinda hungry.
Subsurface, yes, but still one of my go-to bugs when the hatch is on…
2 different takes on the Two-tone.
2 different takes on the Two-tone.
What size? Just curious because if it is an emerger, what critter is represented as emerging here?
emerging sculpin.
To be fair, ive been trying to think of how i can take "Lake Emerger" in a weird direction.
For instance how can a Musky pattern be turned into an emerger? How about an emerging duckling?
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That can be next month’s theme!
I'm already gunna do an emerging salamander in the 10 inch range
@Matt B size 10 with 4.0 mm tung bead. Smaller then they look in the pictures. It's not specific. But I think would represent a plethora of lake bugs heading up
I'm already gunna do an emerging salamander in the 10 inch range
This is what I’m talking about, cross category synergy.
I guess this is another pointless philosophical/lumping/splitting question...at what point does a nymph or pupa become an "emerger"?I'm already gunna do an emerging salamander in the 10 inch range
@Matt B size 10 with 4.0 mm tung bead. Smaller then they look in the pictures. It's not specific. But I think would represent a plethora of lake bugs heading up
I have to start raiding your fly boxes more when we fish together….
I take my cues from the fish. As Denny Rickards constantly points out, when you see rise forms, it’s a good clue that a hatch is happening. From there it’s useful to know what kinda bugs are poppin’ because I use that to decide how deep to fish. If I’m pretty sure they’re callibaetis, I’m going to focus on the upper column, maybe top 3’. Chironomids could be staged down deep or the party could be mid-column or upper, or surface film.
