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.CDC emergers, a few different styles. 18s and 20s. First two are supposed to be chironomids, next two caddisflies, last one just a thing in the surface film. They all work. They also all work for one fish only, and then are useless as emergers until they dry out. I don’t use these very often, basically only if a parachute Adams is not getting it done and I really want to catch a fish. These particular flies have been in my box for close to 20 years!
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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...pnwflyfishing.com
Thanks everyone. These have been a lot of fun!
Billy
Damn those look tasty! I just tried to eat my phone screen! And I'm only kinda hungry.
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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?
I'm already gunna do an emerging salamander in the 10 inch rangeemerging 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?
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 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.I guess this is another pointless philosophical/lumping/splitting question...at what point does a nymph or pupa become an "emerger"?