Had a lot of fun fishing these last December. Nice to be able to fish real slow. Check out the Ahrex videos for slo-mo shrimp too if you haven't already. Basically the same thing and includes some good tips for tying them. I used mostly saddle hackle for the legs and really had to beat it up with a wire brush to get it to look semi-decent - one of their tips!
My thoughts exactly!!
The chironomids are on Firehole 718's, size 16 & 18. The flashbacks are on Mustad 9671 size 12.
Thanks!
Agree, I liker CDC collars, they trap micro bubbles and add some nice movement - very nice fly!!
Thank you! Done in a split thread loop using the Loon D-Loop tweezers and this handy prep tool:
man, you tie incredible flies. thanks for always sharing
Grizzly King
You hold a feather (cdc in this fly) by each end and force the quill of the feather into the appropriately sized slot. Doing so pushes the fibers on both sides of the quill straight up. Then you grasp the fibers with a clip, pull the feather from the foam slot, and trim off the quill with scissors. You are left with a bunch of spread out aligned fibers that can be inserted into a split thread or dubbing loop. Essentially, it lets you use both sides of the feather instead of putting the clip on one side of the feather at a time.
I made my own out of small foam blocks, just cut a slit in thereGod damn Zak.
Now another gadget I’ll need to buy!
Thanks for the explanation as I was wondering the purpose of those and how they worked.
I can see that being extremely helpful when doing loops.
SF
Yea man! It's like the 21st century you know. They come in different sizes too. With my limited experience they work better with softer feathers.God damn Zak.
Now another gadget I’ll need to buy!
Thanks for the explanation as I was wondering the purpose of those and how they worked.
I can see that being extremely helpful when doing loops.
SF
