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$3 Dip

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:19 pm
by Roadkill
was my wingless wet fly of the day! ;) It is a fly that I must have in my boxes. :)

ImageIMGP1381 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Re: $3 Dip

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:32 pm
by NightWatchman
Lock and load !!!

Re: $3 Dip

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:33 am
by Mike62
It looks like a high capacity mag for the tactical fly fisherman.

Re: $3 Dip

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:54 am
by Ron Eagle Elk
Those look killer. I started tying the $3 Dip with a sparse wing of UV dubbing. Worked really well.

Re: $3 Dip

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:58 am
by Roadkill
Ron,

My other heavier/flashier variation is the Bead Head Krystal Dip that I picked up about the same time from Kelly Galloup's site.

Re: $3 Dip

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:11 am
by 1Equinoxclan
Love that locker of bugs.
What hook(s) are used on those flies?

Re: $3 Dip

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:19 am
by Roadkill
I tie these on scud hooks from 14-18s.

Re: $3 Dip

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:32 am
by Old Hat
Those are superb Bill.

One of my favorites and an absolute killer on the Crooked. I tie mine, no rib and with Clark's Stonefly yarn in a variegated rust color.

Re: $3 Dip

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:08 am
by Roadkill
Thanks Carl, now you have me combing some AL's Rug Yarn to make some more! ;) :lol:

I never bought Lee's book on tying with poly but watched him tie several times. What size 16's &18's? I will make some for Ron as well, I hope to be over there next week.

Re: $3 Dip

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:45 am
by zen leecher
Wm, is there a chance you could post a closer in pic of one of your flies? One of us blind guys can't get a good enough look at it and when I enlarge it it's too blurry for me to make out.

thanks,

Bill