Wee little wets

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Wee little wets

Post by Old Hat » Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:41 pm

This is a group of wee wets that I tied up for our local club raffle. All of these are #20's and smaller. it has been a while since I tied up this small of flies. I used to tie quite a few of #20 to #22's for a couple spring rivers nearby. The water was catch and release only with picky trout and crystal clear water.

Mylar Dun #20
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Hare's Lug and Plover #21
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Wee Caddis #20
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Red Hackle #20
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Blue Dun #20
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Re: Wee little wets

Post by Jerry G » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:23 pm

Delicate little gems I'd say. Nicely done.

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Post by letumgo » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:56 pm

Small in size, but BIG in fish appeal! Lethal looking bunch, Carl.
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Re: Wee little wets

Post by tie2fish » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:53 am

Sweet!
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Re: Wee little wets

Post by DNicolson » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:29 am

How very interesting.
What you have actually tied are Tummel style wet flies
on modern small hooks.
Have a look at these pages -

http://donaldnicolson.webplus.net/page153.html

They tied small flies on standard size hooks
because no smaller hooks were available,
and the weight of the larger hooks sunk the
flies quicker.
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Re: Wee little wets

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:54 am

Well done Carl 8-)

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Re: Wee little wets

Post by Old Hat » Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:24 pm

Thanks gentlemen, like I said it had been a while and I had a good time tying these up.
I hate it when I think I'm buying organic vegetables, and when I get home I discover they are just regular donuts.
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