My new fly

Post by **fflutterffly** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:44 pm

It floats in a glass of water and it's sunk as I pulled it through. I think I'll use it as a hopper pattern next week.

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BOTTOM

Post by **hankaye** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:12 pm

fflutterffly, Howdy;

That hopper is really taking shape. Well balanced (unlike me),

I likes it.

hank

Post by **willowhead** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:31 pm

EXCELLENT job.........that's VERY nice. Make sure you tye a GOOD knot with the tippet. Hate to see you loose that on your first fish.

Btw, where you goin' fishin'?

Post by **fishhead** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:50 am

very nice

Post by **tie2fish** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:38 am

willowhead wrote:EXCELLENT job.........that's VERY nice. Make sure you tye a GOOD knot with the tippet. Hate to see you loose that on your first fish. Btw, where you goin' fishin'?

I agree -- use heavier-than-usual tippet when you throw this one in the water!

Post by **fflutterffly** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:59 am

I need the name of this fly for my archives. Does anyone know the history or who originated it? I tied it to represent the slate gray hoppers we have in the Sierra.
Hook: Any long shanked hook I can pull from the pile Willowhead sent me. ololoo Size: 10-14
thread: BK or GR
Wire: Color of choice. (I've used red and dk Green)
Body: Big Bug 16 BK Wool Bug or Sparkle Gry dubbing.
Hackle: should be Grizzly (but I don't have any more)
Wing: Turkey (Treated with Sally Hansen)
Legs (collar) Partridge or Guinea hen (done both in natural and dyed orange.

Post by **CreationBear** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:01 am

Very cool tie; the guinea up front is inspired.

One thing you might look at is using a pair of wing-slips--or, alternately, creasing a single slip of turkey so it's "tented" and narrower than the current wing. Both options will be a little more aerodynamic and probably won't twist your tippet as much as the wide, solid wing.

Post by **fflutterffly** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:24 pm

I originally tied it with a split. It looked good, but it sank faster. I used the one piece and it floated better.

Post by **willowhead** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:19 pm

Don't worry if it sinks.....it'll work just as well below the surface, and three false cast and it floats again.......till it sinks.

.....think of it as casting practice.

.....now watch, some ****** will say, "yeah, but the fish are in the water, not up in the air".....oppss, some dummie just did.

.....

seriously though.....creation bear is dead right.

Post by **letumgo** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:30 pm

Great fly Ariel.

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