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Re: The Wet Conover
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:00 am
by tjd
Or, mix a little raccoon underfur with red yarn that has been shredded, with a brown soft hackle and you have a nice pellet fly (yes, I've done this
)!
This makes a nice heathery, reddish-brown mix that trout seem to like.
Tim
Re: The Wet Conover
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:07 am
by Hans Weilenmann
tjd wrote:Or, mix a little raccoon underfur with red yarn that has been shredded, with a brown soft hackle and you have a nice pellet fly (yes, I've done this
)!
No no no Tim, that would be Gary LaFontaine's Deep Sparkle Pupa. Round, reddish-brown and landing with a satisfying plop
Running & ducking,
Hans W
Re: The Wet Conover
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:21 pm
by tjd
Hans,
Welcome back! I hope you had a nice trip!
Best,
Tim