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By: Bill Gass (offline)  Monday, January 04 2010 @ 05:11 PM EST (Read 2503 times)  

Hi Lee

 

         I've fired up the flytying desk and would like to tie up some patterns that would be good for GLS. Any suggestions as to patterns or sizes?

 

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By: caddisfly4 (offline)  Monday, January 04 2010 @ 09:59 PM EST  

Bill it's been a while but Golden Stones, Montana Stones and Putt's Favorite aka Putt's Slut. Putt's is a small streamer (mustad 36620, size 6) tied bullethead (Thunder Creek) style made of wraps of small lead to form the head, grey maribou ( bullethead ) and wraps of red thread behind the head, yellow painted eye with black pupil. Fly was tied by Dick Puttkamer.  


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By: LeeGoldsmith (offline)  Tuesday, January 05 2010 @ 06:55 AM EST  

Bill

I have had good luck there with small (size 18 and 20) pheasant tail nymphs, also ty up some soft hackle marabou streamers like Jack Gartside tyed (white and yellow seam to work good there).

Best I can do for you.

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By: Bill Gass (offline)  Wednesday, January 06 2010 @ 09:58 PM EST  

Lee size 18 and 20 pheasant tails your killing me.  No doubt smaller fly's may be the ticket to curing fishless days. I'm more a size 10 - 12 guy and my rule for anything smaller is to keep it really simple.  I've been looking at some midge patterns.  I liked that video on tying the disco midge, tried to find the Tiemco 200R hooks at the local Canadian Tire (only place in town that sells any type of flytying supplies) and they didn't have any Tiemco hooks. I did find some smaller packs of size 12 curved nickle plated hooks on sale for $1.49. So I bought a few packs and they make some really bitching nymph patterns, I'll try to post some pics later in the week. I like the ones with the bead chain eyes and the burnt mono eyes are pretty cool. I've got a pretty good selection of spring and summer atlantic salmon fly's but I want to beef up my fly box with all the smaller fly's, trout and LLS size.  I found my map  from the Pine Tree Store with the suggested fly's on the back and you guys were both on the money with your suggestions now I've just gotta get off my butt and get it done. 

 

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By: LeeGoldsmith (offline)  Thursday, January 07 2010 @ 08:51 AM EST  

Hi Bill

You need to try this pattern loonsecho.net/lfp/article.php/2010010412505051 for spring salmon fishing.  Should be a killer.

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By: Bill Gass (offline)  Sunday, January 10 2010 @ 04:07 PM EST  

Nice video, you must have known that I'm partial to pink spring salmon fly's.

 

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