Hi Tim, this is a great pattern! Also, I tend to fish highly pressured waters: a local tailwater featuring slow, shallow and clear water in a C&R area that contains very savvy fish. Question: do you think a green post might scare fish? I tend to use white posts with the theory that they look like an innocent bubble. But, in low-light conditions in busy water, it's tough to see. Thanks!
Thanks for the comment and question...and it's a great one. I've caught a lot of difficult fish on pressured waters with this post (and a pink one) so it's not my greatest concern. Could it impact the fish? Absolutely. As the difficulty increases, I tend to go with more of a comparadun-style pattern with a natural cdc wing. White is a color I used years ago, but I would suggest either going with a natural imitative match, or something easy to see (in both low-light and distance situations). Thanks again for the thoughts, as they are the ones that push us to examine our choices! Tim
Thanks for the comment and kind words, Steven. Those tailing fibers are sold under a few trade names; you can also search for "Mayfly Tails" and purchase them that way. If you're still having problems, send me an email and I will get you a few links. Tim
ttterence Thanks for the question, and the main difference is that the dry fly hook will have a lighter wire used. That will allow for better floating of the pattern, with the heavier nymph hook helping the fly get lower in the water column. Thanks for checking. TC
Tim, Quite recently I spoke to some folks who took the naturals and had the dubbing colors for blue winged olives spectrumized from the naturals..The color for a BWO Emerger and Dun are apple green with a slight bit of yellow and blues...But to the naked "Human Eye" it looks more like granny apple dubbing than what I would use for a BWO. I personally like waspi beaver in BWO and now I am wondering...What is this spectrumized process of colors? I am trying not to read allot into it however a Blue Winged Olive hatch can be difficult to fish...Maybe they have a point? Thanks for all of your assistance...Ken Martin
Ken Martin Wow, really good thoughts, Ken, and makes me very curious. To be honest, I have never been 100% confident of my BWO dubbing and would love to see another. I have used the Spectrumized dubbing for years and have been happy with it, but don't know the full process (I think more is written in the Caucci and Nastasi book). I'll see what I can dig up and will let you know if I find anything interesting. Tim
Hi Tim, this is a great pattern!
Also, I tend to fish highly pressured waters: a local tailwater featuring slow, shallow and clear water in a C&R area that contains very savvy fish.
Question: do you think a green post might scare fish? I tend to use white posts with the theory that they look like an innocent bubble. But, in low-light conditions in busy water, it's tough to see.
Thanks!
Thanks for the comment and question...and it's a great one. I've caught a lot of difficult fish on pressured waters with this post (and a pink one) so it's not my greatest concern. Could it impact the fish? Absolutely. As the difficulty increases, I tend to go with more of a comparadun-style pattern with a natural cdc wing. White is a color I used years ago, but I would suggest either going with a natural imitative match, or something easy to see (in both low-light and distance situations). Thanks again for the thoughts, as they are the ones that push us to examine our choices! Tim
Great video! Where would I get those "Dun Microfibbetts"? The only ones online are out of Europe. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Thanks for the comment and kind words, Steven. Those tailing fibers are sold under a few trade names; you can also search for "Mayfly Tails" and purchase them that way. If you're still having problems, send me an email and I will get you a few links. Tim
what's the difference between a straight nymph hook and a dry fly hook? is one lighter than the other?
ttterence Thanks for the question, and the main difference is that the dry fly hook will have a lighter wire used. That will allow for better floating of the pattern, with the heavier nymph hook helping the fly get lower in the water column. Thanks for checking. TC
thanks Tim!
Tim,
Quite recently I spoke to some folks who took the naturals and had the dubbing colors for blue winged olives spectrumized from the naturals..The color for a BWO Emerger and Dun are apple green with a slight bit of yellow and blues...But to the naked "Human Eye" it looks more like granny apple dubbing than what I would use for a BWO. I personally like waspi beaver in BWO and now I am wondering...What is this spectrumized process of colors? I am trying not to read allot into it however a Blue Winged Olive hatch can be difficult to fish...Maybe they have a point? Thanks for all of your assistance...Ken Martin
Ken Martin Wow, really good thoughts, Ken, and makes me very curious. To be honest, I have never been 100% confident of my BWO dubbing and would love to see another. I have used the Spectrumized dubbing for years and have been happy with it, but don't know the full process (I think more is written in the Caucci and Nastasi book). I'll see what I can dig up and will let you know if I find anything interesting. Tim
Thank You!