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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES: Sandy Moorgame; or, Dark Dun
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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES. An Online Soft Hackle Pattern Book. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Sandy Moorgame; or, Dark Dun. Silk buttonhole twist – Coats and Clarke’s dark chocolate brown 56-B, size D. Reddish-brown grouse back hackle. 8220;WINGS.-Hackled with a dark, reddish-brown feather from the back of a Grouse. In Michael Theakston’s List of Natural Flies. July 29, 2015 at 10:27 AM. Nice work at the bench- -take a look at my recent post and tell me how you have fished the Dark Dun- -thanks for sharing.
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SOFT~HACKLE JOURNAL: Defining A Two-Handed Trout Rod
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You must tie your fly and fish your fly so the trout can enjoy and appreciate it. James Leisenring. Monday, March 23, 2015. Defining A Two-Handed Trout Rod. Most come to two-handed rods through steelhead and salmon fishing, as a practical and enjoyable refinement toward collecting those fish from larger rivers. I’m probably fairly unique as my entry into the world of double-hand rods came through the desire for a better trout rod to meet the demands of my home water, the upper. To encounter anywhere R...
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SOFT~HACKLE JOURNAL: October 2014
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You must tie your fly and fish your fly so the trout can enjoy and appreciate it. James Leisenring. Sunday, October 19, 2014. October Caddis Hairwing Wetfly. This is the basic Western hairwing wetfly that I tie for October caddis. It is an indigenous fly in both function and form. I developed this one to fish for October caddis on the upper. But it travels well, and is also a basic for coastal cutthroat & steelhead. An important large mayfly in the. Trailing that big ol’ black wing! Sparkle Blend October...
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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES: February 2015
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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES. An Online Soft Hackle Pattern Book. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Gravel Spinner (Spider Fly); Gravel Bed Fly; Spider Legs. This dressing uses raw Targhee wool rather than the dark brown mohair assigned to the fly. Silk buttonhole twist – Talon 533 light gray, size D. Raw brown Targhee wool. Michael Theakston describes the Gravel Spinner in his List of Natural Flies. John Jackson, included a similar dressing for April in his posthumous. The Bowlkers also included dressings for ...
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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES: May 2015
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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES. An Online Soft Hackle Pattern Book. Wednesday, May 20, 2015. This dressing combines attributes from two flies that Theodore Gordon described without naming. It uses rabbit underfur to match Theodore Gordon's use of dubbing that is "mouse colored," though much less "light bluish dun," particularly on dark brown thread. The dressing also pairs the mouse color of the underfur with the silver twist of the other dressing. Fine silver oval French tinsel. Wednesday, May 6, 2015. G E M...
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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES: December 2014
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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES. An Online Soft Hackle Pattern Book. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Dark blue underfur from hare’s back, thicker toward the eye of the hook, on olive Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk. Dark dun cock’s hackle. In Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies. 2004) Sylvester Nemes includes a review of three books by John Waller Hills. The last of Hills’ books, River Keeper. 1934), is a largely biographical account of William James Lunn, keeper of the River Test. 8220;Hackle: Dark blue cock hackle.
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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES: May 2014
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SOFT HACKLES, TIGHT LINES. An Online Soft Hackle Pattern Book. Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Partridge and Hares Ear. Partridge neck, slightly longer than the hook. V S “Pete” Hidy provides the Partridge and Hare’s Ear as a pattern for matching caddis flies in his chapter of Masters on the Nymph. Hidy's caddis has much in common with. No 14 Grannom or Greentail. That Alfred Ronalds describes and illustrates in. The Fly- Fisher’s Entomology. Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Pheasant Tail; or, Endrick Spider. Although R...
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SOFT~HACKLE JOURNAL: SHJ Reel Review ~ The Ocean City ‘Wanita’
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You must tie your fly and fish your fly so the trout can enjoy and appreciate it. James Leisenring. Friday, June 5, 2015. SHJ Reel Review The Ocean City ‘Wanita’. Ocean City Manufacturing Company of. 8216;Wanita’ fly reel had been born to a small maker in. It would surely hold a more esteemed position in the hierarchy of reels. For quality, I’d rate. Style and American production know-how. Though the finishes may be nearly worn off, you seldom encounter an old one not serviceable, or easily brought b...
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SOFT~HACKLE JOURNAL: April 2015
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You must tie your fly and fish your fly so the trout can enjoy and appreciate it. James Leisenring. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Getting Down the Depthcharge Worm. Sometimes you gotta get down. And though that proclamation might be salient to a spectrum of occasions, it is certainly applicable to fly presentation, in a pragmatic, utilitarian sense. And often. Hook: #10 TMC 200R. Thread: yellow or choice. Saturday, April 18, 2015. I keep saying tailing is the simplest way to achieve articulation. So her...
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SOFT~HACKLE JOURNAL: December 2014
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You must tie your fly and fish your fly so the trout can enjoy and appreciate it. James Leisenring. Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Bringing A Kid To The Game. In the year I was born, automobiles had been available to the general public for about forty years, and in many regions of the rural. The population of the. A prospective mentor might ask: What is the best age to start a kid fishing? So, we see, the act. Friday, December 5, 2014. Trigger Flies For Pre-Spawn Rainbows. Tail: dyed blue squirrel tail.
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