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A few yeas back there was a publication in the TCFF and an American publication of a dry fly called The Extra Terrestrial. I cannot recall the name of its originator.
It was claimed to be a very productive pattern for the Cape streams.
I have not heard of this pattern again since. Did it die a quiet death? ....turned out not to be so effective? Or did CDC arrive on the scene?
Does anyone still use it ?
Issue: 107
Date: 2003/06/01
June 2003
Article: The Extra-Terrestrial
Author: Marc Griffiths
http://www.completeflyfisherman.co.z...gIssue0107.jpg
The internet is wonderful. :)
Dunno anything about the pattern though Herman. Soos hulle sê...F*K weet!*
Here's two ways of tying the Extra-Terrestrial:
http://totallylookslike.wordpress.co...2008/09/et.jpg
:D
MMM, from the overwhelming response, I draw the following conclusion:
The current ACTIVE cape members who fish the streams are :-
A. Old School - they don't bother with any new hype that came on the scene after 1995 or ,
B. Noobs - they didn't Ffish as far back as 2003 or ,
C. Non of the above - the "cape streams report back " is propganda
:D
Sorry Herman - I have never heard of it so didn't respond. Googled it too and got tons of unrelated stuff as you'd expect. :)
I wasn't fishing the cape streams then so I am one of the Noobs.
I have heard of it. Don't know what it is though. I have a feeling it could have been a variation of a beetle. MC will know.
Guys , it was a crossover pattern for pocketwater AND quieter surface water. Basically it was a beetle for the abdomen , a parachute hackle & post thorax with a set of pheasant tail hopper legs on either side. Tied on a #14 hook. The claim was that you never had to change your dryfly while fishing through different water types. It's a cool looking pattern ,so I'm perplex that it never hit the mainstream.
:eek: good blob ! you okes get get on top of your game fast these days:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by gkieser
Must be the enthusiam combined with an single life:D
Single life? You give me too much credit - more like no life (outside of fishing of course :D)Quote:
Originally Posted by flybum
Once your girls have finished your mating dance ... :D
This sounds like a fantastic or at least very interresting pattern ... how about we get some pics of it ?
Why not write/phone/fax/smoke signal to TCFF and ask them for the SBS or back issue?