CDC Klinki Step by Step

[smallstreams.co.za]

Hi Darrel
Super pics.
If you take another sets of pictures, I want to ask you to take a photo from below the horizon. That way we can see reflection or mirror effect of the subsurface part of the fly against the top of the water.
This factor is a very important factor with a fly.
Discussions with flyfishers have argued that is one of the reasons why the Klinkhamer is so effective.
The reflection also have a "magnifying" effect.
All of above adds to the trigger effect for taking the fly.

Korrie

Great idea!!

D, Ed showed me that little box Neil Hodges made for him for this purpose. Some clear perspex/glass with a 45° mirror inside. You must have seen it??

[Korrie]

Mario
I regulary fish down stream nymphing.
One of the techinques I have employed is a bead of various sizes depending on the water flow and laminar flows. ( doing this in broken water is a completely different set of techniques)
Behind this bead I attacha soft hackle fly. Between 40 cm and 1 meter depending how much I want to play.(have tried various colors)
The bead should be only about dip about 1 to 2 cm below water surface. You can control this depth depending on the flow, with the bead size and the height of your rod. The soft hackle ends up at a maximum of 2cm below surface
The takes have been nothing of spectacular at times.
I am of the firm opinion that the reflection and magnification of the soft hackle in the surface film, coupled with color gives the fish the strike zone.

The agressive takes, at times, on a #14 hook will surprise even the most experienced fly fisher.

Try it, you will enjoy it.

[dlampert]

Nice work Darryl

Pierre cant we move all these step by step tying instructions to their own topic/group/heading ?

Thanks John. Agreed, Grant's index need to become a "sticky" so that it remains at the top of the Flytying section. Please Pierre.

[dlampert]

Hi Darrel
Super pics.
If you take another sets of pictures, I want to ask you to take a photo from below the horizon. That way we can see reflection or mirror effect of the subsurface part of the fly against the top of the water.
This factor is a very important factor with a fly.
Discussions with flyfishers have argued that is one of the reasons why the Klinkhamer is so effective.
The reflection also have a "magnifying" effect.
All of above adds to the trigger effect for taking the fly.

Korrie

Thanks Konnie,

Need a bit of extra equipment for those pics but it's on my list of things to do.

Regards,
Darryl

[dlampert]

Great idea!!

D, Ed showed me that little box Neil Hodges made for him for this purpose. Some clear perspex/glass with a 45° mirror inside. You must have seen it??

Hi Mario,

Ja, I liked it so much I took it home with me when I left Basie Had to send it back up to Ed with Eben for the Bell's. It's made by C&F design - I will either buy one or make myself one.

Regards,
Darryl

[ArcherFish]

Hi Mario,

Ja, I liked it so much I took it home with me when I left Basie Had to send it back up to Ed with Eben for the Bell's. It's made by C&F design - I will either buy one or make myself one.

Regards,
Darryl

Hi Darryl
Give me a piece of mirror and I can make you a glass one.
Wont be pretty, but it will work.

[dlampert]

Hi Darryl
Give me a piece of mirror and I can make you a glass one.
Wont be pretty, but it will work.

Hi Craig,

Thanks very much for the offer. If I don't come right I will take you up on it. I tried to get you on Friday but you had obviously left early - thanks very much for the watch - it arrived on Friday.

Regards,
Darryl

[nkula_nkula]

Nice pattern!!!!

Pink is an awesome colour for indicator posts....

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Whom of you tyers use embroidery thread for a post instead of the "norm"?

[smallstreams.co.za]

Whom of you tyers use thread for a post instead of the "norm"?

Gerrit, what would the purpose be? The post does 2 things, hold the hackle material, and acts as a sighter. The 2nd being more important imho.