Reply With QuoteLooks pretty interesting. I would imagine it fishing quite well booby styleOriginally Posted by dizzy
Steelhead
Airhead
Does anyone care to show their versions of this fly. I know of 2 different versions and assume that there may well be more.
The versions I know of are:
1) Consult the Favoured Flies and techniques of the experts book, where Gary Glen Young shows his version.
2) A dry fly hook, dubbed, some deer hair(pointing to the tail) tied in, then thin strip of foam tied in. as shown below in image "AirHead.jpg"
Daryl Human
The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach
Steelhead
Looks pretty interesting. I would imagine it fishing quite well booby style
Steelhead
Hmmm, I never thought of that. I should give it a try. Thanks for the tip
Daryl Human
The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach
Steelhead
Hi Dizzy, so this is the fly you are going to ty??
What do you fish it for??
Do you fish it like a standard dry fly??
Mike McKeown
You're either fishing or waiting...
Steelhead
Yip! I use it mainly as a strike indicator, but it immitates an adult caddis, so it catches fish as well.
On dams I fish it as a standard dry fly, to rising fish.
Daryl Human
The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach
Steelhead
I want a couple... I think this is very intresting...
How small can you tie it??
How well does it actualy float??
Mike McKeown
You're either fishing or waiting...
Steelhead
It floats as well as the foam you use.
I guess you could tie down to a #16, maybe an #18.
Daryl Human
The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach
Steelhead
Looks a little bulky to tie down to a 16, let alone an 18... give it a go, and update us on what the results were...
Mike McKeown
You're either fishing or waiting...
Steelhead
What size would you want it in Mike?
I think I can get it down to a 16, but as you said, 18 is maybe a little small.
Daryl Human
The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach
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