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Dan,

If you read

Dan,

If you read the first paragraph, you will notice mention of both Skip's Dad, Skip Morris and Joe Cornwall. So... we knew! ;-)

Martin

I learned early on t

I learned early on that there are only so many ways to hang phur n' pheathers on a shaft and "claiming" anything as "my own" was a terrible idea...
Perhaps the closest I've come to an "original" might be a certain DualTube fly that seems curiously off the beaten path...
The way these Naturals are tied incorporates a smattering of material applications... some of the feathers might be tied down flat and/or tented and/or whatever suits the desired profile...I don't employ the suggested "pillow" technique to rest the flat wings on... and frequently I'll forgo the jungle cock and spot weld on the head material and 3D eyez with the new light cured acrylic [which probably makes true purists cringe...] Should we call this "freestyle" tying?! Whatever...
Anyway... I'm just trying to share some style variations with folks who might appreciate my efforts... the photos, while pleasing to my eye, aren't the best and certainly aren't the worst... perhaps "not bad" might work...
The only thing that I claim these days as my own is a nice steaming turd in the morning, after my starter coffee... both of which are short lived and soon flushed... Cheers!

This fly is called S

This fly is called Skip's dad. It was first created by Skip Morris. There is a video on this fly by Joe Cornwall @ www.flyfishohio.com

Thanks again TL,

Thanks again TL,

That leader I put together is for my 5/6 wt. rod on a 5wt forward line. By the way, which is the best knot to attach the butt section to the fly line...a nail knot? Would you suggest the second leader for my 10 ft. 8 wt. rod?

Chet,

The availab

Chet,

The availability of Jungle Cock depends a lot on your location.but a Google search gave me several sources both in the US and the UK. Where I live (Denmark) it's widely available in most flyshops, but of course very expensive.

Martin

Jim,

I don't see

Jim,

I don't see Pete claiming to have invented the flatwing anywhere. Telling people how to tie it is no offense, or...?

We have a widespread international audience, and a lot of them will love to learn the techniques used in flatwings, and this general pattern is an excellent starting point for them.

Try traversing the web for flies looking like Wooly Buggers, Egg Sucking Leeches, Muddler Minnows, Elk Hair Caddises and whatnot, but being called something else, and you can fill pages up and pages down with "reinventions".

We reinvented the Woolly Bugger at least a dozen times on this site alone... and no harm done in that if you ask me!

Pete will be contributing more flatwings in the future, and we will be very happy to host his flies - new or reinvented.

Martin

could you please tel

could you please tell me i could get jungle cock capes. thank you

Dundee,

To be cle

Dundee,

To be clear: No, no reproduction of photos on websites, in brochures or other printed material.

We make one general exception, and that is reprint of articles in club newsletters and we sometimes grant permission to translate articles into other languages.

But we generally do not want to see our material other places than here.

Martin

To be clear...there

To be clear...there is no permission granted for use of a photo(s) in websites, brochures or other printed material?

Wow. Pete reinvented

Wow. Pete reinvented the Flat Wing.

Frank,
 
 the only s

Frank,

the only source I know is K&HD in Hamburg (www.khdfishing.de).
Call Ralph or Walter (+49 040 43208697) and just ask for the special VMC saltwater hook. It is not a low-budget hook but it is solid, very sharp, really saltwater resistant and has got a good proportioned hook curve. Simply the best streamer hook I have ever tried.

Raoul

raoul,

thank u fo

raoul,

thank u for this article, that fly really has got what it takes. I think I recognize the hook, which I am just as enthusiastic about. I just heard from a VMC-Ebay-dealer that he couldn`t find VMC PS streamer hooks in neither their german- nor world-catalogue. Where do u get them??

Best regards,
Frank

fished this fly in N

fished this fly in Norway for pollack. ( works great in yellow/white). But , fishing in rocky areas , the head comes lose...anybody has a solution to make an even more durable head on this fly ?

Cornelis

Nice season. Reminds

Nice season. Reminds me something... Cant wait to go back on M.Vineyard.

wow great job with s

wow great job with setup process saves lots of looking in bits and pieces

Burger bloated tackl

Burger bloated tackle tart posers with all the toys and lettin ya know it! "Way to go"! Love the obligatory facial topiary and "kewl" tuneee! Great job guys, thanks for sharing this meaningful vid!

Try a Bivisable on a

Try a Bivisable on a # 8 or 6 hook, consisting of three hackles, one sap green and two whites, or the reverse. The one hackle allways in the middle. I catch them this way in a 10 meter broad and 1-2 meter deep ditched channel before my front door on somer mornings or evenings. I fish them in the surface. Let it float in the wind or don't move it at all. Big fun!!

Let me know Mike how

Let me know Mike how you get on that would be great

For Martin and Fly-only

Martin: Thanks a lot for your advice, you've saved my money. It is interesting, Vanuz has very good experience with Scierra EDP, no rust a it works well.
I have tried some 5wt rod (Sage Xp), 8wt rod (Sage Xi2), 6wt rods (G.Loomis GLX CC and St.Croix Legend Ulra) which I used for freshwater too. Then I deciced to purchase rod only for saltwater and I think my decision was right.

Fly-only: Thanks to. I had Danielsson LW too, but in size 2Five and it was to small for 7wt Outbound line. But you are true, Danielsson produces excellent reels.

Well, I vote for Danielsson

Well, I vote for Danielsson Reels as worlds ultimate sexiest and durable line holders. Everything else is squirt guns in my opinion (says a true Danielsson fan, so sorry, guys :wink: )

My preferred rods for seatrout fishing I ad to the Danielssons are for calm conditions and autumn fishing a 9,6-6-4 TCR, for mid and allround conditions a 9,3-7-4 Xi2 and for heavier conditions a 9-9-3 RPLXi. And a couple of other rods to fool around.

Fly lines are mostly a Loop Opti Still #6 for the TCR, a Guideline Pounch #6 for the Xi2 #7 and a bucket full of other fly lines to fool around ;-)

T.L. Frank

Re: What is your favourite seatrout outfit?

your favourite seatrout outfit.

I have quite a few outfits, but most are medium fast rods and a good reel - the rods I use most are Loomis GL3, Loomis IMX and Scierra MPA and HMS. Rod weights are #5-#7 and all are 9'.

(would like to change it for Scierra Traxion reel - it is difficult to find some in the shops)

Do NOT go for a Traxion reel for sea trout. I had a good connection with Scierra, who was nice enough to provide me with several Traxion reels. Let me say it like this: I have one left, which has never seen salt. The rest were all returned because of rust - some to the extend where they were useless. I can't recommend them.

Go for Okuma Helios [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=469&highlight=helios#2… I have said many times before[/url]. It's half of what the Scierra is and four times as good.

This is one of my Scierra reels, which I returned:

Martin

Nice job Martin! I

Nice job Martin! I think I'll go fondle mine straight away.... :-)

They are nice flies indeed!

They are nice flies indeed! What i like the most is the way the album is setup, with the info option and the overall looks it looks very professional! Nice work Thomas! I will definitely try to ty some of the patterns on your site (believe me, i need those sort of sites with tying info çause i'm twice as worse as you Glenn ;) )

Hi Matthew,

Hi Matthew,

because of the final fine steps would I use that leader for fishing with a #5-6 rod on rivers etc.

If you will use such kind of leader for heavier rods, you need to reduce the single taper-steps (to for ex. 3) and maybe rise the strength.

It´s a little difficult to explain, because I use mono wich counts kg and not lbs. But vaguely the butt section should have 38-45 lbs, the middle section 23-30 down to 14-16, the tip section 9-11to 8 lbs and then the swivel and thippet. That would be fine for an allround river leader which will be ca. 4,5 yrds.

T.L. Frank