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Post by redshrimp on Jan 20, 2006 17:12:47 GMT
Would anyone have the dressing for the above?
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Post by macd on Jan 20, 2006 17:56:13 GMT
if its the one from T&S I can help- my father created this variant.
tail: yellow and red bucktail with twinkle
body: rear silver tinsel with wire rib, front: black floss with gold rib
wing: purple bucktail with JC either side
hackle: red over yellow
I have a few of these on trebles and tubes. PM if you are interested.
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Post by ruthven on Jan 20, 2006 21:01:34 GMT
I have bee using this tying for a few years now with excellent results. TAIL: Even mixture of Yellow & Fire Orange Bucktail with a few strands of silver Krystal Hair over top. BODY: Rear Half-Holographic Silver Tinsel, Front Half- GloBrite No 15 (purple) floss. RIB: No 14 Oval Silver. HEAD HACKLE: Two turns of Yellow cock with Two turns of Fire Orang in front. Jungle cock cheeks are optional, but both myself and my customers have had equal success without. Gerry www.potbellypig.co.uk |
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Post by ruthven on Jan 20, 2006 21:04:01 GMT
It would not let me say the correct type of hackle for the head, but it is the opposite of "Hen Hackle" and begins with "c".
Gerry
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Post by redshrimp on Jan 20, 2006 22:49:35 GMT
Gerry.
I assume you use purple instead of black for the wing?
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Post by ruthven on Jan 21, 2006 11:26:40 GMT
Apologies, forgot all about the wing. I tie the wing and underwing as per standard dressing.
Gerry
email me your address to info@potbellypig.co.uk
and I will pop one in the post
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Post by macd on Jan 21, 2006 13:34:53 GMT
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Post by macd on Jan 21, 2006 15:57:28 GMT
tube version tied with arctic runner- great material  |
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Post by redshrimp on Jan 21, 2006 21:26:43 GMT
Thanks for the replies gentlemen and thanks for the kind offer gerry but i will be able to knock a few up quite easily. Just needed clarification as to dressing. Flies with purple work well in some of the rivers i fish over here.
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Post by easky on Jan 31, 2006 13:28:57 GMT
Gold Cascade
I fish the River Moy in the west of Ireland and Foyle system rivers. I used the standard silver bodied version which did very well - I was on the Moy and saw a gold bodied version which apparently had outfished the silver one. I have tied some up for this season and they look great especially on a gold hook. I would say they should work very well in slightly coloured or peaty water.
Easky
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Post by easky on Feb 9, 2006 9:35:20 GMT
MACD - can you remind me which month of the T&S it was in, I remember reading it at the time but looking back can't find it!
thanks
E
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Post by macd on Feb 9, 2006 10:01:30 GMT
august
macd
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Post by easky on Feb 9, 2006 17:20:20 GMT
cheers, bet that's the issue that the wife has thrown out  E PS. that's a nice Wilkson variation on your advitor, is it one you came up with yourself? I have been experimenting tying other patterns in a cascade style - I have caught a lot of fish on the Wilkson and might try a cascade variant myself |
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Post by Fruin on Feb 9, 2006 21:33:50 GMT
Easky,
Took my first fly caught salmon on an irish shrimp style Wilkinson. Never caught another on it since, but then I rarely fish it now. It is a really nice looking fly though, and I'm sure I'll try it again in the future.
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Post by macd on Feb 10, 2006 0:03:06 GMT
wilkinson shrimp is an old favourite- combined with a cascade i thought it might be worth a throw.
Going to test it out asap
macd
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Post by easky on Feb 10, 2006 11:43:36 GMT
yes the Wilkson is a great looking fly, I have had a lot of success with it on... yes the River Easky in the west of Ireland. Its quite peaty water and especially in spate the bright colours show up really well. the cascade variation looks really good and it will be interesting to try it out later in the year - wonder if the old or the new will preform better  E |
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Post by wadef on Feb 14, 2006 14:52:18 GMT
great looking flies...when would you fish them? being new to salmon fishing, not a clue which flies to use & when.
wadef
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Post by macd on Feb 14, 2006 15:33:38 GMT
any time really.
red is usually regarded as a back end colour, but this has done well with springers and grilse.
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Post by johnmac on Feb 14, 2006 18:00:02 GMT
cracking looking flies... i can see why the Salmon appear to like them! how are tube flies fished compared with regular flies?? do you also alter the length of the leader??
Does Ruthven sell on e-bay? thanks.
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Post by easky on Feb 16, 2006 12:08:56 GMT
I am not sure how the traditional tubes are fished as I have never tried them - I have used micro tubes fished on a full floater so that they skate over the surface. They can be very good for grilse in the summer.
Macd will be able to tell you more but as far as I know you use the copper or alu tubes on either a full sinker or sink tip. They tend to be used in spring and autumn when you need to fish the fly deep and slow.
E
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