Ice Maiden

[salmondan]

I saw a pic of this in T&S, does anyone know how to tie one?

It's one of those that has hooked the angler and will probably never hook me a fish, mainly due to me not going out if it's below 5 degrees C .

Cheers, Dan

[macd]

dan,

i have one from the first fly swap-clydebuilt tied it.

will have a look and post some dodgy instructions

very nice fly

[Sloggi]

Good early/late season pattern

Thread - Black
Body - Pearl Mylar tubing
Wing - Bucktail: white over blue over chartreuse

[say]

I fish this fly in Feb (usually morning) when the air and water temps are at their lowest.

I've yet to witness anyone land a springer on this fly but it has accounted for a few kelts.

It does look good in the water and is very visible

SAY

[tayspringer]

Here it is. Works very well, especially on the Tweed. Works equally well on the Tay. Try it when there is some snow on the ground

[shrimpfly]

when tying in the mylar tubing at the rear of the fly the correct tying is to use red tying silk and leave the mylar tubing a bit longer to create a tail. then finish the fly off as sloggi has posted.

[tynetraveller]

It is a good fly. It accounts for a lot of fish early season in Russia when the water is really cold.

[salmondan]

Thanks very much for the info guys, I'll have a go at a few tonight.

Apart fom cold days, is there a specific way of fishing this fly, should it be deeper or slower? Does it work better in clear or coloured water? Sorry to be a pest, question after question.

NOBODY expects the spanish inquisition ;D.

[tayspringer]

salmondan said:

Thanks very much for the info guys, I'll have a go at a few tonight.

Apart fom cold days, is there a specific way of fishing this fly, should it be deeper or slower? Does it work better in clear or coloured water? Sorry to be a pest, question after question.

NOBODY expects the spanish inquisition ;D.

I have always tended to fish in on an intermediate or sinking line. I do not see any reason why it would not work on a flaoting or sinktip. I have used in in clear water. This fly looks amazing when in the water

[jkboy]

There will always be a place in my box for this fly, since it is what I got my first fly caught springer on. Fishing the River Isla in early April 2004, the water was medium height and clearish; fish were showing but had refused earlier offerings (including the spinner ) Decided to try the Ice Maiden having copied it from the t & s and a 3/4 inch copper tube fished on a sink tip tempted a fine 8lber ;D.

Hope this helps salmondan
Tight Lines

[macd]

Clydebuilt used a blue plastic tube- really nice work.

[salmondan]

Cheers gents, I'll post a pic if I can make a fly that looks like it should.

Dan

[clydebuilt]

macd said:

Clydebuilt used a blue plastic tube- really nice work.

Cheers McD,

Havent been posting much as im on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico and the internet access is p1sh.

However, i may have a picture of my variation of the Ice Maiden (from the first Fly Swap) on my pen drive and i will post when i get the chance.

I used:

Tube - 1 Blue Johnston/Johnston Ear bud plastic tube
Body - Pearly Mylar tubing (Med) tied off with Chartreuse
8/0 Uni thread and covered with Sally Hansen HAN
Thread - Uni 8/0 Black
Underwing- Green Highlander Deer Hair
Midwing- Chartreuse Deer Hair
Top Wing- White Deer hair

Various sizes to suit conditions and the pearl/blue effect does look pretty good if i say so myself!!

I've taken a few early springers on the Tay, Tummel, Eachaig, Orchy and Stinchar with it and a few back end fish too

Always seems better in lower light, i suppose its similar to fishing a Junction Shrimp, must be the whitewing.

I like the look of the previous posted tube with the blue buck.

I tend to fish it with a FS poly tip off a floater or Slow Inter depending on the pool depth.


Clydebuilt

[clydebuilt]

Found it:

[scotty]

looks good clydebuilt ;D should give it a chuck in the gulf of mexico seen as you are there ;D

scotty. ;D