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That is the Hanak 390 BL Hook, #14


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Thanks. Since Knapeks have become impossible to find, I've been thinking what I'd replace them with. I've heard good things about Hanak's.

What have I been tying? Well...I need to dial in my tying a bit since April 1 is upcoming. Distractions being what they are, I had a Michigan tyer, rather well known in our state, over to the house for an all day tying session this past Saturday.

His name is Dennis Potter and I've known him since 1991. We had about 10 guys over and he sat up his camera and we tied. We tied four patterns that he has tweaked a bit to make them his own. He creates "kits" for each of us and he ties a fly first. We watch. Then we tie it together, and finally on our own.

The flies were, 1) The Depth Charge Stone. 2) A Clouser variation that is designed to cover smaller fry etc. He adds a little tuft of egg fly yarn in red UV+...It's tied in behind the eyes and after its snipped looks like the gills on bait fish. 3) Potter's Drake...A variation of the Clarence Robert's Yellow Drake to cover the Brown Drakes here in MI. 4) and finally the Opal Stone which is a nice pattern for our early olive stone and with a different color combination the small yellow stone (Yellow Sally).

We all had a great day...Stopped for lunch...It was a good time.

The "kits" have too much material for the flies we tie during that session, so after I cleared everyone out of the basement and cleaned it up a bit, there was a ton of crap on the floor, I've been using up the material left over and tying more of the same bugs.

I found hooks in the carpet...and a beadhead...Funny thing was we weren't using beadheads for anything?! :) I need to have these guys over more often. When they open their tying kits so much stuff falls out on the floor I may never have to order material again. ;)

Spence

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Bradley Special's...

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Some red squirrel back fur spun on a doubled strand of red silk...I love this fly and go for a shaggy finished product. CJ

CJ, Looks like a secret weapons.:):):):). Nice as alway's. Best of luck you go out Wed. Milt.

Gorgeous!

Thanks Milt...but I don't think I will be drifting these for at least a few more weeks!

I was up in Phoenicia tying flies at the library Saturday...snowed all day and the temp was 10* at my place that night, might be weighted nymphs Wednesday instead! CJ

CJ, Yes been walking the creek, nymphing is gonna be the game plan, if I have ta I'll weight. Got some nice old stock, lead. Cannot buy anymore in N.Y., but no law against useing. Be safe & stay dry & keep the rod high,:):):)....
Milt.

Bradley Special's....

nice to see someone still tying real dry flies... very nicely done...

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This one is not correct but it's a fun fly to tie. I recently came in to a bunch of woodduck. It should be mallard and the hackle should be tight to the front of the ribbing I think.

Queen of the Waters

So now there is a higher form of snobbery and elitism in dry fly fishing? So WTF are the "other" dry flies; No-hackles, compara-duns, parachutes? Are they a lesser form of a dry fly? Oops, I guess I better never open my dry fly boxes around who made this comment because he won't see any "real" dry flies.

Matt please. Does the guy driving the minivan get upset when his friend refers to the big block Camaro in the parking space next to his as a "real car"? Take it easy man...its just fly tying. CJ

How do you all get your pictures posted here?