Modern Fly Lines / Trout / Practice yarn flies.

Walter & Group...

Good news from Ruben Breitkreutz ! :

Hi Gordy,

 

I have found several copies of Bruce Richard?s book, ?Modern Fly Lines?.

I have listed the two stores below.

Ruben

 

Trout Waters Supplies                   1-888-823-6633

 

Kenkraft Sales                                   250-545-5101

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On Ernie Schwiebert's TROUT from John Johnson :

Gordy,

 

Another option to get access to Schwiebert's book is to try the library interlibrary loan system.  I was able to borrow a copy of it this way.

 

John

 

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                                                 YARN FLY SUGGESTION FOR PRACTICE AND TESTING

 

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From Rick Brown in response to a note I sent out to Al Crise's Group on tying a piece of white package yarn (available at Hallmark stores during holiday season ) as a fly on a ! 12 - 16 light wire hook and then cutting the hook shank off just behind the head. This makes a yarn fly which casts much better than most of them..... just like a real fly..... a trick I learned years ago from Rick Whorwood :-

 

 

Gordy, I just read your tips that Al published this morning. I also pre tie my yarn fly on hooks but I add a couple of twists. After the fly is finished but while it is still in the vice I tie on about 10 inches of the same tippet material that is on my leader. Then when I need to change, all I have to do is tie on the new one with a double surgeons and presto - no need to get frustrated trying to thread the eye under who knows what lighting conditions. The other change I make is to coat the head of the fly and the knot with Hard as Nails; it's a tougher, harder and slicker transition.

 

best,   Rick

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Rick...

 

Good suggestion.

 

Great idea to tie in the tippet material as you make the "fly".  Reminds me that many years ago, flies were made that way with no hook eyes.

 

I have been using HARD AS NAILS as head cement.... available wherever cosmetics are sold.  I use about 1" of one of the three strands of the Package Yarn.  White is easiest for me to see when casting over water or grass and contrasts nicely with any dark background such as leafy trees.  When casting over snow I'd use the dark red color. Since I live in the tropics, I only get to do that on trips to the frozen North !

 

For roll cast practice on water, I spray the "fly" with dry fly drier. 

 

Gordy