Getting a few flies in order for the upcoming ASF Moncton dinner...

I heard through the grapevine that my bugs kicked some ass at the NSPA auction, so I'm getting another box ready for the Moncton ASF dinner in March. Nothing like some backwards hackle to catch some fishermen! =P

If you want to attend the ASF dinner with my group get in touch with me! nbsalmon1@gmail.com !

A few flies and supper....

Here's a look at my greased line muddler that Walter (4FISHN) was asking about over on nsflyguy.ca/smf. This picture was taken by my good friend Damian for his book 'Atlantic Salmon Flies of Nova Scotia'. It's hard to believe that the swap is over and so much time has passed by so quickly! It was an awesome privilege so once again thanks Damian, and all the fantastic Maritime tyers who were part of this amazing project. Special thanks to Robbie Hiltz for an awesome job hosting this massive swap.

"Unnamed greased line muddler (this fly is all about speeding up as it goes downstream/across to create a wake on the surface)

The recipe:

Hook: Gamakatsu P10-2H2L Long Shank Dry Fly Hook (a.k.a. Carter bug hooks)
Tag: Lagartun copper tinsel (med)
Tail: from bottom to top - Fl. Green Marabou, 2 pieces each fl green and UV KF, wood duck flank fibers
Body: Uni Mylar - Peacock
Rib: Lagartun copper tinsel (med)
Wing: White under Olive marabou
Head: 3 bunches of natural deer hair packed tight and trimmed large

Cast straight across or slightly up stream far enough above the suspected lie so that the fly is nearing or at full speed as it passes over your target and hold the 'F' on! "

 

 

The next item of business are these tube bombers everyone and their dog seem to be getting into.... I'm jumping on the bandwagon and I've already decided that anytime a bomber gets tied onto the end of my line this summer it will be on a tube. The advantage of it's supreme floatability makes it a no brainer:

 

 The final item on the agenda was this evenings supper, provided by the Hammond river and my buds Paul & Steph Elson. Thanks for the outing last night, I hope you're having another great evening on the water! Supper was delicious and I believe I have just about satiated my appetite for trout for 2012. Time to get into release mode now. Thanks again guys!

 

 

 

 

A bit larger collar and a couple tweaks...

...The water is shaping up to be a whole lot lower than a typical spring on our season opener on the 15th... Here's a big old 3/0 muddler fresh off the vise that might not get any playtime due to this...

A kelting we will go! (on the 15th)

I was just going through my spring fly box when I came across these kelt muddlers that I didn't get to try out a whole lot last year -- for the 10 minutes I had one on I managed to roll a nice one right in front of the big spruce tree at the camp just a whisker under a year ago...

I think I'll tie up a few more just in case!

A few flies from this afternoon going to my good buddy Gary ...

He's raising some money for one of the best damned river orgs on the planet - the CCREA.

Zonker strips.....

.....I think I'm going to like tying and fishing with them! I picked up a few colours today - here's my first attempt at a zonker muddler. This is on a Daiichi 2271 size 1 and i'm thinking it will likley appeal to kelted Atlantics =)

Oh yeah, the only reason I'm using that horrible bobbin is that I have 6/0 thread in it -- the bobbin  could be made of jagged rocks with 6/0 so any piece of junk bobbin will do!