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fraser hocks
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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by fraser hocks » Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:20 am

Wowww thats very generous of you Steve. Chur bro!


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Johnno
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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by Johnno » Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:26 pm

all done and will be away this week.

Named after the brand of beer in the background..

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Tail is orange micro krystal flash, rib of fine gold wire, a body of a ginger and tan mixed with a hint of flash, a thorax of pheasant tail icedub and a wing case of DNA holo fusion orange. Sizes 12 - 18. Autumn colours for an autumn fly...



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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by TheBadger » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:40 pm

Sounds great, Steve. You better judge it!



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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by flyfish » Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:32 pm

I'd be worried! I have seen Jack's flies work instantly on fish I would just put in "the too-hard-basket" and move on!...



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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by Steve » Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:18 pm

Yes it might have to be a toss of a coin decision, Johnno's already setting the bar pretty high from the looks of it!! - Good stuff!



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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by TheBadger » Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:56 pm

Well I managed to use a whole pack of cdc in one evening, but my flies are tied.

It seems like my mass PM may have failed, so when you're ready to send the flies please PM me for my address.

Cheers,

Jack



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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by TheBadger » Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:22 pm

1. Badger (Received)
2. Johnno
3. Isaak
4. Salmo Brown Trout
5. Mike W (Received)
6. Fraser Hocks
7. Taieri George
8. KiwiOz
9. Canuck
10. Icthusiast
11. Spider
12.

Perhaps unsurprisingly Mike has won the race for first flies in!

How is everyone else going? Still looking on for an end of the month hand in? I've had several PM's from people asking for my address, which is a good sign!

Cheers,

Jack



Wilki
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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by Wilki » Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:35 pm

That's a surprise, I thought Johnno was going to be first...
hopefully he just didn't get to the post office and his flies aren't lost :o



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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by Johnno » Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:17 am

In the post yesterday afternoon so I'd imagine they'd be there this w/e..



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Re: Late Season Fly Swap

Post by icthusiast » Fri Feb 19, 2016 6:35 pm

Dispatched today.

Just my go to nymph which, to be honest, works at any time of the year. I will turn to it again when the cicadas go off so, as far as I am concerned, that makes it a late season fly! :D

Dreamt this up back in 2009 for an earlier fly swap - story and description here. The only difference with this one is that the dubbing is a hare / peacock glister mix.

Feel free to rip some of the dubbing off. Sometimes they work better when they're worn in a bit. ;)

The name I gave it really refers to my tying method. Variations of hook size, bead colour, wire colour and dubbing have taken fish in various locations and at all times of the year.

Since 2009, pretty much every nymph I have tied has been a variation on this theme. However, as I said, this would count as my 'standard' version and has become the starter option in most nymphing situations - even if it's dangling below a weighted bomb tied according to the same method.

I hope someone likes it.


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