Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} So what's the deal with cripple flies?

All jokes.  I just happened to recognize the photo.  He's an awesome guy.  If you meet him, he'll show you his secrets.

R

On Sep 15, 2017, at 2:31 PM, TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com> wrote:

On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 2:30:34 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:

Lol, well I'll just have to hope he appreciates my reference to what is undoubtedly one of the best dry fly patterns ever tied...despite the fact that if you were looking at a pile of caddisflies on a lab table plus one CDC and elk, you'd have no trouble identifying that "one of these things is not like the other(s)", a la Sesame Street.  

How that guy manages to tie soft hackles while catching the thread and feather stem simultaneously right at the hook eye, is beyond me.  I can't do it -- watch one of his videos and you'll spot it right away.  

I like Hans!  No offense meant!  

Gene

On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 1:52:17 PM UTC-4, Richard Farino wrote:

I don't think Hans will appreciate you saying his creation doesn't look like a real caddisfly, at least to trout.

R

From: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com> on behalf of TurbineBlade <doubl...@gmail.com>
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Date: Friday, September 15, 2017 at 11:18 AM
To: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} So what's the deal with cripple flies?

I suspect most fish think our flies are cripples, stuck, or otherwise deformed bugs versus that actual things they supposedly imitate.  If you think this looks like a real caddisfly, I have some oceanfront property in Arizona....

If you extend the logic of fishing cripples to streamers, everyone should be tying the light wing on top, an the dark wing underneath, since that would be consistent with a minnow in the throes of death (or doing the backstroke, I guess).    

Gene

On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 1:30:34 AM UTC-4, Ashley Frohwein wrote:

Many thanks!

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