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Every Day

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What do you think?
« on: December 12, 2009, 11:56:55 PM »
Ok so... since Im on the island, close to beaches and close to the Cowichan I have been tying some flies that could look like baitfish or juvenile salmon.
I wanted some minnow flies that were "bigger" than normal and maybe would attract a big brown or one of the larger cutties hanging around..

Here they are:



What do you think. Think a "bigger fish" would fall victim to them. Realistic enough in looks? Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Dan
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colin6101

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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2009, 12:19:26 AM »
Those should definitely work on some cutties from the beach. I was over on Quadra during the summer and was slaying them on small silver and black spoons and managed some smaller fish on epoxy minnows that looked like that just brighter.
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2009, 11:29:27 AM »
yes.

I like the top one a lot.
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2009, 05:57:18 PM »
Those are some nice looking flies.  ;)

The video bellow shows how to make a similar fly, but I think the fly in this video is bigger.
http://www.splashvision.com/Video/5378_Fly-Tie-The-Minnow.html
I usually just change the colour of the marabou.

Hope it helps.  :)
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2009, 08:02:35 PM »
Not too shabby.  I often catch good sized cutthroat here in the lower mainland on patterns very similar to those ones.
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2009, 09:58:55 PM »
Browns can be very fussy in what they eat. Most of the time they are feeding on something very specific. I would talk to someone in the area like Ian Forbes about specifics. I caught a couple browns in one of the lakes in that area last year. One over 5lbs. Man what a rush!!!

Those look great for the beaches.
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2009, 03:21:34 PM »
Them Browns get big in them rivers over yonder ;D cough small streamers cough cough ;) those are some nice looking cutty patterns and will work well. I am a cutthroat addict, love to hunt for them and man are they pretty :)
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2009, 10:04:41 PM »
They would probably be just the ticket for char in the spring! Sometimes I've found dead drifting fry patterns can actually be quite effective.
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2009, 10:47:09 PM »
Quote from: living_blind on December 14, 2009, 10:04:41 PM
They would probably be just the ticket for char in the spring! Sometimes I've found dead drifting fry patterns can actually be quite effective.

I was thinking that as well... Maybe in the Vedder during the fly only time in May when Im back home.
Bet the Steelies would go hay wire over them as well.
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2009, 09:12:33 AM »
--like the thin body big eye, could also use barbell eye same pattern for weight if needed.
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2009, 07:59:35 PM »
Couple more variations of the fly I tied tonight...

Newly emerged fry


And the variation without a bead head...
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2009, 01:53:53 PM »
nice work!
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2010, 03:11:25 PM »
Nice job! I'd try tying a few with just a hint of red below the gills.
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2010, 09:10:34 PM »
Definitely envious of your trying skills, Every Day - really like that newly emerged fry.
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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2010, 03:01:33 PM »
Tyson.. if you look really carefully there is red in the one with no bead head.
I have tied up a few with that sort of look.

Sams I'm not even that good yet  ;D But thanks for the reply  :)
Mostly all I tie is some streamer flies for coho and simple things like this and other wet flies for trout.
Might start getting into the more complicated stuff one day, but I find simple patterns often work just as well as the complicated one.

Might post a few pics later of some other ones..
When minnows get stressed they often get a blue-ish oil streak looking colour to their backs (can be seen in the holding tanks here, etc).
I tried matching that.. will have to see if it works in the spring  8)
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