tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post8172694014768831266..comments2024-03-27T06:26:32.724-04:00Comments on Welcome to the Millers River Fly Fishing Forum : Thinking Of DriesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-43846794255087047312016-12-21T18:26:52.880-05:002016-12-21T18:26:52.880-05:00Good tip, Yellowstone, on the three wraps 1/3 at a...Good tip, Yellowstone, on the three wraps 1/3 at a time on the comparaduns. I will give that a try. Along with CDC and deer hair, I like elk hair as well being the light color is easy for my eyes to keep track of on the stream. I'm dying to fish again, hopefully next week when I am on some vacation time. Supposed to be in the 40's for some of that time.<br /><br />Merry Christmas and Best Regards to all, <br /><br />SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-72449583182577779672016-12-21T12:48:15.056-05:002016-12-21T12:48:15.056-05:00The other trick with comparaduns - one that i lear...The other trick with comparaduns - one that i learned from Craig Matthews - is to stand the hairs upright in 1/3 clumps. this helps keep the week from listing forward as you fish it. usually a single wrap in front of each 1/3 clump, and then a small thread dam in front works on the biggest of hairwings.<br />YellowstoneBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552718327149960967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-72403198114139323592016-12-21T04:44:36.811-05:002016-12-21T04:44:36.811-05:00Herm,
Good to hear from you. The one difference ...Herm,<br /><br />Good to hear from you. The one difference is that the Klinkhammer is a parachute fly.<br />I don't think it makes a lot of difference.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-33530661130307631632016-12-20T15:39:46.483-05:002016-12-20T15:39:46.483-05:00Very close in action and appearance to the Deer Ha...Very close in action and appearance to the Deer Hair Emerger you pictured is the Klinkhammer. It can also imitate an emerger with the abdomen (without a tail) sticks down into the surface film.<br /><br />FWIW,<br /><br />HermHermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13062236633857982362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-64009855940442688162016-12-19T12:33:12.948-05:002016-12-19T12:33:12.948-05:00Anonymous 1,
Any hare's ear will do
Anonymou...Anonymous 1,<br /><br />Any hare's ear will do<br /><br />Anonymous 2,<br /><br />The books are great especially the Ames book<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-39693278652088094982016-12-19T12:22:44.722-05:002016-12-19T12:22:44.722-05:00Hi Ken,
I'm looking to get a book or 2 to hel...Hi Ken,<br /><br />I'm looking to get a book or 2 to help me understand what is going on under the water and the type of flies that are common at different times of the year. I was considering getting the book mentioned above "Hatch Guide for New England Streams" by Thomas Ames, Jr., along with "Reading Trout Waters" by Dave Hughes. Would you recommend these books or are there other books that would be more beneficial to a young beginner fly fisherman? Any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks guys! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-74186138097097837762016-12-19T08:58:42.839-05:002016-12-19T08:58:42.839-05:00Ken: Do you use natural hare's ear for the tho...Ken: Do you use natural hare's ear for the thorax on the Wyatt Emerger? It is an interesting pattern like the Klinkhammer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-25278178368175840202016-12-19T04:24:46.741-05:002016-12-19T04:24:46.741-05:00Zach,
I sent it to your email address.
KenZach,<br /><br />I sent it to your email address.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-27913120049123264662016-12-18T20:00:59.621-05:002016-12-18T20:00:59.621-05:00Hello Ken,
Great blog, I'm a long time reader...Hello Ken,<br /><br />Great blog, I'm a long time reader, keep up the good work. I seem to remember a post that featured the Pin Head recipe but can't seem to find it. I'd like to tie up a bunch for this winter and was wondering what materials you use.<br /><br />Tightlines,<br /><br />Zach<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-91583974186508074842016-12-18T17:59:14.826-05:002016-12-18T17:59:14.826-05:00Ken, On your advice earlier this year I tied up a ...Ken, On your advice earlier this year I tied up a few of the CDC comparaduns and had great success with them. They look very much like the real insects floating and the trout love them. I will always have a few with me during dry fly time.<br /><br />Sam<br />Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-74198844011560453892016-12-18T14:07:44.748-05:002016-12-18T14:07:44.748-05:00Ted,
Tie the comparadun with a little space betwe...Ted,<br /><br />Tie the comparadun with a little space between the eye and where you place the deer hair. Then wrap some dubbing IN FRONT of the post like you're making a head for the fly. That will keep the wing post upright forever.<br /><br />YellowstoneBound,<br /><br />PERFECT SUGGESTION<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-44742331974666599992016-12-18T13:30:47.244-05:002016-12-18T13:30:47.244-05:00Got to love the comparadun, and its step-brother, ...Got to love the comparadun, and its step-brother, the sparkle dun! <br /><br />I've taken to switching from deer hair to Widow's Web (from Montana Fly Company) for winging my sparkle duns sized 18 and smaller. I was fishing the Firehole River on a rainy day this past October, when some size 20 baetis starting emerging. Firehole trout can be rather picky this time of year, but a sized 20 sparkle dun with a grey widow's web wing did the job. <br /><br />For me, the trick is using just enough material for the wing (either hair, cdc, or synthetic) so a small thread dam will hold the material upright without creating too much bulk.YellowstoneBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552718327149960967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-69671227113817023312016-12-18T12:26:27.163-05:002016-12-18T12:26:27.163-05:00Ken,
You write about the Comparadun a lot so they...Ken,<br /><br />You write about the Comparadun a lot so they must work for you. My question is my comparadun wings begin to slant forward after a while. How do you keep them standing straight up?Tednoreply@blogger.com