my best fly was a soldier snatcher which was a revelation on a couple of lochs. the fly in the photo was chewed to buggery but continued to catch.
What was yours?
sorry to labour the point, but definitely this well-chewed ear-plug popper for aliens. I must've caught over 40 on this pattern so far. this one's done me for 20+!
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on a (slightly) more conventional note: a peach booby fished on a fast sinker. accounted for my best wild brownie and a thumping great crucian out in spain :8)
Sparse Clan Chiefy sort of thing ....
Not sure how I missed this ............................. :?
Not an easy question again, but I'd guess if I had to choose I'd go for a hot spot pheasant tail nymph with tungsten bead on jig hook or ElkZilla which was an outstanding dry fly.
Strangely enough this year goes to a size 12 GRHE the bloody thing looks a mess but seems to work. :)
It's a hard one to answer as i try to match the hatch or use a fly that works in certain conditions.Probably my flash-back PTN with pink thorax won but there was quite a few runner-up patterns.The Utah killer bug,Renegade nymph,Olive nymph & Black spiders were all up there too.Been tying loads of PTN's the last few days for next year.Cheers All
A sparsely tied dirty duster, size 16 was my best dry fly.
Best nymph was the wee brown wire nymph, as usual, size 16.
Alex
Quote from: bibio1 on October 18, 2014, 07:14:43 PM
my best fly was a soldier snatcher which was a revelation on a couple of lochs. the fly in the photo was chewed to buggery but continued to catch.
What was yours?
I had a few very good days fishing something that looked like your fly there.I was out one day in windy low water conditions the fish were refusing everything i through at them.It took me a while to figure out that something orange/brown colour was getting blown onto the river.When i went home i tied up a few palmered orange/brown things.It slayed fish for a wee while after that.Cheers All
Quote from: haresear on November 01, 2014, 04:30:10 PM
A sparsely tied dirty duster, size 16 was my best dry fly.
Best nymph was the wee brown wire nymph, as usual, size 16.
Alex
I have also been tying some brown wire nymphs too. Basically a copy of my hot-spot PTN's but more durable than using pheasant tail.Hopefully they will work as good.Can't see why they shouldn't work.Cheers
As usual the big Loch Ordie, size 8's and 10's......sometimes couldn't rip it through the waves fast enough!
Hoolet.
Quote from: Rabmax on November 01, 2014, 04:42:24 PM
I have also been tying some brown wire nymphs too. Basically a copy of my hot-spot PTN's but more durable than using pheasant tail.Hopefully they will work as good.Can't see why they shouldn't work.Cheers
Durability -that's why I started tying these too Rabmax. Brown UTC wire for the abdomen. Thorax is hares ear or whatever you like. Wing case dark brown plastic and for the tails I use krystalflash, either black or pearly, sometimes copper.
Alex
Quote from: haresear on November 01, 2014, 06:10:49 PM
Durability -that's why I started tying these too Rabmax. Brown UTC wire for the abdomen. Thorax is hares ear or whatever you like. Wing case dark brown plastic and for the tails I use krystalflash, either black or pearly, sometimes copper.
Alex
I have seen your brown wire nymph on the forum & liked it's profile.I often like a dark thorax cover on nymphs as i feel it's a significant trigger.Cheers
I didn't have one that stood over the season (didn't catch many fish!) but had a great day with a black streamer, 8Ls black seals fur body, black marabou wing with a rubber leg either side, really simple but worked an absolute treat, only picture I have of it ;)
Ps any chance of a picture of your elkzilla Fred, don't know it
(http://www.fishingmegastore.com/images/dennett/dennettflies/fwt03.jpg)
bibio, size 10, smashed it all season for me.
Just had in my box, no idea what it was called, had to stop using it in the last couple of months as it was too chewed up! Finally found the name of it and bought heaps!
Quote from: JimJams on November 02, 2014, 11:38:21 AM
(http://www.fishingmegastore.com/images/dennett/dennettflies/fwt03.jpg)
bibio, size 10, smashed it all season for me.
Just had in my box, no idea what it was called, had to stop using it in the last couple of months as it was too chewed up! Finally found the name of it and bought heaps!
Bibios always work well didn't count how many fish I caught last season on one and got a double hook up this year with it :)
Coch-Y-Bondhu.
By a country mile the best fly of the year for me. All tied by my own fair hands which was even better. Tying more this week.
Billy
Quote from: Billy on November 03, 2014, 01:03:58 PM
Coch-Y-Bondhu.
You're not Welsh are you Billy? :lol:
Yes and no!
Billy
For me, the most productive fly was a Kate Maclaren tied with a copper hackle. My best fish was on the straightened Cinnamon and Gold in my photo.