Archive for October, 2009
Art Fly October 2009
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Click on the image to view the higher resolution photographs at SmugMug.
Fashion Chicks
Posted by: | CommentsHere are a few images from a recent workshop on macro photography. The attendees were by no means fly fishers so instead the props included little micro fuzzy chicks. We had a blast shooting and staging these little guys and the final images turned out well. I thought it would be fun to post them here to give you ideas on how to position your flies in creative ways.
Little Fashion Chicks
Wool Head Minnow
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The wool head minnow is one of my favorite baitfish patterns. It is not a new pattern but over the past two years I have varied the profile to the current form. This fly is best fished on a fast sinking line to imitate an injured bait fish. However, the wool head soaks up water and adds weight to the fly in a manner that makes it possible to fish on a floating line. This is one of my most productive warm water patterns for smallmouth and largemouth bass. It is also great for redfish and snook. This is one streamer pattern that is always in my box.
The Wool Head Minnow
Hook: TMC 811s, size 2
Thread: Ultra Thread 140 denier, white (back)
Thread: Gel Spun, G.S.P 200, white (front)
Tail: Craft fur, white on ventral/bottom and various colors on dorsal/top (see below)
Flash: Mirage flash or Flashabou
Body: Crosscut Rabbit, various colors (see below)
Head: Sculpin Wool (e.g. Orvis Sculpin Wool), various colors (see below)
Eyes: Plastic Eyes, size 6.0mm
Cement for eyes: Quick Grip (all-purpose adhesive) or Goop or Aquaseal
Pompano (Perdido, Planes and Patience)
Posted by: | CommentsThis weekend I had the opportunity to be truly Itinerant. I was scheduled on short notice to give a lecture in Perdido Key, Alabama (near Pensacola, Florida) for a Saturday meeting. As luck would have it, that is also near one of the best Pompano stretches in America and I have been wanting a shot at these elusive fish for some time now. Basically, Pompano are “baby Permit” and they are extremely difficult to see in the water which makes site casting challenging at best. The world record Pompano is only about 7 pounds, so generally anything in the 2-3 pound range is a respectable catch. I managed to hook up with Captain Basil Yelverton “Baz” for a half day fishing following the lecture. The wind was from the north and the beaches were calm and clear.
Game on . . .
