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A very underrated fly for stillwaters......

That is a very very nice tie.

I keep a bunch of these flies in my fishing vest. They are a very effective fly.

I like how you have tyed this nice and slender. Mine tend to have a plumper body. How many strands of peacock herl did you use to form the body?

That's a killer pattern, John, and so is your excellent tribute to Caspar.

Very nice tye.....i'm curious as to your hook choice.....? Not so much as to "what" hook.....that doesn't matter, but as to "WHY" that hook? Just curious. Main reason i ask is because, i can see that you could of taken another turn (at least) of the herl, and started you hackling that much further towards the eye, thereby leaving yourself much less room to have to fill with your head. In other words, everything could of gone quite a bit further forward.....which is what left me asking why that hook. Since you're already we're using a hook with that long a shank.....why not just go head and build the body a bit further forward, and be able to get a tighter, neater head. Just an observation. Fish don't mind, but i think it is our duty to help eachother.

like how you have tyed this nice and slender. Mine tend to have a plumper body. How many strands of peacock herl did you use to form the body?

About 3 - 4 I think. From the eye herls. Twisted into a rope around the thread.

Why that hook Willowhead? Because that was the hook packet I pulled out. Its a Kamasan 820 #10. A lighter wire, but very strong and good for stillwater flies where I don't want something too heavy. Plus I like the straight eye. As for the head thing, the body ended where it did because the eye herl I was using was probably a bit short for a #10. But what the hell. Its tied for fishing with and as you point out, the trout don't care.

I could have photographed a "perfect" example quite easily but that was merely the fly I so happened to grab and pic

Got ya, tkx. That's a serious fish catcher for sure. But now you got me thinkin' again. You said when fishing still water, you don't want something to heavy (hook)......is that so it'll sink slow, or what? Tkx.

On this particular fly, yes. Pitched well up in front of spooky browns cruising the shallows of a few lakes I know. The slow sink means I can wait a whole lot longer before the fish comes into the "zone"

Other flies I like to be heavy 'cause the PLOP! they make is a sure fish attractor. Particularly for browns living around deadfall and bush lined lake edges down here.

Coachman Carey



Found this Carey variation over on UC Steve's site http://soft-hacklejournal.blogspot.com/ ... flies.html
If I'm in Yellowstone this fall, plan to swing this for run-ups from Hebgen.

hook - Dai Riki 899 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tag - tinsel gold
tail - golden pheasant tippet
body - peacock herl
hackle - pheasant rump


Regards,
Scott