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Tobias,

Tobias,

Welcome to the forum. No, it's not the most visible part of GFF and has never been very busy. But the tone is friendly and people generally helpful.

Martin

Tim,

Tim,

Thanks for the kind words and welcome to the forum!

Martin

That is a great idea

That is a great idea to use Q-tips, just tried one and it worked great.
Thanks for the idea

epoxy variables...

The temperature of the epoxy and the mixing surface will affect clarity and cure times...
A space heater was a bit too close and my glass mixing slab was warm to the touch...
'Resulting in an abrupt cure, bubbles, and deminished clarity...
Colour transmission was less precise and somewhat muddled...
Definitely fishable but not as crisp and defined as it could be...
The Striped Focus Group will have the final approval...or NOT !?
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Pete:

Pete:
Great variation on the Surf Candy. Now I know what to do with those mylar scale stick ons I brought.

Hi folks....great co

Hi folks....great comments and questions! Allow me to respond to a few...

LONG TAILS: I tie them with longer tails because the BWO's out here in Colorado tend to have longer tails, at least on the water I fish. There's nothing preventing you from tying them longer and trimming them to size when you are on stream.

PMD vs BWO: The difference between a PMD and this BWO pattern is how it sits on the water. Both patterns can easily imitate any mayfly if the colors and size are right. This BWO pattern sits just slightly canted above the water surface while a PMD pattern typically rides right on the surface. I think for all intents & purposes, either pattern will work well for BWO's, if tied in BWO colors.

Thanks to all who have commented!
steve.

Re: About me...

Tobias

Welcome to the board I just joined myself this week

Jocelin

Great fly

This would make a good additon to my brook trout flies that imitate sand eels and capelin

Thanks for the fly

NICE work
Jocelin

Hi: Can I use my mot

Hi: Can I use my motorized drying set-up to apply my guide finish, too? It seems the finish would be easier and more conistent than turning the rod with one hand while applying finish with the other. Is a drying motor too slow? I have a buddy that's old school, that's teaching me to build rods, and he turns his by hand while applying the finish. He doesn't recommend using a motor.

Never tried

Helge,

Never tried tying a Magnus with copper eyes. I used to paint the eyes on my Magnuses, but these days I use unpainted silver beads and even black thread. I have kind of hybridized it with the Grey Frede, but it's still one of my most productive patterns.

But I'm sure it would catch equally well with copper eyes.

Martin

Marrk,

You can do

Marrk,

You can do as you please. It makes little difference. Some argue that the fly will turn over when the eyes are on top of the shank, but I honestly think it matters very little. Personally I like the eyes under the shank, but mostly for the look of the fly more than anything else.

Martin

Pete,

Pete,

That looks like one killer fly! I like the scaly mylar. So lifelike!

Martin

Nice picture.
I'd l

Nice picture.
I'd like to fish there.

Is the bead chain ey

Is the bead chain eye tied in above or below the hook shank? The examples look like they are tied both ways. Great looking fly.

Butter and bread fly

Dear Martin,
beautiful always beautiful I like these butter and bread fly. Did you try copper eyes as well??

best regards

Helge

mid-winter day dreamin' variation...

inspired by Bob Pop's "Schoolies"...
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to be honest I ve ne

to be honest I ve never seen such a monster bevore
great picture- nice job gues

Tube version?

Did somebody tried a tube version of this fly? Some photos?
Pattern looks quite siutable for tube :)

Hello Trout Bums som

Hello Trout Bums some really great footage, and many exciting days catching big trout .I operate in Kamchatka Russia if you guys ever like to try out the big Russia Rainbows give me a shout.we operate on streams so remote it is fly in only no people,roads,boats just hundreds of miles of the best wild trout streams in the world

Wonderful picture.

Wonderful picture.
I'd love love to drop a fly in that stream.

Hi guys just get clo

Hi guys just get clothes pins those that look like this -----------o then color them with hard as nails polish, cut them to lenght.Have a block of foam and stick them to dry, they are cheap and fast to make.
Gustavo.

Nice action

Nice action

Thanks for the welcome Martin

Thanks for the welcome Martin, tight lines.

Cheers, Dave.

Jeeez

Jeeez, Martin, you are totally right...
What embarrassing! I am sorry, I did not recognize it.
Thanks anyway.

Cheers,

Gabor