On Nov 21, 8:36*pm, DaveS wrote:
On Nov 21, 2:51*pm, george9219 wrote:
On Nov 21, 9:27*am, Tom Littleton wrote:
On 11/20/2010 11:40 PM, Frank Reid 2010 wrote:
Okay, big hole in my fly box. *Realized that all my flies are designed
for Eastern streams.
You fish Eastern streams in the early season. We use a lot of small
stuff later on in the year.
So, the question is, what is your favorite dandruff fly and where do
you use it?
I have to give you 4.....sorry.
1.Small Mayflies--who ranges of emerger,dun and spinners for two small
bugs: Tricos, and Pseudocleons(very small pale olives).These run #22-26
and can come into use on flatter water on most decent streams here.
2.Adams midges--no wings, just tail,body and hackle. I carry these in
#20-26, and use them in PA limestone creeks from June-October.
3.Griffith Gnats--the perfect mating midge. Most PA streams have midge
hatches from Sept-March. These work well in #20-26. Look for more
aggressive rises, generally in smooth glides, or the top of pools.
4.Thread midges--nothing but a thread body, slight bulge at head, and a
tiny clump of white CDC to spot them on the water. Good fly for fussier
feeders on individual insects. Good on the nastiest small limestoners..
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom
What Tom said. Also, if you see "sipping" rises and can't see what
they're taking, try your smallest ( mine is #30 on a Tiemco 2488 hook)
Griffith's Gnat. The tiny gnats double as a generic emerger.- Hide quoted text -
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Side note: Ive always assumed that the Griffit's Knat was an imitation
of a CLUSTER of hatching midges? Not an individual insect. Any
insights on this/
Dave
A cluster, yes, according to the conventional wisdom as I've received
it. But not so much hatching as copulating, or trying to, anyway, I
think. And thus quite possibly the origin of a common (if somewhat
indelicate) term that describes, quite literally, what they are doing,
and figuratively any group effort gone awry.*
Wolfgang
* like roff, for example.