The Klinkhamer-Chronie
I gave away my Frog Boat, oars, anchor, seat cushions, life jacket, the whole kit and kaboodle, to my son, the one with two young boys who may have more use for it than me. Seems like these days my time spent fishing on foot along the shoreline of some small lake or...
The FINAL Answer Is…
This bonus fly pattern seemed to perplex a few folks with its unusual bi-colour construction. Subsequently, more hints were given out on this one than for any other fly pattern in the PP II Challenge series. So, let’s get to it…. The correct/acceptable answer for...
— FINAL– PP II Challenge #21 — BONUS
It has been my pleasure and a privilege bringing you these weekly fly ID challenges over the past twenty-one weeks. It has been a fun and thought-provoking ride. But, as has been said, all good things must come to an end. So, this is the final installment of the...
The Answer Is….
The correct/acceptable answer for challenge #20 is: the Snootli. At first glance, this is an odd-looking fly; it seems to be tied backward to fly design convention, and it is. Having the hook eye positioned in the middle, instead of at the front, affords a fulcrum for...
As a Tribute to Roderick Haig-Brown
It has been 50 years since the untimely passing of Roderick Haig-Brown, in 1976. In 1998, Canada Post issued a collection of fly-fishing theme-based postage stamps. Two of those stamps exemplified fly patterns originated by Roderick Haig-Brown; his Steelhead Bee and...
PP II Challenge #20
Hook – Mustad 9671. Size 10 through 14. Debarbed and sharpened. Thread – Black, 6/0 Uni Thread. Snoot – Red Fox squirrel or Eastern Grey squirrel tail hair, tips forward. Body – Hair from snoot, bound down along hook shank. Tail – Butt ends of body hair. Palmer Hackle...
The Answer Is….
The correct/acceptable answer for challenge #19 is: the Intruder. Three amigos, Jerry French, Scott Howell and Ed Ward collaborated to invent this fly pattern in the early 1990s. Ed Ward said, “I started tying these flies because I could not buy what I wanted.” That...
PP II Challenge #19
Front Hook or Shank – Mustad 94007 size 1/0 or eyed shank. Thread – Complimentary colour or black, 6/0 Uni Thread. Attachment Loop – Fine wire, monofilament line or Spider-Wire™ braid. Stinger Hook – Gamakatsu Octopus. Size 2 or 4. Underbody Collar – Thick fur or...
The Answer Is….
The correct/acceptable answer for challenge #18 is: the Booby. A somewhat comical name for a comical looking fly. But it does catch fish. Thrown out on a sinking line, then let sit static on the bottom, those buoyant foam spheres cause this fly to rise up and hover in...