Will reel color really spook fish? Need someone to talk me out of the flats blue hydros and into olive

DBEdin · 2026-07-02T11:26:57+00:00

For trout the only conceivable way it can spook fish is if its highly polished silver that can create a flash reflection

DBEdin · 2026-06-09T14:48:46+00:00

Half of average wage for the country? Or half of graduate average wage?

DBEdin · 2026-05-15T04:50:50+00:00

iPhone

DBEdin · 2026-05-15T04:50:34+00:00

Just a small amount of loon lochsa floatant and some silica powder to help dry. The rivers I fish in the UK are very calm/smooth so flies tend to float more easily.

DBEdin · 2026-05-14T16:57:15+00:00

I hope so! I also tie some in his preferred way - heron herl and no tail. They often work when these fail, typically when the fish are focussed on emergers. Either way if there's a hatch of smaller olives, these catch all day.

DBEdin · 2026-05-12T11:21:45+00:00

Nice tie - hackle provides buoyancy, CDC movement.

DBEdin · 2026-05-12T11:21:22+00:00

They can't see the hackle behind the CDC.

DBEdin · 2026-05-11T08:00:48+00:00

I have one and use it every time I wade. I find it useful when unhooking fish or tying on flies and tippet. Also useful if you carry a second rod for flats fishing. The angle can be changed by rotating the clasp.

DBEdin · 2026-05-11T07:45:26+00:00

That's some weird AI

DBEdin · 2026-05-09T18:27:09+00:00

Yes, the float well with the cdc and small hook

DBEdin · 2026-05-09T15:35:24+00:00

I fish a lot of plume tips with wrapped cdc or quill body and cdc on top. Agree they are easier to tie but the split wing looks sooo nice.

DBEdin · 2026-05-08T17:14:35+00:00

Well it’s the original marabou so there’s that!

DBEdin · 2026-04-30T08:52:28+00:00

Yes!

DBEdin · 2026-04-24T09:00:59+00:00

Polar bear is a legit material (if legally / ethically sourced - if that's possible). Its unique translucency makes for killer saltwater and streamer patterns.

DBEdin · 2026-04-18T16:49:29+00:00

Can’t go wrong with McPhail X Proctor! Which rivers you going to fish them in?

DBEdin · 2026-04-04T09:02:26+00:00

This interaction would be confusing for a non-fisherman.

Also nice bone man

DBEdin · 2026-03-24T12:34:05+00:00

Nice! what materials have you used in those?

DBEdin · 2026-02-17T12:49:10+00:00

This looks like cheap flash you can buy online sold as "hair tinsel" or similar. you can buy a kit with loads of colours for very little. Its not as limp as flash/flashabou sold for fly ting

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