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Nice article, beauti

Nice article, beautifull pictures and scenery! Like to go with you NeXT time :-))

Patrick siebeling

Gunpowder is a reall

Gunpowder is a really nice place but, people being lazy with cleaning their gear has ruined this stream for me. DIDYMO for the lose.

very good will try a

very good will try and tie a mudlar from your pics.thanks john.from the UK.

Fantastic!

Fantastic!
Great photos Martin!

I particularly love all the gear& water pics.
you have it down when it comes to capturing the essence of the setting.
keep snapping those shots!
great job and Tight Lines!

Small stream fly fisherman

This was a memorable

This was a memorable trip, and I enjoyed every second of it.

Thanks for your company guys.

Greetings,

Bram

Dennis,

Click on

Dennis,

Click on the image and read the article, and all will be revealed.

Martin

What sort of ink or

What sort of ink or paint are you using with that pen? How about permanent adhesion on the rod?

Phinally got to where I was going...

[b:9174e0fadf]When I get an idea, the initial notion will inevitably [i:9174e0fadf]morph[/i:9174e0fadf]...
The end result is the product of manipulating material to arrive at a target compromise of shape, colour, and texture...
Sometimes the evolution comes together nicely in defined [i:9174e0fadf]stages[/i:9174e0fadf]...
Being able to capture the image makes the R&D aspects more rewarding and much easier to share with friends in the tying community... [/b:9174e0fadf]
[img:9174e0fadf]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7747.jpg[/img:9174…]
[b:9174e0fadf]I was initially trying to insinuate a juvenile... the next was more adolescent...
and phinally, a mature ocean bound herring...[/b:9174e0fadf]
[img:9174e0fadf]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7757.jpg[/img:9174…]
[img:9174e0fadf]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7745.jpg[/img:9174…]
[b:9174e0fadf]more [i:9174e0fadf]obsessive compulsive tweeeekin'[/i:9174e0fadf]... after the fact, I decided to spot weld on a hint of salmon...
gotta' love that magic voodoo acrylic! [/b:9174e0fadf]
[img:9174e0fadf]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7763.jpg[/img:9174…]
[b:9174e0fadf]the esteemed [i:9174e0fadf]phocus group[/i:9174e0fadf] will always have the phinal word...[/b:9174e0fadf]
[img:9174e0fadf]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/2006-02-24013.jpg[/img…]
das PHOOD CHAIN...
[img:9174e0fadf]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/PA100006.jpg[/img:9174…]

small creek fishing

small creek fishing at it's best. Nice.

yes yes!! Fly Fishin

yes yes!! Fly Fishing mosqueo (Facebook) tropical is really proud of you!! good to see you creating new models, being a crazy tyier

great pattern. Carlo

great pattern. Carlos was kind enough to give me a couple and they are awesome. big profile light to casta and effective. What else can you ask for???
Carlos is a chinaso!!!
jose malagon

excelent pattern , c

excelent pattern , carlos , we need to go out and fish them.

Jakob,

I might ad

Jakob,

I might add a few more photos, but I need to know exactly what you are missing. What details do you want to have illustrated better?

Kasper

Hey Martin

I know

Hey Martin

I know I know you have a lot all ready :0). I acknowledge the great work you do off course. The only thing i was aiming at was more pictures of the final fly, but I will have to settle with 40 it seems ;0).

Best wishes

Jakob

Dude..........if you

Dude..........if you keep on posting trip reports like this they will close the danish border for you :)

Greets, youre friend from FF-C

'das Juvenile Delinquent Clupea Harengus...

aka: [i:eeefa1c142][b:eeefa1c142]Herring Impaired...[/b:eeefa1c142][/i:eeefa1c142]
[img:eeefa1c142]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7719.jpg[/img:eeef…]
[img:eeefa1c142]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7717.jpg[/img:eeef…]
:roll:
[i:eeefa1c142]high-low tied, acrylic enhanced[/i:eeefa1c142]...
some more white... less golden olive... some crystal phlash...
[img:eeefa1c142]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7725.jpg[/img:eeef…]
[img:eeefa1c142]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7720.jpg[/img:eeef…]
[img:eeefa1c142]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7727.jpg[/img:eeef…]
[img:eeefa1c142]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_7731.jpg[/img:eeef…]
Bada BING... Bada BOOM...

where doe you get th

where doe you get the material shrimp legs tyed on your super shrimp?

Hi Mike,

Hi Mike,
thanks for the ideas from the southern hemisphere. I will try them. I am fishing with my daughter, so three or four fish should be sufficient for dinner. I am just curious whether it is going to work on flatfish.
You guys must get ready for trout season.
TL
Florian

I would try a small wooly

I would try a small wooly worm, probably no bigger than size 10, in the same colour as the local rag or harbour worms. Or a small shrimp pattern with plenty of flash.
All the best
Mike

Martin thank you for

Martin thank you for giving a general list of thing for the fly. i just recently started fly tying and is kinda new at all the materials and types. made me a shopping list of fly tying materials!
thanks a plenty
joseph

beautifull

beautifull

Glenn,

Glenn,

The Cardinal implies that we're talking a red pattern. Everything that has to do with cardinals (clergymen, sports teams, birds) is red, and might the fly not be red also?

I dug into my books and looked for the Cardinal, and found a reference for it in Terry Hellekson's impressing Fish Flies. This encyclopedia refers you to the pattern Scarlet Ibis, which is tied like this:

Thread: red
Tail: red hackle fibers
Rib: embossed gold tinsel
Body: red wool
Hackle: red tied as a throat hackle
Wing: red bucktail
Head: red

The fly was originally a classical wet fly tied with Ibis feathers and had a feather wing. If you search the web for "scarlet ibis fly pattern" you will find several references.

Here's a link to the Orange Ibis, which is a lot like the Scarlet Ibis with a feather wing:
http://donbastianwetflies.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/42/

Here's a link to the fly named the Cardinal, still with a feather wing:
http://www.flytyingforum.com/pattern7692.html

Hope this helps

Martin

If you'd like a more

If you'd like a more attractive or unique case, there are two things I've done that others may find fun to try. Both options increase the cost slightly. First, you can purchase cordura fabric, factory seconds or closeouts, for ~$6.50 a yard (check ebay for example). Your case will look professional if you do this. This is exactly how the good cases are made. Simply glue the cordura to your pipe, or stitch a tube and slide the pipe in. You can even add webbing for a handle or sling.

Second, and the most fun IMO, is to purchase white pvc, not abs. Using a medium grain sandpaper, sand the length of tube. Get the entire surface sanded. Then, using a rough grain sandpaper (medium will also work) run the sand paper from top to bottom (once or twice only - do not sand back and forth for this step). Force the grit to slice vertical lines down the pipe. Different techniques will give you different effects, you'll have to experiment. Now for the trick - take your favorite color of wood stain, and stain the pipe. Run your clothsponge with the stain from the top of the tube to the bottom. You will notice immediately that your case is taking on an uncanny wood appearance. Some folks can't tell it's pvc even when holding the case. Using a small camp stove and leather gloves, you can kinkbendwarptwist the pipe to increase the wood effect before you sand and stain. Beware of fumes.

I've been making didgeridoo instruments this way for over a decade. Each one is unique, and I've never had anyone guess it was pvc.

Lounes,

For the o

Lounes,

For the original pattern I used tinsel to secure the strip. The flies shown above aren't that large, and I have omitted the tinsel, but for a good looking fly I would recommend rib. The zonker strip tends to sag when it gets wet.

Martin