Troutnut Forum > Specimen Discussion > Perfect Candidate for a Woven Fly
The Specimen
Agnetina capitata (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph
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View 8 PicturesRegion: Northeast
Collected Mar 30, 2007
Added Apr 2, 2007
The Discussion
| Flybyknight | November 25th, 2007, 6:47 pm | |
| Milton, DE Posts: 69 | But which weave? Both the "Crisscross" and the "Mossback" (according to pics in Leeson & Schollmeyer) look to me anyway as being good candidates, but before I climb that mountain, was wondering if anyone here has a strong recommendation. This reminds me of the time I met this guy who was good at weaving flies, so I tried to butter him up to give me a few. I did that by bringing him to a private spot where I had access. I put him on fish. He caught fish. He never said thanks, and I never got a fly. Oh well, hope springs eternal. signed friend of the friendless, champion of the underdog. Cheers, Dick | |
| Lightly on the dimpling eddy fling; the hypocritic fly's unruffled wing. Thomas Scott | ||
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| LittleJ | November 26th, 2007, 8:27 pm | |
| Hollidaysburg Pa Posts: 139 | Tiger weave with the light color on the bottom would be the closest I know of. I'm not sure what the mossback and criss cross are, although i'm sure the same weave prob. has about 10 names depending on where you live. Jeff | |
| Flybyknight | November 27th, 2007, 7:34 pm | |
| Milton, DE Posts: 69 | Hi Jeff, Yes I like it. Google came up with "Tiger Creek Bitch Creek Nymph" which to me looks closest to what we're looking for than anything in L & S. Thanks for the lead. Dick | |
| Lightly on the dimpling eddy fling; the hypocritic fly's unruffled wing. Thomas Scott | ||
| JOHNW | November 28th, 2007, 8:07 am | |
| Chambersburg, PA Posts: 167 | I love woven flies but I think this guy would be a better candidate for wrapping the abdomen with a natural colored Latex strip like Nymph Skin and then using sharpies or prismacolor markers to provide shading relief with the ribbing. This is a technique introduced to me by Steve Thornton out of the UK ( this is the same guy who had his flies confiscated at customs coming into the Sommerset show one year because the customs agents thought they were real bugs). This is his site www.virtual-nymph.com I think the technique for the Ammonite nymph would be just the trick. JW | |
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| Martinlf | November 28th, 2007, 11:40 am | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 932 | Or take a look at Lloyd Gonzales' (Gonzo's) Stoneflies in his book http://www.amazon.com/Fly-Fishing-Pressured-Water-Tactics-Todays/dp/0811732207 | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
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