Troutnut Forum > Fly Fishing Discussion > Crane fly pattern???
| Freepow | May 21st, 2008, 8:39 pm | |
| menomonie, WI Posts: 62 | Does anyone have a good crane fly pattern? They are smaller and quite yellow/gold in color for the ones I am trying to match. I can't find anything... | |
| "I fish...because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one don't want to waste the trip..." | ||
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| Shawnny3 | May 21st, 2008, 10:02 pm | |
| Pleasant Gap, PA Posts: 573 | Time until Softhackle suggests a softhackle: 3-2-1... -Shawn | |
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| Freepow | May 21st, 2008, 10:55 pm | |
| menomonie, WI Posts: 62 | Sorry, I'm sort of new to tying...I don't understand what that means. | |
| "I fish...because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one don't want to waste the trip..." | ||
| Taxon | May 21st, 2008, 11:40 pm | |
| Mercer Island, WA Posts: 506 | Freepow- Don't believe it has anything to do with flytying. It's more like, if your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Shawnny is implying that Softhackle is just about to suggest a softhackle pattern to imitate a crane fly, and he has even commenced a countdown for the event, sort of like the one for a space shuttle launch, but much shorter. Actually is may be a little late in the evening for much action on this forum, but I'm confident you'll get a serious response tomorrow. | |
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| Freepow | May 22nd, 2008, 12:47 am | |
| menomonie, WI Posts: 62 | Ahh...I see said the blind man. I didn't notice the capital S in Softhackle implying a person, not a material. I await Softhackle's softhackle suggestions... | |
| "I fish...because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one don't want to waste the trip..." | ||
| GONZO | May 22nd, 2008, 2:17 am | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 952 | Jason (Freepow), Many crane flies pupate terrestrially, but I believe a few species emerge in the water. If your crane flies are actually emerging, then a softhackle (like Softhackle's Lil' Dorothy) might be the ticket. Otherwise, you can imitate active adults with one of the old spider or variant dries. These are little more than an oversize hackle on a short-shank dry-fly hook. For resting flies, a simple body with a sparse oversize parachute hackle might work. If you think you need something more accurate, here's a cool old Chas Wetzel pattern you could try: Wetzel's Orange Crane Fly Thread--orange Body--mixed orange wool and red fox fur Rib--fine gold tinsel Legs--six long knotted pheasant tail fibers Wings--cream hackle points tied spent You can adjust the tying/materials to match the crane flies you see. | |
| Shawnny3 | May 22nd, 2008, 5:39 pm | |
| Pleasant Gap, PA Posts: 573 | My apologies, Freepow - I wasn't trying to confuse. As Roger said, I was merely making a joke about the love our friend Mark (Softhackle) has for softhackles, and since softhackles can make good crane fly patterns... anyway, you get it. I am a bit surprised he hasn't posted any patterns yet, but you can check out his website (http://www.libstudio.com/FS&S/) if you'd like some ideas. And you can be pretty much guaranteed that the pattern Gonzo posted is a good one, or he wouldn't have bothered to post it. -Shawn | |
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| Vlad | May 24th, 2008, 8:42 am | |
| Posts: 2 | Here's one and it is an easy tie... http://musicarskikafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/umbrella-hackle-cranefly.html Regards, Vlad | |
| Shawnny3 | May 24th, 2008, 9:07 am | |
| Pleasant Gap, PA Posts: 573 | Nice looking pattern, Vlad. -Shawn | |
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| Vlad | May 30th, 2008, 6:32 pm | |
| Posts: 2 | Thanks Shawn, Vlad | |
| Martinlf | May 30th, 2008, 11:16 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 933 | My friend Al fishes the pattern Gonzo suggested, though he prefers a yellow body, and he does very well with this version. I like oversize and very sparse parachutes as well, and these can be tied with spent wings, with the parachute just in front of the wings. The post can be clipped short to imitate the hump craneflies have just before the wings. Vlad's pattern looks very effective also, and offers the opportunity to fish it wet or dry, which makes it versatile. | |
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| Freepow | May 30th, 2008, 11:32 pm | |
| menomonie, WI Posts: 62 | Fantastic solutions to this difficult problem. I will need to pick up the materials next time I am at the fly shop...I'll let you all know if I find success. It is so great to have this forum to be able to exchange ideas. Thanks a bunch to all! | |
| "I fish...because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one don't want to waste the trip..." | ||
| Martinlf | May 31st, 2008, 6:11 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 933 | Freepow, I should have been more specific. I tie the hackle oversize, using long hackle to suggest the legs. Or I use knotted pheasant tail, and tie the parachute a regular size. Fish will really smack crane fly patterns--I don't think they see many of them. Good luck! | |
| 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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