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Nope 10s, Roy. Will tie some 12s too. Big duns here. Was fishing a suspender buzzer today size 12. Going to compare the suspender against local dun patterns. I don't know much about imitating duns on lakes really. Tying every night... it's going to take a lot to convince me that hackles are the way to go really. But I'm certainly open to it!

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This is a great stalking fly for cruising fish. No weight. Heavier hook but hackled for slow descent. Tied a couple tonight. Need to find a middle dropper - this is not it!
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Paul - those paraduns look way to neat to come from your vice.... :D Love that little hackles job though - just the thing for finicky autumn saltwater trout!

MSP - what's that on the back of those scuds? Is it just expoxy for something else? They look really great!

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Paul !

what are those flies mounted on ?
from here it looks like a big fat marshmallow penis.

happy friday ! :D
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Paul Arden wrote:Nope 10s, Roy. Will tie some 12s too. Big duns here. Was fishing a suspender buzzer today size 12. Going to compare the suspender against local dun patterns. I don't know much about imitating duns on lakes really. Tying every night... it's going to take a lot to convince me that hackles are the way to go really. But I'm certainly open to it!

Cheers, Paul
Hackles or no hackles ?? !!!

They are really good for keeping the fly at the surface by spreading the load over a big footprint, if that is what is required and as you note, good for sinking a fly slowly on your palmer. Great as the point fly on a 'dead drift' across the wind. A good floating fly will wiggle its way across the waves, keeping suspended nymphs in the top couple of inches.
If they sink the extra draw on the fly keeps the leader straight relative to line tension, you can play with that by retrieving or giving line... fly will rise and drop
I like a big hackle dry for skipping through good waves like from the bank with a 30 mph wind stirring the bottom You could use a muddler but it can't look right in the pause bit of the retrieve.

Depending on wind on a lake, if I needed a size 10, I'd be pulling a big olive, gold rib, greenolive and a bit of sunburst hackle in the middle of the day
The naturals are a #10 ? what's the fly?

I'd be up for a big fat revpara if the weather dropped to a calm, but you know me - a right happy santa and a hackle tart of many decades standing

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MSP you have a fine talent
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Hi,

I've been tying a few Blowfly Humpys with poly yarn backs lately, fed up with deer hair getting shredded. This is a size 10. I've caught the most fish and my biggest fish on Blowfly Humpys, now my firm favourite fly.

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10 or 12s. No idea what they're called here, but they're dark olive, three long tails and grey wings. Good hatch today, for about ten minutes :angry: Off to the pub!
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Like a big BWO? Sounds pretty green drakey
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or maybe this?

http://www.kossiedun.com.au/Tasmania's%20Large%20Grey%20Dun.htm
on Mick;s site
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nope that.s two tails
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get a photo, you may discover a new sub-species
like baetis Ardensis or something
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Much longer tails Eric. I'm pretty sure they had three the last time I counted, I'll check again!
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Here's one!
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Hi Paul,

That looks like a classic Highland Dun, which I have the pattern for in a book. It says 10s and 12s, but according to this up to size 8s! Cool looking fly actually, with hen pheasant wing slips for wings. Everything else is dark brown with a gold rib.

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Lots of patterns for the highland dun around Paul. Have a look for the possum emerger, barry lodge emerger, highland dun or a brett wolf parachute dun.
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Paul looks very like March browns from home.
Different wings, similar behaviour.
Would have thought a hares ear Fuck up would be perfect :D

I've been tying different stuff for the last few days.
An Openshaws ghost, adapted to suit the materials i have on hand.
Took lots of attempts and some good advice from the Ozzies to get it looking right but i'm happy now.

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