Understand these are a 'hot' fly (or should that be bait) in the mid-west rivers. Has anyone used these spey fishing? Have a couple that someone sent to me and got to admit they're very interesting and really look like a small roe cluster or single egg. But hard as a rock given their construction.

 

Thoughts?

Fred

Now that sounds striking (no bad pun intended). Can you attach a photo of one to the message board? Would love to see it.

fe

I've seen a lot of steelhead caught on glass beads tied as eggs so I don't think that hardness is too much of a factor.   I have not used glue eggs much becasue the eggs are usually smaller than I prefer, and they don't have the luster or sheen of glo yarn and glass beads.

There are some instructions for making hot glue eggs, and egg clusters on this address

www.flytyersdungeon.com.  they used to have a half dozen different colors of hot glue, and would know where to get it

Hi John! I've tied some flys (guy gave me a couple for patterns) using the glass beads and a touch of fluff in front. No joy with them, but very little water time specificly  test them out. Some are 'banded' in a group, couple are stung out in a line like a broken sken (sp?). Cool looking; think I should tie more for the week trip to the Chetco/Elk/Sixes next week. Mr. Salmon?  Sniff, sniff? Light, so they really float in the water column on a long dry line/leader.

 

More often than not, I think it's the "hunt," not the catch that really counts. Life is good ... as long as you're not in Mortgage Banking. Rates went up 1/2 point in two days. Life Co's are dumping bonds, you pay.

fe

A few years aago I learned of an "Alaskan" method of tying beads as eggs onto a line.  It works with spiinning rods and 9' rods so should work with two-handers.  They slip the bead onto the line or leader before tying on the hook.  It apparently doesn't make much difference to the fish, and the bead doesn't fill the gap so that it hooks better.

how about throwing a blade in front of the bead wow, that might really get their attention.  Ok got it out of my system, sorry guys can not keep it in any long I really don't think of those things as flys.

We could probably fill these pages with things that we fish with that the purist would say is not a "fly".

 

What about streamers (which are mostly fish patterns), snail patterns, leeches and egg sucking leeches, and most of the saltwater patterns?  What about mouse patterns? In additon, I beleive that most of the steelhead and salmon patterns are designed to evoke a strike, not to imitate an insect.  If so, why call them "flies"?  Also, many or  the heavily weighted nymphs that people use to dregde the bottom are a lot closer to spinning rod lures than flies in my opinion.

 

Those stupid fish are awful hard to catch, and I don't mind using whatever it takes to catch them as long as it is artificial, does not use an odor, and presents a challenge.  That said, I am still reluctant to use a San Juan worm.

Well, had a couple of hours this morning before a speaker assignment for a group of first time homebuyers (class). (EVERYONE should be required to take this type of course before they buy their first home. Trust me on this one ... 38+ years in mortgage lending. It's the lack of knowledge, spell that 'life experience,' that gets most first time homebuyers into 'black holes.").

 

Back to the point: Double rig of big, black and buggy for first fly, a 'bead or glue fly' as a trailer. About equal hookups with both. 4 steelhead and a Coho. Steelhead prefered the BBB but one steelhead and the Coho just pounded the trailer hot glue or bead fly. No class on either of these hook ups, fish just slammed the  H-E-double toothpicks, on the glue/beads.

I've had success with a hot glue single egg formed around a colored bead head.  Greatest success when fished in fast water, shallow riffles.

At the risk of asking a 'dumb question' (Oh hush up you guys .... It's never stopped me before, why now? ) Any  particular 'colour' works best? Copper, tung., chart, red, etc?

Fred

Jere, great info. Not seen anything of this nature anywhere before. Glue,or 'real' eggs/patterns the information is on the mark. This get's printed and filed for future reference.

Fe

Jere, assuming you have a preference, do you make your glue flys 'au natural,' or do you use a bit of yarn above/below the 'egg?'

fe