Name That Fly 3
Sep 23, 2020 20:21:33 #
OK you fly enthusiasts. Here's another dry that was inspired by RJS' input.
Remember, if you have any good stories, tips or comments, please share.
(sorry for the blurry image, my cats were trying to make corrections.)
Remember, if you have any good stories, tips or comments, please share.
(sorry for the blurry image, my cats were trying to make corrections.)
Sep 23, 2020 20:27:37 #
Geomike wrote:
Bumble Bee?OK you fly enthusiasts. Here's another dry that was inspired by RJS' input.
Remember, if you have any good stories, tips or comments, please share.
(sorry for the blurry image, my cats were trying to make corrections.)
Remember, if you have any good stories, tips or comments, please share.
(sorry for the blurry image, my cats were trying to make corrections.)
Sep 23, 2020 20:34:06 #
Sep 23, 2020 20:57:35 #
I know I've seen it in one if my books, I know I tied on at some time but I can't recall what it is. Not surprising over 20 years or so.
Sep 23, 2020 21:12:30 #
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Sep 24, 2020 19:06:37 #
Littlebear
Loc: Amarillo, TX
It is a McGinty bee! Caught lots of bluegills on them in the Pecos River below Tansill dam before there were 2 dams.
Sep 24, 2020 20:33:47 #
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Sep 25, 2020 22:34:01 #
Robert J Samples wrote:
I'd go with Bumble Bee. Just Sayin....RJS
OK this fly could be called a bee, bumble bee, western bee or any other generic name that describes a bee pattern. I have had this fly a long time and it is based on a pattern I saw in Joe Brooks' 1972 book "Trout Fishing". A classic and the first book I bought on fly fishing mainly due to all the articles I read by him in outdoor sports magazines. The pattern is called Hunt's Teagle Bee and is found on page 253 under "Granny Granstrom's Dry Flies (see photo).
P.S., I checked a couple of pattern books and the McGinty is usually tied as a wet with a squirrel tail wing and a small jungle cock eye. In Leonards' 1970 ed. book "Flies" the wing is white-tipped mallard and the tail is scarlet hackle fibers with teal.
Sep 26, 2020 09:58:03 #
Geomike wrote:
You have evoked many fond memories for me with these posts Mike. Thanks and please don't quit. BTW, Joe Brooks and Lee Wulff are two of my heroes!!!OK this fly could be called a bee, bumble bee, wes... (show quote)
Sep 26, 2020 10:19:35 #
Graywulff wrote:
You have evoked many fond memories for me with these posts Mike. Thanks and please don't quit. BTW, Joe Brooks and Lee Wulff are two of my heroes!!!
Not familiar with Joe Brooks, but i have a piece of polar bear from Lee's bench that I bought from his wife at a fund raiser with a note of authenticity.
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