Fog is starting to lift and I’m gripped with the fervor. A slim chance of fishing this weekend – and unsure whether the ills of recent server issues are behind us…
We’ll test her out by slamming a big JPEG or two into the deep end and see if she holds.
The cure for the common Winter malaise is size – with a leavening of silliness just to keep us on our toes.
Just the thought of something bold enough to slam a size 2, is enough to pat the vest for a tippet spool appropriate to handle weight. Awkward and ungainly – barely able to remain aloft – and doesn’t land so much as craters.
Thorax needs a “D” cup, we’ll do better on the next one.
Tags: Czech Stonefly, fly tying, server test, winter blues, whimsy
KB,
Have you ever used the green Velcro binding tape that you can buy rolls of at Agway? I haven’t tried it myself, but I was thinking that if you bound a section lengthwise you could stick little colored pellets to the hooks as in a cased caddis. Or you could even let bits of different colored furs stick to the velcro.
It sounds repellent, hence perfect for brownlining.
what is that, a kahle hook?
@Reed – I’ll see if I can get some cream corn to stick or sugar candy … skip over the repellant to the obscene.
@Roughfisher – it’s an old Mustad 37160 Size 2, seemed appropriate as I’d had the box nearly 20 years without using any.