Comments on: Olives on the Upper Sac & Snow on the Mountain (Naturally, I’m Leaving)

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:50:10 +0000

Should show up now.

By: Mike Spies

Mike Spies — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:25:06 +0000

Thanks, Tom – the photo doesn’t show up, but I found a recipe for the fly on the web. Have some dun hen stuff and will give it a shot.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:19:03 +0000

Mike: I’ve been using soft hackles as emergers for years, though it turns out Roy Palm apparently invented the biot-bodied BWO emerger some time ago. I found the recipe in Ed Engle’s Excellent “Tying Small Flies” book, and here’s a picture of a beat-up one:

I use some kind of trailing shuck, biot body, dubbed thorax, and dun hen hackle (if you get the whiting stuff, it’s like dry fly hackle). The goal is to have a fly that sits right in the film, and if you’ve got a picky fish going, dabbing on a little Frog’s Fanny floatant adds a few bubbles to the fly, which trout sometimes find irresistible.

By: Mike Spies

Mike Spies — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:31:36 +0000

Tom… [i]“Roy Palm soft hackle emerger” ??[/i]

I have a weakness for soft hackle patterns. Got a dressing or photo? URL?

Thanks. That is a beautiful fish. Really.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:28:35 +0000

I’d say it’s time for a trip south – Ian in Tennessee tells me the Smokies are still fishing well, and I’ll bet the small streams are similar to what you’re used to in NH. Or maybe it’s just time to buy an ice auger…

By: billy gouin

billy gouin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:05:33 +0000

not bad good looking bow can’t wait untill i can get back in the water. every thing is FROZEN in nh

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:46:13 +0000

Lovely & Talented. It’s just faster this way.

By: A. Wannabe Travelwriter

A. Wannabe Travelwriter — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:02:17 +0000

Yes, I do have IE7 (I just don’t know how YOU know) and yes, the pictures are there now. Thanks.

One more thing. I appologize I have not been with you since day one.

I gather your significant other goes by the nom de plume of “L&T.”

May I inquire as to what that stands for? “Lovely and Tremendous?”

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:53:14 +0000

Wannabe: Internet Explorer? Seems like a bug with my blog editor (or IE7), but look now and see what you can see.

Larry: The hard part was leaving after stumbling on the olive hatch. I won’t be back until Sunday night, so assuming no pyschotic breaks in the weather, I could get back on ‘em next week.

Roberts: Cool.

By: David Roberts

David Roberts — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:40:19 +0000

TC, have fun on the flight. Hoping for the water to drop here some (lots of run off after the last valley snow fall) But the BWO’s are showing and may have to check out the upper run. Steve is on his way up Monday. (yes Steve I know what day it is now). See ya when you get home.
David

By: Larry Swearingen

Larry Swearingen — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:33:07 +0000

hey Tom,
Must be hard, having to choose between a dry fly and an emerger pattern. :{(
Any Olive trying to break the film around here would need an Ice Auger.
Come on Global Warming. Where are ya when I need ya ?

Larry Swearingen
Fort Wayne, IN
New Hoosier

By: A. Wannabe Travelwriter

A. Wannabe Travelwriter — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:11:36 +0000

Tom,

I thought my vision was just starting to clear up after a few too many egg nogs last night, (well, maybe it was all the brandy I added TO the egg nog that was the problem) but I’m not seeing any pictures with this post. (Just the captions.)

(P.S. The only olives I typically see are in the bottom of my gin & tonic.)