Incidentally, the fly is yet another experiment in egg yarn where I chop it up for use as a dubbing to make the head on an Egan's Headstand. The egg-yarn really pops and makes it easy to see your fly.
Monday, October 22, 2012
2012 Stillwater Carp Finale
I think I have to call it official. The off-season on my local river shall continue until further notice, but I am calling this fine little pond carp from Sunday my 2012 still-water finale. I have been dropping an hour here and there checking in on local ponds and lakes for weeks now with nary a shot. Sunday wasn't much of an exception but I did get one shot and one take in an hour of walking. On the flip-side I have been doing really well on the river with good shots, decent numbers and freakish for me average size lately so it is hard to understand why I have been bothering at all.
Good for you McTage! Another fly I will have to try to replicate, sweet. My spring pond had fish on the flats in the rain all day yesterday, and despite hard freezes recently should for another 3 weeks. My other ponds are probably done, want to still check them out. Yes, I pine for river fish always.
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Egan's Headstand a pretty productive fly and the original headstand as far as I know. Worth trying for sure and another opportunity to try out some egg hybridization.
DeleteThat spring pond is a lucky break.
Not bad way to end the stillwater season. Maybe you could get Miles to send you one of his nets for some extra mojo.
ReplyDeletePink is not my color though. Perhaps a nice purple.
DeleteThat fish might even fit into it!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, this pond is prime butterfly net territory.
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