Comments on Caddis Chronicles: Name Calling

I tied a couple of those "bearded" Bird&...

2011-11-07T18:02:13.478-05:00

I tied a couple of those "bearded" Bird's nests and have caught bunches of trout this week..Thanks for the video Tim and Matt!!!!

Some great comments, thanks. HJ - I'll post p...

2011-10-27T18:30:56.090-04:00

Some great comments, thanks.

HJ - I'll post photo when I can. It may have another name, that's just what I call it. It's just a bead head nymph with a Fl Orange bead instead of gold or whatever.

NF - Thank you, as soon as I saw your post the light went on. Tx.

i believe the original adams was tied with pheasan...

2011-10-25T19:15:49.658-04:00

i believe the original adams was tied with pheasant tippets for the tail
http://hatchesmagazine.com/blogs/Hatches/2010/04/19/the-adams-history-revisited-by-tom-deschaine/
and the pheasant tail nymph with legs and peacock herl thorax is the "american pheasant tail nymph" by al troth but is no longer called that.

i did like your video on tying the birds nest. so much easier and if it catches fish, so much the better.

...modifications and variations on patterns make f...

2011-10-25T18:33:17.126-04:00

...modifications and variations on patterns make fly tying so great. Purple Adams? How many varieties of the Sparkle Pupa are there? Hey, everyone has a right to opine, but I am left wondering how much testing the aforementioned critic did comparing the amount of hackle and its relation to catch rates. Maybe he is right and trout just like the full bearded type, not Matt's goatee version. :)

It's not like you did something blasphemous

2011-10-25T18:24:17.318-04:00

It's not like you did something blasphemous

It's fun to "tweak" a tried and true...

2011-10-24T17:07:13.368-04:00

It's fun to "tweak" a tried and true pattern. Some people just don't get it.

Could you post a pic of the hot spot caddis larva?...

2011-10-24T10:48:04.306-04:00

Could you post a pic of the hot spot caddis larva?
I agree about the changes too. I like to tie my PTs with a hackle neck. Its still a PT.

Props to the creator is always proper form...even ...

2011-10-24T09:32:47.039-04:00

Props to the creator is always proper form...even if it not the original tier, I like to mention those tiers and flies that influenced the pattern I am tying at the time. Once a pattern is "named" or even patented by a wholesaler like Umpqua Feather Merchants I still don't feel that it has to become stagnant. The pattern should continue to evolve, and it is all of our duty as tiers to keep it that way. I greatly enjoy googling my own flies just to see what new and cool things others have done with my idea. Besides, where would we be if the Adams stayed a Michigan caddis pattern? Riddle me that Ralphy...

That's a classic! Well said.

2011-10-24T06:47:44.621-04:00

That's a classic! Well said.

I think you would be insulting the flies creator i...

2011-10-24T00:03:05.883-04:00

I think you would be insulting the flies creator if changed the name. Just one small change does not make an original fly. Do people really think they are that awesome as they came up with something new? Tell Ralph he is silly.....My kid wore a different colored shirt today, but I didn't change his name.