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Hi Paul & All
Your mention of a Midge hatch brought to mind a fishing trip too
many decades ago. I tied flies then and liked to experiment with
designs. So I tied a dry Midge fly on a #16 hook, entirely black as I
recall with abdomen represented by fine Stren line dyed black and wound
around the shank.
At a seldom fished lake (4 hours walk from road) up to my knees in
water late one evening, trout were rising all around but ignored one
fly after another. So I tried my Midge and hooked a trout on nearly
every cast.
A very effective wet fly was too simple to work but it did,
especially when there was some wave chop; One back feather from a Grouse
with 2 mm of tip projecting past the bend wound on the shank and tied.
Yt, DW, Kentville
On 10/2/2019 9:26 AM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
> Hi All
> Yesterday was a fine day for a paddle on the Lahave.
> No wind or waves made it lovely for a friend and I.
> About 5 we went ashore for a break and a little lunch.
> As we stood talking a commotion of Crows approached.
> They were chasing an Owl and were not in good humour
> judging by their calls. As the parade went overhead about tree height
> one of the crows dived the owl and struck it in the back.
> That loosened a bunch of feathers and as there was no wind
> the feathers drifted down to us like a flurry of big snowflakes.
> Perhaps 15 to 20 they were a beautiful small grey feathers.
> After the parade went by the owl flew into a grove of thick trees.
> The crows milled about for a little, declared victory and then went of
> about other business.
> Earlier a vulture flew high, very high over head. Going from North to
> South
> very fast. It could scan a lot of country from that height.
> In the afternoon as the day warmed Dragon flies started out. Several
> different
> species. There was a few Caddis flies laying eggs on the water. Again
> my knowledge of Caddis flies does not extend to iding species. And after
> sundown a hatch of midges came off the water. Small fellows but lots
> of them.
> So many insects.
> Darkness ended a good day so we went ashore.
> Enjoy a fall canoe trip
> Paul
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<p>Hi Paul & All<br>
</p>
<p> Your mention of a Midge hatch brought to mind a fishing trip
too many decades ago. I tied flies then and liked to experiment
with designs. So I tied a dry Midge fly on a #16 hook, entirely
black as I recall with abdomen represented by fine Stren line dyed
black and wound around the shank. <br>
</p>
<p> At a seldom fished lake (4 hours walk from road) up to my
knees in water late one evening, trout were rising all around but
ignored one fly after another. So I tried my Midge and hooked a
trout on nearly every cast.</p>
<p> A very effective wet fly was too simple to work but it did,
especially when there was some wave chop; One back feather from a
Grouse with 2 mm of tip projecting past the bend wound on the
shank and tied.</p>
<p>Yt, DW, Kentville<br>
</p>
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<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi All</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yesterday was a fine day for
a paddle on the Lahave.</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">No wind or waves made it
lovely for a friend and I.</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">About 5 we went ashore for a
break and a little lunch.</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">As we stood talking a
commotion of Crows approached. </span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">They were chasing an Owl and
were not in good humour</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">judging by their calls. As
the parade went overhead about tree height </span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">one of the crows dived the
owl and struck it in the back.</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">That loosened a bunch of
feathers and as there was no wind</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">the feathers drifted down to
us like a flurry of big snowflakes.</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Perhaps 15 to 20 they were a
beautiful small grey feathers.</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">After the parade went by the
owl flew into a grove of thick trees.</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">The crows milled about for a
little, declared victory and then went of</span> </div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">about other business.</span>
</div>
<div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Earlier a vulture flew high,
very high over head. Going from North to South</span>