Large sized Klinkhammers?

[fattrout]

In the larger streams of our guiding area I have noticed the last couple of years, that extremely large Klinkhammer patterns, sometimes with added attractors as tags and yarn tend to draw the "parked bus" trout up to the surfaces even there is no hatchings. Of course the Klink "copies" a lot of land offspring as caterpillars and so on but none of these patterns does the same to the fishing?
Anyone who like to share theorys are most welcome!!

[3lbgrayling]

When you look at the size of the foam offerings used in the southern Hemisphere to lure large Browns/Rainbows.our 'large' Klinks are put to shame.

Jim

[dutchy1978]

That for me is what a klink is all about, Oliver calls it his pulling pattern. Funny enough i tried it three years ago on the waters the klink originates from and it didn't really bring up that many fish.. Two years ago it was THE fly to use.. So even the Klink has his off days.. Other then that probably the best pulling fly there is..

Jerry

[fattrout]

Originally Posted by dutchy1978

That for me is what a klink is all about, Oliver calls it his pulling pattern. Funny enough i tried it three years ago on the waters the klink originates from and it didn't really bring up that many fish.. Two years ago it was THE fly to use.. So even the Klink has his off days.. Other then that probably the best pulling fly there is..

Jerry

True. And the off days are few here...
Have always worked i "au naturel" but recently I seen a few of my fellow guides showing up with these "attractors" i mentioned. Is the case that the Klink might be rebuilt further? seems like it´s back to the drawingboard then...

[dutchy1978]

Well, back to the drawingboard is never a bad thing.. I think the way it sits in the surface is most important, i tried to fumble around with a different outline by using CDC as hackle (but then it is not a fast water fly) and caught loads on it.. But when i switched to a regular klink i also caught loads when the regular wasn't working nor did the CDC's.
The strange thing about the klink is it seems to work when it actually shouldn't. I remember fishing the Glomma five years ago in late september well from the 11th till the end. There were just tiny needle flies on the surface and the grayling feasted on them between one and 3 o clock.. And between those tiny flies the big klink did extremely well, i actually used it the first time in combination with a small stonefly imitation just to see if the drifts i made were in order. Each and every drift BANG klink got hit, that same year i was there in the end of juli too and guess what the klink was not producing.. Instead small ants and Beatis Rohdani where the flies to use, at night there were big caddis flying about, now whats that about..

Jerry

[fattrout]

Originally Posted by dutchy1978

Well, back to the drawingboard is never a bad thing.. I think the way it sits in the surface is most important, i tried to fumble around with a different outline by using CDC as hackle (but then it is not a fast water fly) and caught loads on it.. But when i switched to a regular klink i also caught loads when the regular wasn't working nor did the CDC's.
The strange thing about the klink is it seems to work when it actually shouldn't. I remember fishing the Glomma five years ago in late september well from the 11th till the end. There were just tiny needle flies on the surface and the grayling feasted on them between one and 3 o clock.. And between those tiny flies the big klink did extremely well, i actually used it the first time in combination with a small stonefly imitation just to see if the drifts i made were in order. Each and every drift BANG klink got hit, that same year i was there in the end of juli too and guess what the klink was not producing.. Instead small ants and Beatis Rohdani where the flies to use, at night there were big caddis flying about, now whats that about..

Jerry

When it comes to the Glomma I used to live there a lot of years ago and as with many the high altitude rivers, ants seem to be very important to the grayling. almost vital in some areas. The klink however seems to as you said out of season, but at it´s best when nothing else bites. And now when I started to fish these larger ones I feel more and more convinced that it´s an attractor more than anything...

[dutchy1978]

I think you are right, it was deviced to imitate the emerging caddis but i think Hans stumbled onto something way more productive.. Funny that you lived close to the shinning river, i make one trip there every year, if possible.. From the moment i land at Oslo Gardemoen everything in me just calmes down, i just love it there.. I know it is not the most demanding river that Norway has to offer, but there is just something about that place (the whole of Norway actually) that keeps calling me to return.
I've just finished tying for tonight, next time i'm at the bench i will make some huge KLINKS, just for those days no fish want to rise to any of my flies. I'm a bit scared though, the Klinks i have in my box now are by no means small flies ..

Jerry

[bujo]

Originally Posted by fattrout

When it comes to the Glomma I used to live there a lot of years ago and as with many the high altitude rivers, ants seem to be very important to the grayling. almost vital in some areas. The klink however seems to as you said out of season, but at it´s best when nothing else bites. And now when I started to fish these larger ones I feel more and more convinced that it´s an attractor more than anything...

I assume you now live in Ostersund? Will be fishing not far away late June/early July in Mattmar and Damman. Let me know if you will be free to meet on some of the best grayling fishing I've ever experienced

Mike

[flytier07]

Excuse me fellas, but as one who has yet to sample the pleasures of grayling fishing what SIZE hook are you talking about for the Klinkhamers? Thanks