Corixa pattern

[brownsville]

Had a go at a Tellico variant to target the corixa. Any winning patterns out there?

[bill1]

Looks very neat and businesslike. I like the background colour that you have chosen for the photo.

[arkle]

Give me a shout when you're free Mike, I've got loads of corixae patterns.

[Scratch]

That'll do the biz, Mikey. Nice 'n simple

[marks]

Nice Mike, as Rob says simple but will work.

These work. As does a red holo rib diawl bach.

Cruncher variations

Mark

[weight_forward]

Originally Posted by brownsville

Any winning patterns out there?

I tend to stick to something more generic than an actual imitation, something like a pearly Diawl Bach or a skinny pearly dabbler seem to do the trick.

Nowt wrong with yours though - should do the trick.

[brownsville]

Thanks for the replies gents.

Mark, I seem to remember you had a suspender pattern, maybe I dreamed it? Do you find the gold cheeks make a difference to your crunchers? I was going to put some on this fly but ran out of space, too much lead underbody near the eye.

[marks]

Gold cheek gives me added confidence in the crunchers yes Mike. The plain one also works well with red thread head.

[shortea]

I tried some tellico nymphs this time last year at Blagdon.I found they didnt outfish a pearl or red holo ribbed diawl bach -worth a try though


all the best Nick

[Shamus]

Gave this a whirl yesterday. Nowt new as far as a pearly cruncher goes but the thorax gives off a blue hue when caught in the right light.

Picked up from Hobby Craft a couple of years ago from the bargain bucket and until yesterday I hadn't tried it. 'Angelina Crystal Amethyst Fusible Fibre'. Obviously the crummy pics don't catch the blue but it had it's day yesterday. Ignore the foam, obviously.