Big Red

[Charliea1234]

Anyone got a pattern for the "big red". I know what it is basically and found a Youtube video but I had believed the Klink style hackle was meant to be pulled forward, which it was not in the video I found ?


Charlie

[captain]

Originally Posted by Charliea1234

Anyone got a pattern for the "big red". I know what it is basically and found a Youtube video but I had believed the Klink style hackle was meant to be pulled forward, which it was not in the video I found ?


Charlie

Here's mine Charlie... The original has just the one hackle... I use the 2 types... basically a shipmans eh?.. I like to tye em slim... gink the lot!!



I call this un The Chinook!!

[Wee Jimmy]

Originally Posted by captain

I like to tye em slim...

I call this un The Chinook!!

......Tell me this isnt your idea of slim Martin. Whats the thinking behind this mate.......big wave swamp resisting job ,I guess...?

[Charliea1234]

Love the Chinook, Martin

Aren't you supposed to pull the hackle or post forward, in some fashion - that was the bit I was unsure of ?

Thanks

Charlie

[madjoni]

Sorry lads...couldnt resist

CH-47 Chinook Fly

[captain]

Originally Posted by Wee Jimmy

......Tell me this isnt your idea of slim Martin. Whats the thinking behind this mate.......big wave swamp resisting job ,I guess...?

Slim but 'teased-out' Jimmy!!... Big wave or swell... stays up! Try different colours...

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Originally Posted by Charliea1234

Love the Chinook, Martin

Aren't you supposed to pull the hackle or post forward, in some fashion - that was the bit I was unsure of ?

Thanks

Charlie

That my friend, is entirely up to you... as long as it does the job (and this un does) theres no problem...... Ah.. varients... we all have em!!

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Originally Posted by madjoni

Sorry lads...couldnt resist

CH-47 Chinook Fly

Bloody varient!! ha ha!! nice one!!

[madjoni]

Thanks Captain
i think that originator this kind of fly is one american,name Chuk...but i forget his last name

[benlikestofish]

Hi Charlie,

I've had a couple of successful days with this fly,

Stan did an article on crippled midges in T&S that shows technique, I'll send it to you when I'm back from Ireland.

Essentially you tie a shipmans but stop at the thorax and leave the forward facing Antron long, so that you can lift it up as a post and add a hackle, you then finish dubbing thorax and pull the Antron forward, tie down and whip finish. You then trim as per Shipman's.

I caught on Big Red's bought from Iain Barr, they are one of the few flies in my box that I bought and have confidence.

Iain Barr's Fly Fishing Shopping Cart

[Ephemerella]

Originally Posted by benlikestofish

I caught on Big Red's bought from Iain Barr, they are one of the few flies in my box that I bought and have confidence.

Iain Barr's Fly Fishing Shopping Cart

They look great. Image hot-linked to the quoted site kind of answers the oroginal question I thought.

[sloppyloops]

I seem to remember a Chew dry tied by Bill Latham called the Big Red , is it similar?

I'm sure one of the Chew regulars on here will know.

SL