[dwilliamsceg]

This is my dog Luke. He is a Maremma Sheep Dog.

Maremma Sheepdog Club of America (MSCA)

His tail hair is decent for tying. Below is a bushy tie (Guinea Jig) that has been killing the rocks of late. It looks bushy dry but thins out significantly when wet. The pic on the bottom right is a 26incher caught on a Guinea Jig tied with his hair.

 

[Salmo trutta]

Awesome. I've taken a lifetime's worth of dubbing from my sheppard mutt that works well on hairs ear nymphs for trout. Just one pet or brush would supply me more dubbing than I could use in a lifetime.

I've often thought about using St Benard's hair or something like that for longer bucktail type flies.

Good beer there too. I'm looking for a place where I can get a keg of Sierra Nevada for out Christmas Party on Saturday. Know of anywhere?

 

[dwilliamsceg]

I am not sure where you live. I am SE VA (Gloucester). Farm Fresh can get Sierra Nevada in a keg but it is special order. The only keg beer they keep in stock are of the anheuser/Miller variety.

If you have access to Farm Fresh, pickup a sixer of Dale's Pale Ale (in cans). It is out of Colorado and very hoppy and will more than suffice if you do not allow bottle beer on your boat.

 

[cirwin]

Dave, you should tie a jig and coin phrase it the "whale tail"? I think your innovative idea of using canine fur for jigging coupled with the use of arbitrary alcoholic beverage products to represent size, and just of the jig itself is a masterful revolution in fly tying! Furthermore, it demonstrates a spark of refreshing ingenuity rarely seen these days, and ultimately is an excellent indicator of your primitive frugalness in these economically depressing times. Where can I get some MOBJACK PALE ALE please?

 

[dwilliamsceg]

Dave, you should tie a jig and coin phrase it the "whale tail"? I think your innovative idea of using canine fur for jigging coupled with the use of arbitrary alcoholic beverage products to represent size, and just of the jig itself is a masterful revolution in fly tying! Furthermore, it demonstrates a spark of refreshing ingenuity rarely seen these days, and ultimately is an excellent indicator of your primitive frugalness in these economically depressing times. Where can I get some MOBJACK PALE ALE please?

Craig,

I am not sure where you can get Mobjack these days but I do know where you can get some SB! SG=SB!

 

[Chris Newsome]

The last I heard, Mobjack Brewery is out of business.

 

[cirwin]

Thanks Chris, that is an awesome logo!

 

[dwilliamsceg]

Chris,

Also the flies on your site are the bees knees! Nice Job.

Dave.

 

[dwilliamsceg]

Also, how does your new panga handle 1-2 foot tight slop chop?

 

[Chris Newsome]

Dave,

The Andros eats up the chop but still can get in skinny water. All boats are compromises but the Andros Permit gave me the most versitility for what I do. I'm now able to scale back to a single boat instead of running two like I used to.

Chris

 

[dwilliamsceg]

Dave,

The Andros eats up the chop but still can get in skinny water. All boats are compromises but the Andros Permit gave me the most versitility for what I do. I'm now able to scale back to a single boat instead of running two like I used to.

Chris

Roger that.

FYI I killed the schoolie rocks on Luke hair flies today. I fished them on a dropper rig with spinning tackle. They look great in the water. I landed at least 12 fish in under an hour.