wiggler flies..

[lurtch]

ive always used alot of wiggler fly patern have had alot af success on them..i dont here anybody mention them here.am i just that far out of date ..or are they a local thing..
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[macfly55]

is this the kind of fly you are referring to??

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[Dryrod]

[#005028]Hi Lurtch - you're quite welcomed to get a thread going on this subject. BTW what kind of wigglers did you have in mind? [/#005028][#005028]For one I like the DC Wiggler.[/#005028]
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[lurtch]

thats what i call a spring wiggler..usually has a thin black dle on it..good steelhead fly..not so much summer..
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[lurtch]

thats a new one for me looks easy to tie though..the ones i tie are pretty simple.orange or red body ..some times pink..black hackle..always red squiril for the dle..some times bead eyes somtimes not..kind offlooks like a stone fly without the thorax..
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[macfly55]

got any pictures of the ones you tie??

reason I ask is in an online search have found ones like I pictured.. but not the long tail like DR pictured..

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[Dryrod]

[#005000]Oh MacFly I'm surprised that you couldn't find that fly. I mean after all you are the computer go to man when we need answers. lol BTW just Google WC Wiggler and walla[/#005000].
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[macfly55]

how am I suppose to find anything if you keep changing the name on me.. [sly]

I did find several references to the dc wiggler with the longer tail.. but it seems the more predominant variation is the shortened squirrel hair tail...

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[lurtch]

i dont have a clue how to down load things but i found the fly in all my favorite collors..if you look up wiggler fly..then go to hatches magazine/spring wigglers..ther all there..im totally computer iliterate but still trying..
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[lurtch]

just 1 more ad on go to page 3..
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[Scruffy_Fly]

Lurtch,

Tell more about when where and how to best use these wigglers.
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[Dryrod]

[#005000]Hey lurtch - to download and save a picture - place your curser over the picture, right click it then left click Save Picture As which will then open My Pictures in your document folder & then click Save. Now the picture is on your hard drive.[/#005000]
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[lurtch]

there good for running through the the deep dark parts of the hole were the big browns hang out..i always try to match the collor of the underbellie of the existing wigglers in that stream..
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[lurtch]

i think i got it thanks..
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[macfly55]

those are the squirrel hair variant I am talking about.. the tail is much shorter than DR's dc wiggler.. which I found a lot of ads for selling them.. but not much on any site on how to tie them

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[lurtch]

they are simple just run the body in chenielle or dubbing your choiceput on hackle put thhe squirril tail across the top..i like to ad chain bead eyes.more life like..if you didnt already know you can go down to your local hardware store and get diferrent size and collor pull chains for your lights..thenyou take a wire cutter and cut of two beads at a time..they make great lightweight eyes for your flies..
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[Dryrod]

[center][font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]Old key chains serve the same purpose.[/size][/#008000][/font]
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[macfly55]

sounds simple.. and I like the light chain pull idea.. and Dr's old key chain idea.. []

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[Dryrod]

[center][#005028]And you can give the weight on the end to a spin fisherman.[/#005028]
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[macfly55]

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