tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726835432179624152024-03-13T00:19:44.134-04:00Dean's Custom FliesDean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-69218355515755978702016-03-10T18:03:00.001-05:002016-03-10T18:03:20.119-05:00Bass jigs<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0V1r_M5cjHJ8DcqAqW_rs3S056j8pkXLmXSWtRJRaKvd0RcGv4j-CM8oqWfQ2adMt-6f_P79n_T_MAdF3Z5JreGZNFE3D_l7bx3k1gInsPnWOrTh4mHto6YCdcExYguA_UJVGuyUuWY/s640/blogger-image-1575918949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0V1r_M5cjHJ8DcqAqW_rs3S056j8pkXLmXSWtRJRaKvd0RcGv4j-CM8oqWfQ2adMt-6f_P79n_T_MAdF3Z5JreGZNFE3D_l7bx3k1gInsPnWOrTh4mHto6YCdcExYguA_UJVGuyUuWY/s640/blogger-image-1575918949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG8xr4_Ta4HmYJbXIvV3-nZNog4O_nr5KDXFXIdPgXoBqtj_qcrJm-WGkv56qHxmmL85mgIODZcf2TmF8ey5e0l7Q5qwakekdDW_ZWbZJs6wTATwJ6fRGvkTDrriUIo8fzx_uvuNUZFA/s640/blogger-image--913530296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG8xr4_Ta4HmYJbXIvV3-nZNog4O_nr5KDXFXIdPgXoBqtj_qcrJm-WGkv56qHxmmL85mgIODZcf2TmF8ey5e0l7Q5qwakekdDW_ZWbZJs6wTATwJ6fRGvkTDrriUIo8fzx_uvuNUZFA/s640/blogger-image--913530296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhW0KG5zKAyv6QlXu59UVG8I7zfiGLMzTOZtfFU1LHQfl84NVAXbTEWL06xmyUdPpA8KsBTTv5hqTJUbXdDSGM3Qcn7ys718OCdrWoh1R2thVp-o_lDxJvIiIQj8eZujqqByz8uFA1M4/s640/blogger-image-1797104568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhW0KG5zKAyv6QlXu59UVG8I7zfiGLMzTOZtfFU1LHQfl84NVAXbTEWL06xmyUdPpA8KsBTTv5hqTJUbXdDSGM3Qcn7ys718OCdrWoh1R2thVp-o_lDxJvIiIQj8eZujqqByz8uFA1M4/s640/blogger-image-1797104568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58dZvUyPV8nvKvoNIKIBbmiuTs2A6uPNI_H_xSglrSLZ6N4GxiJd6EMKlIOqcJ0pS6HIHgJtvmlhr-iYMwGIvvKxCw30MVBVw_IYlZq1KrpR97dWIq3ZGP35RAqb_v15Zjbwx7t4oE0g/s640/blogger-image--1150346949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58dZvUyPV8nvKvoNIKIBbmiuTs2A6uPNI_H_xSglrSLZ6N4GxiJd6EMKlIOqcJ0pS6HIHgJtvmlhr-iYMwGIvvKxCw30MVBVw_IYlZq1KrpR97dWIq3ZGP35RAqb_v15Zjbwx7t4oE0g/s640/blogger-image--1150346949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#000000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcLTgBV0PvgP4T6-1IxpiTrUydwmggZ6ja5wgxPJ95cwuUG2SapdlCL1HXm8QjlSjF8V7yTZRcmPrdNDCtBsVMRuUkoy0zFXIzbVOkLjJJKfXz-6xesBpoUnbCATpoIPSUqM50NUDKos/s640/blogger-image--1757632006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcLTgBV0PvgP4T6-1IxpiTrUydwmggZ6ja5wgxPJ95cwuUG2SapdlCL1HXm8QjlSjF8V7yTZRcmPrdNDCtBsVMRuUkoy0zFXIzbVOkLjJJKfXz-6xesBpoUnbCATpoIPSUqM50NUDKos/s640/blogger-image--1757632006.jpg"></a></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have been doing some tying lately but it hasn't been flies. I have been working on some jigs for a friend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTGNNfZ3gAfiKUe8gnvYuH9sakY6s9Eumzc9fdL5D9oAx9kub12ceOAHxO1KY0rNL2uO8L7sOnNX1ZTk46n_ixMGOY_Mn8AgjFEjKyAzTDW9V8RIDGFZp9mw7o0c5ggNhN_3I7g2zPaQ/s640/blogger-image--709118445.jpg"></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are some crayfish jigs using 3/8 ounce jigs painted black. Most of what I tied was using synthetic claws with multi colored chenille and rubber legs on top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhW0KG5zKAyv6QlXu59UVG8I7zfiGLMzTOZtfFU1LHQfl84NVAXbTEWL06xmyUdPpA8KsBTTv5hqTJUbXdDSGM3Qcn7ys718OCdrWoh1R2thVp-o_lDxJvIiIQj8eZujqqByz8uFA1M4/s640/blogger-image-1797104568.jpg"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58dZvUyPV8nvKvoNIKIBbmiuTs2A6uPNI_H_xSglrSLZ6N4GxiJd6EMKlIOqcJ0pS6HIHgJtvmlhr-iYMwGIvvKxCw30MVBVw_IYlZq1KrpR97dWIq3ZGP35RAqb_v15Zjbwx7t4oE0g/s640/blogger-image--1150346949.jpg"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG8xr4_Ta4HmYJbXIvV3-nZNog4O_nr5KDXFXIdPgXoBqtj_qcrJm-WGkv56qHxmmL85mgIODZcf2TmF8ey5e0l7Q5qwakekdDW_ZWbZJs6wTATwJ6fRGvkTDrriUIo8fzx_uvuNUZFA/s640/blogger-image--913530296.jpg"></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also created some samples for him to test. These I used two rattles in the body over wrapped with rabbit hide and claws are using rabbit strips. One jig I mixed in a little flash into the rabbit that has some UV qualities. This pattern I added some silicone legs hanging over the top for added movement. What's your comments, with or without the legs?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And one last sample I created is a baitfish style pattern. Using lots of natural materials that have an extreme amount of unique movement added with a little UV flash as well. </div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0V1r_M5cjHJ8DcqAqW_rs3S056j8pkXLmXSWtRJRaKvd0RcGv4j-CM8oqWfQ2adMt-6f_P79n_T_MAdF3Z5JreGZNFE3D_l7bx3k1gInsPnWOrTh4mHto6YCdcExYguA_UJVGuyUuWY/s640/blogger-image-1575918949.jpg"></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-29164050165015653412016-03-06T21:59:00.001-05:002016-03-06T22:01:27.147-05:00New Leaders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-1547874307384038502016-03-01T08:16:00.001-05:002016-03-01T08:16:02.698-05:00Caddis pupae patterns<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOABR16x9_pgllnY80QwnQcCEPmgA4isJ-H_gUe3CuNih6QsEXZQsRnFOFkpUk_PUoQgf0Ug19jatyXw3PYEJzPILCzu2OvNF66X-1DAF1uGjYWVc1Ec3ql4B6O5jPeYaCqmRYlQogS0I/s640/blogger-image--1095041669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOABR16x9_pgllnY80QwnQcCEPmgA4isJ-H_gUe3CuNih6QsEXZQsRnFOFkpUk_PUoQgf0Ug19jatyXw3PYEJzPILCzu2OvNF66X-1DAF1uGjYWVc1Ec3ql4B6O5jPeYaCqmRYlQogS0I/s640/blogger-image--1095041669.jpg"></font></a></div>Found this great material for nymph bodies. It's great material and super easy to use. Here are some Caddis imitations I have created. It also takes marker really well so you can customize as you wish. You can get it the materials here:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.myflies.com/Nymph-Skin-P1031.aspx">http://www.myflies.com/Nymph-Skin-P1031.aspx</a></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfA8LTDCAcQe_EI3oN6bHjTRsd6xofxta5cWNDthWbMbVt_yfb1dq8JClLAeBgrMGVDjAEqUa0ny_leMcGl37sBs0T1YE0yeEAntfc_RMAPV185JJi9_Dl0zyrEa3tMoXmc3Xk1nh-N0/s640/blogger-image-857176526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfA8LTDCAcQe_EI3oN6bHjTRsd6xofxta5cWNDthWbMbVt_yfb1dq8JClLAeBgrMGVDjAEqUa0ny_leMcGl37sBs0T1YE0yeEAntfc_RMAPV185JJi9_Dl0zyrEa3tMoXmc3Xk1nh-N0/s640/blogger-image-857176526.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4cdGPC88CrdvbHi-leqZ-pHt6thZI6-34IwjL9whX4iT09fPJNsQZZAk-Hpxz4QVMeg7AbSqBOHq-PKaRypfBHiOoPvHJ7dx3y2bfRzGWEJzyFe-ZFYhrl1t9IxT-3oeNYNl2DQadRc/s640/blogger-image--509777344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4cdGPC88CrdvbHi-leqZ-pHt6thZI6-34IwjL9whX4iT09fPJNsQZZAk-Hpxz4QVMeg7AbSqBOHq-PKaRypfBHiOoPvHJ7dx3y2bfRzGWEJzyFe-ZFYhrl1t9IxT-3oeNYNl2DQadRc/s640/blogger-image--509777344.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-21453277474028060732014-09-26T07:06:00.001-04:002014-09-26T07:06:35.081-04:00Schuylkill River tripThis past weekend I spent some time on the water with some great guys! I floated the Schuylkill River on Jake Villwock's drift boat with Eric Snyder. These two guys are awesome to hang with! Jake has unending knowledge and has so much experience with this river system that made the trip so enjoyable! <div><br></div><div>If you ever need a guide and want an outstanding experience, make sure you book a trip with him. You will have an awesome time for sure!</div><div><br></div><div>I can't say enough about Eric either. He is a highly talented fisherman and a blast to hang with too! </div><div><br></div><div>These two have tremendous tying talent too! I got to use (and lost several) flies from Jake's box. They are definitely appealing to the eye and did an awesome job of taking fish! Unfortunately I wasn't able to put any monsters in the boat but I had a blast catching those that I did. I also got a box of flies from Eric that I was extremely impressed with. I cannot wait to get out and fish with them! They are so well tied! </div><div><br></div><div>Both of these guys list their flies on MyFlies.com, so you should drop by and check out their designs!</div><div><br></div><div>Eric and Jake, I hope we get to "do, do, do, do" this again real soon! <br><div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBq8r6Ie6sXuKwupqgVm2rxftzCaR0eTMabm9mEFuNfi_XymMOsJtnH3BuJGdgqoZnkyT0-I-IA_uVmaB4m-MyQTBjN0Yfd_Fm4ipiezi5HyJdTjuy6AYzxNGNO0depU89dQXtx6A_UQ/s640/blogger-image--1207513043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBq8r6Ie6sXuKwupqgVm2rxftzCaR0eTMabm9mEFuNfi_XymMOsJtnH3BuJGdgqoZnkyT0-I-IA_uVmaB4m-MyQTBjN0Yfd_Fm4ipiezi5HyJdTjuy6AYzxNGNO0depU89dQXtx6A_UQ/s640/blogger-image--1207513043.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fzqQou-gl3Y9MrdtwLKnMrDaeKXH36ghV8BgnxTdFERwQPJl8YXrWV0YlbAHrEUBCtnDK6QbGaGS_YzAGAxWrf1H6gdrOGkzuYLnzO37qg8PTOLF02XsUw1xGEr7Kf_9nXdZHW6ySdQ/s640/blogger-image-2102630745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fzqQou-gl3Y9MrdtwLKnMrDaeKXH36ghV8BgnxTdFERwQPJl8YXrWV0YlbAHrEUBCtnDK6QbGaGS_YzAGAxWrf1H6gdrOGkzuYLnzO37qg8PTOLF02XsUw1xGEr7Kf_9nXdZHW6ySdQ/s640/blogger-image-2102630745.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-36194343931300809272014-08-07T18:03:00.001-04:002014-08-07T18:03:48.707-04:00Deer Creek Resin<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yLUCSEQpt10Jk6ZwlVpT_b-tl1Maaay0yt5dJzsSuNTfWaRpvhj_SbhY_GWKZctG8RpJBPkVtzycvSytHjgHo1g2_w4As1c9fNi3ax3w_8zpbM4Tc6Gq0epRMb_nCgRNYO_SOZ1G5Nk/s640/blogger-image--96724937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yLUCSEQpt10Jk6ZwlVpT_b-tl1Maaay0yt5dJzsSuNTfWaRpvhj_SbhY_GWKZctG8RpJBPkVtzycvSytHjgHo1g2_w4As1c9fNi3ax3w_8zpbM4Tc6Gq0epRMb_nCgRNYO_SOZ1G5Nk/s640/blogger-image--96724937.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have just recently been accepted as part of the Deer Creek Resin pro staff. So I thought I'd post some photos of the most recent flies I tied using this great, non-tacky resin! Go get ya some!</div></span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bg-WigYjDNIb1HomJsNF_IzU83ZtSfUuySZ160CUFLeTlviKI39mfpgBIR_MMj4Wxcbqf1kMpjdXrW6Oipo30T9Zi8lWEMR4Cg1ayRAtRTYfli_mrSZH0xBduH6WzIRKPiZYUzoAncM/s640/blogger-image-241563524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bg-WigYjDNIb1HomJsNF_IzU83ZtSfUuySZ160CUFLeTlviKI39mfpgBIR_MMj4Wxcbqf1kMpjdXrW6Oipo30T9Zi8lWEMR4Cg1ayRAtRTYfli_mrSZH0xBduH6WzIRKPiZYUzoAncM/s640/blogger-image-241563524.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebl1cd5gCAwiyIM2xm0VxU9sHRJ4HGgoUCmseJC8qX4q0uE3qTGEEVdEOn2up3p5wijGVT4QcUG-oLjBBcUG30VpF9LNHFmcGa8JhwOywQVXBjCGz8AhRBIm-XehCuXJOrQnQWsSAu9k/s640/blogger-image--594661079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebl1cd5gCAwiyIM2xm0VxU9sHRJ4HGgoUCmseJC8qX4q0uE3qTGEEVdEOn2up3p5wijGVT4QcUG-oLjBBcUG30VpF9LNHFmcGa8JhwOywQVXBjCGz8AhRBIm-XehCuXJOrQnQWsSAu9k/s640/blogger-image--594661079.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-16333067451852905262014-07-02T14:34:00.002-04:002014-07-02T14:36:00.715-04:00News and update<div>
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Here are some flies that I make sure that are always available in my fly box for warm water fishing. As you can see I started with some popper production. </div>
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Then I started the job of painting them and then finished them off with a little fox for the tail and then wrapped some hackle. You should always have some yellow, olive, chartruese and black when you are going for smallies. I am trying red this year too. Will have to see how they all work. </div>
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Then I moved on to replentishing my clouser patterns. They are always fun to tie. I am trying a couple of the clousers with rabbit strips. I am really anxious to see how they work. I like to have at least the gray/white, chartruese/white, and fire tiger (green/yellow/orange) in my box. I added a few extra colors with the white/red/white, and brown/orange.<br />
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This year, I added a few Hammer Head Croakers. These subsurface frog flies have produced well for me when chasing large mouths and catfish. I want to see how the smallies react to them this year.</div>
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<br />Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-83379357507179102532013-05-31T09:04:00.001-04:002013-05-31T09:05:37.127-04:00Cicada Hatch<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since there is a lot of talk these days about the cicada hatch, I thought I would try my hand at a few of these to see what this hatch is like. Well here are my ties. If you have any interest in either of these styles, let me know. I would be willing to sell some. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXG18Bjx6vf-O7Rm8roY08PEmYC98Iu0e_knR6ArdV6usekFIyL9GV0RWomRtX8gOXXpmWwdpgmc1kuSvRg8zAFxQPeo7r5c0FEvDcXPX0V0VlQ3LnktGDz4TbVNjrRu9-l9jPG26Brs/s640/blogger-image--621904494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXG18Bjx6vf-O7Rm8roY08PEmYC98Iu0e_knR6ArdV6usekFIyL9GV0RWomRtX8gOXXpmWwdpgmc1kuSvRg8zAFxQPeo7r5c0FEvDcXPX0V0VlQ3LnktGDz4TbVNjrRu9-l9jPG26Brs/s640/blogger-image--621904494.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7MMY8glB4DjZTbQmoPzG1uwKSLCQuL7kz8pHGb_14RLId8iK4VKRNQRjh_NX6910C-9BhRGWtVEZPyydRrPnxPi_dm58t2bMwG3bK2XpJQxFtTDqeCWLGhOEtceE5NlB3RplfVj_Sso/s640/blogger-image--887385315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7MMY8glB4DjZTbQmoPzG1uwKSLCQuL7kz8pHGb_14RLId8iK4VKRNQRjh_NX6910C-9BhRGWtVEZPyydRrPnxPi_dm58t2bMwG3bK2XpJQxFtTDqeCWLGhOEtceE5NlB3RplfVj_Sso/s640/blogger-image--887385315.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-59905329892029129882013-05-20T10:17:00.001-04:002013-05-20T11:23:13.779-04:00Lititz Run 5/19/2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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On Sunday morning a friend and I decided to hit the little stream of Lititz Run to celebrate the day our kids were born :). We decided to meet at 5am. I was going to fish until 7:00. This would give me enough time to get back to the house to feed horses and be ready for church. The way the sun has been lighting up the morning, it would be a nice start to the morning. Well, this day was different. </div>
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When I got to the stream at 5, it was still pitch dark. There was a lot of cloud cover and small showers that moved in and made it impossible to see your indicator at this time. So we talked a little before we hit the stream. I decided to work this stream using the <a href="http://www.myflies.com/Chain-Gang-Caddis-P530.aspx" target="_blank">Chain Gang Caddis</a> as my point fly and putting a new design, scud missile, as a dropper off of this. It turned out to be a winning combination for today for me. </div>
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I was super happy with how the fish liked the scud missile!! </div>
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Today was not a day for large fish, but I had my best numbers day ever. It was a fishing time filled with fiesty fighters though. Most of the fish were rainbows but I also picked up a couple nice looking brookies. </div>
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This is a stream that has had a lot of work done on it. It is a spring creek that is one of the local success stories of what can happen to a creek when you put work and effort into it. There was several occasions that killed all the bugs that could have lived in this water. Now, there are several bugs returning to this stream. While we were there, I was observing what looked like a pale morning dun hatch. There were not any fish rising to these mayflies but it was absolutely thrilling to watch this hatch as it progressed. It wasn't prolific but it was a thrill to see.<br />
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These last couple photos show some of the rainbows we were catching. Oh wait, only one photo shows. The other photo shows how fiesty they were as just before the pic was taken it figured a way to be released out of my hands before proof could be had of being caught. :) Well, I was having such a great morning that I lost track of time. I didn't leave the stream until 7:30 and almost was late getting my chores done. But it was an exceptional morning as I was enjoying God's creation and also got home to celebrate my son's 12th birthday.<br />
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A couple months ago, I received an invite from a good friend of mine to spend some time up at his cabin in Tioga County that is not far from Wellsboro, PA. We decided to take an extended weekend to do some of the things we both enjoy, fishing and hunting. I did a lot of dreaming for this trip. I felt like it was going to be about the perfect time to see the gobblers in action in the woods and it was also about the right time to see some mayflies and caddis on the stream. </div>
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When the time finally came to leave, I was busting at the seams. The weather they were calling for was absolutely perfect every day that we were to be there. The water levels were decent and dropping. We got to the stream and I was in heaven. The caddis were everywhere but it turned out the fish didn't want anything with them. We didn't catch anything but the best part was we had the local eagle fly over our head about 30 feet. That was supper exciting. </div>
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Saturday morning was quiet in the woods. There were no toms talking and we only saw one lonely hen. We made up for that quiet time though in the creek. Both my friend and I did well catching a lot of rainbows, one brown and a couple small mouth bass. I had received a tip from Big Meadows Fly Shop owner that copper johns were taking fish. That is what brought most of my fish to hand. The other patterns that caught fish for me this day were the <a href="http://www.myflies.com/Chain-Gang-Pheasant-Tail-P532.aspx" target="_blank">Chain Gang Pheasant Tail</a> and the <a href="http://www.myflies.com/Ice-Magic-P778.aspx" target="_blank">Ice Magic</a> in brown/orange and Olive/yellow. My friend even managed a bullfrog he caught with his hand.</div>
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Sunday morning, since we couldn't hunt we decided to take a walk out to the field and just scope things out to see if it was worth hunting this field edge again. Well, what we saw I feel was a once in a lifetime opportunity. There were four hens and a gobbler that was in full strut. They were about two hundred yards away in the open field. With the sun shining on him, he was an absolutely gorgeous sight with his fan spread out and gleaming beauty reflecting in the sun. The hens walked out of the field and he started to follow. But interestingly enough, he ended up turning around and going the opposite direction. We soon found out why. There were two jakes that came into the field that came running at him, challenging him for his control over this nice group of hens. What proceeded to happen absolutely shocked us. These two jakes proceeded to take advantage of the numbers. For about 5 to 10 minutes, there was a major battle going on between these three birds. The one jake would take the gobbler's focus and the other bird proceeded to sneak up behind him and sucker punch him. It is amazing what kind of sounds these birds made vocally, and with their wings as they would hit each other. It was a super loud fight that saw the bigger, older bird cowering away in defeat. </div>
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As we fished that evening, we decided to use this as a sign that we needed to stay in this field for the next day's hunt on our final morning there. We didn't do as well Sunday night fishing as we did Saturday but we were happy with how we did. All the fish we caught this weekend were in the 11" to 16". Now we were crazy excited for the next morning. </div>
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Neither of us slept all that great in our anticipation of seeing any of those three birds we saw Sunday morning. When we got to our spot along the field it wasn't very long before there were gobblers talking in the trees. We were getting more excited by the minute. We waited till it became a little more day light and started calling to the birds with a slate call. I sat in anticipation looking over the field figuring that as they got closer they would pop out in front of me. My friend decided to face the opposite direction just incase the bird would circle in behind us. Well, as it turned out it was two gobblers that came in together and they were in my friend's sight. He was able to harvest a really nice bird at 25 yards away. It was a 16 pound bird with a 9.5" beard at 6:15 am.</div>
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We still had a lot of hope for the rest of the day. We stayed at the same spot with our hen decoys in the open field and the sun coming up and drying the grass off. We made several attempts to bring in birds alternating through the different calls we had with us by using the slate call, box call and even a mouth call every 15 to 20 minutes from the time he shot his bird until about 10:00. At this time we put them all together and brought out all the stops. We had also put his bird out with the hen decoys and propped up his bird's fan to maybe draw in any a bird willing to challenge him for the two hens. Waiting about 15 minutes after this calling spree, there seemed to be no response. </div>
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As we were getting ready to head back to the cabin, I went out to gather up the hen decoys. I was stopped in my tracks as I looked up to the far corner of the field and there stood two birds at 335 yards away. I crawled back to my spot and we gave a few calls on the slate. It got these two birds' attention and the started to work our way. We could see with binoculars that the one bird was a nice mature tom. The other bird looked small enough to be a hen but we couldn't tell for sure. </div>
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It took a half an hour with a couple calls to make sure they were interested in continuing to close the gap. At about 40 to 50 yards away we could see that the one bird was a small jake. I now was super hopeful for my first time turkey hunting that I should be able to get a shot at one of these birds. Well, the gobbler kept coming and headed right for the dead tom that was now used as a decoy. He was starting to puff up his body feathers and ready to go into a strut. I decided at 30 yards I was going to take him now before he put up his fan. My friend gave a couple purr calls to get him to stop and put his head up. My first shot stunned him and he spun in a circle. Then he gave me a half second and I was able to finalize the deal with a second shot that sent him waddle over spurs. Here is my first ever spring gobbler, a 19 pound bird with an 8.5" beard. </div>
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There were spent midges on the water everywhere. And actually the fish were rising to them all over the place. Although, I couldn't break off my rust and connect with any of the rises. I did a great job of missing every rise that came to my small <a href="http://www.myflies.com/BWO-Foam-Biot-Emerger-P330.aspx" target="_blank">BWO Foam Biot Emerger</a>, which happened to be the smallest dry fly I had with me. I wasn't expecting any surface action today. I used my ice magic and managed some short hookups but nothing to hand. Like I had said earlier, there are some things I need to work on so that I can have more fish come to hand. <br />
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Things have been crazy lately as spring time rolls around. There have been a lot of people thinking about what is empty in their fly boxes and so have either been ordering through MyFlies.Com or have been visiting their local shops. Fly shops have been contacting me for flies to replentish their supplies and clients have been trying to fill their empty slots in their fly boxes. Here are some of the most recent orders that have gone out the door.<br />
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<a href="http://www.myflies.com/Chain-Gang-Hares-Ear-P531.aspx">Chain Gang Hares Ear <br />
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<a href="http://www.myflies.com/Olive-Loopty-Loop-P238.aspx" target="_blank">Loopty Loop</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.myflies.com/Chain-Gang-Pheasant-Tail-P532.aspx">Chain Gang Pheasant Tails<br />
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<a href="http://www.myflies.com/Dean-Myers-Custom-Fly-Orders-P234.aspx">Y2K & Tellico Nymphs<br />
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<a href="http://www.myflies.com/Dean-Myers-Custom-Fly-Orders-P234.aspx">Yellow Stonefly dries<br />
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<a href="http://www.myflies.com/Dean-Myers-Custom-Fly-Orders-P234.aspx">Spirit of Pittsford Mills<br />
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<a href="http://www.myflies.com/Brown-Beacon-P227.aspx">Brown Beacon</a> And <a href="http://www.myflies.com/Orange-Loopty-Loop-P225.aspx">Loopty Loop<br />
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<br />Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-72458622139911143182013-03-18T21:50:00.002-04:002013-03-18T21:50:37.277-04:00CRO Flies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was at the "Tie One On" event a couple weeks ago, I received an invite from the guys at CRO Flies to go fishing on the Tulpehocken. This is a stream I have fished somewhat but at limited locations and for short amounts of time. There is a section of this stream that is a couple miles long that is designated by the state of PA to be delayed harvest. This means that for most of the year it is a catch and release stream only. And for the month of March till the opening day of trout, special regulation streams are the only streams you are allowed to fish on for trout. <br />
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I was looking at my schedule and wanted to take my son out to test out his new waders. Well, I notified these guys that I was going to get on the water for the first time this year. They worked it out for their schedule to meet me on the water Sunday. Unfortunately for my son, he got a cold and had to miss out on this opportunity. <br />
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I found out from Luke where to meet along the stream. Even though he forgot what his brother drives, I was able to get to the correct parking lot and met these guys along the stream. They were at this one spot that was to be good. There wasn't too much action there so we hopped on over to another location. <br />
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At this next location there were a few other fishermen that had the same idea as us. But there was plenty of room for us all. These guys know this stream like the back of their hand. They might even have each rock and each hole named. They put me in a great spot but I have to say I am probably a better tier than I am a fisherman. These guys though, knew where to put their fly and get great drifts. I was excited to see both of them connecting with fish on both sides of me. I did pick up my first fish of the year out of this spot. I was using the <a href="http://www.myflies.com/Double-Duty-P331.aspx" target="_blank">Double Duty</a> in brown with copper bead and copper ribbing. Josh got the big fish award for the day, when he picked up a real thick shouldered 17" or so, holdover rainbow. <br />
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We finished the rest of the evening out at one more great little spot. I rolled a couple fish and got into a good fighting sucker. All in all, it was a great day of fishing and a great time with some new friends. Thanks CRO Flies. <br />
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If you ever need a day on the water and want some cool dudes to guide you, I highly recommend you schedule a trip with the guys at <a href="http://croflies.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CRO Flies</a>. They know how to put you on fish. But you need to be able to set the hook and keep them on your line if you want to put them in your net. And maybe if you fish with them you will use a new pattern that I put them onto, even if Josh gets a good laugh at this crazy simple pattern! Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-35405450546322873342013-03-09T17:59:00.001-05:002013-03-09T21:34:26.719-05:00Tie One On<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK4vmEuefZMPDu7NUyEhcaYIYL0P3S3oXShWIh6lvNcwOTajhde5CV-2wnIc8I0ts6dZYVie-CvURGmuNUfwCW4MUHaGMr9S8eRhqMeSUYN_HdnbTncPp_OBnJ7bOVRCI87MYnZxRvcE/s640/blogger-image--318190938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK4vmEuefZMPDu7NUyEhcaYIYL0P3S3oXShWIh6lvNcwOTajhde5CV-2wnIc8I0ts6dZYVie-CvURGmuNUfwCW4MUHaGMr9S8eRhqMeSUYN_HdnbTncPp_OBnJ7bOVRCI87MYnZxRvcE/s640/blogger-image--318190938.jpg" /></a>Today was the Tie On One event that was held at Woods Creek Grill. It was an awesome day of tying and listening to tying presentations. <br />
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The location was great. It was the first time I was ever at Woods Creek Grill. They have a unique menu. You can get anything from elk chili, to alligator, and even rattle snake. There was one guy that tried the rattle snake. They have a neat way of presenting this entree. I had a cup of the trouder(trout chowder). This was an item on their special menu for the day. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. <br />
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There were a lot of great instructions presented on how to tie a multitude of patterns. Anything from eggs, nymphs or streamers. There were a lot great pointers on how to make each pattern better. <br />
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It was nice of everyone to make me feel good about my presentation. I have never struggled through my pattern as much as I did today. I think I snapped my thread at least twice, I fumbled through my talking and I had to borrow a white shirt cause no one could see the fly against my dark shirt. Besides this I had fun doing this presentation for the first time. Hopefully I can become a better speaker if I can get rude of my nerves of public speaking. <br />
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I want thank Tyler Frantz and Josh Ott for hosting such a great event. It was a great time and I look forward to doing this again and meeting you guys along the stream sometime soon. <br />
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<br />Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-60025705908716142942013-03-04T10:58:00.001-05:002013-03-04T18:37:50.559-05:00Fly Fishing Show - LancasterI was tying this weekend at the Fly Fishing Show in Lancaster PA. This was the first I did this for this show. I had a blast. I met some great people that stopped by my table and also talked with the other great tiers that worked the show. These shows have so much to offer. If you engage the people at the stands they always seem so willing to share some great info. You can learn a lot from them to enhance any aspect of your fishing needs, whether it be for casting, tying, and other things. If you get any chance to attend these shows I highly recommend it. Plus it gets you out of the house and thinking of spring!<br />
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I did a lot of tying my chain gang stonefly. There was a lot of questions about this pattern from how to fish them, how to tie the bead chain on, etc. I had a great time discussing these answers to these questions and hopefully those guys can enjoy this pattern as much as I have. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWvSWd5BTskOgCbBMM7-duqLy1CEWHaqtPnQg4NEBKpaRPXc5vH13ZzVaNH2wX_gUrYYgIttZvFtulUu-xALWNdhnfnTnb9IL91rbrlShrzCeA4pCGfs5vcaz0w-9ndjcUz08Jl0tzjA/s640/blogger-image-330185832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWvSWd5BTskOgCbBMM7-duqLy1CEWHaqtPnQg4NEBKpaRPXc5vH13ZzVaNH2wX_gUrYYgIttZvFtulUu-xALWNdhnfnTnb9IL91rbrlShrzCeA4pCGfs5vcaz0w-9ndjcUz08Jl0tzjA/s640/blogger-image-330185832.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-v6EbpWVPHMkMvIAPmtsm3sEbICUNrTk9B4Olg8faRjc2Rcw2IndVkQppcEgxMAG-Qo0D4ECh6GJKqoZNUnpcY9leVUzRETQbejrENYzGK8qYztN6kiLbbz32eoeNnIPa9yTqNfIEBk/s640/blogger-image-1142250838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-v6EbpWVPHMkMvIAPmtsm3sEbICUNrTk9B4Olg8faRjc2Rcw2IndVkQppcEgxMAG-Qo0D4ECh6GJKqoZNUnpcY9leVUzRETQbejrENYzGK8qYztN6kiLbbz32eoeNnIPa9yTqNfIEBk/s640/blogger-image-1142250838.jpg" /></a></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-36928416481565917842013-02-18T13:29:00.001-05:002015-01-20T15:02:36.900-05:00BoutonnièreI received a unique request this week. A lady asked if I would be willing to design a fly for her wedding. They want a fly to wear as the boutonnière for their wedding. She provided me with the colors of the tartan he will be wearing. He does a lot of muskie fishing, so I came up with a design using some green, blue and some gold flash. I thought it looked great. As well as she did. <br />
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Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-59392086317564608592013-02-17T18:59:00.001-05:002013-02-17T18:59:48.447-05:00Kids tying designsI had some fun this weekend with some time with my kids as they wanted to do some tying. So I took my Ice Magic pattern and gave them their choice at any color they wanted. I thought they came up with some pretty cool color combinations. <br />
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My son chose red tail, orange body, grizzly hackle, multi colored wing and red shoulder. <br />
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My daughter chose blue tail and shoulder, purple body, orange hackle, and red wing. <br />
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I am drawing a blank when it comes to naming this fly pattern. This sculpin design has been performing very well for everyone that has fished it. So the next step is to give it a name. Please pass along your name ideas.<br />
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<br />Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-26185512280411307522012-12-20T14:08:00.001-05:002012-12-20T14:08:54.011-05:00Dave Shenk tying eventLast night was the first annual Dave Shenk tying event held by the Donegal Trout Unlimited. Dave just passed away this fall in a tragic accident. Donegal TU dedicated the evening in his memory and are making it an annual event. <br />
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It was a very enjoyable evening. We watched a video that he was working on to provide instruction on one of his patterns that he created. Then they broke everyone into groups to watch a couple different tiers demonstrate their patterns. I was one of the presenters and got to meet a lot of good people. <br />
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I also broke out my new fly display for the first time. It worked great and I got a lot of nice compliments on it. <br />
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I hope to be asked back again next year. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSjSKviUeKWw2QmEjTGZyX5czGbvDXivXaw4I3RkznP0gPg18mON4G3Hxt2ONMffvSAbrMQQi6JVljoy-jjO6XUzRAhUkI8uwtkzpsWxNVOA-KyawETs7GL61ct982T_ji-Ouy4or36k/s640/blogger-image--1699230630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSjSKviUeKWw2QmEjTGZyX5czGbvDXivXaw4I3RkznP0gPg18mON4G3Hxt2ONMffvSAbrMQQi6JVljoy-jjO6XUzRAhUkI8uwtkzpsWxNVOA-KyawETs7GL61ct982T_ji-Ouy4or36k/s640/blogger-image--1699230630.jpg" /></a></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-74888934290089391482012-12-13T16:27:00.001-05:002012-12-13T16:27:09.518-05:00KermitHere are some Kermits that went in the mail recently. Enjoyed tying this trusty old pattern. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXEWrAxn6QSDppfu_tv0UI18HemVHnpSkXOE4da8QVHGbL89bPybpKCjNEpbYiuMnEdGHRDHEmFaZG5W2y6mvySwXbmTRZLdbUiwpb7rZaxIwZ2P4TB-X43QkTeT7Y-Yk2pH1fk_hVRg/s640/blogger-image--1305210204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXEWrAxn6QSDppfu_tv0UI18HemVHnpSkXOE4da8QVHGbL89bPybpKCjNEpbYiuMnEdGHRDHEmFaZG5W2y6mvySwXbmTRZLdbUiwpb7rZaxIwZ2P4TB-X43QkTeT7Y-Yk2pH1fk_hVRg/s640/blogger-image--1305210204.jpg" /></a></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-26421039122672141352012-10-19T09:08:00.001-04:002012-10-19T09:08:15.241-04:00New creationsHere are a bunch of flies that are on their way to a friend to be field tested in western pa. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipM9LgwtgTm9dHKKr2zt7zon6oYLso1H_Z62Da6na1T58xAhVWXBaNl0jTiuPA0FY-0MgVcd4cYJ8YiSxBAOcUiKZMHsNJEWyp6EyegKXndRy9IZSpISr5CExt1z2YmaoaVtSTyJbXwNc/s640/blogger-image-21878004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipM9LgwtgTm9dHKKr2zt7zon6oYLso1H_Z62Da6na1T58xAhVWXBaNl0jTiuPA0FY-0MgVcd4cYJ8YiSxBAOcUiKZMHsNJEWyp6EyegKXndRy9IZSpISr5CExt1z2YmaoaVtSTyJbXwNc/s640/blogger-image-21878004.jpg" /></a></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-68308277830239788842012-09-20T14:19:00.001-04:002012-09-20T14:19:02.818-04:00Small fliesI get a kick out of tying some small flies. They are a lot of fun as I try to pay attention to the detail of the small patterns. <br />
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Just finished up some more flies for a fly shop. Here are some tellico nymphs, y2k eggs, zebra midges #20, and some stripper midges #24. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4NzwAPG0I14y3eFF0GJz6gtyc9Md3aujHlGKDC4PaLQwo4FyF9yE2DWLTfZFTLmJJW_77t33HPa45V8LMwtyRcEBkC_FbgQy_SZOMKZc_OQ50hrh4NZiKbFktHRUP-kXaHT2ynNc3Rg/s640/blogger-image--605935694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4NzwAPG0I14y3eFF0GJz6gtyc9Md3aujHlGKDC4PaLQwo4FyF9yE2DWLTfZFTLmJJW_77t33HPa45V8LMwtyRcEBkC_FbgQy_SZOMKZc_OQ50hrh4NZiKbFktHRUP-kXaHT2ynNc3Rg/s640/blogger-image--605935694.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy0MOf-l6KK5r46Xpu5ZyD7kD7EhaFGb9dy6KatoTpaGB7XUNbbhcthyphenhyphenkooqOYveTH6lOwBqwKy7P_gvHVIB8MKsj05DDvjYtzWt7qu3iYCiQfWlxKydO_P85aXvP3TOQPdug4M485GE/s640/blogger-image-744591183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy0MOf-l6KK5r46Xpu5ZyD7kD7EhaFGb9dy6KatoTpaGB7XUNbbhcthyphenhyphenkooqOYveTH6lOwBqwKy7P_gvHVIB8MKsj05DDvjYtzWt7qu3iYCiQfWlxKydO_P85aXvP3TOQPdug4M485GE/s640/blogger-image-744591183.jpg" /></a></div>Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-84759445442488646042012-09-02T19:51:00.001-04:002012-09-27T11:29:51.864-04:00Ribbit, RibbitI got a little time today to fish a farm pond. I had a couple new fly patterns I wanted to test. I had one fly that did an outstanding job for me that I didn't even try the other patterns. The fish gave their approval on my swimming frog pattern. I was even surprised with a couple catfish that just hammered this fly. Here are some of the fish that fell to the swimming frog. The fly is still a work in progress and I don't have a good picture of it yet but you can see it in the pictures. <br />
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Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-78006916903525861002012-07-19T10:41:00.000-04:002012-07-19T10:42:22.345-04:00Stuck my Hiney in the PineyI recently spent some time with extended family up in Blackwell, PA. Every year we have a family gathering of my wife's family at a cabin that sits within walking distance of the Big Pine Creek and the rails to trails path that follows along this creek. A lot of the family likes to spend time on the bikes enjoying the scenery. They ride up through portions of the PA Grand Canyon or they ride down to Cedar Run for ice cream. Sometimes I tag along but other times I would rather be in the creek. <br />
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Unfortunately I forgot my camera. I had some awesome experiences on the water the one evening. I had a black bear cross the creek just down stream of me. Then I had a bald eagle fly overhead. And then I had a mother pin tail duck swim by me with her brood of young. She had 24, yes 24 babies that she guided up around me. Oh and the fishing was good too.<br />
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Sometimes I can get into a few trout but it wouldn't be happening this time. There hasn't been a lot of rain and the water was really low. I knew right away as I stepped into the creek that this would be a bass day. The water felt like a mildly warm bath. The air temps were in the 90's and the water had to be close to 80. It didn't even feel refreshing as I was wet wading in this water. I was trying some new popper designs and they produced well for me. I also was using the ice magic, which is a new design I have been working on. It produced well on the smallies. It was a black and chartreuse model. Most of the smallies that I caught were on the smaller side. I have never caught any that were too large. I know they are there but they have never cooperated with me very well. <br />
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This night was different though. But I found out that this fish was better than I was tonight. I was using this new popper. I had been catching small fish on it and was used to their little splash takes. All of the sudden my popper was engulfed by a large fish. I had a good fight on my hands. This fish got down and dirty in the fight, then would rocket out of the water! He did this three times that he launched himself out of the creek. This smallie was the largest fish I had ever hooked on this creek. It's depth of body told me it was the king of this section of water for sure! And he proved to be too tough to handle. Just before he jumped the third time he started spooling line. Something happened with my drag and when he stopped running, the reel didn't and there was some slack line. It took this opportunity to jump, spit the hook and say C-YA! I was bummed that I didn't get it to hand but was happy to know I can hook up with the big boys.<br />
<br />Dean Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848183468071415131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472683543217962415.post-51470686458364571682012-07-04T18:28:00.001-04:002012-07-04T18:28:48.239-04:00Happy July 4thI hope everyone has an enjoyable holiday today! <br />
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Sorry I have been absent from here for a while. Life has been crazy lately. My son was playing baseball this spring and then was selected to the Allstar team. Helping to coach that team took a lot of my spare time. Now that it is over I hope to have more time fishing and posting here of my new patterns. <br />
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Have a great holiday. <br />
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