just another EEL ! - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

saltydog · 12-01-2003, 01:47 PM

SEEM,S Im the only one tyin up for next season so looks like ill have the whole board to my self. so heres my
LION'S HEAD CLOUSE EEL.
GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN"

Bigcat · 12-01-2003, 03:29 PM

Looks nice, how long is it, and what size hook did you use?

Fly Rod · 12-01-2003, 07:12 PM

Nice looking fly ! ! !

Been tying a few flies

Don't have a digital camera

so can't put them on the web.
My flies don't look half as good as yours

I've been known to be the most unorthodoxed fly fisher

Don't use tapered leaders

But I still catch fish

Bobbike · 12-02-2003, 09:01 PM

Hello all, hope you all had a great striper season.
Salty I'm tying but no digital cam either, your flies are always a pleasure to see on the board. Keep tying and posting

Christian · 12-02-2003, 10:45 PM

nice. i love looking at your hooks with hair on them.

saltydog · 12-05-2003, 06:54 PM

BOBBIKE, NO PROBLEM, if you want Ill be GLAD to take some pic's for you just send me up some flys an I can e-mail you the pic's or post an you can discribe them.
'GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN"

P.S I will send them back!

saltydog · 12-05-2003, 06:59 PM

JUST ANOTHER EEL, I got a couple of doz of them so this winter Ill POST EEL FLYS.forgot if I posted this one, BUT here it is any ways!!!
PATTEN floating eel
hook no.6
body easy body (small)
filled w/ rany's float foam
colored w/ pen
eyes molded
now tie some up an get ready to catch some biggins
'GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN"

saltydog · 12-14-2003, 10:01 AM

YES more eels, this one is 2"
hook of your choice
BODY gold kristal
BODY purple kristal
epoxy w/ small stick on eyes.
as you can see the material shows threw the body an looks COOL
now tie some up an be ready.
"GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN"

steelhead · 12-14-2003, 11:47 AM

Saltydog, Nice pattern! I can picture using it at night on a few of the beaches up here in MA.

Christian · 12-14-2003, 11:58 AM

that thing is perfect.

saltydog · 12-15-2003, 05:37 PM

the color O.K. it looks better in BLACK/WHITE the purple was just to give it some extra color Istill like the black/white better for night.
try one a post a pic
'GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN"

steelhead · 12-15-2003, 08:30 PM

Saltydog, Your posts made me remember one of my favorite sandeel patterns for this past summer.

Last year I bought a book by Joseph Bates, Jr. which documents the history of steamers and bucktails. There's a whole section in the book on saltwater flies. I tied up several of the patterns from the book and used them this summer. This was one that worked pretty well when the smaller sand eels were in on the flats of the beaches up here on the North Shore.

WOOLNER’S SAND EEL: pattern from Streamers and Bucktails, The Big Fish Flies, by Joseph Bates, Jr.
My changes to the pattern are noted in parenthesis.

Hook: Regular 4/0, stainless steel (I used an Eagle Claw 254 2/0.)
Head: Green with white eye and black pupil. (I used some chartreuse thread.)
Tail: A green neck hackle with tip removed, so that the spine protrudes ½”.
Body: Silver Mylar tubing 3 ½ “ long. (I could only find silver holographic tubing….)
Wing: Small bunch of green bucktail (12 hairs) as long as the tubing, with a few hairs of black bucktail on top.
Cheeks: Jungle cock

Additional helpful tying details taken from Bates book are as follows: “To dress this fly, take the core from a 3 ½” length of silver Mylar tubing (piping). Dip the end of the green neck hackle in cement and insert all but ½” into the tubing, lashing it in place with black thread. Push the barb end of the hook through the other end of the tubing until nearly an inch is threaded on; then push the hook through the tubing and push the tubing on the shank of the hook, where it is tied down behind the eye. The tubing now should be straight. Dress the fly as usual.” He further notes that the tubing should be 1/8” in diameter.

It's real easy to visualize this tied up with different colors. The book is well woth buying if you can find it. Lots of really good info in it!

saltydog · 12-16-2003, 04:51 PM

STEELHEADER, thats cool,

'GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN"

steelhead · 12-16-2003, 05:07 PM

Saltdog, Thanks! I have been amazed how many great looking flies there were in this book and they work! There was one called a Ballou Special, made of white marabou plumes and peacock herl topping, yellow bucktail throat that i did up and just whcked the bass this fall during the fall run! I'll try to post a picture of it if I can find a decent one in my fly box.

I did a whole series of these old flies for another site about a year ago. stripemoon.com

Roger · 12-17-2003, 07:56 PM

Here's a very simple eel fly that I've found very effective after dark.

Last season it accounted for 2 bass to 27" in the waning hours of the Martha's Vineyard Catch and Release Tournament (It was a classic - dark and stormy night).

Another notable catch was a 34" bass from an 12 foot hump in 50 feet of water in Narr. Bay.

Basically, it is just an olive rabbit strip attached Matuka style to a yarn body. I use either mono or copper wire to bind the strip to the body.

This is my last one, so it is a little used and ragged.

steelhead · 12-17-2003, 09:10 PM

That guy must swim like crazy! Great catches!

saltydog · 12-18-2003, 04:41 PM

ROGER, nice fly easy to tie an very effective, Rabbit always have a great effect in the water, thats great MORE EEL FLYS, KEEP EM COMMIN,
STEELHEAD, got any PIC'S
'GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN"

P.S HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY

steelhead · 12-18-2003, 06:13 PM

Saltydog, I'll scrounge around and see if I can find/tie a few more of those oldies that I did last year. Also maybe a worm fly or two.

saltydog · 12-21-2003, 11:02 AM

STEELHEAD, GREAT, Ill be lookin

"GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN"
P.S. HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY.

steelhead · 12-21-2003, 01:22 PM

You too man! Kicked them off with a bang last night....
Ouch my head this morning....

I'll post some more later today.

saltydog · 12-26-2003, 01:09 PM

SORRY TO SAY I BROKE MY ARM YESTERDAY, christmass morning, spent 4 hours at the hospital,so typing w/ one hand (S*#%S) no to mention I wont be tyin at any of the fly shows this year! so it's back to old flys. more eels
BLACK SAND EEL
tail angle hair-- black
body easy body-- black
gills-- red marabou
eyes small molded
thats it
'GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN'

Fly Rod · 12-26-2003, 02:30 PM

Sorry to hear about the arm

Hope you heal quickly.

scortoncreekkid · 12-28-2003, 07:40 PM

Salty: Sorry to hear that you broke your arm. I hope it wasn't your casting arm? I'm still looking forward to fishing with you this spring at the Creek. Went fishing Christmas Day at the Creek, just before high tide. It had to have been one of the highest non-storm high tides I have seen in years. Water up over the tops of the fence railings on the backside of the property. The marsh was one giant lake... No fish, but the Creek still has bait around. Heard that some schoolies were taken just last week! Hope you heal up real quick. Happy New Year and tight lines from the KID.

saltydog · 12-30-2003, 10:45 AM

HAY KID, ill be there this season w/ bells on, the arm is to be in a cast

for 12 weeks, ive seen the marsh when flooded, must be a FEW fish up in side in thoes holes. ill be here fo the next 12 weeks surffing around.TUFF using one hand. to tie. I posted a animated fish on reeltime, an john kiddingly replied, where do you put the batteries, so i tied one up out of deerhair. heres the animated one first.

saltydog · 12-30-2003, 11:02 AM

KID, heres my DEERHAIR YELLOWFISH, this ( s^%#s ) using one hand, the pic is a little out of focus, any ways have a GREAT NEW YEAR

hope you catch a few fish for the new year.
GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN

Christian · 12-30-2003, 11:59 AM

haha, that thing is nice. get well sooon.

saltydog · 12-31-2003, 09:23 AM

CHRISTIAN, THANK YOU. the sooner the better.
have a great new year.
GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN.

saltydog · 12-31-2003, 09:30 AM

WOW, I almost forgot I did this fly a few awhile back, it's my
New Years eel !
tied on a
5/0 hook
ALL material is FULL lenth
head is easy body green ( tied spreader style)
eyes are molded
thin coat of epoxy it is ment to be fished deep w/ a 350-450 line off a boat. for the big boys.
GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN

scortoncreekkid · 01-02-2004, 05:21 PM

Salty:
Happy New Year and that's a great fly. Looks like I'll be adding another one of your flies to my fly box. Hope the arm is not too much of a pain for you. Are you still going to the Marlboro show? I'll be going after work on Friday night to get a jump on things. I have to see Norm Norlander and return one of the (2) nor vises I got for Christmas. Tight lines from the "KID."

saltydog · 01-02-2004, 10:55 PM

KID, my doc apointment is that day ill have to go saturday w/ my son, ill keep one of thoes big eel for you. just remind me befor i come down in the spring.
GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN'