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pittendrigh	Bunyan Bugger (salmon fly stonefly)		Lead	[-]
Posts: 265 06/18/2009 09:15	Tags : None It's almost Salmon Fly season here in Montana. They've already hatched on Henry's Fork. I haven't heard, but they must be out on Rock Creek already. And a day or two away from appearing on the Big Hole. Here's my latest. It's tied with 2lbs per cubic foot EVA foam, orange thread and Zelon. http://montana-riverboats.com/Pages/Fly-Tying/Sandy-Pittendrigh/Bunyan-Bugger/BunyanBugger.html This foam is nearly impossible to get. But I'm working on it. I've sent some samples to a well-known purveyor. If he doesn't bite I'll try another outfit (I know how to get this foam wholesale, but there is no retail outlet I can find). Most fly tying foam is 4lbs to 6lbs per cubic foot. So this 2lbs per cubic foot foam is by far the lightest stuff out there. It's absolutely impossible to sink. I've been tying this fly for years. It is a very good fly. But I used to sew in rubber legs and I used elk hair for the wing. Zelon legs and wing make this fly even lighter yet. And less wind resistant and therefore easier to cast too. Tomorrow I'll cast this latest variation on the Big Hole. The bugs haven't popped yet. But I'll cast it anyway......in between nymphs and streamers anyway. The fishing there has been "lights out" according to the latest gossip. One final note about tying with ultra-light EVA foam: You have to tie this foam onto a hook loosely. You want to dimple the foam, but don't try to lash it down tightly. The thread will cut through the foam. Use three or four dimpling wraps and then put a drop of ZapAGap on the underside of the thorax. These end up among the most durable flies there are. I have some of these flies in my box tied two seasons back. They're pock-marked with brown trout teeth. But still servicable flies. < 0O--< salmobytes have code will travel >--O0> Last Edited By: pittendrigh 06/18/2009 10:08. Edited 6 times.
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Posts: 207 09/04/2009 21:00	I gotta tell ya Sandy, that foam you sent to me is the cat's meow. It's wonderful stuff. Now that I know what I've been missing, I'll keep a lookout for this low density foam. Many thanks for your generosity. Dirk
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Posts: 285 09/05/2009 08:39	flyslinger wrote: I gotta tell ya Sandy, that foam you sent to me is the cat's meow. It's wonderful stuff. Now that I know what I've been missing, I'll keep a lookout for this low density foam. Many thanks for your generosity. Dirk I bought $300 worth over 20 years ago. It was the late 1980s. I wanted to interest fly tying materials wholesalers. Nobody was interested. So I still have a fair amount of it (although I've given away well over half the original order, over the years). I got yellow, orange white and gray. Why I didn't order grasshopper tan I'll never know. What I sent you was 2lbs per cubic foot EVA (ethyl vinyl acetate) foam. There is a polyethelene based closed cell foam you can get, at 2lbs per cubic foot. But that too is a wholesale only proposition. Polyethelene foam would likely be even tougher. The hard leathery stuff they sell as fly tying foam is generally so dense it barely floats. It doesn't soak up moisture. But it doesn't float all that well either. Two to three times lighter makes a huge difference. If you can get it. < 0O--< salmobytes have code will travel >--O0>
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Posts: 87 09/10/2009 17:29	That is interesting foam. I wouldn't mind getting some over the winter to try for next season. Often I have been exhausted on trout streams, uncomfortable, wet, cold, briar scarred, sunburned, mosquito bitten, but never, with a fly rod in my hand have I been in a place that was less than beautiful.
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Posts: 288 09/11/2009 09:18	Silver Doctor wrote: That is interesting foam. I wouldn't mind getting some over the winter to try for next season. Silver Doctor: I sent a message to your inbox. I just looked at my own inbox, for the first time in months, and found a bunch of messages I didn't know about. Perhaps there's a way to configure Yuku, so it sends you email when you get a Yuku message.......... Everyone Else: I'm getting closer to finding a retail source for ultra-lightweight closed cell foam. I found a place in Australia (a website with a 'shopping cart') that advertizes 1.7lbs per cubic foot polyethelene foam. But in white only. Not in colors. Haven't got time today. But I'll call them on the phone at some point, to see what I can do. I found a place in Taiwan last night, that has 2.2lbs per cubic foot foam in a variety of colors. But you have to buy 500 square feet minimum order. 500sq' isn't all that much in a distributor context. But it's a heck of a lot more than I'll ever use. < 0O--< salmobytes have code will travel >--O0> Last Edited By: pittendrigh 09/11/2009 10:33. Edited 1 time.
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