John3
Looks like a Borden Special…a legendary fly made specifically for SRC’s/Bluebacks.Good enough reason right there...you get to pick materials and methods that you can have confidence in...looks like an SRC or steelie getter for sure!
It is indeed...my home water (the Alsea) is where it and the similar Alsea Special were developed...I have a box full of different sizes and variations...very important SRC pattern...We also tie them in size 4 and 2 for late summer and early winter steel on the Siletz...Sorry @John3, didn't mean to hijack you there...Nice tying of a wonderful pattern!!
My own pattern . . . I named it ”Borden’s Super“ . . . the hook is a #5 Spey hook.Mutt's nuts right there...size 6? The JC is a nice touch, an eye of some kind helps when swingin' 'em
Cool beans. Great looking variant of Bob Borden's legendary pattern.It is indeed...my home water (the Alsea) is where it and the similar Alsea Special were developed...I have a box full of different sizes and variations...very important SRC pattern...We also tie them in size 4 and 2 for late summer and early winter steel on the Siletz...Sorry @John3, didn't mean to hijack you there...Nice tying of a wonderful pattern!!
As a rule :@John3 @notaspeyguy
How do you all fish this? Do you swing it? Sink tip at all? Or is it stripped in?
This is on target...I will fish a bigger, sz 1 or 1/0 version for winter steel swung on a sink tip or sz 6 swung dry line style for summers and stripped in froggy sections for SRC...remember, we wrote the rules and the fish rarely follow themAs a rule :
Fast water = swing
Slow water = stripped
. . . but rules are made to be broken . . .
I seldom fish a sinking line or leader.
Thanks! Also, if you don't mind, are you fishing this in tidewater, or up higher into a system?As a rule :
Fast water = swing
Slow water = stripped
. . . but rules are made to be broken . . .
I seldom fish a sinking line or leader.
I don't mean to step in front of @John3 here...We fish this pattern in every part of the system...in summer, we rarely tie on any other fly except a more natural baitfish pattern to specifically target SRC...We've had success 30-40 river miles up...I think that all depends on your river, but if you have SRC and steel they'll eat itThanks! Also, if you don't mind, are you fishing this in tidewater, or up higher into a system?
Awesome, thanks! I need to find a good version locally. I don't tie myself and bought a couple online that did not hold up well.I don't mean to step in front of @John3 here...We fish this pattern in every part of the system...in summer, we rarely tie on any other fly except a more natural baitfish pattern to specifically target SRC...We've had success 30-40 river miles up...I think that all depends on your river, but if you have SRC and steel they'll eat it