Kenny Klimes

Gosh, they will put anyone on the internet!
Thanks for finding my photo, Mcclurey. It was a great day fishing with you and Landon.
And Sensei of all great fly fishers, thank you for your nice words about me.

I’m going tiny since the only hatches in the winter are midges and BWO; Barr’s Emergers and all different colors of midge larva. But don’t forget the “Son of San Juan worm”. It has worked well the last couple of times used – I like red.

I agree that floatant does matter depending on what you are putting floatant on. Deer hair is ok for paste or gel and CDC is best with a dry powder product.

Here’s a trick for all that use the New Zealand strike indicator which I think is one of the best and most sensitive indicator systems out there. Most think that the New Zealand strike indicator can’t hold up heavy flies/slip shot. Not true. Here’s a trick to help keep that wool floating higher and longer:

Get a popsicle stick or tongue depressor. attach on one side a small piece of velcro (the sticky side with the tiny hooks). When your New Zealand wool indicator is put on your line, add some gel or paste floatant to the velcro on the stick and brush the floatant into the wool. Just like you would comb your hair (no jokes, please). By brushing the floatant into the wool in this manner it will cover every “individual” wool fiber vice just the outside fibers if you goop it on the indicator with your fingers. Then take a small scissors (I keep one in my vest) and trim the indicator to the size that is commensurate with the amount of weight you have with your flies and split shot. I find this system works perfect with either light weight flies or heavier ones.

Bill – check out the juju baetis pattern for your super hair.

And Barry – yes, I do, ah, like you a lot and know how to spell your last name!

Jim
I use Ultra Hair – same as the others.

Make sure you use contrasting colors then the segmentation will come out better. And yes, it is small.

Here is invitation to come over and tie them at my house. I need some and could use the practice. Plus I just finished tying at the Branson Fly Fishing Expo and have fallen in love with my Donegan opti-vision magnifiers (glass only and magnification distance size #4)

• This reply was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by Kenny Klimes.

Haakeg,

The new FATC logo items will go on sale next month. We make large orders because it would be too expensive to make one or two items at a time and have them shipped. You will get plenty of notice and time to order. Thanks for asking.

Bob,
Yes, there is a way to sell your used gear through the FATC. Go to our “members only” calendar and select the last day of the month (this way the item stays in the calendar for the month). Just like you would add a trip you select the “calendar – select or type” then select the “gear sales” gray button. Type in your info and save.

I know, how do I get to the members only calendar??? UGH!!!!

• This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by Kenny Klimes.