This is part five of Dave Wilson’s talk to the Sydney Flyrodders on fly tying and fly selection. “What Imitates What?” – the food that fish eat and the flies that they represent. In this episode Dave talks about terrestrials.
Freshwater:
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This is part four of a multi-part presentation of Dave Wilson’s talk to the Sydney Flyrodders on fly tying and fly selection. “What Imitates What?” – the food that fish eat and the flies that they represent. In this episode Dave Wilson talks about hellgrammites. Read More »
Episode 3 of Dave Wilson’s “What Imitates What”. This episode covers stoneflies and midges.
- Stonefly life cycle
- Brown nymphs
- Midge life cycle
- Midge (Chironomid) “Buzzer”
- Midge Ball (Griffith’s Gnat)
- Tying a midge pupa and a midge ball
Episode 2 of Dave Wilson’s “What Imitates What”. This part covers caddis. In this episode:
- Caddis (Sedge) “Complete” Life Cycle
- Stick Cased Caddis
- Caseless Caddis Free Swimming
- The Czech “Nymph”
- Zazamushi – a Japanese delicacy!
- Stick Case Imitation
- Cased Caddis Lava
- Pebble Case, Generic & Uncased Imitations – • Dave Wilson’s “What Imitates What” – …
- Emerging Caddis Pupae
- Cased Caddis Lava Imitations
- Adult Imitations
- The Shannon Rise
- Tying a Peeping Stick Caddis
“What Imitates What” is multi-part presentation by Sydney Flyrodders’ Dave Wilson on fly tying and fly selection, the food that fish eat and the flies they represent.
Episode one includes an introduction and a discussion on mayflies.
Topics are broken up into the following fishy food groups:
- Mayflies
- Baitfish
- Caddis
- Dobsons & Hellgrammites
- Terrestrials
- Stoneflies
- Eggs
- Lures & Attractors
- Damsels & Dragons
- Snails
- Midges
- Saltwater (baitfish, prawns, crabs, squid)
