Modifying Flies, with Tim Cammisa

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

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🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

This week, my guest is author, You Tube personality, and author Tim Cammisa [34:00]. We have a spirited discussion on fly patterns—which of the most common ones are untouchable, and which do we modify with different materials and techniques. And are they even the same fly if we modify them?

In the Fly Box, we have some great questions this week, including:

For streamer fishing for smallmouths, should I use my existing 6 weight or should I get a 7-weight rod?

Is the 10-foot 3-weight Euro nymphing rod the same as a 10-foot crappie jigging rod? If not how is it different? And is Euro nymphing really fly fishing?

Where do you use split shot and where do you use tungsten putty? Or is it purely personal preference?

I have been tying clinch knots by pulling on the tag end and it seems to be very strong. Do you think I am doing it the wrong way?

Can I use a Duncan Loop to attach a leader directly to a fly line?

Should I use a sinking line for streamer and nymph fishing?

How can I improve the durability of Dragon Tail flies?

Do striped bass prey on trout in freshwater rivers?

If I use a Berkely Gulp on my fly rod, is it technically a fly?

I am fishing for tiger muskie from shore. What type of line do I need?

Our rivers in Tennessee have an abundance of non-toxic salamanders. Do you think trout eat them, and if so how can I develop a fly to imitate them?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis fly fishing podcast. This is your host Tom Rosenbauer and we
0:16.0	have a very geeky podcast for you today. It's about fly tying and it's with my guest
0:24.2	is Tim Camisa and Tim and I get geeky about flies and what we're we're going to talk about today
0:31.4	is patterns and and which standard patterns are just not to be messed with which ones should you keep
0:39.0	the original tying materials and methods and which one which ones should you have a little leeway
0:45.8	to tie. Of course, this is all personal opinion and Tim and I go through a bunch of very very popular
0:52.2	standard patterns and talk about how we personally vary these patterns based on our own desires
1:00.1	and our own our own needs. So you may not agree with a lot of the changes we suggest or you may
1:07.9	not agree with us keeping some patterns exactly as they are but if you like fly tying and you like
1:15.4	geeky podcasts, this is the one for you. Now if you have a question for me, you can send it to
1:24.0	podcast at orvis.com and if I can answer your question, I'll either read it or play your voice
1:31.1	file on the on the podcast and you can either just type your question in your email to podcast at
1:38.2	orvis.com or you can attach a voice file with your question. Please try to keep your questions
1:46.1	on a voice file less than say two and a half minutes long. Nice and short is is easier for all of us.
1:56.8	So without further ado, let's try to answer some questions. This one's first one is an email from
2:03.6	James. I have a question for Tom and didn't know how to ask it. So here it is. I have a 9 foot
2:09.3	6 weight clear water with clear water rod and with clear water and hydroz bank shot lines that I use
2:17.7	as just like my general purpose rod. I have an 8 1 1 1 2 foot 4 weight clear water for small streams
2:24.6	and pan fish and an 8 weight recon with a sinking line for hybrids and strippers. My question is
2:30.6	should I get a 6 or a 7 recon outfit for pretty much a smallmouth streamer rod and then I will
2:36.7	have my other 6 weight for a backup second rod. My 6 weight clear water was my first rod after
2:42.3	taking an FF 101 fly fishing 101 at my local orvis store. Well James, I don't know if you absolutely
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