Cress bug again

[sandfly]

Now that hunting is over for now, and I have some time I came up with this cress bug for Spring creek in the benner spring area for the winter.
sz.12-16 hook
body---scud dub.
over body......skilton cress bug

 

[atlantisboy911]

Sandfly,

Where did you get the skilton yarn? I could not find it anywhere.

Nice looking cress bug.

 

[Fredrick]

Call Skilton he has a web site . I know the sporting gentleman has some but i'm also sure Sandfly prob has some to sell also .

 

[mcwillja]

Nice tie. Love the orange head

 

[atlantisboy911]

His website is no longer and he seems to have stopped selling materials.

Where is the sporting gentelman?

Thanks

 

[beadhead2]

atlantis
I talked to Bill at the fly tying symposium and he said he is selling his stuff on ebay
I don't have any other details

 

[atlantisboy911]

Thanks Beadhead I appreciate the info, I had not checked on ebay.

 

[jerseygeorge]

I purchased three or four packages of his yarn in the .99 cent bin at a local fly shop. It made incredible cressbugs for Spring. Like crack. I have an olive color, and one that is a little more beige. The beige one worked best. If you look at the cress bugs (collect samples) in spring you will see they are very tiny (18-20ish). But I have always caught trout on larger, size 14's.

JG

 

[WildTigerTrout]

jerseygeorge wrote:
I purchased three or four packages of his yarn in the .99 cent bin at a local fly shop. It made incredible cressbugs for Spring. Like crack. I have an olive color, and one that is a little more beige. The beige one worked best. If you look at the cress bugs (collect samples) in spring you will see they are very tiny (18-20ish). But I have always caught trout on larger, size 14's.

JG

I have seen Cress bugs in Spring Creek in a wide assortment of sizes. 16 seems to work well though. Not to big or small.

 

[atlantisboy911]

If anyone comes accross any of Bills Yarn please let me know, looked on ebay but couldn't find anything being sold by Bill Skilton.

Thanks

 

[Fishidiot]

Atlantisboy,
I've used Bill Skilton cress bug yarn for years. This TCO stuff is exactly the same thing (and same colors).

http://www.tcoflyfishing.com/1TCO_Fly_Fishing_Product_DetailViewer.cfm?category=Materials&subcat=Yarns&type=CressBug

 

[PSH]

Sandfly,
Nice tie. How did you get the segmentation? It looks like you tied tiny knots.
Thanks.

 

[atlantisboy911]

Thanks Fishidiot, I didn't know it was exactly the same, I'm going to order some.I hope you are enjoying the holidays.

 

[SBecker]

Sandfly, I really enjoy your rural and look forward to coming to your shop one of these days.