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Minipi Flybox - Some great flies aren’t listed

Steve Grant, one of the guides, upon viewing the fly section of the web site, made this comment:

I noticed some of the flies that my anglers have great success with are not listed.  They include the Orange Wooly Bugger, the Black Wulff, the Minonipi Wulff, the Brown Drake and the Double Bunny.  These flies are used extensively at the lodges and should definitely be recommended along with those listed.  I had especially good success with them at Minonipi.

For a picture of the Minonipi Wulff, go to Photo Gallery and click the Hatches category.

1. Excellent comment, and it illustrates just what we want the new web site to do.  I’ll try to get pictures of the flies but don’t know if I can find the Double Bunny, or the Minonipi Wulff.

   -- By the way, I remember using the M. Wulff on one my trips to Minonipi.

   The real fly expert is the guy who is now tying flies for Robin—
   Dave Brandt—would be excellent at giving us comments on the flies. 

   The original selection of flies was done in consultation—some time ago—with several guides and does need to be updated. It was not meant to suggest that these were the only, or indeed, necessarily the most popular flies used.

   Thanks again for your input. We’re still developing the site—and some of the material—those current comments on flies were used just as filler. I am certainly no expert on anything, let alone flies.

   Posted by  on  01/14  at  11:41 AM

2. Your absolutely right Steve, a lot of great flies aren’t listed in the Fly Box section yet. I have to agree that the Orange Wooly Bugger, Minonipi Wulff, Brown Drake, and the Double Bunny are highly effective patterns, at all of the lodges, and they will be added to the list. Another great pattern that is not listed is the Hexagenia. What time of year do you think the Orange Wooly Buggers are most effective?

   Posted by RobinCooper  on  01/15  at  10:06 AM

3. Robin, there are two variations of the Green Drake on the list. Us downlanders use them for the Hex hatch. (I flunked Latin at prep school.)

   Posted by  on  01/15  at  12:15 PM

4. When I look at the photo of the Minonipi wulff, I still have no clue on how to tie one? I know how to do tie gray wulffs and royal wulffs and white wulffs.  How about some hints about the colors of materials used, please?

   Posted by  on  04/25  at  02:38 PM

5. Hi guys,
   First off I would like to apologize for not responding sooner.  I like using the orange wooly buggers early in the season and also late when the brookies are going up the brooks and rivers.  I like the big buggers best, preferably at least a # 2.

   Posted by  on  02/24  at  01:45 AM
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