more numero unos

let's go · Post by **let's go** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 8:30 pm

These are two Numero Unos tied by Bud Rowland. No wonder there is such confusion about what they really look like.

BTW - His 15 lb 6 oz trout is now the official state record

http://www.lagunamadre.net/numerouno1.jpg

http://www.lagunamadre.net/numerouno2.jpg

NoBoat · Post by **NoBoat** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:04 pm

That's interesting.

MarkT · Post by **MarkT** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:19 pm

When you've caught the State record it must be fun to keep 'em guessing. The description on the Dargel site says it is a modified wooly bugger, so that would match the second fly you posted. The first fly just looks scary.

Mark

popasan · Post by **popasan** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:22 pm

thanks for the pics Scott.....i read a few articles about how he changes his designs constantly, now i believe it.....

glad that Mr. Rowland got the record.....

Larry

MarkT · Post by **MarkT** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:32 pm

How is that beard/weedguard attached to Numerouno2? Is that mylar tubing aroung the fore-body, eye and weedguard?

Mark

let's go · Post by **let's go** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:49 pm

I did my weedguard with flared deer hair.

MarkT · Post by **MarkT** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:54 pm

That looks pretty close to the original. Dang! I just completed a couple of supply orders and did not order any of those curly tails.

Mark

northpaw · Post by **northpaw** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:40 am

I saw a photo in the Gulf Coast Fisherman mag I think last year that showed a small pic of the Uno in it. That particular version looked more like #1 in your links, but without the silli leg near the weed guard. Running with the idea I tied up a few using a little imagination. Took some to Arkansas last summer and they worked great on smallies in the mountain streams. Down in Port A., I had a ball with one on a falling tide fishing a deeper gut off of a flat. In my experience the critical element is weighting the fly right to get a retrieve to keep the fly at the desired depth and have the tail swim. Lotta fish attracting qualities in his pattern though!

northpaw · Post by **northpaw** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:42 am

I saw a photo in the Gulf Coast Fisherman mag I think last year that showed a small pic of the Uno in it. That particular version looked more like #1 in your links, but without the silli leg near the weed guard. Running with the idea I tied up a few using a little imagination. Took some to Arkansas last summer and they worked great on smallies in the mountain streams. Down in Port A., I had a ball with one on a falling tide fishing a deeper gut off of a flat. In my experience the critical element is weighting the fly right to get a retrieve to keep the fly at the desired depth and have the tail swim. Lotta fish attracting qualities in his pattern though!

kc kulhanek · Post by **kc kulhanek** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:15 pm

By no means am I a expert coastal fly fisherman, but I sometimes wonder when guides or anyone else say that you have to use big bait or flies to catch big fish. I think Mr. Rowland has shown everyone that a good fly fisherman can take 'em on anything, sight casting or not. (small Numero Uno and a 15 lb. 37" fish.)