Alberto Jimeno
Massachusetts
Currently
I call Chelmsford, MA home and I work in Merrimack, NH. I was born in
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic while my family was living there, but I grew
up in Lima, Peru. One of my ultimate fly fishing goals is to be able to
fish the rivers and ponds of the Andes of Peru which are fished by few and
harbor many species of fish.
A good friend of mine introduced me to both fly fishing and fly tying in the spring of 2000. Some fly casting lessons from a guide and a full day of fishing after that is the extent of my formal training. Needless to say I’m still on the learning curve, but I thoroughly enjoy myself even when my casts still plop into the water more often than I would like to admit.
I learned how to tie flies through a few books, a couple of websites, and the help of more experienced tiers at the VFS bulletin board who have answered even the most basic questions I had (and there were many!). So far I have only tied patterns I found in books or online, but lately I have been experimenting with a few patterns that I hope will work.
Most of my fishing is targeted to rivers and ponds in northeastern Massachusetts, northeastern Connecticut, and southern New Hampshire, with occasional fishing trips to the Ausable river in upstate NY. Some of the rivers I fish are the Quinebaug (CT), the Souhegan (NH), the Nissittissett (MA), and the Merrimack (MA). I have no particular fish species I target. If it swims and has gills, I’ll go try to catch it.
In the short time I have been fly fishing, I have had the luck of catching rainbow trout, brown trout, bluegills and their cousins, yellow perch, crappie, smallmouth bass, and one overzealous 7-inch pickerel that tried to eat a black foam beetle.
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Tier: Alberto Jimeno
Hook:
TMC3761 Size 16-20.
Thread: Black 6/0.
Tail: Black hackle fibers.
Underbody: Black tying thread.
Body: 3 or 4 strands of black Krystal Flash.
Wing Case: Strands of Krystal Flash from body.
Thorax: Black dubbing.
Note: To make a wider wing case, bind the Krystal flash down and double it over itself a couple of times.
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Tier: Alberto Jimeno
Hook:
Mustad 94840 size 16.
Thread: Black 6/0.
Tail: Brown hackle fibers.
Body: Muskrat dubbing (or beaver dubbing).
Wing: Woodduck or dyed mallard, upright and divided.
Hackle: Brown.
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Tier: Alberto Jimeno
Hook:
TMC5262 Size 4-14 (or Mustad 94831).
Thread: Tan 6/0.
Tail: Tan or yellow closed cell foam (Fly Foam).
Body: Tan or yellow closed cell foam.
Underbody: Yellow, olive, or brown poly yarn.
Rib: Fine copper wire.
Wing: Deer body hair.
Head: Tan or yellow closed cell foam.
Legs: Rubber legs to match the body.
Note: The tail, body and head are formed from one continuous strip of foam that is folded over itself.
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Tier: Alberto Jimeno
Hook:
Mustad 94840 size 16.
Thread: Cream 6/0.
Tail: Ginger hackle fibers.
Body: Light cahill turkey biot, tied notch up.
Wing: Woodduck or dyed mallard, upright and divided.
Hackle: ginger.
Note: Tying the biot notch up gives the body a segmented look. For a smooth body, tie the biot notch down.
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Tier: Alberto Jimeno
Hook:
Mustad 9672 size 8.
Thread: Black 6/0.
Body: Silver mylar tinsel.
Rib: Fine oval tinsel.
Wing: Red and yellow kid goat hair (or other fine hair).
Note: Kid goat hair is a lot softer than bucktail so it gets better action in the water.
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Fly
Tier: Alberto Jimeno
Hook:
TMC3761 size 10.
Thread: Red 3/0 then red Unistretch (or Uni-Floss or Flex Floss).
Eyes: Barbell eyes (Lead Eyes or Dumbbell).
Body: Red Unistretch (or Uni-Floss or Flex Floss).
Rib: Fine silver oval tinsel.
Wing: Red and yellow marabou.
Note: Use the 3/0 thread to attach the eyes, rib, and body material to the hook. Then switch to the Unistretch for the rest of the fly.
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for your tying needs.