Russ Krahnert
North Carolina
My college years were
put on hold when drafted into the Army and sent to Korea. After discharge
I chose not to continue my education for a sales career with a large
corporation. I worked in marketing and sales training for most of my
life.
My passion has been hunting, fishing, trapping, and camping in the outdoors since I was a youngster. When I was twelve years old I was given a fly rod and a home made fly tying vise, which increased my interest in trout fishing.
I fished the streams and lakes of New Jersey until I was twenty six, when transferred to New York. I lived in a town of about 500 residents and a great trout stream within 10 minutes away. I helped start a Boy Scout Troop, became a Scout Master, and later the District Scout Commissioner. Hunting and fishing while hiking and primitive camping were frequent activities.
I am married with 2 daughters and two sons and we used to camp and fish together as a family. I taught my youngest son how to trap muskrats. I was also very interested in gems, minerals, and prospecting so spent a lot of time in the outdoors. My sales territory allowed me to travel frequently and fish many streams in New York and Pennsylvania.
Although I have been a resident of Southern Pines, North Carolina for the past 12 years (2001) I miss New York a lot. It takes me over 4 hours to drive to North Carolina's closest trout stream but go when I can.
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Tier: Russ Krahnert
Hook: Mustad
3665A size 4 -10.
Thread: White Monocord.
Eyes: Barbell - yellow/black dot.
Tail: Brown/black flecks over white.
Body: Black.
Top: Brown/black flecks.
Bottom: White.
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Tier: Russ Krahnert
2-1/4 Inches Long
Hook: Mustad 3665A size 6 - 10.
Thread: Monocord red 6/0.
Eyes: Barbell - yellow/black dot.
Top: Light gray.
Body: Clear/silver-blue-green flecks.
Bottom: White pearl.
Tail: Brass willow leaf blade on a jump ring attached to hook with 6 pound mono.
Notes: Materials are Clearwater Dressing. Use any shape, size, or colored blade.
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Tier: Russ Krahnert
2-1/4 Inches Long
Hook: Mustad 3665A.
Thread: White Monocord.
Eyes: Brass pull chain link.
Top: Black.
Body: Fluorescent red with black flecks.
Bottom: Fluorescent red with black flecks.
Tail: Fluorescent red with black flecks.
Note: All materials are Clearwater materials. The idea of this fly came the Bloody Butcher wet fly on Ed Gallop's page and I feel it will be a productive minnow imitation.
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Tier: Russ Krahnert
2-1/4 Inches Long
Hook: Mustad
3665A size 6 - 10.
Thread: White Monocord 6/0 red.
Eyes: Barbell - yellow with black dot.
Top: Light brown/black flecks.
Middle: Black.
Bottom: Clear/silver flecks.
Head: Coat with nail polish.
Notes: All materials are Clearwater Dressing. This is my favorite streamer for the past 40+ years. This Dace reaches a length of 4 inches. It ranges from northern Alabama and Georgia to western North Carolina and Virginia, up the middle Atlantic states to New England and west through the Great Lakes to the eastern Dakotas and Canada. It prefers rocky runs and pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers. The breeding male is golden-yellow or red below the black stripe in mid-April to mid-June.
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Tier: Russ Krahnert
Hook: Mustad
3665A sizes 4 - 10.
Thread: White Monocord.
Eyes: Barbell - yellow/black dot.
Tail: Olive green/black flecks and clear/silver flecks.
Body: Olive green/black flecks.
Top: Olive green/black flecks.
Bottom: Clear/silver flecks.
Notes: Tail and dorsal fin tinted with red and black Sharpie pen. Head tinted with red Sharpie pen. Coat body and head with clear nail polish. When dry, coat with nail polish containing red, blue, and silver flecks. When dry, coat again with 3 or 4 coats of clear nail polish. All above materials are Clearwater Dressing.
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Tier: Russ Krahnert
2-1/2 inches long
Hook: Mustad 3665A Size #8 down eye.
Thread: White Monocord.
Body: Clear/silver with red for gill cover.
Eyes: Med barbell - yellow with black dot.
Wing: Olive green - black flecks.
Belly: Clear - silver flecks.
Head: 3 to 4 coats clear nail polish.
The tail and dorsal fin was colored with Sharpie black and red markers. The head is Sharpie red. All the materials are Clearwater Dressing.
This minnow grows to 5-1/2 inches and are found in the upper Tennessee River drainage, western Virginia, western North Carolina, northern Georgia, and northern Alabama. The breeding male has pink sides and a red snout from mid-April to mid-June. Fish the gravel and rubble riffles, and adjacent pools of clear fast creeks and small to medium sized rivers.
I tie my minnows 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches long using size 4 hooks down to size 10.
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Here are a couple other
minnows I haven't named.
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