Jaydub

'Spool Hands'. Also pretty easy to make. 

https://www.caddisflyshop.com/fly-tying-spool-hands.html

I need to dust off the vise, so I will take the Batman. 

I have some Tyers Tubes with square ends that I purchased from the guy who originally made them. Since I didn't get them from Hareline I can't be sure they haven't changed, but the square ends are about 1 3/8".

I store most of my thread in the plastic boxes that Flytire posted, but the tubes are better for travel and the square ends keep them form rolling off the table.

I think Norm nailed the recipe.

The original article refers to it as "one of the author's favorite on-the-surface patterns"

In the John Alden Knight chapter of 'The Founding Flies' , there is an excerpt from a Knight article that says that the Hewitt flat body nymphs were the first nymphs that were effective on American waters, (maybe because Knight was involved with thier development). Certainly flys like the Tellico were highly effective. He also mentions some American nymphs that were available in catalogs for almost as long as English nymphs. 

Tiemco and Daiichi are my go-to hooks, but I like certain Fulling Mill, Gamakatsu, Hanak, Partridge...

I use it mostly on some old school patterns that I still use. Adams, Rosborough's Muskrat Nymph and Casual Dress etc. 

It's excellent any time you need gray dubbing and can be mixed with synthetics to give a little sparkle. 

On 11/1/2022 at 1:01 PM, flytire said:

Endrick Spider 

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers

Rib - Fine copper wire

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown partridge

101 Favorite Nymphs and Wet Flies: History, Tying Tips, and Fishing Strategies - David Klausmeyer 

I have tied this exact pattern and just called it a Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle. I'm glad to see it has a real name and history. 

34 minutes ago, mikechell said:

That's a good looking vise ... except, it looks quite crowded and hard to tie near the bend.

 

It would be better if you angled the jaws and mounted the hook correctly, not burying the hook point.

26 gauge is pretty big for most tying. Large size Wapsi wire is 26 gauge. Chart in the link below.

http://swtu.org/pdfs/fly_tying/Wapsi-Wire-Sizes.pdf

2 hours ago, SalarMan said:

Just out of curiosity...how much do any of you pay for the photo services like flickr, imgr or photoshop?

imgur for free.

Now they magically showed up. Very odd.

I was able post images by two different methods on the previous thread. Today I get the 'Forbidden" message.

15 hours ago, Gene L said:

I'm not interested in 2022 tools or techniques as I'm pretty up to date on those. I like the history and books about the history of techniques.  Fly Tying is all about 1970s methods, although they're dated if looked at in modern terms.

The Founding Flies has nothing about 2022 tools and techniques. It's all about history. Valla later came out with a different book about tying the founding flies.

The Founding Flies by Mike Valla is an intersting book. It is not so much about tools and techniques, if that is what your after. It is a history of American fly tying with chapters on 43 prominent fly tyers and thier contributions, from Mary Orvis Marbury and Thadeus Norris to the more recent Andre Puyans and Cal Bird.  

As far as spawning Trout, please leave them be. What's probably worse than targeting spawning Trout is wading through the redds. 

It doesn't really matter as long as you are consistent. Tying off materials in the same direction as they are wrapped tends to tighten the wraps. 

Convention is over the top away from you. 99.99% of books and videos show that direction and that is probably a good reason for a new tyer to start off that way. 

https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/351118

T-Beads used in spinner making.

Some shops don't have their websites in sync with their real time inventory. Others know exactly how many packs of Daiichi 1180 size 18 hooks they have on hand. Awhile back I placed an order with a well known shop. In a few days I received a package with two of the maybe ten items I ordered. Everything else was back ordered. There wasn't anything I needed right away and it wasn't a lot of money, so I just waited. A few weeks later I got another package, then another. I think it took a couple of months but eventually I received everything. Now I know not to order anything urgent from that shop.

I would use tungsten  rather than lead core. It does not kink like lead core can.

https://pacificflyfishers.com/products/airflo-custom-tips?variant=288271844

It's a fishing reel! Getting it wet with fresh water won't hurt it a bit. Saltwater, sand grit etc. is another matter.

https://e-z-hook.com/test-hooks/mini-hook/x100w-mini-test-hook/

Sounds like a great day on the river! Thanks for the report.

This time of year snow can limit your access points. I haven't been over there recently so I don't know how the snow pack is. 

For dries, i'd have size 18-20 BWOs, Size 20-22 Midges and maybe some size16 black Stoneflies. Small nymph patterns work, Pheasant Tail, Skinny Nelson, WD40, Rainbow Warrior, Zebra Midge, Prince... Don't overlook small streamers as well. 

The Sunriver Fly Shop would have the latest intell. The Flyfishers Place in Sisters https://flyfishersplace.com/category/fishing-reports/ generally has the best and most current fishing reports for the area. 

From Bend I would also consider the Metolius or Crooked Rivers. 

Good luck. 

When I was a kid, most towns had a store referred to as a "5 and 10 cents store" or "Dime store".  In my home town it was Rutherford's Variety Store. At the bottom of their sign it said "5 and 10 Cents" . They kept updating the sign and by the time they closed in the late '70s, it said "5,10, 15, 25 cents, $1 and up".