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2 hours ago, Maction17 said:

About two months into my newfound *hobby*, and I'm feeling really good about this one. This is the first time I've spun a deer hair head that-- at this point in my skill-building-- I feel really good about.

Nice work, you picked up tying fairly quick.

Great looking flies Moshup & Sandan.

Same technique as for Moose Maine, but somehow I never made the connection.

I now have a new use for my horse tail hair....thanks guys.

👍..Mark did you do any good with flies?

Love it....never thought to use GP for legs, I will have to tie up a few.

Thanks for posting Dfoster & thanks for the link nikever.

Nice snook CB, and great video .... you got it all from hook up to net.

On 11/22/2020 at 5:03 PM, SBPatt said:

Muddled Mak’s Cormorant

Added a little buoyancy to his neat, little fly

hook - BVFT Dry #10
thread - Veevus 8/0 black 
rib - medium tinsel Holo Red
body - peacock herl
wing - marabou black 
head/collar - deer hair dyed black (1 Tbs Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water, overdyed with 1 Tbs Rit Black/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

Nice pattern Scott, dying black deer hair turned out real good.

20 hours ago, SBPatt said:

Thanks. I haven’t had much experience dyeing black; from what I know, it’s best to dye it dark brown or dark blue first before the black.  I bought the rump patch already dyed so I didn’t have to deal with that.

Regards,
Scott

Thanks for the info Scott.

I tried dying buck tail with Rit dye and it came out grey with bluish overtones.

I really like the color but not what I expected.

SBPatt I am liking the last two. Definite confidence patterns.
Is it difficult dying the pheasant rump black?

A lady gave birth to her son in the car on the way to the hospital.

Her husband named the kid  Carson.

Nice one Sandan

Thanks for posting Denduke. Attached is link

https://www.purpletacoflysupply.com/?s=Grab+bag&post_type=product

7 hours ago, umik1953 said:

Banded mylar. Used for great lakes trolling rigs. https://www.purpletacoflysupply.com/product/clear-pearl-ci-4-standard-cut/

Nice stuff...thanks for posting.

Cheap Canoe under Four Bucks

16 minutes ago, Mogup said:

@SBPatt. Very nice White sq. mud.

Agree very nicely done SBPatt.

7 hours ago, feathers5 said:

Then I'm sure you heard of my hometown of Portage. I'm still here.

Yes I am familiar as I grew up near Vinco.

We probably fished a few of the same places. Some of my favorite trout streams I fished from that area in the 60’s were.  
Yellow Creek, Chest Creek, Clear Shade Creek, Laurel Run, Blacklick Creek, Loyalhanna Creek.
 

On 10/7/2020 at 4:46 PM, Chasing_Tails said:

I’m originally from PA (western

Welcome to FTF. 
I am as well...Johnstown area.

1 hour ago, TSMcDougald said:

Pink Lady

 

This is not in Bergman's Trout. The dry fly version was made famous by La Branche. I have not been able to find out when the fly was first tied as a wet fly or who first tied it as a wet.

Nice.

The Pink Lady was the favourite fly of the famous author George La Branche in the early 1900's. The story goes that La Branche stumbled upon the recipe more or less by accident as he bought some King of Waters, a fly with a deep red body, that lost most of their red body colour when fished and turned pink. The pattern was later tied by Rube Cross and the Dettes and many others. This is a striking fly with its pink body and double-slip mallard quill wings.

The recipe for the Pink Lady reads:
Wing: Double-slip mallard quill, divided
Tail: Medium ginger
Body: Pink floss ribbed with narrow flat gold tinsel
Hackle: Medium ginger
Hook: Mustad 94840 (or similar classically shaped hook) 

Interesting History of Two Pink Ladies:  The Pink Lady a Catskill Legend  

Two Vintage Recipes for Riparian Revelry

(Sistas from different Mistas)

https://dunmagazine.com/posts/the-pink-lady-a-catskill-legend 

13 hours ago, denduke said:

Woody breast feathers for fan wings.  The lil white is what makes the white spots on the Drake’s breast.   Woody flanks and Gadwall breasts for fan wings too.

 

 

 

👍 nice work Denduke

14 hours ago, Bill_729 said:

 

I've had pain from my forearm to my wrist for about a week--mostly noticeable when I am "mousing" at the PC, and seems to flare up after I dump another 40# bag of pellets into the water softener.  The pic above reminded me that I own a "related" item for "tennis elbow", and so I just put it on.  So this is my long-winded way  of saying thank you for that suggestion.  If I had one of those wrist supports handy, I would put it on too.  For now, I'll focus on how much better my forearm feels so that my wrist doesn't bother me so much!  : )

You are welcome.

My wife and I also take a daily tablet of Glucosamine Chondroitin from Wallgreens, which has helped with whole body joint pain. 
This worked so well we give our furry friend Sadie, the dog version (Hip & Joint) which has helped her as well.

My wife and I both use a right hand wrist sleep support to help reduce or eliminate the pain we experience in our wrists.

We don’t have carpal tunnel yet, but if I did I would probably use a CT wrist stabilizer.

👍 

I prefer a smallish (4-1/4”) serrated scissor for 90% of my tying.

Check out the attached link for an extensive article about fly tying scissors.

https://globalflyfisher.com/reviews-tie-better-tying-tools/scissors-for-fly-tying

Brilliant Mark.

Where do you buy the eyes, and do they come smaller say 7 or 8 mm?

Update: Didn’t realize this was an older post.

looks like disc beads are available as a jewelry item at craft stores in many sizes and materials.

I have cleaned many type tails and furs, that said it is important to remove the the fat and grease by hand.
Any remaining fat and grease will cause the tail to smell in time.
Dawn Dish Detergent Is by far the best for cleaning & cutting grease.
If you can find it Dawn Oxi Is even better. Not only does it clean & cut grease, it also removes stains and leaves material with a fresh smell (sounds like a commercial right).
For really dirty or stained material I will soak overnite in the detergent
As a last step using a hair conditioner will make the fibers more manageable and stacking much easier.

As CPHubert says borax will take care of bugs/eggs. I cover my material with borax instead of salt, then allow to dry and shake off after thoroughly dry.
Borax= 20 Mule Team from Wallmart.

Material cleaned with Hair shampoo will have a fragrance and will not hurt your material. In my opinion the fragrance is not strong enough to offend the fish.
However Dawn is better for reasons stated.