Sandan

2 hours ago, niveker said:

 

Its hopper season - whoo-hoo! 

Beautiful fish guys.

What was the hopper pattern of the day?  

Gartside pheasant hopper and a Charlie Craven Baby Charlie Boy and finally a parachute hopper. Body color of either yellow or green. 

1 hour ago, DFoster said:

That's a great tip, thank you!

Pleasure. I should have said "now" instead of "not"

A couple from last week out of a little 15' wide spring creek. On hoppers. Released after pics taken. 

Welcome,  what all those guys said.

Great work Mark, and lot's of it for sure

Beautiful George. I especially liked the top view showing the symmetry for the wings and how the topping lays so perfectly. 

That's a great looking piece. Nice work Steve

Yeeeehah Mark, Go git 'em!

6 minutes ago, SalarMan said:

Actually it is relatively cheap. McLain gets $12.00 for a pack of 6 feathers (3 matched pairs) of extra select feathers...and believe me they are superb quality.❗❗

I can vouch for that

On 8/21/2023 at 4:56 PM, DFoster said:

Thanks Byron.  I have to much New Englander in me to move but I would love to visit that stream again someday 😊. It’s a really special place for a wild trout guy. 

just saw this. That's CO for you

2 hours ago, MuskyFlyGuy said:

Sandman,

Beautiful Red Quill!

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Thankl you sir

11 hours ago, SalarMan said:

I love and swear by Catskill style dries. WELL DONE!!!

Thank you George. I'm hoping the red quills come off next week so I can give that guy a shot.

After tying a bunch of red quill parachutes I had to give Catskill style a shot.

Hook: fulling mill 5050  dry fly, size 16

Thread: Uni 8/0 rusty brown.

Wing: lemon wood duck flank

Tail: Medium dun fibbets

Abdomen: stripped red quill.

Hackle: whiting bronze cree.

Thorax: rusty brown trout hunter pro.

Glad you asked I was wondering too

2 hours ago, flytire said:

from down under

Fly Tying Vise – wyattlouisjane

You have way too much time on your hands Norm. 😉

12 hours ago, cphubert said:

I feel your pain sometimes simple things made for the rest of the world are at best uncomfortable. How are you with scissors they are my biggest frustration on the bench.

Being a lefty does have some downsides for sure. I use Dr. Slick razor scissors. I tie with 'em in hand. bottom loop on my ring finger, tension nut towards to back of my hand. They work great, comfortable and don't cut into my fingers like "regular" scissors do. I've tried a bunch of different kinds of scissors. Too many have loops that are either too small to tie in hand or just don't fit me. I've found the Dr. Slicks, all of 'em, have loops big enough to tie in hand.  I highly recommend the razors. I usually use the 3.5" ones but the 4" are almost just as good. The 5" model is good too. I use those mostly to trim material long dubbing loops so I can trim with only one cut. 

Vest for me. Advil before and after fishing. I tried a sling pack. Maybe because I wasn't used to it like I am my vest it was a real pain.  Slinging it around and back, getting to an replacing my net, access to tippet wasn't bad once slung but cutting it with my nippers left me with too much dangling off the spool that had to be rewound. And not enough room for the approximately 1,000,000 flies I definitely need to have. The sling is a Simms Freestone. Maybe it's cause I'm, left handed.  The vest is a Fishpond Wasatch Tech Pack. It's discontinued unfortunately. Oh well, my last one endured about 15 seasons or so. So much knowledge lost when I finally broke down and got a new one.

6 hours ago, Gene L said:

This is my 7" 4 wt.  I tied up earlier this year.  It's sweet for blue lining.

 

 

Beautiful!!!

3 hours ago, bruce deringon said:

It’s a Jock Scott

And it's a beauty, sir.

Charlie Craven, Davey McPhail, Kelly Galloup, Fly Fish Food, Barry Ord Clark.  

I had to look also. Lots better, IMHO, on the market for 6 bills.  How would you attach a profile plate or a gallows tool(I don't use one but...)? Weld 'em on? I like that rube goldberg reference.  

Excellent, sir

25 minutes ago, chugbug27 said:

I was joshing on the fly size being over a #22,... but absolutely I am in daydream road trip mode and Colorado is going to happen, just don't yet know when.

I was thinking the same thing when I posted it. It's pretty rare that I put up anything "big", over a 20 anyhow.  Montana few weeks ago, you know you ask what's working etc. Most of the folks said it was the little stuff. Size 16s maybe an 18 if you had to go really small. My buddy and I just rolled our eyes and chuckled.  When you know, let me know.

1 hour ago, chugbug27 said:

You still in Colorado?

😉

Yessir. You coming this way?

Size 12 green drake cripple. Quigley style.

Hook: U001 standard dry fly

Thread: UTC 70 olive

Tail/abdomen: lt. olive marabou. Twisted to form the Abdomen.

Thorax: olive rabbit dubbing

Wing: premium select cow elk.

Hackle: whiting bronze grizzly variant. Next time I'll hit it with an olive marker.