flytire 0 Report post Posted May 20 Lindgren's Inch Worm Hooks - MUS3906B, TMC3761, DAI 1560 or equivalent, sizes 10-14 Thread - Black Tail - Black hen hackle barbs Ribbing - Black ostrich herl wrapped close. Fine gold/silver wire is reverse wrapped over the ostrich Body - Dubbed with dyed insect-green rabbit fur Head - Black ostrich herl Ira Lindgren Originator Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 20 Lindgren's Olive Nymph Hooks - MUS3906B, TMC3761 or DAI 1560 or equivalent, sizes 10-18 Thread - Black Tail - Black hen hackle barbs Ribbing - Fine gold wire Abdomen - Dubbed with olive marabou Thorax - Peacock herl Legs - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and trimmed off on top and bottom Ira Lindgren Originator Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted May 20 Falcon - Designed by Boyd Senter in 1959 as part of a 4-pattern series for the Ford Motor Company. Boyd ran a fly shop in Boyd, MI and was approached by a Ford Company representative to design flies for each of Fords car models. Besides the Ford Falcon Boyd designed a pattern for the Thunderbird, Galaxy and Fairlane as well. The trick in correctly tying this pattern is to cut a clump of deer hair exactly 2 1/2 times the length of the shank of the hook, tie the bunch down just behind the hook eye, crisscross the thread and tie down the body, leaving a few hairs out as a tail, bring the rest of the hair forward and tie off behind the eye (you are making a shellback), now bring the deer hair up as a post. Like the Deer Hair Popper I featured the other day this is a layered 2X2 using the same 2 ingredients! And YES, the tail is that long. Hook - standard dry, 16-18 Thread - black Body/Tail/Shellback/Wing post/ - all from the same clump of natural deer hair Hackle - brown, tied as a parachute Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted May 20 3 hours ago, flytire said: Lindgren's Inch Worm Hooks - MUS3906B, TMC3761, DAI 1560 or equivalent, sizes 10-14 Thread - Black Tail - Black hen hackle barbs Ribbing - Black ostrich herl wrapped close. Fine gold/silver wire is reverse wrapped over the ostrich Body - Dubbed with dyed insect-green rabbit fur Head - Black ostrich herl Ira Lindgren Originator Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Great pattern, with many potential color variations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted May 20 4 hours ago, WWKimba said: Falcon....And YES, the tail is that long. Funky proportions for sure, Kimba, but I can see that catching fish. Those Michiganese really like their deer hair. I always thought that parachute style originated much later than 1959, not sure where I came up with that idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 20 Krystal Foam Humpy hook - Dai Riki 300 #8 thread - Uni 6/0 tan tail - moose body hair abdomen - Krystal Flash root beer overbody/head - 2mm foam tan wing - Congo Hair white thorax - Ice Dub golden brown legs - medium rubber cornsnake hackle - grizzly Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted May 21 6 hours ago, niveker said: Funky proportions for sure, Kimba, but I can see that catching fish. Those Michiganese really like their deer hair. I always thought that parachute style originated much later than 1959, not sure where I came up with that idea. Actually, parachutes were being tied and sold commercially in Scotland in the 1920's and William Brush applied for a patent for the post in 1931 - and he was from Detrit! Kim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 21 Lindgren's Yellow Nymph Hooks - MUS3906, TMC3769 or DAI1190, sizes 12-18 Thread - Black Tail - Black hen hackle barbs Ribbing - Fine gold wire Body - Dubbed with yellow marabou Legs - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and trimmed off on top and bottom Ira Lindgren Originator Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 21 Lindgren's Wood Duck Nymph Hooks - MUS3906, TMC3761 or DA11560 or equivalent, sizes 12-18 Thread - Brown Tail - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs Ribbing - Fine gold wire Abdomen - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs wrapped in a thin taper Thorax - Black ostrich herl Legs - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs tied divided beard-style Ira Lindgren Originator Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 21 Chief Fat Dog Hook - Any brand straight eye style Thread - White Body - Oval silver tinsel Wing - Silver Flashabou Accent tied over the body, with an over wing of purple bucktail Throat - Fluorescent fire orange bucktail tied in at the throat Head - Pearlescent blue (I used Glo Brite #14) This pattern was originated for freshwater coho and is thought to have come from Bristol Bay Lodge. Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 21 Barr’s Viz-a-Dun (variation) Simplified version; tied here as a PMD. hook - WFC Model 3 #16 thread - Uni 8/0 pale yellow tail - Congo Hair brown abdomen - tying thread thorax - Orvis Spectrablend PMD hackle - ginger wing - Congo Hair white Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted May 21 Fred's Sulphur Spinner - Originated by Fred Vargas from Whitehall, MI in the 1990's for the ‘Ephemerella dorothea’ mayfly. Fred was the head fly tying instructor at the Great Lakes Fly Fishing Company. Hook - TMC 100, 16-20 Thread - pale yellow Tail - 4 light dun microfibbetts. tied in a "V" Body - sulphur yellow dub Hackle - grizzly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 21 White Water Hooks - MUS9672, TMC9395, or DA12220 or equivalent, sizes 4-8 Thread - Black Tag - Red yarn Butt: Dubbed with black lamb's wool Body - Flat silver tinsel with a peacock herl joint tied in at the front Throat - Black hackle barbs tied long Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied over the body Eyes - Painted black over white Herbert Howard of New Rochelle, New York, originated this pattern. Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 21 Quigley’s Film Critic Tied here as a PMD. hook - WFC Model 28 #16 thread - Uni 8/0 pale yellow tail - Congo Hair brown abdomen - tying thread thorax - Orvis Spectrablend PMD hackle - ginger post/wing - Congo Hair shiner tan (tips colored with black Sharpie) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 22 BRF Foam Emerger Tied here as a PMD. I have friends coming to MT this summer and, crowds permitting, I was going to meet them at a tailwater for a few days of classy, match-the-hatch fishing, so stuff like this should work (then we’ll go to the east slope and I’ll let them throw foam things at cutts for a change of pace). Here’s the video if you’re interested. hook - WFC Model 3 #16 thread - Uni 8/0 pale yellow shuck - Congo Hair brown abdomen - tying thread wingpad - 1mm foam tan thorax - Orvis Spectrablend PMD hackle - ginger Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
