WWKimba 0 Report post Posted May 19 13 hours ago, DarrellP said: Kim, how are you dubbing the antron? Split thread, twisted,loop? I find split thread is best with the harder synthetics. I'll load long then trim - old, decrepit fingers! Kim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted May 19 Deer Hair Popper - This pattern was likely credited to Dr, Samuel E. Lewis from the Kalamazoo, MI area and was first tied in the 1950's. He had a cabin on the Jordon River and fished this pattern during mayfly hatches during the spinner phase. It is also a good panfish/bass pattern. It is a 2X2 layered pattern in that it only uses 1 clump of deer hair and a brown hackle. The hair is applied by tying down the clump with the tips toward the tail, fold the hair forward and tie down then tie the hair back towards the tail and tie at the back. If measured correctly in the beginning, you should end up with the tips 1 shank length long as the tail - i.e., start with the deer hair cut at about 4 shank lengths long in the beginning. A pretty simple tie IF you get the hair measure correctly. Hook - Mustad 94840 or 94833, 10-14 Thread - black Tail/body/shellback - clump of 20-30 deer hairs, stacked, measured and tied as described in the opening paragraph Hackle - brown Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 19 Grillos’ Later Skater (variation) II hook - circle hook #6 thread - Danville flatwaxed fluoro green abdomen - medium tinsel chartreuse overbody/head - 2mm foam lemon ice underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan wing - deer hair indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange thorax - Starburst dubbing insect green legs - medium rubber barred chartreuse hackle - grizzly dyed chartreuse (2 Tsp Rit Lemon Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Neon Green/1 cup water) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 19 Feather Duster Nymph Hooks - MUSR72, TMC5262, DAI1710 or equivalent, sizes 8-12 Thread - Brown Tail - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs Ribbing - Fine gold wire Body - Brown ostrich herl Wing case - Mottled brown Hungarian partridge barbs tied in at the head and extending over the thorax Legs - Mottled brown Hungarian partridge barbs tied divided beard-style or collar 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 19 Ginger Quill Emerger Hooks - TMC3769, DAI 1550 or equivalent, sizes 12-18 Thread - Tan Tail - Ginger hackle barbs Ribbing - Fine gold wire reverse wrapped Body - Light stripped peacock quill Legs - Ginger hackle barbs tied beard-style Budding Wing case - Small loop of light brown poly yarn Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Duck 0 Report post Posted May 19 I'm headed down to the Outer Banks in September and will be fishing with a buddy for Reds and Trout. IN NC and a lot of other places, folks Use a Pop N Cork,which is an elongated bobber with a concave face and rattles inside. Normally a shrimp or a shrimp soft bait is fished a couple feet behind the cork,very similar to a dropper rig for Trout. I was tying some poppers to use and had an idea. I'm sure this has been done before,but my thought process kinda "Went there". I looped some mono like I do on some subsurface Bass flies I tie. I added several copper beads and tied the mono loop in at the eye. I superglued part of the loop into the front end of the popper and squeezed the foam shut. This gives me a popper that not only makes noise in the water,but gives off clicks like shrimp moving in the water. I'll drag a dropper fly like a Redfish Crack flies,which I have already tied up. I'm pretty happy with the results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 19 On 5/17/2022 at 4:54 PM, primeflycompany said: tried deleting the photos from March Just FYI ... two ways to do this on a computer. 1) Click "edit" at the bottom of the post and delete the attachments before "saving" the post. 2) Click on your name at the top of the page. Open the "My attachments" tab and delete any photos you no longer want on the site. This will remove them from your attachments file and from any posts they are on. I don't know if this works the same on a smart-phone, as I don't use my stupid-phone for internet stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted May 20 3 hours ago, The Mad Duck said: I'm headed down to the Outer Banks in September and will be fishing with a buddy for Reds and Trout. IN NC and a lot of other places, folks Use a Pop N Cork,which is an elongated bobber with a concave face and rattles inside. Normally a shrimp or a shrimp soft bait is fished a couple feet behind the cork,very similar to a dropper rig for Trout. I was tying some poppers to use and had an idea. I'm sure this has been done before,but my thought process kinda "Went there". I looped some mono like I do on some subsurface Bass flies I tie. I added several copper beads and tied the mono loop in at the eye. I superglued part of the loop into the front end of the popper and squeezed the foam shut. This gives me a popper that not only makes noise in the water,but gives off clicks like shrimp moving in the water. I'll drag a dropper fly like a Redfish Crack flies,which I have already tied up. I'm pretty happy with the results. I’ve never seen it done with poppers but its done with streamers that I believe is referred to as belly scratchers. I think it’s done more to get the hook point riding up instead of noise making but your thinking seems very logical. Please let us know how it works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Duck 0 Report post Posted May 20 6 minutes ago, Poopdeck said: I’ve never seen it done with poppers but its done with streamers that I believe is referred to as belly scratchers. I think it’s done more to get the hook point riding up instead of noise making but your thinking seems very logical. Please let us know how it works. skip to about the 1:00 Minute mark to see how these Pop N Cork works. This is kind of what I had in mind Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted May 20 If that doesn't make enough noise, I have seen rattles made from bb's in a .22 casing with the opening covered. I don't remember what he covered the opening with. Then bury in the popper or tie above the rear hook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 20 Kaufmann’s Foamulator (variation) Made a few modifications to Charlie Craven’s version, mainly in the underwing. Great thing about this fly is, with all the foam for buoyancy, you don’t need to use your best hackle (the grizzly was a webby saddle which, while not adding much to floatation, looks pretty buggy). hook - Dai Riki 730 #8 thread - Uni 6/0 tan tag - Orvis saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin tail - deer hair rib - xsmall wire gold abdomen - Starburst dubbing tan body hackle - ginger (undersize by 2) overbody/head - 2mm foam tan underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan wing - deer hair indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange thorax - Ice Dub hot orange legs - medium rubber cornsnake hackle - grizzly Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 20 Dorato's Hare's Ear Nymph Hooks - TMC3769, DAI1550 or equivalent, sizes 8-14 Weight - Lead free wire (optional) Thread - Brown Tail - Grizzly hackle barbs Body - Dubbed with hare's mask fur Legs - Grizzly hackle barbs tied in as a beard Wing case - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs tied in at the head and extending over the thorax Bill Dorato 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
DFoster 0 Report post Posted May 20 EDSON TIGER HOOK: #10 2XL HEAVY WIRE. THREAD: #70 BLACK TAIL: BARRED WOOD DUCK ABDOMEN/BODY: PEACOCK HERL- NATURAL UNDERWING: BUCK TAIL - YELLOW OVER WING: HEN FIBERS - RED HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 20 Lindgren's Dark Nymph Hooks - TMC3761, DAI1560 or equivalent, sizes 12-16 Weight - Lead free wire (optional) Thread - Black Tail - Black hen hackle barbs Ribbing - Heavy yellow thread over abdomen only Abdomen - Dubbed with black rabbit fur Thorax - Peacock herl Legs - Black hen hackle barbs tied beard-style Ira Lindgren Originator The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
