SBPatt 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2022 Mason’s Mighty Mayfly (variation) Original has a poly downwing but I prefer the upright position for better visibility. Tied here as a washed out Adams; change color/size to suit your needs. hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - Uni 8/0 tan shuck - Congo Hair shiner tan tail - grizzly body - biot tan pfd - 2mm foam tan wing - Congo Hair white hackle - grizzly/light ginger Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
primeflycompany 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2022 48 minutes ago, SBPatt said: Mason’s Mighty Mayfly (variation) Original has a poly downwing but I prefer the upright position for better visibility. Tied here as a washed out Adams; change color/size to suit your needs. hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - Uni 8/0 tan shuck - Congo Hair shiner tan tail - grizzly body - biot tan pfd - 2mm foam tan wing - Congo Hair white hackle - grizzly/light ginger Regards, Scott very handsome tie Scott! kicking it off with a bang. I'm working on an Alaskan Rainbow/Silver Salmon (Coho) that I'll post when finished in a couple of days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2022 That is a beauty, Scott. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2022 Michael T's Percolator Michael T Williams Originator Hook - TFS 2312 or equivalent Thread - Orange Tail - Moose body hair Ribbing - Copper wire Body - Peacock herl Rear hackle - Brown Wing - Moose body hair Front hackle - Grizzly Thorax - Tying thread Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2022 Silver Fox Soft Hackle Hook - Any brand jig style Weight - Mini/micro lead dumbbell eyes Thread - Black Tail - Partridge hackle fibers Ribbing - Copper wire Body - Silver ice dubbing or equivalent Hackle - Partridge Thorax - Peacock ice dubbing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2022 Hex Trude - First tied by Jeff Bonnin in 1987. Jeff was the owner of Steelhead Connection Custom Flies in North Muskegon, MI. It's a tough and easy to tie pattern designed for the Hexagenia hatch. Hook - Mustad 9671 or 9672, 6 Thread - tan monochord Tail - 6-10 lighter moose mane fibers Body - pale yellow or yellow poly yarn, split lengthwise Wing - white calf tail, tied trude Hackle - brown and grizzly, mixed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2022 East Slope Muddler Main ingredients were harvested there and that’s where I’ll fish it, primarily. hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - Uni 6/0 tan tail - sharptail marabou 1st rib - medium tinsel opal 2nd rib - small wire silver body - Ice Dub hare’s ear body hackle - ginger shoulder - sharptail collar/head - pronghorn Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2022 It’s just about that time of the year……shad fry. Don’t want to be caught without some 3” white baitfish that aren’t clousers. Hook - Size 8 TMC 8089 Thread - 6/0 black, rusty brown, olive, flo green Body - EZ body braid. Size small and some with medium to add a little girth Top - white zonker strip Flash - various colors Krystal flash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2022 Hare and Copper Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent Thread - Brown Tail - Pheasant tail fibers Ribbing - Copper wire Body/thorax - Hares ear dubbing Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson Something simple and quick to tie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2022 12 hours ago, Poopdeck said: shad fry. Don’t want to be caught without some 3” white baitfish that aren’t clousers. Why is that, because of the fly's profile? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2022 Matuka Generic Recipe Hook – Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 2-12 Weighing (optional) -Lead free wire Thread - Black Body - Dubbing or uni yarn Ribbing – Oval tinsel, silver or gold Wing - One or two pairs of hen or rooster feathers Collar - Rooster feather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2022 Hexagenia Limbata - This pattern was first tied at the Backcast Fly Shop in Benzonia, MI in the late '70's/early '80's. Unfortunately, the shop owner could not remember the exact date the fly was designed or the shop's tyer that developed this pattern. Hook - Mustad 94831, 4-8 Thread - black or brown Tail - medium clump of moose mane Rib - tying thread, crisscrossed Body - golden deer hair under natural deer hair, tied parallel to the shank and extended about 1/3rd the tail length and flared at the tail Wing - white calf tail, tied upright and divided Hackle - grizzly, brown, or both Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tferg 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2022 On 8/1/2022 at 7:49 AM, flytire said: Silver Fox Soft Hackle Hook - Any brand jig style Weight - Mini/micro lead dumbbell eyes Thread - Black Tail - Partridge hackle fibers Ribbing - Copper wire Body - Silver ice dubbing or equivalent Hackle - Partridge Thorax - Peacock ice dubbing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tferg 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2022 What size hook is this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2022 i believe i used a 12 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
