September Flies From the Vise

[niveker 0]

Thanks @Sandan

[niveker 0]

The last of my Black Ghost variants, Herb should be turning in his grave by now.  

BLACK GHOST MATUKA

floss body should be much smoother

 

Hook: #6

Thread: black

Tail: yellow kip tail, tied on the sides

Rib: Coats & Clark Metallic Thread, silver

Body: black floss

Wing: 2 grizzle hen hackles (4 would have looked better)

Beard: yellow kip tail

Hackle: grizzle hen dyed yellow

[SBPatt 0]

Wake-‘em Up Crippler

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange 
tag - Orvis saltwater fluoro orange/resin
rib - small wire gold 
body - dubbing peachy pink
body hackle - hot orange/fuschia
1st shoulder - golden pheasant rump dyed hot orange (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Scarlet/1 cup water)
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/ 2 cups water)

Regards,
Scott

[DarrellP 0]

Wow, Scott.  That should wake them up.  Beautiful fly.

Niveker, I like the streamers

[SBPatt 0]

Rainbow Sherbet Octopus

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange 
tail - yarn magenta
rib - small wire gold 
body - dubbing melon pink
body hackle - hot orange/fuschia
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body red
2nd shoulder - Mearns quail dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

[niveker 0]

2 hours ago, DarrellP said:

I like the streamers

Thanks Darrell, hopefully so will the smallies.

Hope to get after them one last time this weekend. Was out a week or two ago and they were hammering a black ghost zonker I got in a swap on here a while back, till I lost it on a sunken log, so I decided to do a few myself. Unfortunately, no white rabbit strips in my supplies. 

Then it's back to the cold trout streams.  The drought here this past summer delayed me getting my fill of warm water stream fishing. 

[DarrellP 0]

We finally got a little rain last night.

[SBPatt 0]

Missing Link Fall Drake

Although originally tied as a caddis, it should work as a mayfly, too (Hecuba shown here); guess you could add a shuck if that naked back end is an issue.  

hook - WFC Model 3 #12
thread - Semperfli 8/0 tan
rib - Krystal Flash root beer
body - UTC 140 cream/resin
thorax - Ice Dub UV brown 
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
wing/head - deer hair 
hackle - grizzly dyed tan

Regards,
Scott

[feathers5 0]

22 minutes ago, SBPatt said:

Missing Link Fall Drake

Although originally tied as a caddis, it should work as a mayfly, too (Hecuba shown here); guess you could add a shuck if that naked back end is an issue.  

hook - WFC Model 3 #12
thread - Semperfli 8/0 tan
rib - Krystal Flash root beer
body - UTC 140 cream/resin
thorax - Ice Dub UV brown 
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
wing/head - deer hair 
hackle - grizzly dyed tan

Regards,
Scott

That's a really nice tie!

[chugbug27 0]

Two obscure palmered wet fly patterns for swaps this month, a Doctor Lyte Palmer on a size 18 light wire hook (Jim Leisenring), and a Steelhead Sedge - Wet on a size 18 heavy wire hook (Preston Jennings)

[SBPatt 0]

Octo Caddipus

hook - Maruto 206 BL #8
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange 
tag - Orvis saltwater fluoro orange/resin 
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire copper
body - Sanyo Laser dub Crusty Nail 
body hackle - dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow/1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/2 cups water)
1st shoulder - golden pheasant red body 
2nd shoulder - hen badger dyed fiery brown (1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/8 Tsp Rit Cocoa Brown/2 cups water)

Regards,
Scott

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Leftovers Octopus

Packing up stuff the other day to head back west; tied this with what was left on the bench.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 orange 
tail - yarn sunburst 
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing black claret 
body hackle - claret ( Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body yellow
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body red

Regards,
Scott

[niveker 0]

17 hours ago, chugbug27 said:

Two obscure palmered wet fly patterns 

Nice ties, that Steelhead Sedge has got style.  

[Sandan 0]

17 hours ago, chugbug27 said:

Two obscure palmered wet fly patterns for swaps this month, a Doctor Lyte Palmer on a size 18 light wire hook (Jim Leisenring), and a Steelhead Sedge - Wet on a size 18 heavy wire hook (Preston Jennings)

 

 

Very nice @chugbug27