flytire 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2022 Crowsnest Olive Wet Winged Wet Fly Jim Fox Hook - Standard wet fly hook, size 10-14 Thread - Olive Tail - Mallard flank* Body - Fine olive dubbing Wing - Wood duck Beard - Light brown hackle *When your mallard flank is crap, the next bird up is teal Quite possibly named for the Crowsnest River in Canada Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2022 Bumbled Sugermen Shrimp (variation) More fun downsizing some Atlantic salmon flies. Saw a version with dyed ring neck rump for the tail so I tried that here; think I like a red GP feather better. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - Uni 8/0 black tail - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water) rib - small wire gold rear body - Ice Dub Caddis Green rear hackle - fluoro green front body - Ice Dub black front hackle - black shoulder - guinea Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2022 Kent Edmonds' Stealth Bomber Hook: #4 Thread: chartreuse 210D Tail: mix of chartreuse and brown hair from chartreuse dyed bucktail Flash: FTD olive green northern flash Body: chartreuse craft foam, cut to shape (template available here: http://www.flyfishga.com/The Stealth Bomber Fly.pdf) Underbody: FTD ET dubbing, cinnamon Legs: yellow rubber legs, twisted and hit with green marker NB: - sometimes tied with an underwing of crystal flash - I decrease legs to one pair to cut down on tippet twist Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeezy 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2022 Muskrat dubbing with an India hen hackle. Little bit goes a long way I found! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
partsman 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2022 Nice squeezy, and as long as your learning you will continue to improve. It’s gonna be a long winter here in Michigan, and fly tying certainly helps to keep up attitudes and gives one something to look forward to. Take care and keep it up, Mike. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeezy 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, partsman said: Nice squeezy, and as long as your learning you will continue to improve. It’s gonna be a long winter here in Michigan, and fly tying certainly helps to keep up attitudes and gives one something to look forward to. Take care and keep it up, Mike. Very true! I’ve got a feeling that tying will get me through a few of the those “too nasty out to do anything” days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2022 Shushan Postmaster Hook - Mustad 9575 Thread - Black Tail - Strip of mottled turkey Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel Body - Yellow floss or uni stretch Throat - Dyed red duck quill or hackle fibers Wing - Fox squirrel tail Cheek - Jungle cock A fishing fly (or lure) known as the “Shushan Postmaster” was named for Al Prindle who served as postmaster of the hamlet of Shushan, NY during 1935-1947. He was a trout fishing buddy and good friend of Lew Oatman, a pioneer of 17 new streamer fly patterns that imitated young baitfish. These streamer designs were considered “exact imitation” style as they were nearly identical to native forage fish commonly found in the nearby Battenkill River. In 1953 Oatman honored his friendship with Prindle by producing the new fly pattern, “Shushan Postmaster”. The body of the fly is wound with light yellow floss and slightly tapered, with flat gold tinsel ribbing. The throat of the hook has a few fibers from a duck wing quill, dyed red. Extending the length of the fly is a small bunch of orange and brown fox squirrel tail hair, with a very small section of a brown mottled turkey feather near the end of the hook. Prindle was also immortalized by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), painter/illustrator for Saturday Evening Post for more than 40 years. Rockwell lived upriver in Arlington, Vermont from 1939 to 1953 and hired area residents to serve as his models. Prindle was depicted in Rockwell’s “Four Seasons” with fellow Shushan resident Alva Roberson and alone in the painting “Catching the Big One”, with the latter featured on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on August 3, 1929. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2022 Leadwing Coachman Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 3399 or equivalent Thread - Black Tag - Flat gold tinsel Body - Peacock herl Hackle - Brown Wing - Gray duck quill slips Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leadwing Coachman Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 3399 or equivalent Thread - Black Tag - Flat gold tinsel Body - Peacock herl Hackle - Brown Wing - Gray duck quill slips
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2022 Hare’s Ear Mini Shrimp Planned to use a dyed brown rump feather for first shoulder and grizzly hen in front but tried a pheasant body feather first and liked how that turned out. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - Uni 8/0 black tail - golden pheasant rump feather red rib - small wire gold body - Ice Dub hare’s ear hackle - brown/grizzly shoulder - pheasant body feather Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2022 Gold Sand Shiner Baitfish Imitation Gerry Beck Hook - Mustad 3777 or equivalent keel style hook Thread - Black Weight - 20 turns .025” lead/lead free wire Body - Gold mylar tubing, tie in with red thread Wing - Stacked white bucktail extending past hook, unraveled gold mylar tubing or gold krystal flash, black bucktail, brown bucktail Head - Black, large Eyes - Painted black over white Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denduke 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2022 Couple foam headed zonkers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2022 Muddled Hare’s Ear Mini Shrimp hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - Uni 8/0 black tail - golden pheasant rump feather red rib - small wire gold body - Ice Dub hare’s ear hackle - brown/grizzly shoulder - pheasant body feather collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickZieger 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2022 Tied up as couple of more jigs. Turkey body feather barbs for tail, alpaca roving body sand mylar ribbing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2022 Nation’s Fancy Bill Nation Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent, size 6-8 Thread - Black Tail - Golden pheasant crest Rib - Oval gold tinsel Body - Rear half orange wool, front half black floss Wing - Mallard flank or substitute Hackle - Grizzly hen Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
