The challenge thread!

[mvendon 0]

A belated Thank  you !!

 I just got home from work again just now. You guys make me feel like a real slow poke tying these patterns.

Really nice job on the Shakey Bealy nivecker ! The Bullet Head Hopper came out really good also Heff2 .  I would have thought that it would slow up here with all the other stuff going on during the warm season.  

Regards,

                      Mark

[cphubert 0]

White Death

Jeff Blood's White Death Zonker is to imitate a dead great lakes shiner. He fishes it dead drifted for steelhead with good results. His original pattern did not have the eyes I added these for my liking so it would be a variant and fishes well dead drifted or retrieved slowly and has replaced the small white marabou in my fly boxes.

Hook- Mustad 9672, thread- black for head (red for body and securing tail of zonker strip), body- holographic silver mylar piping, wing- white rabbit zonker strip fur divided and secured at rear of fly and whip finished, change thread to black at head and pull wing to head and tie off and whip finish. Eyes UV glued to head and head coated to finish.

 

[cphubert 0]

Next fly up-  Mrs. Simpson streamer

[Heff2 0]

Nice Variation @cphubert ,  I like the eyes 

[flytire 0]

updated list

https://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?/topic/101980-the-challenge-thread/page/62/&tab=comments#comment-865639

[cphubert 0]

9 minutes ago, Heff2 said:

Nice Variation

Thank you

[TSMcDougald 0]

1 hour ago, cphubert said:

Next fly up-  Mrs. Simpson streamer

I will take the Mrs. Simpson

Edited August 25, 2023 by TSMcDougald
Correct typo

[TSMcDougald 0]

Mrs. Simpson

Hook: #6 Streamer

Weight: .020 Lead Free

Thread: Black 70 Denier Ultra

Tail: Black Arctic Fox

Body: Red Embroidery Thread

Body Feathers: Ringneck Pheasant Church Windows

I also tied two others one using natural rump feathers and one using olive rump feathers. The recipe for the fly using natural rump feathers is the same as above just sub rump feathers for church windows.

Olive Mrs. Simpson

Hook: #6 Streamer

Weight: .020 Lead Free

Thread: Black 70 Denier Ultra

Tail: Australian Opossum

Body: Red Embroidery Thread

Body Feathers: Ringneck Pheasant rump feathers dyed Olive 

Hackle: Black Hen

 

[TSMcDougald 0]

Next fly is for all the steelhead aficionados and is the Kispiox Bright

[niveker 0]

47 minutes ago, TSMcDougald said:

Mrs. Simpson

Nice hat-trick, can't decide which I like best, #2 or 3. Rump feathers have great markings for that pattern. 

[niveker 0]

18 hours ago, cphubert said:

Blood's White Death Zonker

Quite the name for a pattern.

Nice job, and it looks super simple to tie.  

[flytire 0]

i'll take the Kispiox Bright

[cphubert 0]

4 hours ago, TSMcDougald said:

Mrs. Simpson

nice ties all three!

[TSMcDougald 0]

@ niveker

@ cphubert

Thanks!

[flytire 0]

Kispiox Bright

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red calf tail with a few strands of yellow krystal flash

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Purple chenille

Hackle - Hot orange hackle

Wing - Yellow over white bucktail

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon flies - Chris Mann