The challenge thread!

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next challenge fly is a......Traditional Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph

No beadhead! Dont fancy it up!

Just a plain old fashioned traditional Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph

[Heff2 0]

the Kinermony came out great.  What brand of Salmon hook do you prefer, it's time for me to upgrade and this looks to be a heavier wire than the mustad signatures I have been using.  

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i prefer Gamakatsu T10-6H salmon fly hooks

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Gold ribbed Hares ear. 

size 10 hook

black thread

feather barb tail, h

hares  mask dubbing

Thin gold flash for rib

pheasant tail barbs for wing case

next fly     a fly that used blue peacock neck feather

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i'll take the blue pheasant feather fly

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Galway Butcher

 

Hook - Mustad S80AP

Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Bright blue floss
Hackle - Dark Claret cock for clear or light claret for colored water
Wings - Blue peacock neck feather 

 

Irish Trout and Salmon Flies - EJ Malone

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next challenge fly is a....Balanced Leech

[Heff2 0]

I'll take the  Balanced Leech.  Awesome under an indicator still water or fast. 

 

Hook: Flow 60 degree bend size 10  and sewing pin

Bead: 3.8 mm black tungsten

Thread: Black 70 denier 

Tail: Black Bugger Maribou and red crystal flash 

Body: Composite loop of Maribou, copper and gold ice dub

 

 

Next Challenge fly is       The Henshall

P.S.  thx again Norm for making the list it's own post, and maintaining it 

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your welcome 👍👍

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On 9/15/2023 at 10:01 PM, Heff2 said:

The Henshall

I'll give it a go.

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The Henshall

Never tied or heard of this pattern prior to this thread. From favorite flies and their histories (Orvis-Marbury) plate # 253. Made and named by Dr. Henshall one of his four favorite flies for black bass with his preference for a Sprout hook. I had considered clipping the eye and using gut, but I did not as I will fish this one.

Hook- Mustad 3366 (classic sprout), thread- red, tag- gold twist tinsel, tail- peacock sword, body- peacock herl with gold wire rib (original was without wire rib I add for reinforcement), wing- light molted hen (original called for gray dove), hackle- white bucktail tied collar style, head- red wool.

Up next Gray Ghost streamer

 

[tferg 0]

Looking good

[Heff2 0]

I'll take a shot at the Grey Ghost Streamer

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On 9/17/2023 at 2:54 PM, cphubert said:

The Henshall

Nicely done, CP

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The Gray Ghost 

Carrie Stevens most famous pattern and a lot of fun to tie.  

Hook: Partridge CS42/R sz 4  ( a longer shank hook should be used but my local shops don't have them right now)

Thread: White under the floss, Black for the Head a red hot spot half way through an elongated head.  

Tag and Rib: Silver Mylar 

Floss: Orange 

Throat: Peacock Herl, White Bucktail, Golden Pheasant 

Wing: 4 Grey Dunn saddle hackle feathers and Golden Pheasant 

Shoulder: Silver Pheasant

Cheek: Jungle Cock 

 

 

Next Challenge Fly is   The Night Dancer