The challenge thread!

[cphubert 0]

Ginger Quill

hook- Mustad94840, thread-brown, tail- ginger hackle fibers, body- peacock quill, wing mallard quill upright, hackle- ginger

 

Next fly up Ingall's Butterfly

[flytire 0]

i'm gonna drop out of the challenge for awhile. 

it seems its the same 5-6 tyers doing all of the tying (not a bad thing) and no new tyers participating

i'll continue to monitor and update the challenge list once a week

[Heff2 0]

2 hours ago, cphubert said:

Ginger Quill

hook- Mustad94840, thread-brown, tail- ginger hackle fibers, body- peacock quill, wing mallard quill upright, hackle- ginger

 

Next fly up Ingall's Butterfly

Nicely done CP

[cphubert 0]

12 hours ago, Heff2 said:

Nicely done CP

Thanks

[niveker 0]

18 hours ago, cphubert said:

Ginger Quill

Another beauty from your vise - well done

[Bruce Derington 0]

Those are Dailed In! Very nice indeed

[Heff2 0]

I’ll take the Ingalls Butterfly 

[Heff2 0]

Ingalls Butterfly (from what I could find online) 

hook: low water salmon single sz 6 

thread: uni 8/0 blqck

tail:  red cock hackle 

butt: chartreuse yarn*

body: peacock

rib: fine gold wire

wing: goat hair**

collar: brown hackle 

*I used uni-stretch 
** saw some tied with calf tail. 

next challenge fly…. Grey Goose Emerger 
 

[niveker 0]

Nice job on the Ingall's Butterfly.  

1 hour ago, Heff2 said:

Grey Goose Emerger 

Slowly unpacking my tying stuff, I've got the materials unpacked for this so I will take it. 

[cphubert 0]

5 hours ago, Heff2 said:

Ingalls Butterfly

Nice work on the Butterfly, goat was the original dressed wing. many use calf tail now. goat is said to give the wings the fluttering action on the retrieve as it was designed.

[niveker 0]

Gray Goose Midge Emerger

Hook: #12 Scud hook*
Thread: 6/0 Black Uni-thread or equivalent
Rib: Fine silver wire
Body: Peacock wing fibers**
Wingcase: Peacock wing fibers**
Thorax: Peacock herl

 

* All recipes I read call for a #10 scud hook, which I though too big. 

** Recipe called for natural or gray goose wing fibers.  I like the gray on this peacock wing feather better that the goose wing I had, which I thought was more brown than gray.  

Apologies on the photo quality.  Still haven't got that part of the production set up yet.  
 

 

[niveker 0]

Next Challenge: 

Pritt's No. 33 Greentail

 

[Heff2 0]

17 hours ago, cphubert said:

Nice work on the Butterfly, goat was the original dressed wing. many use calf tail now. goat is said to give the wings the fluttering action on the retrieve as it was designed.

Thanks CP,  I got the goat as part of an estate lot of materials and this is the first I’ve used it.  It sure stacks nice and I do like that wing.  If I tie it in more colours I’ll likely go with calf tail.  Easy to get those in a rainbow of colours.  
 

10 hours ago, niveker said:

Apologies on the photo quality.  Still haven't got that part of the production set up yet.  
 

 

Niveker, looks great.  I really need to improve the photo quality of my flies.  Found my digital camera with a macro mode now I just need to find the proprietary charger cable.  

[niveker 0]

Thanks Heff2

[cphubert 0]

22 hours ago, niveker said:

Gray Goose Midge Emerger

Nice tie, glad to see you return to the vise. Wishing you well settling in with your family situation.