dflanagan 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2023 Really nice work, denduke. I think that’s kinda the route I’m gonna take. Thanks, niveker. Hopefully I’ll have some fish stories when spring arrives. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2023 36 minutes ago, caddis16 said: Brown Owls Great looking flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2023 Wow dflanagan holy moly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2023 @dflanagan what hook on the mom flies? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2023 7 minutes ago, flytire said: @dflanagan what hook on the mom flies? I’m using a 1/0 Mustad 3366-BR Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2023 thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2023 Heckham Peckham Winged Wet Fly Hook - Mustad Heritage S80AP Thread - Black Tail - Golden pheasant tippets Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel Body - Reddish seals fur, SLF or substitute Hackle - Black hen Wing - Slips of blue wing feathers from a mallard wing Davie McPhail video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2023 Ondawa Hook – Straight eye bass Thread - Red Tag - Oval gold tinsel Tail - Black goose Body - Read 2/3 pale green floss, front 1/3 orange seal Rib - Oval gold tinsel Wing - Matched Ringneck Pheasant body feathers Hackle - Brown hen According to Marbury; "The Ondawa is a bass fly, to which has been given an old Indian name belonging to a little river in a valley of the Green Mountains." Favorite Flies and Their Histories - Mary Orvis Marbury Tribute to MOM | Global FlyFisher after seeing @dflanagn i thought i'd try tying one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2023 Mather Hook - Straight eye bass Thread - Red Tag - Oval god tinsel and red floss Body - Black ostrich herl with a waist of pale green floss Wing - Brown speckled hen, partridge or pheasant Hackle - Brown speckled hen, partridge or pheasant The Mather was created by Charles Orvis and named by his friend and fishing companion, Mr. A. N. Cheney. The fly itself was named after Fred Mather, fishing editor of "The Forest and Stream" magazine. Favorite Flies and Their Histories - Mary Orvis Marbury Tribute to MOM | Global FlyFisher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2023 Those look great, Norm. Been wanting to tie a Mather for a while. Gonna have to try it out later today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2023 I agree with dflanagan Norm. I am curious...Do you fish any of the many patterns we see from you? George Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2023 Plymouth Rock Hook - Straight eye bass Thread - Red Tail - Mallard flank Body - Oval silver tinsel Hackle and wings - Grizzly Favorite Flies and Their Histories - Mary Orvis Marbury Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caddis16 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2023 Soft hackles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2023 Real nice, flytire, real purdy. You are on another roll. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2023 Owner Hook - Straight eye bass Thread - Black Tag - Flat silver tinsel Tail - Red goose Body - Yellow silk floss Rib - Yellow silk chenille Hackle - Orange Wing - Guinea hen dyed red Head - Black chenille and black thread Favorite Flies and Their Histories - Mary Orvis Marbury Gaudy Wet Flies of the Golden Era | Fly Tyer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
