niveker 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2023 Really excellent work on those winged wets Norm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2023 practice practice practice 👍👍😁😁 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZilliox 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2023 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2023 Great looking stuff there mzilliox. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2023 3 hours ago, MZilliox said: Welcome. Very nice ties. Love those muddlers, I'm not a fan of the tightly packed heads you mostly see these days. 👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Bob LeMay 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2023 Those Muddlers will draw lots of bites in the backcountry as well. Very nicely done - reminds me that I need to do a few maribou muddlers for baby tarpon… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John McCoy 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2023 Hi, folks! New to this forum, but not to tying. I like tying almost all kinds of flies, but over the years I've probably put more effort into classic wet flies than with any other genre. Here's my first contribution, a freelance pattern I call the Gobbler. It's an homage to my favorite gamebird, the Eastern wild turkey. Hook: Mustad 3399, size 6 Tail: Wild turkey tail Body: Copper tinsel Rib: Brown silk floss Wing: Married strips of oak turkey secondary, blue turkey tail and red turkey tail Throat: Black hen Head: Red nail polish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2023 very nice 👍👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2023 On 10/19/2023 at 8:31 AM, MZilliox said: Cut for brevity. Very nice ties. Welcome to the site and you'll find as much knowledge here regarding tying as you do "there" regarding cane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John McCoy 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2023 Thank you, gentlemen! @Sandan, I'm surprised you recongnized me from "there." It''s been years! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZilliox 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2023 17 hours ago, Capt Bob LeMay said: Those Muddlers will draw lots of bites in the backcountry as well. Very nicely done - reminds me that I need to do a few maribou muddlers for baby tarpon… They have risen 4 steelhead in 2 sessions, now if I can get that hook to stick! My hookup rates on these leave a bit, but that's ok. It's so fun to see chaos boils under the fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2023 Mr McCoy that is nothing short of awesome. The skies have parted. Thanks for joining in and posting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2023 20 hours ago, John McCoy said: Gobbler Spag-tacular! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John McCoy 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2023 1 hour ago, niveker said: Spag-tacular! Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John McCoy 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2023 8 hours ago, chugbug27 said: Mr McCoy that is nothing short of awesome. The skies have parted. Thanks for joining in and posting. Thank you, sir! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
