December Flies From the Vise

[niveker 0]

Posting on another site and the subject of Lacy Gee's Gimp pattern came up.  Using different material/colors for the body, wing, and hackle along with the mention of Starling in the same discussion, got the wheels churning and I came up with with.  I make no claim to originality.  I'll call it a Gimp variation, since that was the catalyst.  

  

Hook: #14

Thread: 8/0 black

Rib: small black wire

Body: Australian possum, dyed burnt orange

Wing: Starling feathersx2

Hackle: Starling

[chugbug27 0]

Nice looking fly there niveker

[niveker 0]

Thanks Chug

[RickZieger 0]

Like the variation niveker.

 

[niveker 0]

Thanks Mr. Z

[flytire 0]

Coquihalla Orange

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange
Tip - Lower half, oval gold tinsel; the upper half, orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, orange floss; the front half, dubbed with fluorescent orange lamb's wool
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Orange calf tail tied over the body, with a sparse overwing of white calf tail



Coquihalla Red

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Short scarlet red hackle tip tied on edge
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, orange floss; the front half, dubbed with red lamb's wool
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Peacock sword feather barbs tied over the body, with an overwing of barred mallard (I used bronze mallard. My barred mallard supply is sorely lacking quality)



Coquihalla Silver

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Butt - Dubbed with red lamb's wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White calf tail tied over the body, with an overwing of orange calf tail

Tommy Brayshaw originated the preceding series of patterns around 1946.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

[WWKimba 0]

On 12/20/2023 at 10:13 AM, niveker said:

Posting on another site and the subject of Lacy Gee's Gimp pattern came up.  Using different material/colors for the body, wing, and hackle along with the mention of Starling in the same discussion, got the wheels churning and I came up with with.  I make no claim to originality.  I'll call it a Gimp variation, since that was the catalyst.  

  

👍

Hook: #14

Thread: 8/0 black

Rib: small black wire

Body: Australian possum, dyed burnt orange

Wing: Starling feathersx2

Hackle: Starling

👍👍  I can see this as a variation of the Jassid or Leaf Hopper variation as well.

Kim

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Critter

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow marabou, with a few strands of pearl Flashabou Accent tied on top
*Ribbing - Gold wire
Shellback - Peacock herl
Hackle - Yellow tied palmer-style over the body
Body - Orange chenille

*Book recipe did not specify a rib, but I added it for durability.

Jeffrey Yax of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, originated this pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

[niveker 0]

10 hours ago, WWKimba said:

a variation of the Jassid

Indeed.  

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Flat Car

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle barbs
Butt - Dubbed with fluorescent green lamb's wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black chenille
Wing - Six strands each pearl and black Flashabou Accent, then black marabou
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back

Randall Kaufmann of Portland, Oregon, originated this pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

[DarrellP 0]

Norm, if you were going to fish the Critter, would you glue down the peacock herl?

 

Gorgeous flies, everyone.

[flytire 0]

15 minutes ago, DarrellP said:

Norm, if you were going to fish the Critter, would you glue down the peacock herl?

i would wrap the gold wire rib over it if i was going to fish it

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Golden Pheasant

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wings - Pair of golden pheasant tippet feathers tied on edge over the body

Originator is unknown, but this pattern emerged during the 1920s and was popular on the Eel, Mad, and Rogue rivers for a number of years.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

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Serial Killer Caddis Pupa

Hook - Curved caddis, size 10-16
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Red wire
Under body - Green yarn, tapered
Body - Chartreuse holographic tinsel
Wing case & Antenna - Pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Hare's ear dubbing

Coat the body with uv resin prior to tying in the wing case

From a YouTube video

[niveker 0]

 

 

Burke's Aggravator

Little bigger, changed up the colors from the one posted in the Challenge thread. 

Hook: #8, 2xl

Bead: 5/32 brass

Weight: Lead wire

Thread: tan, 6/0

Tag & rib: FTD Norther Flash, copper

Tail: Tan & black marabou

Abdomen: Hare’s mask

Legs: FTD Bug Legs, amber gold, wacked with a brown mahkah

Thorax: Hare's mask, dubbing loop

Wing case: Turkey tail feather slip, coated with SHHAN

I kinda like the looks of this pattern.  I'll tie up a few more.  With all due respect to Mr Burke though, I'm thinking the marabou tail should be changed to something stubbier and stouter, maybe a clump of hare's mask, a la a gold ribbed hare's ear.  Thoughts anyone?