Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted January 21 1 minute ago, niveker said: Thanks Poopdeck, one loop around the butts before tying onto the hook. AH HA! Nice tip! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 21 Durham Ranger Hook - Single salmon Thread - Black Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs Butt - Peacock herl Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel Body - Dubbed with red lamb's wool Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down Wings - Two golden pheasant tippet feathers tied together on edge over the body Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute This is a popular steelhead version of an Atlantic salmon fly. Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted January 21 Your Durham Ranger is a beauty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 21 thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted January 21 I like it 👍👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted January 21 Still messing around with hackle stackers. The thorax is a little large on this one but overall I did a lot of testing and learned a few things. First thing I learned is that a gallows tool is a total gimmick and unnecessary. The most important thing I learned is paraloops are way easier to accomplish with 4lb mono , 3/0 uni thread or hands down unquestionably the best………Spanflex. The thinner threads like 8/0 Uni and 70 UTC and smaller tended to cut the hackle stem and the loop was harder to control with the finger. The stretchy spanflex was far easier to control while wrapping the hackle, the hackle wrapped better around the spanflex and the soft spanflex did not cut through the hackle stem. I tried it with a number of different hackles and none of the stems broke. There is little waste with the spanflex and you can get many flies from a single length of spanflex. Better yet, I bought spanflex for leg material and hate it as a leg material. Looks like it’s now paraloop post material and the two packs of spanflex I have will be a lifetime supply of paraloop posts. I will keep working on dialing it in as long as it stays cold outside. Hook - Size 12 emerger Thread - 8/0 Olive Uni Shuck - Antron sparkle dubbing, hares ear color Body - PMD colored turkey biot Hackle - Dun on a spanflex loop Thorax - UV peacock herl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flymanaj 0 Report post Posted January 21 Wooly Bugger variant Hook: Mustad streamer size 2 tail: marabou and Krystal flash body: holo polar chenille Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TKenneth 0 Report post Posted January 22 First day tying today, and excited to do more. Started easy with a handful of zebra midges. Hook: Size 18 Thread: Size 6/0 Black and Red Head: Tungsten bead 2.0mm Silver and Gold Rib: Silver and Copper Thorax: Pecock hurl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted January 22 ICE spent the weekend waiting for ice, not enough to safely fish on or way too early for my loved ice out trolling. spending time at the vise to replenish my early season trolling boxes. Quabbin smelt hook-Mustad 94720, body - silver tinsel with pearl mylar piping over, throat white bucktail, wing- gray saddles over pink saddles on top with peacock herl and lavender bucktail under, silver pheasant cheeks with 3d eyes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted January 22 Gray ghost hook- Mustad 94720, tag- silver tinsel, body- orange floss with silver tinsel rib, throat- white bucktail under peacock herl, wing- gray saddles over golden pheasant crests, cheek silver pheasant with jungle cock nails and short golden pheasant crest under Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted January 22 white smelt hook- Mustad 94720, tag- silver tinsel, tail- red hackle fibers, body- silver tinsel, wing- white saddles with white hackle collar, cheeks- jungle cock nails Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted January 22 Wobbler (orange) tied 9-3 style hook(s) Mustad 9674S with 30# braid trailer loop, thread orange, body - front 1/2 weighted with lead free wire covered with silver body braid, wing two orange saddles tied flat wing stye over sparse bucktail pillow and two orange saddles tied upright, hackle- orange hackle folded and tied collar style, trailer hook with frayed body braid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted January 22 red & white bucktail hook- Mustad 94720, body- lead free wire with silver tinsel and earl mylar piping over and left long for tail, wing- peacock herl over red and white bucktail, 3d eyes uv glued in place Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted January 22 Witch's tit a local streamer pattern for dark days hook- Mustad 94720, tail- red wool yarn, body- black wool with silver tinsel rib, throat- red wool yarn, wing- black bear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted January 22 1 hour ago, TKenneth said: handful of zebra midges Pretty darn good for day one. Welcome to the site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites