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Another Deer hair

Hook: 2/0 Predator

Tail: Buck tail followed by flash, Guinea, marabou 

Skirt: Nature spirit spinning hair (2) colors

Body: same but (3) colors 

Eyes: plastic 

Legs: rubber 

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Frank R. Smith Special

Hook - Mustad L87AP, sizes 2-6
Thread - Black
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - White bucktail tied in at the throat and extending just past hook bend, followed by white hackle barbs tied on top
Wing - Orange bucktail tied over the body with an overwing of natural brown bucktail
Head - Black with a red center band

Carrie G. Stevens originated this pattern

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils

Note - In some collections, this fly was called FRS Fancy. Frank Smith was a local client from Rangely, Maine.

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8 hours ago, Bruce Derington said:

Another Deer hair

 

 

 

Very nice! 

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Blue Screamer

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Smolt blue krystal flask
Butt - Chartreuse ultra chenille, micro
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black uni stretch
Wing - Moose
Hackle - Blue hen

From a YouTube video

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Something about that "Blue Screamer" says fish catcher to me. Nicely done Norm 👍

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White Wing Blundertaker

Attributed to Deon Hedderson

Variation of the original White Wing Blue Charm salmon fly tied with an Undertaker Body.

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel, green and chinese red uni-stretch
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Peacock Herl
Wing - White Calf Tail (Optional - Add 4 strands Pearl Crystal Flash)
Throat - Blue hackle

From a Mark Molloy video

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Mil-Spec Perdigon

  • Hook: Fulling Mill 5027 size 16 - 18
  • Bead: 2.3 mm silver 
  • Thread: 8/0 Uni Thread, Gray/Tan
  • Tail: CDL
  • Rib: Black Sharpie
  • Hot Spot: Thread, Fire Orange
  • Wing Pad: Black Nail Pollish 
  • Cover/Finish: Superglue or Solar-Rez thin

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All are great as usual.  However Bruce's fly took an incredible amount of work and planning.  Beautiful  Deerhair work.

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This is a great simple streamer pattern - the variations are endless and it catches fish.

WOOD DUCK HERON

HOOK: #10 2XL NYMPH WET FLY

THREAD: BLACK #70

UNDER BODY: BLACK THREAD

BODY: WOOD DUCK FLANK

HACKLE: INDIA HEN 

HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS

 

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Quick Silver

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Yellow yarn
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Embossed silver tinsel
Hackle - Medium blue tied on as a collar
Wing - Woodchuck guard hair tied low over the body

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

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Dark n Dirty

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Tag - Hot green floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear- Holographic chartreuse tinsel; Front - peacock herl
Under wing at mid body - Gold krystal flash
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Hackle - Black
Head - Black ostrich herl

From a YouTube video

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4 hours ago, flytire said:
 


Dark n Dirty


 

Wow, exceptional work Norm!

 

3 hours ago, RickZieger said:

Two more with high float fiber wings.

 

I love these Rick, what is the  "high float fibers" material your using for the wing?

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