September Flies from the Vise

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King Water

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - White under floss body; Black head
Tail - Mallard
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Mallard

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

[RickZieger 0]

CDC Flying Ant

never thought of doubling the foam. Will have to do this on a few.

Rick 

[RickZieger 0]

I was given a yard of so of 4 more colors of boa yarn. size 10 hook and boa yarn palmered on hook. 

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Fern

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - White under floss body; Black head
Tip - Gold tinsel
Body - Pink floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Light slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

[DarrellP 0]

Flytire, is that hen hackle you are using?

[flytire 0]

yes hen hackle

 

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Yellow Sally

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - White under the body; black head
Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Yellow duck/goose quill fibers
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Yellow duck/goose quill fibers

Trout - Ray Bergman

[niveker 0]

 

Gartside Gurgler

Hook - #8, 4xl
Thread - White 6/0
Tail - Yellow bucktail
Flash - FTD H2O Twist, pearl-tan
Body - Yellow & green sticky backed craft foam
Hackle - India saddle, dyed 'Firelight' 
 

[cphubert 0]

3 hours ago, niveker said:

Gartside Gurgler

👍nice gurgler is it hand cut or with a cutter?

[cphubert 0]

On 9/4/2024 at 10:05 AM, RickZieger said:

never thought of doubling the foam

I glue it when I fold and tie the sections they never come apart until they are shredded.

[niveker 0]

10 hours ago, cphubert said:

hand cut or with a cutter?

Thanks CP. Hand cut.  

[RickZieger 0]

group of flies from "eyelash type yarn"     palmered on hook

A few gills and bass on these this am.

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Manchester

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold tinsel
Tip - Yellow floss
Tail - Peacock sword
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Yellow goose, peacock sword topping

Favorite Flies and their Histories - Mary Orvis Marbury
"The Manchester - Fly Angler's OnLine Volumn 10 week 5 (flyanglersonline.com)
 

Manchester

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Peacock sword
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Brown chenille
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Peacock sword

Flies by J. Edson Leonard
The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald Du Bois

[SalarMan 0]

There is something about peacock sword that enhances a fly and usually makes it a more effective fish catcher.

Nicely done Norm 👍

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Gray Squirrel

Hooks - Mustad R74, sizes 4-6-8
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Crimson red hackle barbs
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body

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

Stickleback

Roderick Haig-Brown

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Claret hackle fibers
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Pale green or blue silk or wool
Throat - Claret hackle
Wing - Polar bear* (or substitute), sparse, blended orange, blue, green, yellow, olive

*Polar bear in white is hard to find these days let alone dyed colors. I substituted with bucktail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
 

Green Finn

Hook - Streamer style
Thread - Red
Tail - Red goose or duck quill
Ribbing - Chartreuse and oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Red and Chartreuse bucktail, mixed