flytire 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2024 Brown Miller Tail - Brown mallard Ribbing - Gold tinsel Body - Orange dubbing Hackle - Grizzly Wing - Jungle body feathers Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary J E Willmarth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2024 California Hackle Body - 1/3 red, 1/3 yellow and 1/3 blue floss Hackle - Grizzly Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Bob LeMay 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2024 Just posted this pic on another forum... It's an older pattern that was very successful in the late eighties and early nineties, called the Big Eye Bendback. It was done in three color variations for fish working over shallow grass flats...and very weedless one of these three has a 1/2 inch of square lead wire, .040 along the keel of the pattern Hook: Mustad 34007, 1/0, with a slight bend in the shank about 1/4" from the hookeye Thread: Danville's flat waxed - color of choice Body: Pearl diamond braid or equivalent (what's shown used a special ordered double sized braid) Wing: Light then slightly darker colors 3 times each bucktail amount tied in on top of previous color as shown top fly - orange, yellow, brown,...middle fly white, gray, lavender... bottom fly - white, chartreuse, fl. green... topped with peacock herl strands Flash: Pearl Flashabou Accent (the Fat Pack) six to ten strands between each color (two runs of flash only, none between top color and peacock topping. Side wing: Matched grizzly saddles, one on each side Head: Built up with tying thread then super glued to seal (so that painted eyes can be added Eyes: Ace quick drying alkyd enamel - ( not "quick drying" at all, need a day's drying time between first color and eye pupil color) Finish: FlexCoat (a two part rodbuilder's finish) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2024 Blue Dun Tail - Dun Body - Gray dubbing Hackle - Dun Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2024 12 hours ago, Capt Bob LeMay said: Just posted this pic on another forum... It's an older pattern that was very successful in the late eighties and early nineties, called the Big Eye Bendback. It was done in three color variations for fish working over shallow grass flats...and very weedless one of these three has a 1/2 inch of square lead wire, .040 along the keel of the pattern Hook: Mustad 34007, 1/0, with a slight bend in the shank about 1/4" from the hookeye Thread: Danville's flat waxed - color of choice Body: Pearl diamond braid or equivalent (what's shown used a special ordered double sized braid) Wing: Light then slightly darker colors 3 times each bucktail amount tied in on top of previous color as shown top fly - orange, yellow, brown,...middle fly white, gray, lavender... bottom fly - white, chartreuse, fl. green... topped with peacock herl strands Flash: Pearl Flashabou Accent (the Fat Pack) six to ten strands between each color (two runs of flash only, none between top color and peacock topping. Side wing: Matched grizzly saddles, one on each side Head: Built up with tying thread then super glued to seal (so that painted eyes can be added Eyes: Ace quick drying alkyd enamel - ( not "quick drying" at all, need a day's drying time between first color and eye pupil color) Finish: FlexCoat (a two part rodbuilder's finish) I like them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2024 Spruce Tail - Peacock sword Body - Red floss and peacock herl Hackle - Badger Wing - Badger hackle points Instagram - #popsflies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene L 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2024 Tups Indispensable Size 12 Body pale rose tail: cdl Hackle: Lt Ginge r Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruitrollup 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2024 Candy Floss Booby Hook: Nymph Hook 1xl, size 10, FM 5085 Thread: 8/0 or 70 DN Tail and Wing: Base Feather from Hackle, Chickabou or Marabou Body: Silver Tinsel Boobie Eyes: Sybai Foam Cylinder, 7 mm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2024 Admiral Tip - Gold tinsel Tail - Scarlet quill sections Ribbing - Gold tinsel Body - Dark red floss Hackle - Scarlet Wing - White Trout - Ray Bergman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruitrollup 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2024 Chironomid Frenchie Hook: Standard Nymph Hook Thread: UTC Ultrathread 70 Denier - Red Bead: Brass or Tungsten Bead- sized to the hook- Nickel Breathers: Sparkle Emerger Yarn - Clear White Breathers (Alternate): Glo-Brite Floss for hot-spots and tags - Fl. White - 16 Body: Ringneck Pheasant Center Tails - Muskrat Gray Body (Alternate) : Ringneck Pheasant Tail - Black Ribbing: Semperfli Tying Wire - 0.2 - Bright Silver Ribbing (Alternate): UTC Ultra Wire - Small - Silver Thorax: Ice Dub - UV Shrimp Pink Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2024 Brandreth Tip - Gold tinsel Tail - Scarlet quill sections Ribbing - Gold tinsel Body - Yellow wool Hackle - Scarlet and yellow mixed Wing - Gray mallard Bon Bastian Note The Brandreth is a pattern very similar to the Professor. Trout - Ray Bergman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandflyx 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2024 sand fleas, tied on a sz. 1/0 34081-dt large eye hook. silicone legs and antennae, FTD enhanced kreken dub for rostrum, ftd fltas dubbing for body in tan, teal for the back coated with solarez thin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene L 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2024 Those sand fleas look like insects. The wings make them look real. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2024 Lake Edward Tag - Gold tinsel Tail - Yellow quill sections Ribbing - Gold tinsel Body - Light brown wool or fur Hackle - Scarlet Wing - Yellow, dark blue, mottled brown turkey * Don Bastian Note * Referring to the Prime Directive of Married Wings (see the Ferguson, No. 103, Plate 3), the Lake Edward is another fly with mottled turkey and other colors in a married wing. To maintain uniformity of texture, use goose shoulder when marrying turkey in wet fly wings. Trout - Ray Bergman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadabout 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2024 Last year, I had the idea of tying some salmon flies in small sizes and using them for trout. My home water is a spring creek. Streamers and wet flies work well there, so I had no doubts. I tied up a couple of Rusty Rats and Blue Rats in size #10. They worked well, as I expected. This year I thought I’d expand on the idea and added a few more patterns, all in size 10. Looking forward to trying these out in the spring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
