Stillinscrubs 0 Report post Posted February 16 Tying size 22 female Tricos. Never tied them before any advice? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 16 On 2/13/2025 at 2:50 PM, Sandan said: The Pretty Missus. Great Valentines day gift. Score Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted February 16 La Grima Hook - Single or double salmon Thread - Black Tip - Oval silver tinsel Tail - 2 yellow hackle tips Butt - Black ostrich herl Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel Rear body - Yellow floss Center joint - Black ostrich herl Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel Front body - Black floss Throat - Yellow hackle Wing - Fox squirrel tail Original fly by Kristjan Gislason from Reykjavik (Iceland). This fly can also be tied in blue, green, red, orange, etc. Quebec Fishing - La Grima Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted February 17 On 2/16/2025 at 1:31 PM, Stillinscrubs said: Tying size 22 female Tricos. Never tied them before any advice? It looks pretty good. What I'd say is, clean up those stray fibers at the eye. Now I'm now sure if my explanation is good enough but here goes. Move the thorax to close to the eye. Keep it the same length though. Here's the trick. Your head is just thread and that to me throws the proportion of the trico off. Rather than whip finishing with bare thread, whip with dubbed thread. Finally, at least here in CO. the trikes are small so tie 'em really sparse. I pretty much use a small 20/22 comparadun as the sighter and a spent wing spinner as the point fly. If you're gonna use the parachute as the sighter or your only fly, mix some orange or red or some sort of hi-vis fibers in with the post. The trico hatch has to be one of my favorites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted February 17 On 2/16/2025 at 1:31 PM, Stillinscrubs said: Tying size 22 female Tricos. Never tied them before any advice? One problem that you may find is that you will have difficulty hooking up when fishing with tiny flies because of the small hooking gap of these tiny hooks, One solution is to tie these patterns on 2X short hooks like the TMC 921. Then a size 22 fly will have the hook gap of a size 20 hook. Another solution is to offset the barb in the vise by bending the hook after the you have tied the fly. The third solution is when you have a spinner fall of tricos and the result is groups of and clusters of trico spinners with the trout taking fly clusters off the top, Then you can tie up and use a double trico spinner with two spinners tied on one longer hook with a wider hooking gap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillinscrubs 0 Report post Posted February 17 Thank you guys, all your advice is noted and being included in my plans moving forward. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruitrollup 0 Report post Posted February 18 Front End Loader Ant Hook: Dry hook (here a Fulling Mill 5050), size 16. Thread: Black, 12/0 or 50-denier. Dubbing: Fine, Black Wing: CDC, White or Light Dun Hackle: Brown, Dry Fly Hackle, Tied Hackle Stacker Style. Post: 4X Mono Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandflyx 0 Report post Posted February 18 crabs, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 18 I've been working on jigs for sun fish at 40 feet. These are spotted jigs. Been experimenting with different colors and sparseness. Hook - Size 4 or 6 Umpqua Jig-60 Thread - black Danvilles 210 denier. Head - Black 3/16 tungsten slotted bead. Tail - purple, chartreuse or your favorite color, marabou. Body - woven chenille in contrasting colors. In this case, purple and chartreuse. Hackle - Purple or chartreuse woven Chinese hackle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted February 19 Danny's Special Hook - Long streamer Thread - Black Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel Body - Black floss Wing - White bucktail under 4 yellow hackles Eyes - Jungle cock Streamers365 - Vol 3 - Darren MacEachern Author's Note Dan Legere was taught to tie under the watchful eye of his father and was encouraged to experiment with designs of his own. The pattern was created and tested on Maine's Mousam Pond and Square Pond and proved to be successful with the resident brown trout. Dan's parents later tested the streamer in Northern Maine's famous Moosehead Lake and other regional lakes. Dan's creation again came through successfully, this time in pursuit of landlocked salmon and brook trout. Dan originally tied the streamer in a tandem hook configuration and a large sized 'A' thread was used to create the body rather than floss. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted February 19 19 hours ago, Mark Knapp said: working on jigs Nice work, that last would catch crappies in my local lake. On 2/18/2025 at 4:43 AM, sandflyx said: crabs 👍 1 hour ago, flytire said: Danny's Special another beauty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick58 0 Report post Posted February 19 Did a couple parachute Adams, first try. Hook - Size 16 Umpqua U002 Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 Grey Tail - Hareline Mayfly Tails, Barred white and black Dub - Hareline Superfine - Adams Grey Hackle - Brown and Grizzly hackle Post - Mcflylon - White poly yarn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 19 47 minutes ago, Rick58 said: Did a couple parachute Adams, first try. Hook - Size 16 Umpqua U002 Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 Grey Tail - Hareline Mayfly Tails, Barred white and black Dub - Hareline Superfine - Adams Grey Hackle - Brown and Grizzly hackle Post - Mcflylon - White poly yarn Nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 20 Some more spotted jigs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandflyx 0 Report post Posted February 20 top water minnows for reds, sea trout, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
