Airhead 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2004 After getting some ideas from Gary Lafontaines book "Trout Flies, Proven Patterns" and spending some time at the bench with Shoe watching his techniques, I whipped up a couple dozen Wets. Orange Antron Wet... Tail- Orange Floss Body- 50/50 Bunny Face/brown Sparkle Yarn (coarse,blended w/gaurdhairs) Underwing/Thorax- Ginger Emerger Sparkle Yarn (clipped 1/2", twisted in a dubbing loop, wound like Shoes "Fur Hackle") Hackle- Chukkar Green Antron Wet... Tail- Green Floss Body-Same Underwing/Thorax- Clear Emerger Sparkle Yarn (same) Hackle- Wood Duck Flank Red Antron Wet... Tail- Crimson Thread Body- Same Underwing/Thorax- Clear Hackle- Wood Duck The Sparkle Emerger Yarn from GCO is awesome No need to comb out 3 strand!!! Sorry about the poor quality on the pics, I have to scan them. My digicam doesn't do close-ups well. P.S. I used the black metal paper clips to clamp the Antron fibers before cutting and laying in the dubbing loop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncletube 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2004 Gary would be proud of those, Nice Ties!!!!! I incorparate some of his technique with some of mine for wets and soft hackles. Again nice work. Tube Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2004 Excellent work I bet you can't wait to fish those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2004 I havent done much wet fly tying myself ....YET,but those look great to me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airhead 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2004 The 2 with the clear Antron don't show up very well in the images. I think it gives them a brightness that will attract some attention on the swing. We'll see! These are tied on #8 2x long, stout wire hooks. Good for practice, adequate for spring fishing. I think a smaller version is in order for the summer months as an emerger pattern. Keeping my ties sparse is a challenge. I need smaller soft hackle! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2004 Look into the Brahma hackles John. They work pretty well. I need to get a look at that Lafontaine book. It looks like something I'd be interested in. Nice tying. I see we are bringing you farther into the dark side...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2004 Looks like some killer fly's there John!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2004 QUOTE (Dornug @ Mar 10 2004, 11:26 PM) Nice tying. I see we are bringing you farther into the dark side...... No doubt Now all we have to do is break his bait rods and force him to fish flies. I went through the same transition. I would take my 3wt worm rod, 6wt hardware stick and my fly rod. Now it's a 2wt for dries, 5 for nymphs and the 6 for the bigger stuff and my Stellas are gathering dust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2004 Nice wet's!! Now I gotta get back on the vise to add some for the opener in a few weeks just in case. Fatman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank G. Swarner III 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2004 They look great Your gonna have a lot of fun with them Fairly simple to tie, but boy do they produce results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2004 AH, very nice, man!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airhead 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2004 Ralf, This year the bait rod stays home (for Trout). I may be begging flies by August though! LOL Pat, You can borrow my copy after I get a few of the patterns down. I'm making due with what I have for now, my biggest obstacle is time at the bench. These were pretty easy to tie, once you get the materials layed out and the hang of spinning the Antron, they go pretty quick. LaFontaine's flies are often elaborate, but effective. I needed to whip up enough flies to satisfy the lumber and hopefully an angry steelie or two, so I compromised between technique and attraction. We'll see! Back to the bench! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 12, 2004 Thanks John. I mostly want to see it to see if it's something I want to buy. I'm slowly building a decent library. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
