Pattern suggestions please

[Piker20 0]

Hi Folks, I have been asked to tie up some flies for an auction; the money going to a town in Malawi for education and health work. As I live where I do, salmon flies will most likely to raise bids and I am looking to tie a patten with Malawi colours, equal red, black and green with a hint of white.

The obvious would be a hair wing with red, black, green in equal parts but thats a little dull. I looked at a green butt black bear with read body instead of black and maybe a white hackle at the head?

 

Any suggestions for a pattern incorporating red black and green thanks.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

A married wing salmon fly with red green and black strips with a single strip of white between and a body of the same with a white hackle throat

[Piker20 0]

I agree that would be a great pattern. I will have to keep that in the pocket for next year though as I don't have the right stuff for married wings and need to tie them for Friday. (it will probably take me until next year to get the married wing right as well!!)

 

side note, have you seen the acrylic display cases http://feathersmc.com/products/Standard%20Display%20Box%20with%20Red%20Oak%20Base for flies that sit in a wooden base? I have been looking at a those for the flies you sent instead of a box frame.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

them are awesome I also thought maybe a spey style with red and green body black hackle and a white rib

[Piker20 0]

Yes I'm wondering about red/black/green seal fur body. white hackle and a natural teal or mallard wing. I will have to sit with my materials and play with some ideas tomorrow.

[mikechell 0]

Red, black and green striped foam popper body with a white marabou tail.

[Piker20 0]

Unfortunately they wouldn't have attract bidders here but I might tie some for the girl to take to malawi as they have lots of toothy fins there that would love to bite a popper.

[Kudu 0]

Probably the same response as to riffs suggestion but my favorite salmon fly is the green highlander. I don't fish for salmon as we don't have them here in Kentucky but I sure would bid on them. Good luck with your auction!

[Piker20 0]

Cheers. I initially was going to tie some alley shrimps and some willy gunns as they are two prime patterns here. But thought tying in the Malawi theme would have been good. Spent last hour looking for someone with goose or duck in stock in the right colours but no joy. (can't be a foreign shop due to time scale). But Riff has stoked the fire and I will be ordering some when I find it.

[Randy Taylor 0]

you could tie up some red butt skunks,,,and some green butt skunks

that would use the colors you have . do a search for patterns.

tie a green butt skunk, and then replace the green with red

and use white bucktail for a hairwing on both..just an idea......................great flies here on the west coast...............

[Crackaig 0]

Look at what materials you have in the colours you want. You could then look at tying up some Scandinavian style tubes using those materials.

Cheers,

C.

[Piker20 0]

Well here are a couple of patterns based on the red green black theme.

Think I will do two of each, use a coloured thread for the heads and put them in a small clear box.

I'll keep these for fishing with.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

I like the second one the best its to bad you don't have more time I would of gladly sent you something

[Piker20 0]

Ill have more warning for next year. The second one is my favourite too. Might tie variations of that one.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

let me know the theme and I will tie something for it