October Flies from the Vise

[Chase Creek 0]

Curtis!! Lovely fly and outstanding photo.

[vicrider 0]

Oldie but a Goody, Partridge & Orange:

 

Probably caught more trout in streams than any other fly ever tied. Include all soft hackles and I'd be sure of it. Great looking fly you've tied there. Simple elegance. I've been using silk for all my soft hackles for awhile. Don't know if it helps but makes me happier using them.

I should add that I went and checked out the video. I also have been using a natural raised versus shot in the wild skin and it definitely puts to shame the packages you buy. I'll never buy those again. I got a deal on 3 packages and after sorting I doubt I had one really usable package out of the three.

Anyway, one point of argument in soft hackles is whether they should be laid back or stand up. I tie both and a friend who fishes the White River taught me a good trick that other's use often. It's putting a bead, either brass or plastic depending on weight wanted, right behind the hackle to stand the hackle up and hold it up in the water. Several ties, like the Red Ass Kelso, use a tie of herl behind the hackle to do the same thing. Either ones catch fish and it all depends on what you put the most confidence in when fishing it.

[FlyFishin'Jam 0]

Pair of claret speys for fishing, a bit messy and ugly

 

 

Claret Spey #1
Rib - gold flat tinsel, followed by fine silver & fine gold oval
Body - red wine floss
Hackle - long black spey hackle
Throat - teal
Wing - black, claret, and orange goose married and tented
Eye - jc

Claret Spey #2
Tag - fine gold oval tinsel
Rear Hackle - black pheasant rump
Body - red wine floss
Rib - gold oval tinsel
Body Hackle - claret long spey hackle
Throat - teal
Wing - black, claret, and orange goose married and tented
Eye - jc

[Crackaig 0]

Anyway, one point of argument in soft hackles is whether they should be laid back or stand up.

 

 

That's quite easily settled. Look at the illustrations in the old books like Brook and River Trouting. They are never shown with the hackle swept back. The best description I have heard for the shape is "Like the spokes of an open umbrella".

 

Of course that is for the traditional North Country Spiders (of which the Orange Partridge is the most famous). If you tie "Soft Hackles", as some will call them, that is something different.

 

Cheers,

C.

[novabass 0]

Laid Back Hex - designed by Rusty Gates

 

[Steiner 0]

 

 

I'm fishing for Coho for the first time this weekend. This is simple, but i hope it works.

[sunsignarcher 0]

Sex dungeon al a craven

[fishingbobnelson 0]

Tied for the PT Nymph Variation Swap

[kimjensen 0]

Adams #14. My first dry fly.

[FlyFishin'Jam 0]

Silly goby! I was supposed to do feather fins oh well...the next one! Hmmm salty...

 

[eide 0]

Micro Squirrel Zonkers on a Dai-Riki 305 #10/TMC 5263 #12

[Piker20 0]

Small selection.

Inspired by the steelhead fly - Rose petal

Then randoms

[FlyFishin'Jam 0]

Lookin good mr piker20

 

Inspired by Flydology and his hairwing charms - these are not nearly as nice but should fish.

 

[sunsignarcher 0]

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[sunsignarcher 0]

whoooa, thats big