February Flies from the Vise

[BassMouth87 0]

Digging the look of that fly, we shall see where my next tying binge takes me, need some more practice with Speys and a few more in the box.

 

That fly box is a cheaper wooden box I ordered from Japan last year, the construction is cheap but solid, and wished the magnetic side had stronger magnets.

[Chefben4 0]

Diggin those colors Jam. Mighty nice of you to load up a box of flies I can steal..

 

Here are some juve tarpon flies from tonight..

 

 

[Will K 0]

Finally found the furs I needed to make the dubbing for this fly......getting ready for Ausable Two Fly challenge in May

 

Ausable Ugly

Love that little thing. Is that a Fran Better's pattern?

[planettrout 0]

 

LEE’S TURBO MIDGE- Chris Lee/Loren Williams- Variant – TMC 403BLJ, #14 -#16, TMC 2499SPBL, #18…

 

 

PT/TB

[FlyFishin'Jam 0]

Yo Chef, i will have you sorted! Sweet tarpon flies btw....

 

 

Here is another blue thingy. Sorry huge ipad image.

 

[Christopher K 0]

Great wing and ribbing on that one jam!

[Christopher K 0]

BTW, what size hook is that?

[FlyFishin'Jam 0]

BTW, what size hook is that?

 

Cheers! This time a size 3 which seems puny after dealing with 1.5 and 1/0's, 3 seems max size for the size of speckled i have.

[Christopher K 0]

LOL ya, I was thinking if that was a 1 or 2/0 it could work for my needs but I guess not.

[FlyFishin'Jam 0]

LOL ya, I was thinking if that was a 1 or 2/0 it could work for my needs but I guess not.

 

Interesting, for Ontario around 1.5 to 1/0 is about my limit...If i want to fish bigger which sometimes i do i switch to shanks and octopus hooks ala intruder. Kind of figured out tying small shanks was a waste of time and materials when i can just chuck say a 1.5 midnight canyon or marabou hackled spey. Also i found at 1/0 for a single salmon hook i would really have to plant it home to stick, something that would launch a creek chub 50 m behind me into the bushes.

 

West coast seems different, generally some bigger flies to toss for steel, i guess that eliminates the hordes of pinks smacking your fly non stop haha

[Troutbum11 0]

Here are a few streamers from the vise made with congo hair and hackle. Also my first attempt at extended body dries which are made with craft foam.

[Christopher K 0]

LOL ya, I was thinking if that was a 1 or 2/0 it could work for my needs but I guess not.

Interesting, for Ontario around 1.5 to 1/0 is about my limit...If i want to fish bigger which sometimes i do i switch to shanks and octopus hooks ala intruder. Kind of figured out tying small shanks was a waste of time and materials when i can just chuck say a 1.5 midnight canyon or marabou hackled spey. Also i found at 1/0 for a single salmon hook i would really have to plant it home to stick, something that would launch a creek chub 50 m behind me into the bushes.

 

West coast seems different, generally some bigger flies to toss for steel, i guess that eliminates the hordes of pinks smacking your fly non stop haha

I never fish above a #2 really, those flies wouldn't be for fishing

[FlyFishin'Jam 0]

Well here is something different....A great big honking tandem 6/0 that is being sent straight to Australia for use around the FADS, you know like big Mahi and Wahoo, hell i would even rig it up on the 12wt and once a pack of striped Marlin has tasted everything in the spread flop this out there. I had to Actually turn the macro off for this fly.

 

Wondering if i should do a few inverted?? Thoughts on having the rear 6/0 pointing down instead? There is leadfree wire in this to make it swim true.

 

 

 

[Chefben4 0]

Jam' Nicely done dude! Hook point up seemed standard out in San Diego when I was fishing in the blue. Id leave them up. Did you make the tandem rig?

[FlyFishin'Jam 0]

Cheers Chef! Yeah i have not fished many tandem flies so i was just curious and was cautious with the balance, i mean if i rest the tandem rig on my finger it rolls hook point down, i added the leadfree to kind of eliminate that. This tandem is store bought, but i just about have everything to whip my own up, just waiting on a few bits from Aus. There are a lot of Wahoo at the moment under the Mahi i hear.