Some recent ties

[Fisherboy0301 0]

Some flies I tied recently.

A little brown dryfly.

 

Another dryfly.

 

A large size 12midge I was hoping to use during the blind mosqito ''hatch" in Florida, a week too late I was told.

 

A little bream fly.

 

A froggy fly for bass, I know it has two extra legs, but they wiggle and induce strikes!

 

Now a clouser minnow, beadchain style.

 

And a marabou streamer to match the minnows in a local pond.

 

An all hackle streamer.

 

And a woolly bugger I'm calling the BBBB (Bronc's Big Bright Bugger) it works great for bass and panfish in stained water.

 

Al Campbell's crappie candy.

 

Man other bugger, and a bugger-ish carpy thing.

 

Some soft hackles and carp flys.

 

And some nymphs. The plastic bead on the pheasant tail makes it hang just below the surface like it's going up to emerge.

 

A caterpillar.

 

And some worms plus my go at a crappie tube bait.

 

Feedback and critique wanted, thanks.

 

 

I hope those pictures worked.

[mikechell 0]

Fishable flies, all of them. There might be a midge hatch (blind mosquito) that's heavy, but they are here all the time. I don't think there's ever a night when there aren't some coming out. Bump any pier or reed patch and you'll be blowing out your nose trying to keep them out.

 

Nice batch of fish food, Fisherboy.

[Fisherboy0301 0]

Yeah the worst part is having to shovel up the dead ones around any outdoor light. Thanks Mike.

[jd1983 0]

Those look like great flies. I'm never that creative in my tying and tend to stick to established patterns. Might need to branch out one of these days.

[adrian191 0]

what the tail and leg material on the pt??

[flyoloco.com 0]

Nice flies... that frog looks deadly.

[add147 0]

NICE LOOKING flies indeed!!!! I like all of them!

[Fisherboy0301 0]

what the tail and leg material on the pt??

Hackle fibers from a strung saddle hackle.

[Fisherboy0301 0]

Nice flies... that frog looks deadly.

Thanks!

[Fisherboy0301 0]

NICE LOOKING flies indeed!!!! I like all of them!

Thanks, me too! Hopefully gonna get to try them out tomorrow, especially the carp flys.

[hairwing 0]

Fisherboy....

 

I could only wish to have tied flies like you do when I was your age !

 

Carry on.

[utyer 0]

Overall your flies show good skills, and a creative mind. There are some things you can work on.

 

It looks like your using a very heavy (possibly sewing,) thread on a lot of the flies. While poly or nylon sewing thread, can be used, it is very easy to build up a lot of unwanted bulk in smaller patterns.

 

The hackle is a bit too long on your brown may fly. The hackle on the second one is better, but the wings are shorter than the shank, so they could be longer.

The PT could loose the bead. Try a foam wing case to keep the nymph floating just in the surface. Use a 1.16th thick foam.

 

Soft hackles usually have a lot less hackle, and are usually tied without beads. The Clouser would look better with different color thread, and the wing (top color of deer hair,) is not tied down behind the eyes. Try to use a thread that will match the hair colors better. Better still use mono filament as the thread, then it will blend into any color pattern.

 

Keep thinking outside the box, that's a good thing. Just refine, and reduce the amount of material and thread you use. Singe the ends of your Ultra Chenille bodies so they don't come apart.

[add147 0]

Overall your flies show good skills, and a creative mind. There are some things you can work on.

 

It looks like your using a very heavy (possibly sewing,) thread on a lot of the flies. While poly or nylon sewing thread, can be used, it is very easy to build up a lot of unwanted bulk in smaller patterns.

 

The hackle is a bit too long on your brown may fly. The hackle on the second one is better, but the wings are shorter than the shank, so they could be longer.

The PT could loose the bead. Try a foam wing case to keep the nymph floating just in the surface. Use a 1.16th thick foam.

 

Soft hackles usually have a lot less hackle, and are usually tied without beads. The Clouser would look better with different color thread, and the wing (top color of deer hair,) is not tied down behind the eyes. Try to use a thread that will match the hair colors better. Better still use mono filament as the thread, then it will blend into any color pattern.

 

Keep thinking outside the box, that's a good thing. Just refine, and reduce the amount of material and thread you use. Singe the ends of your Ultra Chenille bodies so they don't come apart.

utyer,

You said, "Singe the ends of the Ultra Chenille so to the bodies will not come a part." The reason I am asking is because I would like to tie some Bitch Creek flies and those call for Ultra Chenille. I watch a fellow tie some at an Expo but he did not singe the ends. I assume you just singe them long enough to stop them from unraveling?

[add147 0]

 

NICE LOOKING flies indeed!!!! I like all of them!

Thanks, me too! Hopefully gonna get to try them out tomorrow, especially the carp flys.

 

You will have to post some pics of your catch!!!

[Fisherboy0301 0]

Overall your flies show good skills, and a creative mind. There are some things you can work on.

 

It looks like your using a very heavy (possibly sewing,) thread on a lot of the flies. While poly or nylon sewing thread, can be used, it is very easy to build up a lot of unwanted bulk in smaller patterns.

 

The hackle is a bit too long on your brown may fly. The hackle on the second one is better, but the wings are shorter than the shank, so they could be longer.

The PT could loose the bead. Try a foam wing case to keep the nymph floating just in the surface. Use a 1.16th thick foam.

 

Soft hackles usually have a lot less hackle, and are usually tied without beads. The Clouser would look better with different color thread, and the wing (top color of deer hair,) is not tied down behind the eyes. Try to use a thread that will match the hair colors better. Better still use mono filament as the thread, then it will blend into any color pattern.

 

Keep thinking outside the box, that's a good thing. Just refine, and reduce the amount of material and thread you use. Singe the ends of your Ultra Chenille bodies so they don't come apart.

Thank you, yes I am using sewing thread, since I'm tying for bluegills, not trout, the bead in the PT adds a hot spot that they focus on. Thanks for the pointers on the clouser and soft hackles. The ends on the chenile aren't burned because I don't have a lighter. I'm 14, and don't smoked, so no lighter. Thanks for the advise!