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Starting March the same way as I ended february. Just another month or so now, and we're ready to start the trout season!

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DUB...

 

You're killin' me with that extra barb stickin' out on the right side of pic two. OVERS ! You're gunna have to pluck it and resubmit the photo wink.png .

 

BTW the flies look great !

 

I like what you're doin' with the heads. A la Hans Weilenmann reverse hackle ?

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DUB...

 

You're killin' me with that extra barb stickin' out on the right side of pic two. OVERS ! You're gunna have to pluck it and resubmit the photo wink.png .

 

BTW the flies look great !

 

I like what you're doin' with the heads. A la Hans Weilenmann reverse hackle ?

 

Thanks hairwing. :-)

 

 

Thanks hairwing. smile.png

The heads and the reverse hackle was taught to me by an old gentleman over 40 years ago. I had never seen it done that way until I saw one of Hans's videos years ago on his web page. I will say this, watching Hans's videos made me appreciate the notion that less is more (thread wraps).

Barbs? I am not too worried about them smile.png

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LITTLE CADDIS THING (Hydropsyche/Ceratopsyche) – Petersen/Variant – Daiichi 1110, #16- #18…

 

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PT CRUNCHER(s)- OLIVE…

 

 

PT/TB

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Getting ready for the upcoming fishing season by filling my fly box.

 

Shuttlecock A Red Tag An Irrisistable

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A Missionary And a Royal Coachman.

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As some of you know ... I spend an inordinate amount of time sitting in a hotel room. Until this last trip, I never took my tying equipment with me. This time, I did. Doesn't mean I am getting better ... but tying IS better than walking around a mall or some other activity. I am also at that age when walking around a mall not buying anything, marks me as a "dirty old man".

Anyway ... today's flies ...

I was inspired by some pictures of a zonker streamer fly, with ribbing holding the strip to the top of the hook. I figured I could do something like that with what I have on hand.

So, the Fluffy Streamer is born. Using the same feathers from a $1.00 boa:

 

 

... and a size 8 straight hook, green thread and the fluff.

 

 

Wet:

 

 

Some nymph on #6 scud and octopus hooks:

 

 

And I played with a dryer sheet from the laundry room. I used a black Sharpie. Oh, fingernail polish will cause Sharpie ink to run like crazy. I used some Super Glue Fix-all and made some wings. I also tried furling some thread with tail fibers in it to make extended abdomens.

So, with the same size 8 straight shank hooks, I tied up a couple of test ... may-dragon-salmon-robber fly flies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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