Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2018 Braided Belly Turkey Tail Nymph I figured this is as good a spot as any for an intro and first post here on FTF. (I've been on other forums before same name) I'm Jim and I like fly fishing and tying. So I've used el-cheapo gear until now BUT...I saved my money up and then bought myself a Renzetti Traveler rotary vice just two weeks ago. I'm sure most of you know what that looks like. All I can say is it's awesome to tie fly's on something like this. So I've been messing around some more with the Polish and Czech nymphs lately....(they really do catch a lot of fish for me) Inspired by the Polish Braided Nymphs braided_turkey_tail_nymph_002.jpg braided_turkey_tail_nymph_003.jpg These things bouncing along the bottom of the North Western Pennsylvania creeks catch trout for me. I'm definitely sold on nymphing hook – #12 nymph/wet lead wire weighted shank - 10 turns thread - 6/0 black body : abdomen- braided embroidery floss 2 strands brown on top 2 strands of light yellow bottom thorax- cream and yellow awesome possum nymph dubbing wing case and legs - wild turkey tail feather fibers I'm going to fool around with different colors and materials too, certainly bead heads and skin backs. Winter is here so I'll be tying in the warmth waiting on the thaw, still might get a day or two in before total freeze up. I bet they work down through the ice out on the lake too. All of the flies I see in this thread are very nice, but this one just does it for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2018 Really nice wovens there, Jim, I like the thorax area too, thanks for posting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2018 Little Gray May Hook - Nymph/wet style Thread - Black Tail - Moose body hair (tie in behind the eye. Do not cut the butt ends as they will be used for the legs) Ribbing - Fine gold wire Body - Gray dubbing Wingcase - Flat silver tinsel (may be coated with uv resin if you prefer) Thorax - Gray dubbing Legs - Butt ends of the tail pulled back and tied down Tie this in any color combination you want. Be creative. Experiment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2018 I just went through Oct. flies from the vise. I can look at you guy's fly ties all day. ( I can't say that three times real fast though) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Taddeo 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2018 Very nice, the Little Gray May I tie a pattern very similar... This one is olive, so the floss for the abdomen, thorax dubbing, and thread are all olive, tail, casing, and legs are tail feather fibers, butts are the legs, I'm keen on turkey as of late because they're long and tough.. The belly is ribbed with clear tubing Then I just make all the different colors I need, my general purpose mayfly nymph. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2018 Krzysztof Wet Fly (variation) Found this one on the Irishflyfishingpassion blog. Changed up a few of the materials but the effect is similar. hook – Sierra 3906BL #10 thread - Danville 6/0 black tail - Craft Fur orange rib - x-small wire gold body - Ice Dub Pheasant Tail body hackle - grizzly dyed olive front hackle - sharptail grouse dyed olive (1Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1tsp Rit Dark Green, 1 cup water) collar - partridge Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2018 Edgar Winter PT hook – Dai Riki 135 #12underbody - non-tox .015 thread - Danville 6/0 tanrib - x-small wire coppertail/abdomen - pheasant tail bleachedthorax - peacock herlshellback/legs - pheasant tail bleached Add 1 part 20 volume hydrogen peroxide (available at beauty supply stores), 2 parts clear ammonia and let it sit for a couple hours. You want to do this outside. Regards,Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2018 Why do you need the ammonia, Scott? Hydrogen Peroxide is a good bleaching agent by itself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cummings 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2018 Trying out a new img hosting site seeing how photobucket is going on adds in the middle of posted imgs. This is last nights grass shrimp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2018 Why do you need the ammonia, Scott? Hydrogen Peroxide is a good bleaching agent by itself. Mike, Good question for which I don’t have an answer. I used the formula I had seen from Al Beatty; looking at A.K. Best’s Dyeing and Bleaching, he reversed the ratio and added the powdered whitening agent (which I have but didn’t use here due to time constraints). Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2018 Straw ShrimpKimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cummings 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2018 Now thats unique Kimo. Looks cool in its own way Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notenuftoys 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2018 Our first real cold of the winter (trust me, for Texas it's cold!) and I get thinking midges. Well, and I finally ordered some new curved nymph hooks. Here's from a productive weekend. A total of about 3 dozen over 3 days. First, some olive Rojo midges: Next up are some Bettie midges: And finally, some Deep Blue Poison Tungs: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2018 Brendas Mor More Baltic seatrout stuff. hook – Mustad 3906B #6 thread - Danville 6/0 red tail - hackle brown flash - Krystal Flash pearl body - Sow/Scud Dubbing rainbow hackle(s) - brown Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2018 Big Hole Demon (Pink variation) Lots of good videos on Flytying.eu; really liked . Subbed guinea for teal on the tail because I already had some in hot pink. hook – Maruto 2312 #6 thread - Danville 6/0 hot pink rib - small wire silver tail - guinea dyed hot pink abdomen - tinsel large opal thorax - Ice Dub UV Pink/rabbit hot pink hackle - hot pink Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites