Jcb68 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2019 Jcb68, very nice, is that mahogany? Thanks for the good words. Yes It is mahogany. I plan on adding some more black accents. When it is finished i will post more pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2019 Some more bugs from the Orvis index. Black Ant Cinnamon Ant Letort Cricket Letort Hopper Red Flying Ant Black Flying Ant Deer Hopper I tried a trick suggested by Sandan and now I really like the the way my hackles are looking. Will the fish notice? I doubt it. Will the flies act better on the water? Float longer? Maybe. The real difference is that, I think they look better and that's the reason I'm doing this exercise. Thanks again Sandan. I noticed. The hackling looks much better. Like night and day. Way to go Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2019 Yep, and such a pleasure to tie that way. Thanks. I learn new stuff here every day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccwnsc 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2019 Mark Knapp, my 3 weight , 10 foot euro nymphing rig. For swift water trout. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flicted 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2019 What was the trick? Did I miss it or was it a PM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2019 ccwnsc, and what species? They look like they would be especially good for pan fish to me. Flicted, I guess it's no big trick. I started stripping one side of the quill before wrapping the hackle and that made a big difference. Then Sandan suggested stripping both sides of the quill for a small section after the tie-in, so that the quill gets a chance to lay flat before the hackle starts. It sure makes a nice looking hackle. I just love it when I learn a tiny trick that makes a big difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2019 More from the index. Large Red Fluttering Caddis. There was a time I could post a picture and not know what was wrong with the fly. Now I'm beginning to be able to self-critique, sometimes not while I'm tying the fly but only when I see it in a picture. On this one, the hackle is too far back. Large Ginger Fluttering Caddis. On this one I tried more, tighter wraps of the wire ribbing, don't like it, and the head is too small. Gray Tent Wing Caddis Brown Tent Wing Caddis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2019 The next flies in my Orvis Index call for materials I don't have, so in the mean time I experimented with alternatives. This spinner called for white poly wings but I didn't have any. While I'm waiting for the material I tied some with calf tail, fish fur, polar bear hair and Cul De Canard but I like these Coq De Leon wings the best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 Mark, I see improvement in each post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 Mark, I see improvement in each post. Thanks Bud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccwnsc 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 Mark Knapp I will be fishing those for trout. I never tried them on panfish, but they are heavily weighted and will sink to the bottom quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 ccwnsc, Nice, I just tried something similar, though not as classy as yours for trout and char through the ice. They worked great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 Also did some more spinners while waiting for wing material and midge hooks. A spinner with mountain goat hair. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2019 Got my size 20 dry fly hooks in so I continued where I left off in the Orvis index of fly patterns. The midge dry flies. Adams Midge Cream Midge Brown Midge Black Midge Then I just decided to have some fun Size 20 Black Ant with Peacock herl body Size 20 Mosquito. Size 20 Adams dry with wings. This was the first one I did today for a warm up, a size 12 Adams. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicente 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2019 Nice work Mark, those are some good looking flys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites