xvigauge 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 This is the Guinea Fly as tied by Jim Parks. He says it is an early season fly and he has caught some nice browns on it in the GSMNP. He prefers the larger sizes; 6, 8, 10, and 12, and it is very simple to tie. Hook: nymph hook size 6 down to 16 Weight: lead wire or equivalent (I also added a grey tungsten bead) Body: grey yarn or grey chenille Hackle: one Guinea hackle stripped on one side and wrapped once. Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 Denson's Flame First try at WOIGO; needs work (have to find an alternative since I only have 2 packs of the Mango left and they don't make it anymore). hook - Dai Riki 075 #8 thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange tail - golden pheasant tippets dyed scarlet (3Tsp Rit Scarlet, 2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water) rib - small wire gold body - dubbing golden olive body hackle - dyed WOIGO (2 packs Koolaid Mango/1 cup water) wing - deer hair dyed orange 1st shoulder hackle - hen dyed orange (1Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water) 2nd shoulder hackle - Mearns Quail (jay substitute) dyed blue (Regatta - 3/4 Tsp Rit Aquamarine, 1/4 Tsp Rit Royal Blue/4 cups water) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 Simple is good...............Sometimes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 I've been taking a break from tying flies for my niece and her husband to use in Vermont when the weather breaks. The first batch is a resurrection of one of the first flies I tied. I've always liked the fresh water pencil poppers that I used spin fishing. These came out of the discussion on using long shanked hooks for bream in this forum. I found I still had some bodies and could salvage some others from the original flies and a bunch of size 10 cricket hooks. Pan fish pencil poppers. When I was working my salt water club's table at the Edison show, waiting my turn to do some tying. One of the members was tying some zonkers. I have never used zonkers in the 25 years I've been fly fishing and the only time I tied one was in one of the beginning tying classes I took. Not sure why I've never used them. I don't like really heavy flies so that's probably the reason. I took one for a sample and sat down to tie a few. He was tying the "classic" zonker. I've changed that up a bit. Any suggestions besides adding weight will be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 Danie's Western Green Drake A B.C. Wulff variation from Danie Erasmus; apparently the bugs fresh out of the shuck have a darker body, hence the brown dubbing. hook - Dai Riki 300 #8 thread - UTC 140 brown tail - moose body hair rib - UniStretch Yellow body - dubbing brown wing - elk hair dyed dark dun hackle - brown/grizzly dyed yellow (1Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water) trimmed out underneath for flatwater situations Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Bob LeMay 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 Philly, everyone of the flies you showed, from the pencil poppers on down - would work really well in the backcountry of the Everglades (although you might need a bit stouter hook...). Great looking bugs, period! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 Thanks, Capt Bob. The first ones I tied up years ago, were on size 4. They survived the a day where I caught 50+ Snapper blues on them. Pretty chewed up by the end of the day by the end of the day. These are the lightest hooks I found in 6xl. They should hold up catching Rock Bass and sunfish. A bass or chain pickerel will be more interesting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike West 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 SBPatt, Thats beautiful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Kimo 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 Prepping for Spring.Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2019 Greenwell's spider. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2019 Nice work Mike. I always liked the thunder creeks patterns because they really catch fish and are durable. Years ago keeping the two bundles of hair colors separate was so difficult I didn't have many in my fly box. It is fairly easy to keep the hair separate now thanks to slipping a post-it-note in between the two colors before folding them back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eide 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2019 Three classics ready this morning: Jock Scott, Green Highlander and Black Doctor, all tied on Partridge M2 #2/0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2019 Nice Eide!RCRP Midge Emerger - FusciaKimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2019 RCRP Emerger Rust/SulphurKimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
