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Sheridan Lake Sedge Pupa

 

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A B.C. stillwater pattern; about as simple as they come. Original called for medium wire rib; the doubled/twisted small size is about the same thickness and a lot more flexible.

 

 

hook - Dai Riki 280 #8

underbody - non-tox .030

thread - Danville 6/0 brown

rib - small wire gold (doubled/twisted)

body - Arizona Synthetic peacock

legs - pheasant tail

head - peacock herl

 

 

Regards,

Scott

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Retro, here's a bug we use a lot in the 'glades whenever the fish are feeding on small bait (glass minnows, etc.). Looking at the weedguard you can assume it's going into bad places. This is my version of Norm's Crystal Schminnow - we do it in size 4 and size 2....

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It's deadly on small tarpon up to around ten pounds...

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Retro, here's a bug we use a lot in the 'glades whenever the fish are feeding on small bait (glass minnows, etc.). Looking at the weedguard you can assume it's going into bad places. This is my version of Norm's Crystal Schminnow - we do it in size 4 and size 2....

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It's deadly on small tarpon up to around ten pounds...

Nice ...I like that and will try that .

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Sheridan Lake Sedge Pupa

 

46213435204_5c4e2665d7_c.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

A B.C. stillwater pattern; about as simple as they come. Original called for medium wire rib; the doubled/twisted small size is about the same thickness and a lot more flexible.

 

 

hook - Dai Riki 280 #8

underbody - non-tox .030

thread - Danville 6/0 brown

rib - small wire gold (doubled/twisted)

body - Arizona Synthetic peacock

legs - pheasant tail

head - peacock herl

 

 

Regards,

Scott

 

Nice Scott ...definitely one for the fly box!

For peacock I might try a sword for the head and herl for the body.

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Still tying on the road.

 

Very well done Noahguide and I imagine more difficult to tie on the road vs from the comforts of home.

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Corixa

Hook: Hayabusa 761 #12
Rib: Silver wire
Wing case and legs: Pheasant tail
Body: Madeira metallic Col. 300
Thread: Danville 6/0 black

This Corixa (lesser water boatman) pattern has its roots in a pattern attributed to Dr Bell of Blagdon, a pioneer of Stillwater fly fishing in the UK in the early 20th century. John Veniard, who wrote several seminal books on fly tying in the 1960s and 70s, cites an article in the Fishing Gazette of April 1958 where this and several other of Dr Bell’s flies are described by a Col. Esmond Drury. Dr Bell’s original pattern uses a body of white or cream floss and a wing case of woodcock wing fibres using a cream throat hackle to imitate the legs. The body on this pattern is tied with Madeira metallic thread, which gives it a rather nice transparency, simulating the air bubble that these insects use to breath underwater.

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Black King from Knox: http://flypattern.org/authors/arthur-edward-knox/book/autumn-on-the-spey/pattern/black-king

Body: Black berlin wool

Rib: Gold and silver, alternate

Hackle: Black cock

Throat: guinea

Wing: Mallard

 

I always look forward to seeing what you are up to.

Excellent work as usual.

 

Kimo

 

Thanks Kimo!

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Still tying on the road.

 

Very well done Noahguide and I imagine more difficult to tie on the road vs from the comforts of home.

Fshng2, thanks. I enjoy tying on the road but Vice stability, lighting, and those things I swear I packed that are sitting on my bench at home are always a challenge.

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