zip 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 Um ... except you didn't tie up any clear/light tan colors. Any time I've been around salt water, on shallow, super clear, sand bottom waters, the shrimp and bait fish are very light colored, too. What you've got looks great ... but you need to do some white/clear/light tan (sand) colors. These are for FW,but I agree,I do need some of those as well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike West 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 Loving the soft hackles in this thread...they rate right up there with classic Salmon flie ties for me. So simple,classic and effective....we dont fish them enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 shallow waterThese are for FW,but I agree,I do need some of those as well Oooo Fresh Water !!! My favorite kind !!! In that case, you need to do a few without weight. Bead chain eyes at the most. Most of the lakes, ponds and rivers here are less than 12 feet deep. Six feet deep is a good hole in a lot of the water. And there's so much vegetation turn over that the bottom of many areas are a few inches of muck. Too heavy, and a fly/lure can disappear in the bottom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 Carp don't mind these Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrLogik 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 If I were a carp I'd eat it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cummings 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 [/url] My latest single day box has ants, spiders, wd40, wd50, mosquitos all in sizes 18 and 20 and Tarcher Stinger Stoneflies in size 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 Fish catching box o' flies, Tom. Impressive that you just have cash scattered around. Do you "splash around" in it like "Scrooge McDuck"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eide 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 A pattern after John Sand: http://flypattern.org/authors/john-sand/book/patterns/pattern/husmannsflua Hook: #10-14 (here a Mustad 73100 #10: http://flyhooks.org/mustad/73100 ) Tail: Short tuft nylon flossBody: First 1/3-1/2 flat silver tinsel, rest black woolHackle: Black hen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 If I were a carp I'd eat it! cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cummings 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 Lol Mikechell. I was at a tavern dropping those off for a friend and stayed for a few beers lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 brown hackle black, brown hackle orange, brown hackle red brown hackle silver, brown hackle yellow, brown hackle blue reference - perrault's standard dictionary of fishing flies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie P. (NY) 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 My latest single day box has ants, spiders, wd40, wd50, mosquitos all in sizes 18 and 20 and Tarcher Stinger Stoneflies in size 10 Beautiful work! Those stonefly are terriffic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie P. (NY) 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 Today I tied a variation on the Ed Shenk streamer - with all synthetic materials. Angel hair over Fly Fur for the tail and Estaz Pearl chenille with barbell eyes. My fly tied equivalent of a Mr. Twister jig for smallmouth. Tomorrow black and Root Bear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 brown hackle white, brown hackle peacock, brown hackle gray brown hackle brown, brown hackle, brown hackle purple reference - perrault's standard dictionary of fishing flies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 brown hackle white, brown hackle peacock, brown hackle gray brown hackle brown, brown hackle, brown hackle purple reference - perrault's standard dictionary of fishing flies Good clean work flytire.......you certainly set the bar with your consistancy....THUMBS UP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites