June Flies From the Vise

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This is my version of the Batman Nymph. I used the recipe from Jaydub posted on another thread. A local caught around 20 or so rainbows on this fly a few days ago in the National Park.

 

Hook: any reasonable nymph hook (these are size 14 and 12)

Thread: purple

Bead: gold bead

Ribbing: I used fine blue wire but any fine wire will work

Body: Purple Ice dub

Tail: brown goose biots

Wings: black goose biots

Hackle: black hen saddle or neck hackle

 

Joe

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So far this year small streamers have worked well for me, these are for tomorrow.

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Fletch tight drys pretty fast, it's like contact cement.

 

I haven't used the gorilla glue clear Mike, I'm not a big fan of their products as a whole though, doesn't seem better than most comparable products often times not as good and always costs more. The toughened/flexible ca glues are something I want to try I'll have to remember to grab some next time I'm at rockler. It's 10$ for a 2oz bottle which is a lot of super glue.

 

This glue, only way I'll buy ca glues anymore.

https://www.rockler.com/quick-set-glue-2-5-oz

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Parachute flies. Sz 18 to 8.

On this 75th anniversary of D-Day, God bless paratroopers everywhere

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Back to working on some more streamers for the trip.

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Using micro mitt for this roving caddis #14
Thorax is peacock,wing case is plastic raffia in black coated with solarez
Legs are PT

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Emerger based on one of Charlie Cravens patterns

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Some caddis variants

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Most of the insects on which trout feed here in the Smoky Mountains are all yellow, have some yellow, or have some kind of yellow shades in their makeup. I wanted to tie a nymph on the lines of the Copper John, but in a mostly yellow color. This is what I have come up with. Having the bead and wire body it should sink fast.

 

Hook: #14 nymph hook

Thread: Yellow

Bead: Gold bead

Tail: Ginger goose biots

Body: Yellow wire

Thorax: Yellow possum dubbing

Wing casing and legs: Dyed yellow duck wing quill.

 

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Poison

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Syracuse orange Lion Brand #133 yarn

Wing - Brown bucktail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Painted eyes - Yellow iris, black pupil

Reference - Tying & Fishing Bucktails - Mike Valla

Tying note: I opted to tie the sparsely tied version identified in the book. I used orange antron yarn.

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Emerger based on one of Charlie Cravens patterns

The original Mole fly is a killer. I tie em PMD or BWO or Red Quill depending on what's happening. Usually fish it as a dropper behind a dry.

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Emerger based on one of Charlie Cravens patterns

The original Mole fly is a killer. I tie em PMD or BWO or Red Quill depending on what's happening. Usually fish it as a dropper behind a dry.

 

Yes this one has taken a few fish already

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Pink Pup

 

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel over black front body

Rear Body - Flat silver tinsel

Front Body - Black floss, uni-stretch etc

Wing - Brown bucktail over red bucktail over yellow bucktail

Reference - Tying & Fishing Bucktails - Mike Valla