August Flies From the Bench

[TheCream 0]

Before.

 

 

After.

 

 

These flies worked overtime in Utah last week.

 

[Mark Knapp 0]

Wow, they got pounded, I guess you'll have to tie more, Cream

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squirrel tail streamer - copper

 

 

 

squirrel tail streamer - gold

 

 

squirrel tail streamer - silver

 

Hook - Mustad 9671, #8

Thread - Black or orange

Tail - Small tuft of red marabou

Body - Flat silver, gold or copper tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver, gold or copper tinsel

Wing: White calf tail under gray squirrel tail, orange calf tail under orange dyed squirrel tail or brown calf tail under fox squirrel tail

UV Resin

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Royal Squirrel

 

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 8 (or your favorite streamer style hook)

Thread - Black

Tail - Peacock herl

Body – Red uni-stretch

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

 

Reference – Fly Anglers On Line (FAOL) Archive

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chaveney

 

hook - salmon/steelhead style

thread - black

tail - golden pheasant tippets

ribbing - oval silver tinsel

body - muskrat dubbing

hackle - grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down

wing - brown bucktail

 

reference - fish flies volume two - terry helleckson

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Green Drake

 

Hook- Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tail – Barred teal fibers

Ribbing – Black uni-stretch

Body – Olive dubbing

Wing – Dyed black squirrel tail

Hackle – Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

 

 

Gray Drake

 

Hook- Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tail – Barred mallard fibers

Ribbing – Black uni-stretch

Body – White dubbing

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

Hackle – Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

 

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

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Forrester

 

Hook- Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Orange

Tail – Orange calf tail

Body – 2/3 orange chenille, 1/3 black chenille

Wing – Orange calf tail

Hackle – Orange calf tail

 

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

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Publicover

 

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Silver wire

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body – Red seals fur or substitute dubbing

Wing – Fox squirrel tail

Hackle – White tied on as a collar and tied back

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

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[Sandan 0]

I recently got lucky enough to score a copy of Vince Marinaro's book "In The Ring Of The Rise". He has a drawing of a split hackle spinner. I think they'll make a killer Trico, so I tied a few in size 22.

[fshng2 0]

I recently got lucky enough to score a copy of Vince Marinaro's book "In The Ring Of The Rise". He has a drawing of a split hackle spinner. I think they'll make a killer Trico, so I tied a few in size 22.

Nice Trico Sandan, what do you use for the tails?

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Charbell

 

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Body – Black dubbing, flat silver tinsel and black dubbing

Wing – Moose body hair

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

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Schweitzer's Wateck

 

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Fluorescent green

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body – Olive hares ear

Throat – Brown hen hackle fibers

Wing – Dyed yellow squirrel tail

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

[Sandan 0]

 

I recently got lucky enough to score a copy of Vince Marinaro's book "In The Ring Of The Rise". He has a drawing of a split hackle spinner. I think they'll make a killer Trico, so I tied a few in size 22.

Nice Trico Sandan, what do you use for the tails?

 

Thanks fshng2. I used white micro fibbets

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Willow (Variant)

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread -Black

Tail - Amherst pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body – White wool yarn

Throat – Grizzly hen hackle fibers (original = badger hackle)

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson