January Flies from the Vise

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Eighty - Eight

Hook - 3xl or 4xl nymph style, #6-12

Thread - Brown

Body - Rear two-thirds fine red wire; front one third fine green wire

(or substitute floss)

Wing - Wood duck flank

Collar - Grizzly hen hackle

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Conba's Telephone Fly #2

 

 

 

 

 

hook - Mustad 3906 #8

thread - Danville 6/0 black

tag - Danville Depth Ray fire orange

tail - golden pheasant crest

rib - oval tinsel gold

body - dubbing pale olive

body hackle - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)

shoulder hackle - Mearns Quail (jay substitute) dyed blue (Regatta - 3/4 Tsp Rit Aquamarine, 1/4 Tsp Rit Royal Blue/4 cups water)

wing - bronze mallard

 

 

Regards,

Scott

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Star Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver Tinsel

Tail - Grizzly hackle fibers

Butt - Fluorescent green uni-stretch or floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Reference - Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson

Autumn Gold

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6h

Thread – Black

Tail – Dyed hot orange hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Gold seal, goat, dubbing or yarn

Hackle - Dyed hot orange hackle

Wing – White polar bear or calf tail

Curt's Special

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H – Size 2-6

Thread – Black

Tail - Dyed yellow hackle fibers

Butt - Dark orange chenille

Body – Embossed silver tinsel

Hackle – Dyed orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down or as a throat

Wing – Natural brown bucktail

Reference - Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Helleckson

Silver Bell

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H – Size 2-6

Thread – Red

Tail - White calf tail

Butt - Peacock herl

Body – Embossed silver tinsel

Hackle – Dyed red tied on as a collar and tied back and down or as a throat

Wing – Dyed red calf tail

Reference - Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Helleckson

Ive's Green

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent green chenille

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar

Wing - Dyed red bucktail

Reference - Fish Flies Vol 2 - Terry Hellekson

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Oso Special

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H – Size 2-6

Thread – Black

Tail – Fluorescent orange floss

Body – Rear 3/4, fluorescent orange chenille and the front 1/4, black chenille

Hackle – Dyed black tied on as a collar and tied back and down or as a throat

Wing – Moose body hair

Reference - Fish Flies - Volume Two - Terry Hellekson

Flirt

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H – Size 2-6

Thread – Black

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tail – Dyed purple hackle fibers

Body – Fluorescent orange floss with 2 turns of fluorescent orange chenille at the front

Hackle – Dyed purple tied on as a collar and tied back and down or as a throat

Wing – Natural brown bucktail

Del Cooper

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H – Size 4-6

Thread – Black

Tip -Flat silver tinsel

Tail – Dyed red hackle fibers

Ribbing – Flat silver tinsel

Body – Dubbed with #30 purple lamb’s wool

Hackle – Dyed red tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing – White bucktail tied over the body

Developed by Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon

Tying note: This pattern call for “#30 lamb’s wool”. In Terry Hellickson’s book, the only reference to the numbers indicated is for a material called “Seal Brite”. I have no idea if this dubbing is still available, but I substituted Uni Yarn for the body material.

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

Witch

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H – Size 2-8

Thread – Black

Tail – Dyed black hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Dubbed with #6 yellow lamb’s wool

Hackle – Dyed black tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing – Gray squirrel tail tied over the body

Witch, Black

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H – Size 2-8

Thread – Black

Tail – Dyed red hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Dubbed with #1 black lamb’s wool

Hackle – Dyed black tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing – Dyed black squirrel tail tied over the body

Witch, Orange

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H – Size 2-8

Thread – Black

Tail – Dyed black hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Dubbed with #9 orange lamb’s wool

Hackle – Dyed black tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing – Dyed orange fox squirrel tail tied over the body

Witch, Purple

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H – Size 2-8

Thread – Black

Tail – Dyed purple hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Dubbed with #30 purple lamb’s wool

Hackle – Dyed black tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing – Dyed purple gray squirrel tail tied over the body

The original Witch pattern was a product of Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon.

The other three patterns listed wee devised later by tyers in southern Oregon.

Tying note: These 4 patterns call for “lamb’s wool” in certain colors. In Terry Hellickson’s book, the only reference to the numbers indicated is for a material called “Seal Brite”. I have no idea if this dubbing is still available, but I substituted Uni Yarn for the body material.

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

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Holy smokes Norm, you're tying up a storm. Lots of eye candy there for sure. They are very nice, thank you.

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Some more from the Orvis Index.

 

Grizzly King

 

Royal Coachman Bucktail

 

Light Spruce

 

Red Matuka

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Conba's Telephone Fly #1 (variant)

 

 

 

 

Apparently the original Telephone fly came about from a late-night conversation between 2 somewhat inebriated gentleman. Although the colors can change, the main ingredients are floss butt, gp crest tail, 2 hackles of differing colors, jay (or sub) shoulder and bronze mallard wing. As you can see I forgot the floss tag on this one - the pic on Hans site doesn't have it but the recipe does.

 

hook - Mustad 3906 #8

thread - Danville 6/0 black

tag - Danville Depth Ray fire orange (missing)

tail - golden pheasant crest

rib - oval tinsel gold

body - dubbing pale olive

body hackle - yellow/red

shoulder hackle - Mearns Quail (jay substitute) dyed blue (Regatta - 3/4 Tsp Rit Aquamarine, 1/4 Tsp Rit Royal Blue/4 cups water)

wing - bronze mallard

 

 

Conba's Telephone Fly #1

 

 

 

 

Added the tag for a proper version. Wing on this one is rolled/folded as opposed to stacked/pinched on the first one because not all bronze mallard is alike.

 

 

Regards,

Scott

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ya i got tired counting my money so i decided to tie some flies

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ya i got tired counting my money so i decided to tie some flies

It doesn't take me very long to count my money, cuz I have a wife.... and a boat. But for some reason, I still don't have much time to tie flies.

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Reverse tied cased Caddis
#12B200
Four turns of lead Free wire
Wool with burnt end for grub head
Legs are Pheasant
Dubbing is buggy dub dubbing in brown mix

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New England Yabby variant Australian
This time instead of hackle I'm using rabbit in a dubbing loop
#10 long shank hook
Brass bead chain eyes
Claws are dark olive zonker
Body dubbing in between rabbit is super possum in dark brown
Tightlines folks

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Reverse Cased Caddis
#12B200
No weight
Wool for grub.. burnt
Legs are Pheasant tail
Body is buggy dub dubbing in dark brown

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Dyret Caddis fly
Fire hole 419#12
Tail and base for body is deer plus a tag of red wool in tail
Body three peacock herls
Rib is white dry fly hackle

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Interceptor

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool or uni yarn

Wing - Pine squirrel tail

Hackle - Dyed black hen

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Olive Matuka This fly calls for a dyed olive hen hackle for the wing and the collar, and you'd think that with a room full of feathers, I'd have one. I had to substitute some dyed pheasant. I think I like it better.

 

Grey Matuka