February Flies From the Vise

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Atlantic Salmon Fly

Tail - Dyed red golden pheasant tippets

Body - Red holographic tinsel overwrapped with red v-rib

Throat - Dyed brown hackle fibers

Wing - Bronze mallard or dyed brown mallard flank (pictured)

Head - Peacock herl

Originator - Frank Guimond

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Some kwans I tied for a trip to the coast fishing reds...

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Mouse pattern from Sow Bug a year ago.

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Micro Game Changer Ginger



Kimo

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DHH Carnage Green Drake

 

 

 

 

First cut; a black wing will show up better.

 

hook WFC Model 28 #10

thread - UTC 140 olive

core - 8lb mono

tail/underbody - moose body hair

body/head - 1mm foam olive

hackle - deer hair olive (loop dubbed)

wing - Congo Hair grey

 

 

Regards,

Scott

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Micro Game Changer Speckled Brown



Kimo

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kimo

 

could you show us the skeleton of these game changers you are tying? how many? sizes? etc

 

im curious of how many links you are using and the hook

 

thanks in advance

 

norm

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kimo

 

could you show us the skeleton of these game changers you are tying? how many? sizes? etc

 

im curious of how many links you are using and the hook

 

thanks in advance

 

norm

 

I second that, Norm.

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my horrendous attempt at tying a mrs simpson

 

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kimo

 

could you show us the skeleton of these game changers you are tying? how many? sizes? etc

 

im curious of how many links you are using and the hook

 

thanks in advance

 

norm

Hope your recovery is going well.

 

I got the Starter Pack to test out.

Use one of the tail spines.

Two of the 6mm and one of the 8mm.

I use flouro to connect to the hook.

I am looking for a fly that is less the two inches long.

The 6mm spines and Tail Spine take 2-3 feathers to cover sufficiently.

While the 8mm take 4-5 feathers. It really depends on the type

of feathers. For the time being I am using mostly India Hen Backs.

I am also trying Whiting Bramha Hen Capes where the feathers are longer.

 

I am just experimenting until I can get these on the water and fish them.

I have tested them in my swim tank and they move really well. It's important that

you create a large head so that when the fly stops moving it folds back on its self.

 

The Starter Pack gives you 25 of each. I use a TFS 2457 #8-#10 with bead chain eyes.

My target species is smallies.

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Mahalo,

Kimo

 

 

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kimo

 

thats a big help and thank you again

 

norm

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Thanks to Flytier and Mike C for the tips. I feel better about the most recent iteration. With the lead eyes and hook up, I am looking forward to fishing it this Spring. The high temperature tomorrow is predicted to be 1, so it is going to be quite a while before open water fishing.

Tom

 

 

 

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Prepared for some local Tiger Muskie and Bass, just waiting for 3 feet of ice to melt😎

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I do a bunch of clousers in very similar colors for Peacock bass down here in south Florida...

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For the bugger swap.