chugbug27 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2020 Dozen sparkle duns, PMD #16 & #18 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2020 A few I twisted up in the last day or so. Of course I tied more than one each. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2020 Glad y'all followed flytires’words of wisdom, pages 5 and 6 are amazing, Chug and Sandan, will be needing your advice for our planned summer trip to Island Park, Idaho, likely postponed for a year until June 2021... Now, back to the bench Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2020 Tying for the classic dry fly swap. I chose to do Royal Coachmen because it was a fly that I needed to work on so here are some of them. After three or four practice flies I was getting it down. I figured I was ready to start tying for the swap but I was still having trouble getting the wings to do what I wanted them to do. This is the eighth or ninth fly I tied but I still couldn't get the wing feather to act right. I switched wing feathers and finally got one that acted right. Sometimes it is the feather and not the tier (Most of the time it's the tier and not the feather with me). Feather selection is getting more and more important for me as I go along. Generally, I hate to waste anything so I would use every feather, but now, my time and the appearance of the fly are becoming more important to me than wasting a feather. This is the second one I tied with that feather. Only 10 more to go. It's going to be a challenge to get 24 of those wings right. It's fine to be able to tie a decent looking fly but getting 12 of them right and looking exactly the same is another story all together. There's nothing like a swap to get you tuned up on a fly. Whenever I think I'm getting good at something, someone else will post something that will make mine look pretty bad, so let's have them. I'd like to see some more Royal Coachmen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2020 43 minutes ago, Flat Rock native said: Glad y'all followed flytires’words of wisdom, pages 5 and 6 are amazing, Chug and Sandan, will be needing your advice for our planned summer trip to Island Park, Idaho, likely postponed for a year until June 2021... Now, back to the bench Ask away Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickZieger 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2020 Congrats, I think this is the fly I saw for the contest. On 3/17/2020 at 7:14 AM, Kimo said: Micro Game Changer 031720 Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2020 40 minutes ago, RickZieger said: Congrats, I think this is the fly I saw for the contest. Thanks! Yes, I finally made the cut. Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2020 👍👍🎣🎣🎣 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2020 Nice variety of flies and fly tyers lately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2020 Ausable Cripple Found this variation on Fran Betters’ classic on Blue Ribbon’s site. hook – WFC Model 3 #12 thread - UTC 70 fluoro orange tail - elk hair body - dubbing rusty orange wing - Congo Hair white hackle - grizzly/brown Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2020 Ausable Cripple (Michigan variation) hook - Dai Riki 300 #10 thread - UTC 70 fluoro orange tail - moose body hair rib - UTC 140 brown body - deer hair rusty orange wing - Congo Hair white hackle - grizzly/brown Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2020 Sparkle Duns, BWO, #18 & #20 Closer up on the #20 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2020 I tied 23 Royal Coachmen total for the classic dry fly swap. Here's the best twelve for the swap. This one may be my best, even though the floss is a little fuzzy. The fuzz is bugging me now. Ready for shipping on Monday. I'm sure everybody's tired of my Coachmen. I'm going back to Orvis index to do the steelhead flies next. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2020 Not much tying getting done lately but I worked on some dries for the classic dry swap. March brown didn’t make the cut; the Dette’s coffin fly just barely did. The Buford is practice for a tiger Muskie trip I’m hoping to make this May, if the zombie hordes don’t descend on us before then. Gotta make some more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2020 Lots of good stuff this month (as usual), everybody! Those au sable flies are killer, SB, and nice job on the royal coachmen, Mark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites