May Flies From the Vise

[Flat Rock native 0]

6 hours ago, TSMcDougald said:

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In your mirror....

[TIER 0]

A herring imitation. head is mangoany dubbing, top is wolf, and i think the bottom is ep fiber. tied with a gamagatsu bait hook, size 7/0

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7 minutes ago, TIER said:

A herring imitation. head is mangoany dubbing, top is wolf, and i think the bottom is ep fiber. tied with a gamagatsu bait hook, size 7/0

You are upping your game.... keep rolling them out...

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On 5/12/2020 at 4:59 PM, Landon P said:

Your photo is really awesome, lighting is just great.  That is a nicely proportioned Firetail -Brown Hackle Peacock, for out here on the Frontier.... Bushier collars for big rough, waters... just right for clear, still water #<\= 14👍

[mikechell 0]

18 minutes ago, TIER said:

A herring imitation. head is mangoany dubbing, top is wolf, and i think the bottom is ep fiber. tied with a gamagatsu bait hook, size 7/0

Finally ... a nice, clear picture of one of your flies.

Just put a background behind that so the clutter of your tying desk isn't showing and that would be a perfect picture.

 

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51 minutes ago, mikechell said:

Finally ... a nice, clear picture of one of your flies.

Just put a background behind that so the clutter of your tying desk isn't showing and that would be a perfect picture.

 

.89,Hobby Lobby- type craft foam sheets, get assortment of about 5 colors and see which works with your lighting conditions.  Look at color backgrounds on this thread...  Default is neon blue 

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20 minutes ago, Flat Rock native said:

.89,Hobby Lobby- type craft foam sheets, get assortment of about 5 colors and see which works with your lighting conditions.  Look at color backgrounds on this thread...  Default is neon blue 

That's what I use, no shortage of background colors.  Either laid flat on my desk, or hung off my lamp with a magnet and binder clip.  

[niveker 0]

Gartside's Pheasant Hopper.  They're beginning to look presentable:

 

[Moshup 0]

Pretty awesome niveker!

[Moshup 0]

1 hour ago, TIER said:

A herring imitation. head is mangoany dubbing, top is wolf, and i think the bottom is ep fiber. tied with a gamagatsu bait hook, size 7/0

Tier your fly and my hair are looking quite similar these days.  Looking good Tier.

[niveker 0]

4 minutes ago, Mogup said:

Pretty awesome niveker!

Thanks Mogup

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niveker, the hoppers are just super, great blend of natural makings.  What is your preference for underbody, we would go with yellow, tan, or pale green poly dubbing with traces of red and black? Maybe,  Brown hackle, sparse..

Thanks for posting.

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8 hours ago, Flat Rock native said:

niveker, the hoppers are just super, great blend of natural makings.  What is your preference for underbody, we would go with yellow, tan, or pale green poly dubbing with traces of red and black? Maybe,  Brown hackle, sparse..

Thanks for posting.

Thanks FRN, wish I could post more often.  The feather is a skin from my dog's first (and only) hen pheasant . 

For these, the body is a light tan Aunt Lydia's Sparkle Yarn that I hit with a yellow marker, though I think a pale green could work also. I twist it before wrapping to suggest segmentation, then brown hackle, cut short on the top and bottom to keep it low in the water and allow the wing to lay flat.  Kelly Galloup suggests tying in a whole sprig of golden pheasant tippet as an underwing. I liked that idea, but do not keep alot of GP tippet on hand, so I tried orange kip tail instead,  but did not like the way it prevented the over wing from laying flat.   The over wing is varnished, as its easier for me to tie and lay properly that way.

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Ausable Wulff

Hook- Dry fly style

Thread - Hot orange

Tail = Woodchuck guard hairs

Body - Rusty orange dubbing

Wing - White calf tail

Hackle - Brown and grizzly

[Moshup 0]

Ausable wulff ?