Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2020 6 hours ago, TSMcDougald said: 👍 In your mirror.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIER 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 Gartside's Pheasant Hopper. They're beginning to look presentable: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 Pretty awesome niveker! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Mogup said: Pretty awesome niveker! Thanks Mogup Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 Ausable wulff ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites