September Flies From the Vise

[chugbug27 0]

26 minutes ago, Landon P said:

took the photo and did the editing

Any plans for pursuing that further? Not a conventional path by any stretch, but...

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[Jaydub 0]

10 hours ago, flytire said:

@Jaydub

yes cut off hook

 

Thanks. I am familiar with that technique. When I looked at you photo, it looked to me like another hook shank sticking out the back of the fly with the trailer attached.

[Landon P 0]

1 hour ago, chugbug27 said:

Any plans for pursuing that further? Not a conventional path by any stretch, but...

https://www.risd.edu/academics/

https://calarts.edu/academics/all-programs

I might take a film class but that is definitely an option also. Thanks Chug!

[haziz 0]

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2 hours ago, Landon P said:

Spider 

 

 

Looks great!    👍

 

 

[Landon P 0]

Catskill 

[SBPatt 0]

Got some feedback from the originator, put it back on the deer hair lathe and turned a slightly smaller and longer head. 

Regards,
Scott

[fshng2 0]

Really a great confidence fly Scott.

I’ll bet it fishes as good as it looks.

[fshng2 0]

Flymp

[TheCream 0]

On 9/5/2020 at 4:49 PM, knotjoe said:

The longish chamois looking strip on the tail probably doesn't hurt, either, if that is indeed what the material is.  When wet, it has a texture and action like none other.

Pretty much, it's Fly Suede from Pat Cohen. What I really like about it is that it moves and wriggles really well but is also sort of neutrally buoyant in the water. At rest, it doesn't just sag/flop down.

On 9/4/2020 at 11:01 AM, DFoster said:

Nice flies and vise!  That looks like the Orvis edition HMH Standard?

Yes, it's an old Orvis Edition Spartan. I've had it for a long time, I'm not even sure if they do those green Orvis models anymore. 

[fshng2 0]

Isonychia

Hook: 12-14 Mustad 9672 

[SBPatt 0]

Hairy Mary Mini Muddler (variation)

Another one I lifted from the Speypages site.  Last of the blue deer hair; off to the store for some Koolaid.

hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - UTC 140 black
tag - Depth Ray fire orange/resin
tail - golden pheasant crest
rib - small tinsel silver
body - Ice Dub peacock black
wing - golden pheasant red body feather
collar/head - deer hair dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

[haziz 0]

Woolly Bugger.

 

Is the hackle on this fly a little too extravagant/oversized?

 

[haziz 0]

Variant of the Art Flick Cream Variant..........Or as I like to think of it a Light Cahill Variant.

 

 

[haziz 0]

Variant of an Art Flick Dun Variant.

The tail and hackle look very pale in the photos, but they are in fact (dyed) medium dun.

 

 

[fshng2 0]

6 hours ago, haziz said:

Woolly Bugger.

Is the hackle on this fly a little too extravagant/oversized?

No, it will work just fine. 

When the fly is wet it will lay flatter to the body, and along with the tail it gives life to the fly.