SBPatt 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2020 21 hours ago, haziz said: Woolly Bugger. Is the hackle on this fly a little too extravagant/oversized? When I tie Buggers I add a wire rib; the hackle gets tied in at the head, then reverse-palmered to the tail, capture the tip of the hackle with the rib, then continue forward to the head. I had the hackle on too many un-ribbed versions of mine come undone after a fish or two. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2020 Kings River Caddis (baker's dozen) Hook: Standard dry fly #14 & 16 (here TMC 100 and MSTD 94840) Thread: Brown to size (here Uni 8/0 camel & Flymaster 6/0 tobacco) Body: Tan, thicker at bend (here dyed beaver, nat. australian possum & nat. mink) Downwing: Mottled turkey protected with fixative (here cinnamon tail, coated with Aileen's Flexible Stretchable) Hackle: Brown (here barred dark ginger) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2020 3 hours ago, chugbug27 said: Kings River Caddis (baker's dozen) Hook: Standard dry fly #14 & 16 (here TMC 100 and MSTD 94840) Thread: Brown to size (here Uni 8/0 camel & Flymaster 6/0 tobacco) Body: Tan, thicker at bend (here dyed beaver, nat. australian possum & nat. mink) Downwing: Mottled turkey protected with fixative (here cinnamon tail, coated with Aileen's Flexible Stretchable) Hackle: Brown (here barred dark ginger) Pics cut for brevity. Nice work Mr. chugbug27 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, Sandan said: Pics cut for brevity. Nice work Mr. chugbug27 X2 👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haziz 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2020 Sparkle Dun. Here tied on a size 10 hook since I still struggle with spinning deer hair and with the proportions on this fly. I really hate spinning deer hair, meaning, so far, I stink at it! It does not show well on the pictures, but the deer hair "wings" on this fly are fairly asymmetrical. I found the fly (commercially tied) to be quite productive this morning, so I had to try! Any input or feedback is welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2020 4 hours ago, haziz said: Sparkle Dun. Here tied on a size 10 hook since I still struggle with spinning deer hair and with the proportions on this fly. I really hate spinning deer hair, meaning, so far, I stink at it! It does not show on the pictures well but the deer hair "wings" on this fly are fairly asymmetrical. I found the fly (commercially tied) to be quite productive this morning, so I had to try! Any input or feedback is welcome. Tail’s way too thick; kinda hard to tell about the wing shape. Stacking the hair for Sparkle Dun wings takes a bit of practice. Check out Charlie Craven’s SBS. One of the best at stressing the importance of proportions. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2020 5 hours ago, chugbug27 said: Kings River Caddis (baker's dozen) Hook: Standard dry fly #14 & 16 (here TMC 100 and MSTD 94840) Thread: Brown to size (here Uni 8/0 camel & Flymaster 6/0 tobacco) Body: Tan, thicker at bend (here dyed beaver, nat. australian possum & nat. mink) Downwing: Mottled turkey protected with fixative (here cinnamon tail, coated with Aileen's Flexible Stretchable) Hackle: Brown (here barred dark ginger) She’s a beaut, Clark. 👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2020 Thanks @Sandan & @fshng2& @dflanagan. Hopefully some fish will get to destroy those turkey wings. 🙃 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted September 11, 2020 FlexMesh Schimps Couple hook up with lead eyes underneath; others hook down....couple bait fish Gonna have to see if there’s a mangle factor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2020 6 hours ago, chugbug27 said: Kings River Caddis (baker's dozen) Very nice, Chug. 2 hours ago, haziz said: Sparkle Dun Here's Charlie Craven again, tying a Comparadun. Here he ties in the deer hair a little differently. Comparadun by Charlie Craven Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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chugbug27 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2020 12 hours ago, niveker said: Very nice, Chug. 🙃 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2020 Last night's ending to Bugs and Bourbon. Size 22 parachute pseudocleons. I'll tie some more today. Like chugbug27, hopefully they'll get destroyed on Sunday Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamieofthenorth 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2020 Debutante variation, size 10. Crowded the head a little on this one and some others in the batch. Any criticisms are welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Sandan said: Last night's ending to Bugs and Bourbon. .... , hopefully they'll get destroyed on Sunday Knock em out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
