October Flies From The Vise

[bdngrd 0]

Some Light Hendrickson flies:

[Mark Knapp 0]

5 hours ago, cphubert said:

Mark never tied with wolverine is it slippery like bear & squirrel? does not look like it flares under tension. And I like the feather wing, may have to tie a few of those.  

It isn't slippery, I had no trouble with that. You are right, it isn't hollow like the deer hairs are so it doesn't flair.

[Mark Knapp 0]

5 hours ago, Rocco said:

Mark Knapp,

Great flies!   Take the color away and leave just a black and white picture and you could have a plate from Bill Blades' neat book "Fishing Flies and Fly Tying" from 1951!

Congrats

 

4 hours ago, niveker said:

Looks nice & crisp, Mark. 

 

3 hours ago, chugbug27 said:

👍👍👍

 

 

1 hour ago, jamieofthenorth said:

@Mark KnappSolid work! 

 

Thanks guys. I say first attempt, it's the first one completed. I re-did it a couple of times.

[Moshup 0]

@bdngrd. Nice dries . Love ❤️ the hooks.

[TSMcDougald 0]

2 hours ago, niveker said:

@TSMcDougald, 

nice Butchers.  Your comment started me on a search and then attempt at Bergman's Butcher: 

 

Hook: #8, 2XL
Thread: White for body
Body: Red Floss
Rib: Yellow floss
Tail: Red duck quill
Thread: Black for head
Hackle: Badger saddle hackle, dyed yellow (I think the original calls for a stiff silver badger, of which I have none.  

Lesson learned: embroidery floss is a poor substitute when needing a smooth body.  

Looks good!

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[Landon P 0]

Damsel Fly Nymph

Thread: Danville's Chartreuse

Hook: Size 8 Heavy Nymph/Streamer 

Tail: Olive Marabou

Body: Olive Rabbit Dubbing 

Rib: Copper Wire

Flash Back: 1 Strand Flashabou 

Collar: Short Olive Marabou In a Loop

Eyes: 50LB Burned Mono Coated In Super Glue

 

 

[Mark Knapp 0]

On 10/13/2020 at 3:28 PM, denduke said:

Whatcha using for da wings?   Tried to find a reasonably facsimile at HL with no luck today.   Gonna try to cut some outa mesh ribbon stuff.  That looks great w/o detached body!  Mark uses a similar wing too, I think.  Thanks, one of youse guys.  

I have lots of the wing stuff if anybody wants some.

It's thinner than the Mylar sheet I have.

Lem'me know if you want some. It looks like someone had been cutting some wings from it with a cutter before I got it.

[Mark Knapp 0]

Nice bug Landon

[Landon P 0]

58 minutes ago, Mark Knapp said:

Nice bug Landon

Thanks Mark! 

[SBPatt 0]

Flywarrior’s Royal Somethingorother

Found this on Michael Johnson’s site.  Had a hell of a time with the tinsel tag; this is the 5th try and it’s still not right.

hook - BVFT Dry #10
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
tag - medium tinsel gold 
abdomen - Depth Ray fire orange/resin 
thorax - peacock herl 
collar - hen furnace

Regards,
Scott

[Mark Knapp 0]

4 minutes ago, SBPatt said:

Flywarrior’s Royal Somethingorother

Found this on Michael Johnson’s site.  Had a hell of a time with the tinsel tag; this is the 5th try and it’s still not right.

hook - BVFT Dry #10
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
tag - medium tinsel gold 
abdomen - Depth Ray fire orange/resin 
thorax - peacock herl 
collar - hen furnace

Regards,
Scott

Funny how we only see those things after we take the picture. It's very pretty and nicely done. Is the "whatchamacallit" next?

[Bruce Derington 0]

Box is almost ready ! Been 4 sit down sessions. Be headed to Erie Tribs when water conditions are right

[LasVegasBill 0]

On 10/1/2020 at 6:11 PM, niveker said:

Tellico Nymph.

Hook: 14, 3xl

Weight: lead wire

Thread: UTC 70, brown

Tail: hen pheasant

Rib: peacock herl re-inforced with tag end of thread

Shellback: pheasant tail fibers coated with SHHAN

Body: yellow floss

Beard: hen pheasant .  

 

 

Really nice fly.  I use a lot of Teeny nymphs and this looks like an upgrade.  How do you fish this?

[SBPatt 0]

8 minutes ago, Mark Knapp said:

Is the "whatchamacallit" next?

Either that or the Thingamajig.

Regards,
Scott