Silver Doctor 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2020 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2020 Beautiful work there @SilverDoctor, picture perfect hackle, fan tail, body. Hey, if you don't mind my asking, do you leave a little bare thread at the body / tail junction? If not, any tips for getting the peacock herl wrapped so no thread shows at that junction, without messing up your fan tail? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2020 Bird’s Copper Sedge Steven Bird’s site is a great source for some cool patterns; this one’s pretty basic, but pretty nonetheless. hook - BVFT Dry #10 thread - Danville 6/0 brown rib - small wire silver body - tinsel copper thorax - dubbing hare’s ear/pink hackle - partridge Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2020 21 hours ago, fshng2 said: Nice ones Bimini,Mark & Scott. Scott I like the use of a single feather for the wing. Mark are you using a wing burner for the wings? No, I've been cutting them out by hand with scissors. The idea of a cutter or burner is intriguing though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2020 4 hours ago, SBPatt said: Steven Bird’s site is a great source Scott thanks for the link to Steven's site. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSMcDougald 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2020 There are about 25 wet flies in Bergman's "Trout" that do not have wings. This is one of them. Butcher Hook: Size 12 Tail: Red Goose Body: Red Floss Rib: Yellow Danville Flat Waxed Nylon 210 Denier (the original calls for yellow silk) Hackle: Cream Badger After tying this, I thought that it would look good with a red wing and possibly better with yellow hackle rather than cream badger. Butcher Variant There is also an English fly called the Butcher that looks completely different. I will be tying a few of those as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2020 Very nice TSMcDougald. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2020 @Silver Doctor. Really nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSMcDougald 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 @Mogup Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Mark Knapp said: No, I've been cutting them out by hand with scissors. The idea of a cutter or burner is intriguing though. As handy as your are Mark you could probably make your own wing burner from scrap metal you have lying around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamieofthenorth 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, TSMcDougald said: There are about 25 wet flies in Bergman's "Trout" that do not have wings. This is one of them. Butcher Hook: Size 12 Tail: Red Goose Body: Red Floss Rib: Yellow Danville Flat Waxed Nylon 210 Denier (the original calls for yellow silk) Hackle: Cream Badger After tying this, I thought that it would look good with a red wing and possibly better with yellow hackle rather than cream badger. Butcher Variant There is also an English fly called the Butcher that looks completely different. I will be tying a few of those as well. Look great! Really nice work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 @jaimeofthenorth. The Rain Fly with jc eyes. I don’t have alot of experience with freshwater streamers and I can see my saltwater influence on this fly. May not be a good thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSMcDougald 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 @jamieofthenorth Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 Gray Macintosh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2020 Some flies I tied for a customer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites