October Flies From The Vise

[SBPatt 0]

2 hours ago, chugbug27 said:

You fish it dry or wet, or both?

Thanks.  I’d fish it as a dry; I don’t swing flies but I’d guess it would work subsurface, too.  Won’t get the chance to try it out this season; hopefully next year.

Regards,
Scott

[chugbug27 0]

12 minutes ago, SBPatt said:

hopefully next year.

I've got a bunch of hoppers and crickets on the same parade

[BlumBugs 0]

Hello all,

I am a new member here and this will be my first of hopefully many posts.

Generic Feather-wing streamer

Thread: Veevus 8/0 black & 8/0 red (for head)

Ribbing: Pearl tinsel

Body: Dun UV ice dubbing

Collar: Purple guinea & dun soft hackle

Wing: Brown rooster hackle

[Mark Knapp 0]

Welcome Blum, nice fly

[Bimini15 0]

It took me 350+ post to come up with something as good as that.

Welcome!

[Moshup 0]

5 minutes ago, BlumBugs said:

Hello all,

I am a new member here and this will be my first of hopefully many posts.

Generic Feather-wing streamer

Thread: Veevus 8/0 black & 8/0 red (for head)

Ribbing: Pearl tinsel

Body: Dun UV ice dubbing

Collar: Purple guinea & dun soft hackle

Wing: Brown rooster hackle

Very nice fly Blumbugs.  Question ! Do you leave that small space behind the eye bare because of a specific knot you like to use ?

[BlumBugs 0]

24 minutes ago, Mogup said:

Question ! Do you leave that small space behind the eye bare because of a specific knot you like to use ?

That small bare spot was actually a mistake, as my idea for the fly changed after I tied the collar in. 

 

Thanks everyone for the support!

[DarrellP 0]

The space would be 1great for a Portland hitch.  Welcome.

[Moshup 0]

9 minutes ago, BlumBugs said:

That small bare spot was actually a mistake, as my idea for the fly changed after I tied the collar in. 

 

Thanks everyone for the support!

I thought it might have been a Catskill classic streamer tie.  Lol.  Very nice all the same.

[niveker 0]

@BlumBugs

Welcome, and nice fly.  Is that a steering wheel in the background? is your last name Gartside?

[Moshup 0]

^^^👍😀

[mikechell 0]

Welcome to the site, Blumbugs.  

[BlumBugs 0]

28 minutes ago, niveker said:

@BlumBugs

Welcome, and nice fly.  Is that a steering wheel in the background? is your last name Gartside?

Yep! that sure is a steering wheel, I do a lot of tying in my truck.

Gartside!... if only

[niveker 0]

2 minutes ago, BlumBugs said:

Yep! that sure is a steering wheel, I do a lot of tying in my truck.

Gartside!... if only

That's pretty great.  I inspect buildings and often have dead time between appointments and have thought about doing that.  I think I read somewhere that Jack had a vise that attached to his steering wheel, is that what you do?

[BlumBugs 0]

1 hour ago, niveker said:

That's pretty great.  I inspect buildings and often have dead time between appointments and have thought about doing that.  I think I read somewhere that Jack had a vise that attached to his steering wheel, is that what you do?

I can usually get a few flies done on lunch, definitely worth it.

I use a container that I place on my lap, and my dyna king sits nicely on top.

And with 2 other containers holding my materials