niveker 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 @Mogup Great looking fly, love that shaggy body. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, niveker said: @Mogup Great looking fly, love that shaggy body. Thanks niveker ! The shaggy body is because I didn’t have any orange/yellow yarn which the pattern calls for and I took all my dubbing boxes and pinch a little of this and a little of that and threw it in the blender. It’s like when you’re in New York and you’re making sauce ! Very handy those little coffee grinders and they’re pretty cheap on the net these days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSMcDougald 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Mogup said: Nice TS Thanks! That March Brown is great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 Done playing with Mayflies for a while. Here's the hatch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 Here's something fun, Blacknose Dace with just one animal. Here's a wolverine head and neck skin with a nice throat patch on it. I clipped three colors of hair from it, tied a fairly sparse one from it, and a couple of shaggier ones. One thing I noticed about wolverine hair is it doesn't taper as much as other hairs and furs. When you stack it, the ends look chopped. Then just for fun I tied one with all feathers, my first attempt at marrying wings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 7 hours ago, Mark Knapp said: Blacknose Dace with just one animal. 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocco 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 8 hours ago, Mark Knapp said: first attempt at marrying Looks nice & crisp, Mark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 👍👍👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troutmaster08 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) Here's my first attempt at a damselfly Edited October 18, 2020 by troutmaster08 Submitted blurry picture Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 @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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickZieger 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 Ants from shelf liner material DSCN3712 (2) by Richard Zieger, on Flickr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamieofthenorth 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 @Mark KnappSolid work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 Cray cray. There is a rattle and bead chain eyes in there so that it rides point up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites