Sandan 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2020 Olive soft hackle Tiemco 2487 size 20 Olive dun (A05) Veevus 16/0 Tail: wood duck flank Rib: blue (6017) Sulky holoshimmer Body:olive rabbit dubbing. Guard hairs removed. Hackle: scaled quail back feather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 Hot Damsel Muddler The original was a neat looking fly so I thought I’d take a cut at it. hook - WFC Model 6 #8 thread - Danville 6/0 black/Depth Ray fire orange (head only) tail - marabou olive body - FTD Starburst olive wing - marabou olive topping - Krystal Flash rootbeer collar/head - deer hair dyed orange Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 Wow, some really nice ties over the last few day. Great to see! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdngrd 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 Adams Parachute Variant size 16 Tail - brown and grizzly hackle barbules Body fine dubbing Post - yellow foam Hackle - dark orange grizzly -I realized after the photo there were some errant fibers I needed to trim. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 A some more revised flies. This is a popper I learned in fly tying class back in 2019. The initial batch I tied were on 3/0 and 4/0 hooks and were 4 to 5 inches long. These are smaller more minnow-like poppers. Since I'm using 2 mm foam I like to give the flies a keel, it keeps them floating straight up instead of on their sides. The main revision was to create the keel, and replace the eyes. By the time I had done that a few needed color touch up and new UV resin. They ain't pretty, but they catch fish. Tying information below the pictures Hook- Size 2 to 1, straight eye, 1X or 2XL shank Thread- your choice Body- white 2 mm foam Color- Permanent Markers, Copic pens or Art markers. If you got one an air brush Tail- Material of your choice Eyes- I used Living Eyes. Your choice. Size to match fly. Coating- UV resin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris_in_Louisiana 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Moshup said: ^^^. You’re tying some nice stuff Chris !!! along with the whole crew on here. Very nice. Thanks, @Moshup! This forum certainly motivates me to keep pushing myself! Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 Philly, can you explain how you made a keel, please? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 Bdngrd, did you find the parachute foam post were easier to work with on parachutes? Intrigued Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 7 hours ago, DarrellP said: Philly, can you explain how you made a keel, please? Fairly easy. The fly which is similar to a crease fly is made by folding the piece of foam over and gluing the belly sections together. I use super glue. After I press the pieces together I put a clamp on them or squeeze them with a flat pair of pliers. Craft foam does absorb water, and apparently super glue. When it dries and the clamp is removed you have a narrow belly. That's the easiest way. With these since I couldn't open them up without destroying the basic pattern. I used a sewing needle, and poked holes in the foam belly, then dipped the point in super glue and filled the holes. Then used the flat pliers to squeeze the foam. That's more time consuming to say the least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 CT Doobry Muddler Still learning how to (neatly) pinch/rip the marabou to length. hook - WFC Model 6 #8 thread - Danville 6/0 black/Depth Ray fire orange(head only) tail - marabou chartreuse rib - small wire gold body - tinsel gold body hackles - orange/black collar/head - deer hair dyed orange Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 I think I'll call this one the Greenwood Village ghost. Hook:Dai Riki 700 size 6 Tail: red Guinea hen soft hackle fibers Rib: size 14 oval silver tinsel Body: black beaver dubbing in a loop Throat: same as the tail Wing: olive marabou Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdngrd 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 DarrellP, I find the foam posts to be easy to work with, although not any more that polypro yarn posts. Both are easier to us that stacked hair, only in the sense that you can skip a step in stacking. I use the posts because of the color choices so I can make my 14s white, and my 16s yellow. Bigger and smaller sizes I use poly, and color coordinate those too. I've been working on foolish consistency even though someone said it was some kind of hobgoblin... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocco 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 Philly, That minnow pattern looks like a killer. It reminds me of a similar pattern by a tyer from Indonesia who had some amazing designs. A while back I lost access to his work when my computer crashed and I a lot of my saved items went away. I cannot remember his name now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 18, 2020 Dron Lee, probably. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSMcDougald 0 Report post Posted November 18, 2020 Turkey! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
