December Flies From the Vise

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“Dark Watchet”

Hook.       .........    Gaelic supreme    Sz 14

Thread.    .........    Orange 6a Pearsall’s gossamer

Body.       .........     Orange and purple gossamer wrapped together with touch dubbing of mole in between. Thread should show through.

Hackle.   .........     Shoulder feather from a Jackdaw striped on one side.

[TSMcDougald 0]

11 hours ago, DFoster said:

This is an interesting pattern I found on line.  Orange and light brown flies, wet or dry are usually really effective in my area from September to early November. The tail and legs one this one are just a little bit too long but you'll get the idea and the fish won't care.  This was my first and only tie on Saturday.  I meant to post photos of better versions and tie a few 14's, 16's, and 18's all of which I never got to.  A Nor'easter blew in and clearing #@%& snow used up what should have been my bench time.

Golden or Orange Nymph-

Hook: #12 Nymph 2XL weighted with .020 wire.

Thread: Black 6/0

Tail: Golden Phesant

Abodomen: Life Cycle Caddis Dubbing - Orange.

Rib: Danville's Mylar Tinsel, Gold size 16/18

Thorax: Black Ostrich Herl

Wing Case: Mottled Turkey Tail

Legs: Golden Pheasant

 

 

That is a sharp looking pattern, I am going to have to tie a few!

[MuskyFlyGuy 0]

Mvendon posted an interesting East Coast fly for trout/bass. That Red Horse Streamer I used as a basis for a musky fly. 
Thread - black

5/0 hook

yellow, orange, tan, and olive bucktail 

yellow grizzly and dun saddle hackle 

3 different copper flashabou 

fish mask head

8 mm eyes

[Mark Knapp 0]

6 hours ago, flytire said:

 

 

 

Woven Stonefly

 

Hook - Standard nymph style

Weight (optional) - Lead free wire

Thread - Orange or black

Tail and antennae - Rubber legs

Abdomen - Yellow or orange and black chenille, woven

Hackle - Brown

Thorax - Black chenille

 

i don't weave a lot of flies and I'm not very good at doing them but here's a couple anyway

Nice job Norm.

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My passion before the Striper decline here in the northeast.  23 yr old Barracuda still holding them like a rock.

 

[SBPatt 0]

Nemo’s Favorite Muddler

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed parts from a Red Nemo Cruncher and Ken Sawada’s Hardy’s Favorite. A white wing and a darker brown head/collar (a color I’m still working on, dye-wise) would make it a Royal Coachman variation, kinda, I guess.

 

hook - WFC Model 6 #8

thread - Veevus 8/0 black 

tail - pheasant tail

ribs - small wire silver over medium tinsel holo red (counterwrapped)

body - peacock herl 

shoulder - pheasant rump dyed brown

head/collar - pronghorn dyed brown (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Cocoa Brown/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

[DFoster 0]

12 hours ago, essequamvideri said:

DFoster,

This is by far my favorite nymph patter.  I have caught Brook Trout, Salmon, Yellow and White Perch, Crappy, Lake White Fish, Fall Fish, Large and Small Mouth Bass.  It has worked extremely  well for me.

Good luck fishing it.

Michael

@essequamvideri @niveker, @Sandan @JDM1 @Mark Knapp

 

Thank you all for your kind words.  I found this one a few month back somewhere on the internet.  I don't remember where but I took a screen shot of it to copy.  I certainly looks like it will catch fish.

 

[DFoster 0]

1 hour ago, SBPatt said:

Nemo’s Favorite Muddler

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed parts from a Red Nemo Cruncher and Ken Sawada’s Hardy’s Favorite. A white wing and a darker brown head/collar (a color I’m still working on, dye-wise) would make it a Royal Coachman variation, kinda, I guess.

 

hook - WFC Model 6 #8

thread - Veevus 8/0 black 

tail - pheasant tail

ribs - small wire silver over medium tinsel holo red (counterwrapped)

body - peacock herl 

shoulder - pheasant rump dyed brown

head/collar - pronghorn dyed brown (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Cocoa Brown/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

Exceptional work Scott - I'm a fan of traditional English flies and I thought Hardy's favorite as soon as I saw the body.

[niveker 0]

 

17 minutes ago, DFoster said:

I found this one a few month back somewhere on the internet.  I don't remember where

I searched after seeing yours, the first link most closely resembles what you tied.  Article by the fly's creator. Joe Cornwall    

Fly Fish Ohio

A variation: FAOL

 

[flytire 0]

Ungava

[fshng2 0]

 

Love it....never thought to use GP for legs, I will have to tie up a few.

Thanks for posting Dfoster & thanks for the link nikever.

[Julius Riffle 0]

Porcupine Klink

Hook: Fulling Mill Czech Nymph #12

Abdomen: Porcupine quill (Not sure this is the right name)

Thorax: Alpaca dubbing

Post: Calf tail

Hackle: Brown cock saddle

[DFoster 0]

4 hours ago, niveker said:

 

I searched after seeing yours, the first link most closely resembles what you tied.  Article by the fly's creator. Joe Cornwall    

Fly Fish Ohio

A variation: FAOL

 

Yes, that's it!  I often find interesting flies on my IPhone while waiting for appointments.  I usually snap a screen shot but I don't always get the link to the site.

[DFoster 0]

3 hours ago, flytire said:

Ungava

Another beauty Norm!

[chugbug27 0]

Another great month everybody, and it's only begun. 

SLF Red Fox Squirrel Nymph (Whitlock, var.)

Hook: WFC 7 #14

Weight: Lead Wire, 0.10

Thread: Uni 8/0 black

Tail: Fox Squirrel Tail guard hairs (Whitlock says not to use tail hair, only the back hair with underfur intact, but tail's all I have at the moment)

Rib: Small oval gold tinsel

Abdomen: Whitlock SLF dubbing blend #2 (Red Fox Squirrel Nymph - Abdomen)

Thorax: Whitlock SLF dubbing blend #1 (Red Fox Squirrel Nymph - Thorax)

Hackle: Hungarian Partridge, brown feather from the mid-back