December Flies From the Vise

[Moshup 0]

8 minutes ago, WWKimba said:

I got some nice feet from J. Stockard.  They have ~8 different colors (including tan).  Hope this helps.

Kim

Thanks Kim. If you were to pick 3 colors what would u pick ?

[WWKimba 0]

Natural, tan and olive - and in that order!  I'd add light dun and rust after my next allowance!

Kim

[Sandan 0]

Dun, cream and tan. That's the cream and dun 

 

[WWKimba 0]

2 minutes ago, Sandan said:

Dun, cream and tan. That's the cream and dun 

Same hare?  

 

[Sandan 0]

3 minutes ago, WWKimba said:

Same hare?  

 

I changed the pic for better color. Hare of the dog. 

[niveker 0]

2 hours ago, Moshup said:

@niveker do you have a good source for snowshoe hare ! Haven’t tied with it much but I want to include it in a few flies.

Moshup,

I happened to be driving through Orange the other day, so I stopped in at Flaggs Fly & Tackle, you may know it.  I enjoy talking to Rodney Flagg and stop in there whenever I'm in the area and have the time. Nice guy, . He's an old school fly fisherman, good stories, been around forever.  Has the shop out of his garage, sits there at his desk all day tying up flies.  Its gonna be a sad day when I drive by and the shop is closed.  He doesn't have a big selection of tying material any more, but his conversation is worth it.  He had a few feet, so I picked them up, and a few other things.  Not bad for $4/pr.  He says he gets them from a buddy up north. Normally I would get them from a reputable online fly shop, though.  

[niveker 0]

44 minutes ago, Sandan said:

Dun

Nice. Dun was what I was looking for, would have taken an olive too if he had one.     

[Upstate 0]

Fat head minnow

 

hook- size 6 mustad 3xh/7xl streamer limerick 

Body/head- Krystal flash with 2 pieces of holographic flash on each side. 

5mm fish skull living eyes

loon uv cure finish on head 

 

 

 

[jamieofthenorth 0]

These work so well in my area and one can't have enough of them. I thought I would throw in a wider shot of my fly tying area. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but it is so relaxing to sit here and tie while having music or a movie that I have seen a thousand times going in the background. Zen. 

Golden Retriever

Hook: Size 8, 6XL

Head: Gold bead

Underbody: .20 pseudo-lead

Body: Red floss

Ribbing: Tan estaz

Tail: Tan marabou

[RickZieger 0]

A leech from coot feathers that were a gift. 

red thrd with 3 or 4 body feathers lossely palmer up hook.

[JDM1 0]

Parachute BWO - size 20

Hook/Thread: Size 20 wide gape dry fly hook/clear polyester monofilament

Post: Snowshoe Hare

Hackle: Whiting Grizzly size 18

Body: Clear polyester mono thread colored with Sharpie

Tail: Coq de leon

It's not perfect, but I'm pretty proud of this one. I tied a half dozen last night and it took me until attempt #5 to get one that was passable. It's a lot of materials to fit on a tiny hook. 

- Jason

[jamieofthenorth 0]

@JDM1 Nicely done. Profile looks great. Those parachutes get really tricky for me starting at size 18. 

[chugbug27 0]

Gold Red Strip Wing, unfinished in GP tail and in GP tippet as wing, finished with barred turkey as wing

[Noahguide 0]

11 minutes ago, chugbug27 said:

Gold Red Strip Wing, unfinished in GP tail and in GP tippet as wing, finished with barred turkey as wing

Chug You are rocking them.  Nice work.

[TSMcDougald 0]

Generic Soft Hackle

 

Size 14 nymph hook
Body: Hareline Dubbin March Brown
Hackle: Mexican Speckled Quail