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Hendrickson Hairwing Dun

Designed for heavier riffles. This fly has a deer hair body and wing which keeps it floating and highly visible.

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Materials

Hook: TMC 101

Tail: Coq de Leon ginger pardo

Body: Nature's Spirit short fine deer hair

Thorax: tan SuperFine Dubbing

Legs: Partridge

Wing: Nature's Spirit short fine deer hair

Thread: 8/0 Camel Uni Thread

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56 minutes ago, Toothy said:

Hendrickson Hairwing Dun

Designed for heavier riffles. This fly has a deer hair body and wing which keeps it floating and highly visible.

Hendrickson_Hairwing_Dun_.thumb.jpg.f1608a73af045bd14c085547a2e99b07.jpg

 

Materials

Hook: TMC 101

Tail: Coq de Leon ginger pardo

Body: Nature's Spirit short fine deer hair

Thorax: tan SuperFine Dubbing

Legs: Partridge

Wing: Nature's Spirit short fine deer hair

Thread: 8/0 Camel Uni Thread

Real nice; I’ve had good luck with those  Michigan-style body flies in MT.

Regards,
Scott

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Stolen/borrowed from the 2021 Semperfli materials catalog. 

Hatching midge

Hook: Firehole stick 317 size 22

Thread: Sheer 14/0 olive 

Body: stripped peacock herl and UV resin-Loon flow

Wingcase/wing: 2 lt. dun CDC feathers 

Thorax: squirrel and med. gray dun beaver mixed. 

Flash: a strand of pearl Krystal flash

 

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4 hours ago, Toothy said:

Hendrickson Hairwing Dun

Designed for heavier riffles. This fly has a deer hair body and wing which keeps it floating and highly visible.

Hendrickson_Hairwing_Dun_.thumb.jpg.f1608a73af045bd14c085547a2e99b07.jpg

 

Materials

Hook: TMC 101

Tail: Coq de Leon ginger pardo

Body: Nature's Spirit short fine deer hair

Thorax: tan SuperFine Dubbing

Legs: Partridge

Wing: Nature's Spirit short fine deer hair

Thread: 8/0 Camel Uni Thread

Nice Fly Toothy- what make is your vise?  The jaws look like a TRV-

2 hours ago, Sandan said:

Stolen/borrowed from the 2021 Semperfli materials catalog. 

Hatching midge

Hook: Firehole stick 317 size 22

Thread: Sheer 14/0 olive 

Body: stripped peacock herl and UV resin-Loon flow

Wingcase/wing: 2 lt. dun CDC feathers 

Thorax: squirrel and med. gray dun beaver mixed. 

Flash: a strand of pearl Krystal flash

 

PHOTO_20210122_093008.jpg

That's a great looking #22!

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7 hours ago, SBPatt said:

Real nice; I’ve had good luck with those  Michigan-style body flies in MT.

Regards,
Scott

Thanks Scott!

I’ve really enjoyed tying and fishing these patterns. They float very well but also give a very convincing profile. Those Michiganders nailed this style fly!

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3 hours ago, DFoster said:

Nice Fly Toothy- what make is your vise?  The jaws look like a TRV-

That's a great looking #22!

Thanks @DFoster!

Good eye! Yes, it is a TRV. I’m kind of a vise junkie 😬!

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Dark Comport

Hook: TMC 100, size 12

Tail: Ginger hackle

Body: Olive dubbing

Wings: Mallard

Hackle: Ginger

Notes: Okay, I guess. This was the best picture, but perhaps not the best fly of the batch. Though not evident with this fly, the wings came out much better on the later ones and I felt more confident. Practice, practice, practice...

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Designed to keep a heavy nymph in the zone while high-sticking / euro-nymphing / tight-lining.  The reverse cone creates resistance, slowing the flies swing back towards the rod.  Good for slower deeper water.  

For the head I first tie in an inverting bead on a regular hook to basically convert it into a jig pattern.  This is where I buy them for a great price: https://www.tacticalflyfisher.com/tactical-fly-fisher-inverting-tungsten-beads-50-pack-gold-silver-copper-black-nickel-and-unfinished/

Then I put the cone on backwards and secure it to the front bead with some resin, and a little bit of dubbin between the beads.  Sometimes it's hard to get the cone on due to the angle of the hook.  I did crush a few cones with pliers to be able to slide them on.

The rest is whatever pattern you want.

The head's oversized, so if you're after lifelike presentations, it might be best for a stonefly(?).  

I've fished it and it definitely keeps the fly in the zone longer.  Hard to say yet whether the unusual head turns any trout off.

Not sure about a name yet:

- Zone hugger

- Friction fly

- Cup fly

- Drag fly (or Drag Queen?)

- Slow poke

- Fathead

- Terpinator

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In terms of the Clousers, I noticed Capt. Bob tied both wings on top, as I often do and as I was shown by Lefty many many years ago.  Also as to the sparseness of the fly, Bob himself said that if he tied the Clouser minnows as sparse as he personally likes to fish them, that he wouldn't be able to sell any of them.  He felt the sparseness added to the transparency of the fly which mimicked many somewhat translucent baitfish.  

All very well done gents !

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1 hour ago, terp said:

Designed to keep a heavy nymph in the zone while high-sticking / euro-nymphing / tight-lining.  The reverse cone creates resistance, slowing the flies swing back towards the rod.  Good for slower deeper water.  

For the head I first tie in an inverting bead on a regular hook to basically convert it into a jig pattern.  This is where I buy them for a great price: https://www.tacticalflyfisher.com/tactical-fly-fisher-inverting-tungsten-beads-50-pack-gold-silver-copper-black-nickel-and-unfinished/

Then I put the cone on backwards and secure it to the front bead with some resin, and a little bit of dubbin between the beads.  Sometimes it's hard to get the cone on due to the angle of the hook.  I did crush a few cones with pliers to be able to slide them on.

The rest is whatever pattern you want.

The head's oversized, so if you're after lifelike presentations, it might be best for a stonefly(?).  

I've fished it and it definitely keeps the fly in the zone longer.  Hard to say yet whether the unusual head turns any trout off.

Not sure about a name yet:

- Zone hugger

- Friction fly

- Cup fly

- Drag fly (or Drag Queen?)

- Slow poke

- Fathead

- Terpinator

IMG_6089 (1).jpg

The Bad Dog!  Cone of Shame?!

Kim

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