February Flies From the Vise

[DarrellP 0]

Basic Buggers.   The bottom one uses Peacock Herl.   The rest use Chenille. 

[SBPatt 0]

PHH Stimi

Originally started as an opportunity to use a new (to me) color of flat braid; then the piece of dyed pronghorn caught my attention and I ended up here. The spun ungulate butts provide a thorax with built-in floatation.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
tag - single strand floss flame/resin
tail - deer hair
rib - small wire gold
abdomen - Orvis Flat Braid pheasant tail
body hackle - brown (undersize by 1)
wing - deer hair
thorax/hackle - pronghorn dyed brown (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water), loop dubbed

Regards,
Scott

[Christian.s 0]

Thin Mint

Hook: Daiichi 1750 #6

Thread: UTC 70 Olive

Bead: 5mm Brass in copper

Weight: 30 wraps of .020 lead/lead free

Tail: Olive, Brown, and Black Blood quill marabou and Olive Krystal Flash

Hackle: Badger dyed brown

Rib: Olive Krystal Flash, Medium copper wire

Body: Peacock hurl

Collar: Peacock Ice Dubbing

[Jaydub 0]

9 hours ago, niveker said:

@Jaydub - Nice ties.  Not familiar with the Buzz Hackle, l like the hackle over tinsel.  That one's going the 'to do' list.   

The Buzz Hackle is a nice little attractor. In the past I have tied it (and all fore and aft flies) with the fore hackle equal to or longer than the aft and it worked well. While revisiting this pattern, I found several references saying the aft hackle, on this pattern, should be longer to better support the heavier end of the hook. I'm not sure if it makes any difference in practice. 

[RickZieger 0]

eyelash yarn with bead chain eyes

[Upstate 0]

Clouser minnow

hook - gamakatsu sc15 1/0

Small lead eye

Thread- white uni thread 6/0

underside/belly - white buck tail

back - dark olive buck tail 

flash - olive Krystal flash 

finish - sally Hansen 

[DarrellP 0]

Upstate, nice job on the  Clouser.

[caloosa bug 0]

On 2/3/2021 at 10:47 AM, DFoster said:

My favorite wet fly.  I think I prefer the wings curving down more than up.

ROYAL COACHMAN WET

 

 

For trout, this was mine too. I say was, because I haven’t trout fished in 20 years. On our annual vacation to the smokies as a kid, I’d trout fish all day, most every day in the campground stream. 
 This was my “had to have pattern”. I think because of it’s visibility and effectiveness. 

[Upstate 0]

5 hours ago, DarrellP said:

Upstate, nice job on the  Clouser.

Thanks 

[SBPatt 0]

PHH Lime Trude

Part of my ongoing plan to bring Whiting Farms to it’s knees. 

hook - WFC Model 4 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
tail - golden pheasant crest
body - dubbing chartreuse
wing - calftail white
thorax/hackle - pronghorn dyed brown (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water), loop dubbed

Regards,
Scott

[DFoster 0]

MERSHON WET FLY

HOOK: #10 STANDARD NYMPH 1XL/1XS

THREAD: BLACK 8/0

TAIL: HEN HACKLE FIBERS- BLACK

TAG: MYLAR TINSEL -SILVER MEDIUM

BODY: BLACK FLOSS

RIB: MYLAR TINSEL -SILVER SMALL

HACKLE: HEN - BLACK

WING: MALLARD SLIPS -BLUE WITH WHITE TIPS

HEAD: GLOSS CEMENT

 

[feathers5 0]

Great looking February flies.

[DarrellP 0]

Scott, I hadn't realized it until you said you were bringing Whiting Farms to their knees that you almost never use dry fly hackle.  You certainly have spinning deer hair down pat!

[RickZieger 0]

Damsel fly  marabou tail. dubbing brush with FTD dubbing in caddis green   plastic eyes. size 10 hook  wire under body flattened.

[Bimini15 0]

Pheasant rump