danthebugman 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2021 Started getting ready for a trip to Florida... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2021 Gonna hit the San Juan in New Mexico this weekend coming up. Small rules there. In order 1: Taverner's Big Mac. Size 24 TMC 200R 2: Bling midge size 24 TMC100 3:Mercury flashback black beauty. Size 24 TMC 2487 4:Massacre midge size 24. Tied some 26s too. TMC 2487 5: BWO CDC comparadun. Size 20. TMC 100 6: variation of the big Mac with a tinsel underbody for some flash. Size 22 - TMC 200R Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 @Sandan. Very nice lot of flies. Too small for me though. If I can’t catch em on a sz 20 I say to hell with em. Clean my vise yesterday and now it’s all sparkly. 😎 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myggan som flög till månen 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 I'm a beginner tier from Sweden, here are some of the best ones I made. I made 40 so far. First is my newest. It's my spice hatcher. (made out of spice) 8 size hook maybe. Body is foam from a yoga mat and texture is spices with glue. Some deer hair for legs and a feather for hackle and little gray dubbing. I'm so new I don't even know what kind of bug this is, if it's a hatcher mayfly or something else. Pls let me know, i only seen others do similar thing so made one. Mayflies Rooster feathers and some duck feather. And also deer hair and marabou. Spice Pupa. Spices, UV thread and glue. One of my smallest on 18 or 20# hook. UV glow shrimp Shrimp with parasite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Myggan som flög till månen said: I'm a beginner tier from Sweden First Myggan welcome to the site and thank you for posting your flies. Your spice fly looks like a cased caddis to me and I find it a fresh idea to use spices glued to foam, like a kanelbulle for fish, very innovative. All of your flies will catch fish and I am sure you will continue to improve your style and your fly patterns. Do you fish rivers or the coast? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 panfishin' time 🐟🐟 Sponge Spider Hook – Standard dry fly style, size 8-12 Thread - White flat waxed nylon Tail/Legs – Tail and legs are made from one piece of rubber legs about 4 inches long Over Body – White 3mm thick foam strip, hook gape wide [see examples below] Body – Flat holographic tinsel in chartreuse, red, blue, gold, silver, black etc The fly above is tied in a simple generic white and chartreuse color scheme Try using different colors of foam, rubber legs and tinsel Examples Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 14 hours ago, Moshup said: @Sandan. Very nice lot of flies. Too small for me though. If I can’t catch em on a sz 20 I say to hell with em. Clean my vise yesterday and now it’s all sparkly. 😎 @Moshup, thank you. Of course you know a sparkly vise is a happy vice. As to the 20 thing, Last time on the San Juan I pulled this guy out. If I remember correctly it was on either a size 22 or 24, no bigger than 22 midge of some sort. The story is I had her on and some guide stopped his boat to show his clients how a real fisherman went about it. After the fish jumped out of my hands he scooped it up for me. It taped out at 25"+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Sandan said: @Moshup, thank you. Of course you know a sparkly vise is a happy vice. As to the 20 thing, Last time on the San Juan I pulled this guy out. If I remember correctly it was on either a size 22 or 24, no bigger than 22 midge of some sort. The story is I had her on and some guide stopped his boat to show his clients how a real fisherman went about it. After the fish jumped out of my hands he scooped it up for me. It taped out at 25"+ Nice fish-well done! My father in law remembers seeing a fly fishing club on a river in Maine. Some of theme actually had patches that read 20/20 club indicating they had landed a 20" trout on a size 20 or smaller. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 ELK AND BIOT CADDIS HOOK: #12 DRY 1XL THREAD: 8/0 TAN ABDOMEN: TURKEY BIOT - NATURAL THORAX: SUPERFINE DRY FLY DUBBING -BROWN WING: ELK HAIR -NATURAL HACKLE: GRIZZLEY -BROWN HEAD: SH HARD AS NAILS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 @DFoster, Thank you. The 20/20 club, I like it. Nice caddis too. There's something about biots that just screams buggy goodness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myggan som flög till månen 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 9 hours ago, cphubert said: First Myggan welcome to the site and thank you for posting your flies. Your spice fly looks like a cased caddis to me and I find it a fresh idea to use spices glued to foam, like a kanelbulle for fish, very innovative. All of your flies will catch fish and I am sure you will continue to improve your style and your fly patterns. Do you fish rivers or the coast? Thanks for the welcome! If the fish bite hard it will give them a little goody taste, I used some barbecue spice but will definitely try some cinnamon for kanelbulle taste! I'm sure the color will be really good too! I took a look into Entomology on caddis and found the several species in my local waters. It's my favorite insect now! I find it hilarious that those little bugs build their own little shell that they drag around and live in. I fish in lakes, creeks and rivers. I used lures in the past but this year I'm going to learn fly fishing, that is why I started tying flies. I also made a green pair of shells out of some green spices Oregano, Körvel and uv glue. Have not made the insect yet for them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, Myggan som flög till månen said: Thanks for the welcome! I took a look into Entomology on caddis and found the several species in my local waters. It's my favorite insect now! I find it hilarious that those little bugs build their own little shell that they drag around and live in. I fish in lakes, creeks and rivers. I used lures in the past but this year I'm going to learn fly fishing, that is why I started tying flies. I also made a green pair of shells out of some green spices Oregano, Körvel and uv glue. Have not made the insect yet for them. Maybe Akvavit instead of UV glue? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myggan som flög till månen 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Sandan said: Maybe Akvavit instead of UV glue? Hahaha One for the fly, one for the fisherman! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Myggan som flög till månen said: Hahaha One for the fly, one for the fisherman! Sounds about right. I call it Bugs and Bourbon.😎 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danthebugman 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2021 Tried my hand at an EP Minnow tonight. Not my favorite fly to tie. I have super glue all over my fingers from trying to get the eyes on 😒. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
