MuskyFlyGuy 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2021 UST what a beauty! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MuskyFlyGuy 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2021 PD Nice tie! You will love the action in the water. They do get heavy, but it sounds like you have a good strategy for casting. MFG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upstatetrout 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2021 The Plover Dun Hook size 14. Silk. Pearsalls copper. Body copper silk dubbed with pine squirrel. Hackle. Golden Plover outer covert! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2021 Big game season is coming. I'm filling up the boxes for big pike. In this box are 7 to 8 inch Clousers, crease flies, deer hair poppers, foam head poppers, and streamers. I'll do a few more Clousers and some more streamers. I'm going for a 40 inch plus pike on a fly rod this year. Wish me luck. To date, my all time best is 38 1/2 inches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2021 ^^^^ Well Done !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2021 Softhackle Parachute Dun (Michigan body) Here’s an old SBS with the hackling sequence (and the Photobucket seal of approval, so you know it’s fresh), if you’re interested. hook - Dai Riki 300 #10 thread - Uni 6/0 camel tail - moose body rib - tying thread body - deer hair wing - Congo Hair white thorax - Ice Dub hare’s ear tan hackle- grizzly/hen brown (oversized by 2 with the brown hen) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, SilverCreek said: ^^^^ Well Done !!!! Thank you SC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tetraodontoxin 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2021 On 4/21/2021 at 8:02 PM, niveker said: Real purdy. Well thank you, pretty new to the wool heads, but it came out decent. I decided to switch it up this week and added black ostrich herl to the butt, tied the hackle as a throat, but broke my thread while setting the wing, but was able to catch the thread, put in a half hitch, and put a drop of cement on the spot, then tied in the thread over the cement and let it dry. Set the wing, added red goose horns, finished with a wool head. Same hook, alec Jackson steelhead irons size 5. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2021 Softhackle Spundun Potter’s Opal Caddis II hook - Maruto 7989 #10 thread - Uni 6/0 camel shuck - Congo Hair white body - medium tinsel opal collar/thorax - deer hair shoulder - hen grizzly/brown Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upnorthtier 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2021 7 hours ago, Mark Knapp said: I'm going for a 40 inch plus pike on a fly rod this year. Wish me luck. To date, my all time best is 38 1/2 inches. good luck Mark, really nice selection of flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danthebugman 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2021 Some size 4 Clouser minnows tonight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2021 Godbout de Crystal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2021 14 hours ago, upnorthtier said: good luck Mark, really nice selection of flies. Thanks mister. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2021 Two more size 9/0, 7 inch Clousers and one more 11/0, 8 inch Clousers in the box. Just about ready for a pike safari. All we need now is some open water. Another 11/0, 8 inch Clouser ready for the box. These are, of course, variations on a Clouser. The originals called for deer hair. Its very hard to get deer hair long enough for an eight inch Clouser so I substituted dyed mountain goat hair. I also added feathers and on this one, some marabou. An 8 inch crease fly on a 11/0 Owner hook And a 7 inch Crease on a 9/0 Owner hook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feathers5 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2021 On 4/2/2021 at 10:25 AM, Sandan said: Last night's Bugs and Bourbon. Rene Harrop's standard CDC biot dun. Flav style Hook: U002 size 16 Thread: Uni 8/0 olive Wing: Dark gray dun CDC paired Tail: CDL med pardo Abdomen: BWO goose biot Thorax: Harrop's Pro BWO dubbing Hackle: Whiting grizzly dyed med. dun saddle. Very cool tie. I never thought of using the CDC like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites