Toothy 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2021 Snowshoe Hendrickson Emerger This spectrumized alpaca dubbing sure creates a convincing color match when wet to the Hendricksons hatching in my neck of the woods. Materials: Hook: Daiichi 1160 Klinkhammer size 12 Thread: Semperfli Nanosilk Copper Tail: Bronze Mallard Shuck: TroutHunter CNE dubbing Abdomen: Michael Johnson's Fly Warrior Alpaca spectrumized dubbing (Delaware River Club) Ribbing: Semperfli fine gold wire Wing: Dark dun Snowshoe rabbit foot Legs: Dun Whiting weby saddle Thorax: Michale Johnson's Fly Warrior Alpaca spectrumized dubbing (Delaware River Club) -Nathan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noahguide 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2021 Spent the morning trying to recreate some of SBPatt 's lovely rough water flies. I've got the rough part figured out. Still trying to figure out the right amounts of hair, but I have some specific water in mind for these. Hopefully they will work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2021 5 hours ago, flytire said: you know its not and i never said it was but its in the article in the link tie one up and post your photo Just asking a question. Unfortunately my camera cannot focus close enough to be useful. Here are some pictures (copied from the Fly Anglers On-line site, "Lakes and Stillwaters" feature). The first shows a Blond Stayner, and here's what the author named as the Stayner Ducktail. They are both Stayner's, just color variations of the same pattern. The Blond variation uses a variegated (or mixed) yellow/dark olive chenille with a wood duck dyed mallard feather wing and the original used only dark olive chenille with an undyed mallard feather wing (per this article). Also, there can be many other color variations just by modifying the color/color mix of the chenille and wing. I do know that color variation can be apparent due to the camera and the lighting used when the picture is taken. That was why I asked, that's all. To see the original article with the pictures - Fly Anglers OnLine, Your Complete Internet Flyfishing Resource. and just put "Stayner" in the search field. Kim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2021 The link for the stayer ducktail was already in my post above Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noahguide 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2021 More attempts at the SBPratt family of posted flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2021 I spun deer hair but never stacked it. I decided to learn how to stack deer hair. I think I'm gonna need another box of hooks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2021 Arrowhead Hook - Standard 1XL wet fly hook Thread - Black or Brown Tail - 2 hen hackles, grizzly an brown tied in at the bend so their tips extend to about 1 shank length, do not clip Body - Peacock herl Palmer Hackle - The hackle from the tail, palmered to the hook eye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2021 On 5/8/2021 at 7:45 AM, Noahguide said: I've got the rough part figured out. Still trying to figure out the right amounts of hair, but I have some specific water in mind for these. Hopefully they will work. The last one reminds me of a hairy Gartside Sparrow. Regards, Scott, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2021 Really great flies everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2021 Teddy Baseball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2021 DHB Hairwing Dun hook - WFC Model 4 #10 thread - Uni 6/0 brown tail - deer hair rib - tying thread body - deer hair hackle - grizzly wing - deer hair Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickZieger 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2021 If there is a pink squirrel, why not this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSMcDougald 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2021 Some more midges Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tferg 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2021 Thanks for some inspiration guys. Flytire - after all these years, it never dawned on me to try the old Adams colored hackles (brown and grizzly) for wooly worm and bugger style flies. Love the look of the peacock body with these palmered hackles on your Arrowhead example. SBPatt - you got me going on the Michigan style deer hair bodies and wings. Someone else tied some beauties last month also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2021 It's duck season. No it's pike season. This full size duckling is tied on an 11/0 Hook with deer belly hair and felt feet and bill. It only took me three hours to tie it but I'd love to catch a huge pike on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites