SBPatt 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2021 1 hour ago, chugbug27 said: Very crisp and clean. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2021 Muddled Humpy A Mumpy. When I first tied the tail in, I thought it was too long. Every step after I thought the same thing and debated starting over; instead I lengthened the shoulder (first time I used an even longer rump feather but it threw off the balance) and it made everything flow together better. hook - WFC Model 6 #8 thread - Uni 6/0 tan tail - elk hair body - Ice Dub hare’s ear shellback - deer hair shoulder - pheasant rump head/collar - deer hair Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troutmaster08 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 Super simple bass fly with just cactus chenille and ice dub. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terp 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 I made this up and actually caught fish on it on a tough day. I think what gets them is the proven color scheme (from the old wooly worms) and the high contrast ribbing. Tail: UV red marabou Body: black dubbing Rib: tan sparkle braid (spaced it so the rib and the black bands have equal width) Thorax: pearl Ice Dub Hackle: Grey brahma hen Collar: peacock dubbing Thread hot spot neck: white Glo Brite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terp 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 7 hours ago, SBPatt said: body - Ice Dub hare’s ear I love that material. I use the Peacock a lot for caddis pupa patterns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terp 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, troutmaster08 said: Super simple bass fly with just cactus chenille and ice dub. I love that idea. I've been thinking about just hanging some chenille off a hook (in this case "mop" chenille which was skinnier than I expected) for some movement and came up with the attached for an October Caddis: Abdomen/tail: UV Galaxy Mop Chenille (fluorescent orange) Barred dark ginger hen hackle Thorax: hare's ear (natural) Antennae: pheasant tail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 @chugbug27 Nice coachman. Beautiful chestnut color on that hen hackle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 Good looking flies. @troutmaster08 - do you add any weight to that, and is that a single strand of cactus chenille trailing off the back or is it furled? @terp - reminds me a little of a red tag What kind of bead is that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terp 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, niveker said: @terp - reminds me a little of a red tag What kind of bead is that? Niveker, it's a big boy -- Hareline slotted black nickel 7/32". I have some jig hooks that I wanted to use. I switched from jig hooks to normal hooks because there are so many more options. I like mainly Hanak, Umpqua and Firehole. But to use those non-jig hooks, I've switched to inverting or "insta jig" beads. I prefer buying my beads here due to the excellent price and how much I've learned from books/articles/videos by the owner, Devin Olsen: https://www.tacticalflyfisher.com/fly-tying/fly-tying-beads/tungsten-beads-cones-etc/ However, his equivalent (he calls them "Inverting" beads because they invert the fly) top out at 4mm, which is just over 1/3 the weight of Hareline's 7/32" Insta Jig. I weigh my beads/flies using a small jewler's scale (got the idea from Devin Olsen's book), and 4mm is 8.5 grains while 7/32 is 22 grains. Here is my scale: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012TDNAM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Edited October 7, 2021 by terp realized I had used a different bead! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terp 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 Hybrid of old wooly worm color scheme and the form of a new Euro-jig style wooly bugger with marabou tail. Tail: UV red marabou Body: black dubbing Ribbing: tan Midge Sparkle Braid (I love this stuff -- https://www.flyfishfood.com/products/midge-sparkle-braid ) Hackle: grizzly Head: a touch of FTD Sand Crab Dubbing, Crawdad (was hoping to add some leggage but it didn't dub well for the small area on the hook) Collar: grey CDC (haven't seen this added to this style of jig fly but it sure seems to work on nymph patterns) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 Thanks @SBPatt & @niveker, with any luck it'll get demolished soon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 Royal Wulff #14 Couldn't find my kip tail, wing is FTD Crinkle Hair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 5 hours ago, chugbug27 said: Thanks @SBPatt & @niveker, with any luck it'll get demolished soon That and those tiny PT's should certainly do the trick - break a leg. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 @terp - thank for all that info. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 Public Enemy #1 Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 12-16 Thread - Black Tail - Grizzly hackle fibers Body - Stripped grizzly hackle stem Thorax - Black ostrich herl Throat - Deer hair Wing - Grizzly hackle tips Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites