flytire 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2021 Berry's Stonefly Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent Bead - Gold brass or tungsten Weight - Lead/lead free wire Tail - Brown goose or turkey biots Ribbing - Gold wire Shellback - Peacock herl Body - Golden stone or salmon color dubbing Legs - Brown goose or turkey biots Wing cases - Turkey tail fibers Thorax - Peacock synthetic dubbing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2021 Muddled Hutch’s Pennell (variation) Ran out of decent black hen hackle so I subbed with pheasant rump. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - Veevus 8/0 black tag - medium tinsel silver rib - small wire silver body - peacock herl shoulder - pheasant rump dyed black (1 Tbs Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water overdyed with 1 Tbs Rit Black/1 cup water) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2021 Tarheel Caddis Larva Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent Bead - Black brass or tungsten Thread - Brown Tag - Hot orange globrite thread Tail - Olive turkey flat or olive pheasant tail fibers Ribbing - Copper wire Body - Hare's ear dubbing Collar - Caddis green dubbing Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tctrout 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2021 Better add to this fun! Here's a fly that I keep returning to, Pheasant Tail with orange bead...it's dressed for Halloween! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2021 (Not Quite) Picric Mayfly Found a color (Electric Shock) that approached picric on the Rit site but that turned out to be way too green so I cut the Neon Green in half and came up with this; more of a chartreuse, which is a nice find but not quite what I wanted. I’ll try Golden Yellow instead of Lemon and see what that’s like. hook - WFC Model 6 #8 thread - Danville 6/0 light olive tail - bleached pheasant tail dyed nq picric (2 Tsp Rit Lemon Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Neon Green/2 cups water) rib - small wire gold body - dubbing nq picric body hackle - grizzly dyed nq picric shoulder - chukar dyed nq picric Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troutmaster08 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2021 Not quite sure if this counts as a fly but here's an articulated pheasant rump jig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2021 3 hours ago, troutmaster08 said: Not quite sure if this counts as a fly but here's an articulated pheasant rump jig. If you can cast it with a fly rod I guess it counts; as bad as I am, i’d wear a batting helmet, though. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2021 (Not quite) Picric Muddler The deer hair, being greyish in color, came much closer to what I was hoping for. Makes sense; grey + yellow = olive. The dubbing was from a piece of grey rabbit, which, like the deer, has a more olive cast to it. Guess I could fish it as a green drake if I dropped down to a #10, or a Skwala, even though they’re more of a dirty motor oil color on the rivers I fish (the trout are even dumber than usual in early spring and don’t seem to mind the difference). hook - WFC Model 6 #8 thread - Uni 6/0 light olive tail - bleached pheasant rump dyed nq picric (2 Tsp Rit Lemon Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Neon Green/2 cups water) rib - small wire gold body - dubbing nq picric (dark) body hackle - grizzly dyed nq picric shoulder - pheasant rump dyed nq picric head/collar - deer hair dyed nq picric Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 10:33 AM, terp said: DFoster, do you ever have problems with that tubing trapping air inside and inhibiting sink rate? Or do you just wrap tight enough that the air is squeezed out? To avoid the trapped air, I bought some solid material from Amazon -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006DRFACW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 -- but the problem is that you can't avoid adding bulk when you secure the end onto the hook. I was using it to tie baetis nymphs because I noticed they seem to be translucent. I have not had an issue with air being trapped and I can't say that I'm wrapping the tubing overly tight. The under body is just thread so perhaps there is not much space for air to get trapped? I use UTC vinyl rib and it is not hollow. If you look carefully there is a flat side and a curve side, I tie the flat side against the hook shank. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noahguide 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2021 Flies headed to a swap near you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2021 Nice ng Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2021 👍👍! Now THAT'S a good swap! Kim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2021 Keel - Red Squirrel Hook - Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB or *equivalent Thread - Black Body - Flat, oval or embossed gold/silver tinsel Wing - Red squirrel tail *Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB are now extinct. I used a Belly Bumper hook from Kelly Galloup The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2021 Cool looking pattern, that keel fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2021 Bornholdt Golden Squirrel Hook - Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB or *equivalent Thread - Black Body - Flat gold tinsel Hackle - Red Wing - Red squirrel tail Black over white painted eyes *Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB are now extinct. I used a Belly Bumper hook from Kelly Galloup The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
