SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2021 Jackson’s Clan Goat Variant A few minor material changes and reversed position of yarn butt and tail but the effect is similar. Here’s his video if you’re interested. hook - Maruto 206bl #8 thread - Uni 8/0 black butt - yarn flame tail - golden pheasant crest rib - Mirage Flashabou opal body - dubbing black body hackle - black 1st shoulder - chukar dyed red (1 Tbs Rit Scarlet, 1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow/4 cups water) 2nd shoulder - black 3rd shoulder - chukar dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/ 1 cup water) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 I'm still tying for a future trip to Arizona for some trophy sunfish. The guide I hired said "Tie something up that looks like baby crayfish, about an inch long, orange and green. I Googled Lake Havasu crayfish to see what they look like down there. Here's what I came up with. Here's a herd of them. Hook- Size 10 jig hook Thread- 6/0 olive unithread Claws- ring-neck pheasant breast feathers died olive green Weight- 30ga. lead wire or comp. Legs- Chinese neck hackle, grizzly died orange Body dubbing- half orange, half olive fluff from bottom of hackle feathers, blended Eyes- melted yellow 40 lb. monofilament Shell back- olive green grizzly hen hackle. The last time I showed some crayfish similar to these a few people asked for and SBS so I did one up this time around. You can find it in the SBS sub-forum Here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Mark Knapp said: I'm still tying for a future trip to Arizona for some trophy sunfish. The guide I hired said "Tie something up that looks like baby crayfish, about an inch long, orange and green. I Googled Lake Havasu crayfish to see what they look like down there. Here's what I came up with. Here's a herd of them. Hook- Size 10 jig hook Thread- 6/0 olive unithread Claws- ring-neck pheasant breast feathers died olive green Weight- 30ga. lead wire or comp. Legs- Chinese neck hackle, grizzly died orange Body dubbing- half orange, half olive fluff from bottom of hackle feathers, blended Eyes- melted yellow 40 lb. monofilament Shell back- olive green grizzly hen hackle. The last time I showed some crayfish similar to these a few people asked for and SBS so I did one up this time around. You can find it in the SBS sub-forum Here. Nice work Mark- they look good! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 Great looking set of flies Mark!! The Arizona trophy "Sunnies" should love'em!! Like that vise too 😁😁😁 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 Blonde Dyret hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - Uni 8/0 tan tail - deer hair bleached rib - x-small wire gold body - hare’s ear dubbing (bleached)/Ice Dub tan body hackle - ginger shoulder - pheasant rump bleached Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 8 hours ago, DFoster said: Nice work Mark- they look good! 6 hours ago, SalarMan said: Great looking set of flies Mark!! The Arizona trophy "Sunnies" should love'em!! Like that vise too 😁😁😁 Thanks guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terp 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 4:47 AM, SBPatt said: I haven’t done a whole skin, mainly because I’m still experimenting with dye formulas; I do smaller batches. Partridge, sharptail, pheasant, quail, etc al have their places. While not strictly a brown, I was real happy with this color, more of a coppery olive. Regards, Scott That looks awesome. Would you mind sharing the formula for this one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2021 7 hours ago, terp said: Would you mind sharing the formula for this one? Thanks. 4 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/2 Tsp Rit Camel/1 cup water Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites