February Flies From The Vise

[Chris_in_Louisiana 0]

Lately, I've been considering starting up a monthly "beer and bugs" style meet up at a local brewery with a few other tyers.  While my wife has never tied flies before (and has only fly fished on a few occasions), she expressed an interest in joining in and asked if I'd give her a few quick lessons before hand. 

When we sat down for her first lesson last night, I asked what she would like to tie?  She responded with "the fly you've been using to catch the bass on out back."

So instead of starting with a woolly worm or similar pattern, I grabbed a Size 1 B10S Stinger, some streamer hackle, flash and bucktail, and walked her through how to tie a Deceiver.

Turns out her artistic skill and veterinary surgeon's dexterity translate pretty well to hackle, hair and thread.

 

[flytire 0]

Crosby Special 

Atlantic Salmon

Mike Crosby Originator

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Red

Tag - Flat silver tinsel 

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Red wool

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear 1/3 - fluorescent green floss; front 2/3 - dark green wool

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Collar - Peachy-yellow/orange hackle

Photo in the book depicts an orange hackle. I don't have peachy-yellow hackle 😀

The fish won't care either way

There are other recipes for this fly. A Google search will find them for you

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

[WWKimba 0]

3 hours ago, Chris_in_Louisiana said:

Lately, I've been considering starting up a monthly "beer and bugs" style meet up at a local brewery with a few other tyers.  While my wife has never tied flies before (and has only fly fished on a few occasions), she expressed an interest in joining in and asked if I'd give her a few quick lessons before hand. 

When we sat down for her first lesson last night, I asked what she would like to tie?  She responded with "the fly you've been using to catch the bass on out back."

So instead of starting with a woolly worm or similar pattern, I grabbed a Size 1 B10S Stinger, some streamer hackle, flash and bucktail, and walked her through how to tie a Deceiver.

Turns out her artistic skill and veterinary surgeon's dexterity translate pretty well to hackle, hair and thread.

 

With a start like that she soon will be your BETTER half!

Kim

[Capt Bob LeMay 0]

Worldwide most folks involved in production tying… are ladies…

Nimble hands, attention to detail, just a few of their many advantages.

[SilverCreek 0]

^^^^ What he said.

Also tiers can work at home, so wives can tie and look after their children. In some societies there are not many ways women can earn money especially working from home.

[SBPatt 0]

Muddled Mini Hopper 

hook - WFC Model 28 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
body - Ice Dub Hare’s Ear 
wing  - 2mm foam tan 
shoulder - hen grizzly 
collar/head - pronghorn

Regards,
Scott

[WWKimba 0]

2 hours ago, Capt Bob LeMay said:

Worldwide most folks involved in production tying… are ladies…

Nimble hands, attention to detail, just a few of their many advantages.

That seemed to start when Orvis made his daughter, Mary Orvis Marbury, in charge when they started tying and selling flies.  She taught and oversaw all of them and they were all women.  One of her last students joined Mary in the Fly Fishing HOF.

Kim

[SalarMan 0]

Does anyone remember the pictures in the Dan Baily catalog of the ladies in Livingston, Montana doing the tying for that fly shop?

[chugbug27 0]

I think I got it pretty close. (Edit: The hook I ended up using was a Tiemco 5262 #8, not Mustad 9672 #6, which was too long.)

Here's a pic of the actual feather winged nymph tied by DeFeo, as pictured in Forgotten Flies:

 

[flytire 0]

L'original Des Chic-Chocs*

Streamer Fly Pattern

Hook - Mustad 3665A or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Fluorescent green uni floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch, black thread or flat silver tinsel

Wing - Moose mane, dark and light hairs

*Google translate = The Chic-Chocs Moose

The Chic-Choc Mountains, also spelled Shick Shocks, is a mountain range in the central region of the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, Canada. It is a part of the Notre Dame Mountains, which is a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains.

Internet Website

[DFoster 0]

6 hours ago, chugbug27 said:

I think I got it pretty close. (Edit: The hook I ended up using was a Tiemco 5262 #8, not Mustad 9672 #6, which was too long.)

Here's a pic of the actual feather winged nymph tied by DeFeo, as pictured in Forgotten Flies:

 

Great looking body on that fly Chug, nicely done!

[niveker 0]

6 hours ago, chugbug27 said:

I think I got

I think so too.

I raise my coffee mug to that nice bug, Chug. 

[Chris_in_Louisiana 0]

Thanks guys!

After spending some time looking at her initial attempt, she decided she wasn't satisfied with the outcome.

So...she sat down again last night and gave it another go.  Definite improvement from the first attempt (top) to the second (bottom).

[niveker 0]

31 minutes ago, Chris_in_Louisiana said:

she decided she wasn't satisfied with the outcome

Now you know you're in trouble, LOL.

Looks like she's a natch. 

[WWKimba 0]

A couple 2X2 Midges today.

The Serendipity - Craig Matthews of Blue Ribbon Flies said that this pattern came out of Oregon and was introduced to him from Ross A Merigold around 1988.  It was not only designed as a surface/emerger type pattern but fished well in the riffles as well.

 

Hook - Mustad 3906 or curved caddis-TMC 2457 for example, 14-24

Thread - to match body color

Gills/Wing - natural deer hair, trimmed short

Body - twisted Z-lon (grey, olive red or brown)

Tube Midge Larva - Taken from Nymphs, Tying and Fishing by Larry Tullis

Hook - any small eye larva or nymph hook, 12-22

Thread - the color you choose as a ribbing

Optional Tail - a short fluff of marabou (not shown)

Body - Larva Lace, color to match naturals, slipped over hook shank and ribbed with tying thread

Head - peacock herl, ostrich herl, or dark dubbing (dubbing picked out)