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January 2019 Flies From the Vise

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since the "december flies from the vise" thread has disappeared we'll start 2019 a day early

 

 

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High Rider

 

hook - salmon/steelhead style

thread - oval gold tinsel

back and wing - bucktail

uv resin

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Fancy Spade

 

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hook - Dai Riki 899 #8

thread - Danville 6/0 red

tail - deer hair

abdomen - peacock herl

thorax - ostrich herl red

hackle - hen grizzly

 

 

Regards,

Scott

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Howell's Smokehouse Spade

 

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hook - Dai Riki 899 #6

thread - Danville 6/0 white

tag - oval tinsel silver

butt - floss burnt orange

tail - hackle black

abdomen - dubbing black

thorax - ostrich herl orange/brown

hackle - black

 

 

Regards,

Scott

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Maybe it was the New Year's Eve bourbon, but I was sitting around thinking about what to tie when I got the idea of a smaller version of a Matuka. I started with a size 12.

 

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Henry's Fork hoppers size 12
No Hackle mahogany duns size 14, Swisher-Roberts style
Shop Vac size 18
Some size 24 midges and a couple of black dace variant bucktails.

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Green Charm (Var)

 

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - Black
Tail - yellow dyed hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Green floss
Wing - Green dyed greyish mottled monkey hair

Variation - Green dyed grey squirrel tail is the closest I have to green dyed grey mottled monkey hair. extremely rare in my area of connecticut

Reference - Hair-wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

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Skykomish Sunrise (variation)

 

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Tied this up for a friend who's a huge K.C. Chief fan; her husband's a Raven fan so I'll have to dye up some purple stuff. Took cues from a version I saw on Troutnut.

 

 

hook - Dai Riki 899 #6

thread - Danville 6/0 red

tag - tinsel opal

tail - golden pheasant crest red over gold

rib - oval tinsel gold

abdomen - Uni-Stretch Chinese Red

thorax - dubbing red

hackle - red over yellow

wing - calftail white

 

 

Regards,

Scott

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Been trying to put some eyes in deer hair. Ain't quite got it worked out yet, but they are good enough for my box.

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