List of Ingredients for a tie
I just started tying again after about 30 years of being away from fly fishing and fly tying.
I started easy with my first flies. I fish alot of Steelhead so naturally I thought just an ordinary egg w |
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what materiel is this?
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now touch the body with a brown or tan sharpie and you got it spot on
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Weekly Fly Tying Contest #5
Hello guys
It's been awhile since I last posted, but here's a pattern that works for me. Hope you like.
Thanks bluegill576, excellent idea.
Buzzer midge variant
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Favorite trout nymph swap
Pink Scuds (dead ones)
Size 12 Scud Hook (Use size 10 - 18)
Silver wire
Clear Scud back
Dubbing (mix of pink antron and pink ice dub)
Tan thread
Enjoy!
-Forrest
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December 2011: Flies from the Vise
To the best of my knowledge, this fly was developed by Tony Accardo of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It could have been Peckinpaugh, though.
This is a slow sinking fly and great for suspended panfish that j |
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No hackle Ignita (blue winged olive)
Thanks a lot guys for your kind comments
Material list:
Hook: Hends 404 #16
Tail: Microfibetts
Body: Hends Body Quill nr 10 ( http://www.hendsproducts.cz/eshop/624-body-quills-bq10-svtle-hnda.htm |
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November 2011: Flies from the Vise
Crappie Charlie
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Hook: 3906B or equiv. #10 (pictured) or what ever size suits your fish
Eyes: Nymph Eyes
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DB caddis emerger
Dubbing Brush caddis emerger:
Hook: Knapek P #12
Body: Dubbing Brush Sparkle Crystal Antron (insect green)
Thorax: Polyamid dubbing
Wings: two cdc feathers
Antenna: Partridge
Fronthackle: Ostrich her |
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Supplies for Beginners
From what I've seen there is a bit of a divide in fly tying over waxed vs unwaxed thread. Waxed thread is the traditional style thread and was popular back in the day. Unwaxed is popular now with |
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October Caddis Pupa
Rich,
Thanks for the pattern, looks so buggy it deserves a place in my fly box. I have read for years in fly mags based on the Left Coast about October caddis hatches but never heard anything about t |
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more flies i been tying
Hello mybadhabit
On my last fishing trip to the Eastern sierras bishop C.A.
I stopped and visit Sierra Trout Magnet Fly Shop & Guide Service and had a conversation with one of the guides about the |
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What Do I Need (Starting out)
I tied flies at a outpost type camp before and had fun with it, but it was instructor led. I do like fly fishing and have several trout streams and lakes with bass, crappie, etc nearby.
Happened upon |
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My first Lester the Lobster
Here is my first attempt at a "Lester the Lobster" fly.
[img]http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/6857/imgp0154z.jpg[/img]
Used bucktail for the feelers and two strands of crystal flash.
A |
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Extended body help
I do the same as primitivepete, I use a Shane Stalcup method. Wax the needle, tie in the micro fibbets, wrap some antron lengthwise along the needle, place a small amount of glue, then dub. After I |
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Meat Helmet Sculpin
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Rich,
The pattern looks great. What exactly is body fur and where can I find it?
Rob
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Rob,
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Macks (Max) Canyon
Hello Everyone
I just finished my third Max Canyon in a size 8. I substituted antron for the body, orange/white bucktail for wing and tail and 5gr UNI-French wire for the ribbing. My head is a little |
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Brads Brat
You've done a fine job FishDragon. I've never seen one with antron for the body, but I like it and the antron should be very attractive. The tail length is fine, the wing is just a tad too l |
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Transparent (clear) EP-like material???
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clear antron
http://www.thebookmailer.com/Supplies/ClearAntron/clearantron.html
I have used raw and clear Antron. |
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yarn
I have seen so many good patterns that use yarns. Example sparkle, antron, poly, wool, chenille, nylon the list is forever long of the types and brands. I want to know if u guys have a place where I |
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Quigley Cripple
Like many extremely successful fly patterns this one (originated by Bob Quigley ) can vary immensely in choice of materials but relies on a tying “formula” of parts that come together to produce a irr |
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Winged wet patterns
Here is a some patterns that are variations of some classics. The first two are anyways, the last one is mine.
This is a version of the classic Alder Fly pattern.
Thread: Mulberry Pearsall's si |
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Need some info on Dry Flys for trout
I am living in Miramichi New Brunswick Canada.
I have over 40 different size and style caddis drys done up now and they have been working very well actually. I am pleased with myself. The last night |
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fly idea
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I dig it. Especially the two bead combo. What is the material between the two beads? Some flashy stuff may help but |
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Some Recent Ties
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[b]Sweet how did you make the extended body on the last one?
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Making Strike Indicators
Only poly yarn is used for yarn indicators. You need to brush out the poly really well. Poly does not absorb water. I would not use antron, It does not make good indicators, bad floatability. Pat |
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Extended Body BWO
Extended Body BWO. Great for Western Rivers, creeks, streams, and even lakes/ponds!
For the extended body, I used olive damsel fly body material. TMC 5212 size 16 hook. Black 8/0 thread. Olive du |
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Cicadas are for Trout Too
The new batch, gold brown deer hair/root beer krystal flash wings, foam door knob hanger from Michael's on a couple of them, with Sharpie stripes. Some gold antron under bodies, no eyes. |
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materials
In the case of the bugger body, i would say imho that it makes no difference what the body is made out of.
But, with other patterns, certain materials where used for specific reason. Take the LaFont |
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Beetles, ants, gurglers, and poppers
It is poly yarn and the eyes are medium mono eyes I got from JStockard. How I tie the is tie in flash for tail, then tie in foam, dub thread I use antron dubbing from ftd, wrap forward, pull foam fow |
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Making Dubbing
More almost thirty years, I've blended my own dubbings in the blender... Just an ordinary blender, like ya' find an most any kitchen.
Just fill the blender about 1/3 - 1/2 full with water, ad |
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piggyback caddis nymph
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Deviation to Bead Head Zebra Midge
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This is one of my favorite chi |
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Kate Mclaren
Kate Mc LarenMaterialsHook Wet fly 8- 18Thread BlackTail Golden Pheasant CrestBody Traditional is black seals fur but I have used a mix of seals and antronHackle Black Cock palmered Rib Silver ovalHe |
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dubbing blend
QUOTE (eastern fly @ Apr 17 2011, 10:00 AM) Doeas anyoe have a dubbing blend the like for the Paraleptophlebia Adoptiva (blue quill nymph) . I have tryed dark brown, claret, peacock olive and |
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Antron dubbing instead of yarn?
Hello,Has anyone tried to use antron dubbing instead of yarn. Its hard to find the yarn so I was thinking today to make a dubbing loop with antron dubbing?Im looking a making a segmented caddis body |
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Green caddis pupa
Initialy looks like LaFontaine's but actually under body is made by green clear beads/ below the antron yarn/ and when is wet the body become translucent and has distinct segmentation.Here is am |
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Temting Spent
QUOTE (Rodd Gunn @ Mar 31 2011, 09:12 AM) That is a nice spinner. What's the recipe?Hook - #14-#16 Tail - brown or dun haklesbody - pale brown antron yarnrib - rooster feather |
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Parachute Pattern Swap
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What in world did you do to my |
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carp crack
QUOTE (bowfin47 @ Mar 29 2011, 02:47 PM) Love the silicon legs material... Exactly what is it and from where?They're from a bass skirt pack I got at bass pro....not in the fly shop.recip |
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chenille
Don't know if 2mm is small enough but I tie #12 flies with this Crystal Antron Chenille - don't know what rayon chenille is but this antron stuff is really good.A few places carry it. I get it |
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Antron / poly yarn wings on traditional dries?
I've done it. It looks ok. I fish mostly parachute patterns now and use mostly poly yarn or antron for the wing post. I would say if you are tying tradition dry flies use a very sparse antron w |
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Blue -Winged Olive Soft Hackle
QUOTE (eastern fly @ Mar 23 2011, 06:18 AM) Can you give a material list. Nice fly. KevinSure Kevin, thanks. It is a size 16 dry fly hook. The abdomen is dyed turkey biot. The thorax is a |
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Swept Wing Dry Fly
been using siliconized polypro yarn, z-lon, antron, whatevertron, for down-wing dries for many years. |
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Dubbing - How to get that full "buggy" look
antron of some other spikey looking dubbing also helps as well. if what your trying to use looks soft like cotton, thats just a filler, or something to add bulk to patterns. you need a dubbing thats g |
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Material Bobbin????
Material bobbins are used to apply "soft" spooled materials like floss, wool, antron yarns. Not all that much different than any other bobbin. They usually (but not always) have flaired en |
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Fly Tyers Dungeon dubbings
QUOTE (JohnP @ Mar 11 2011, 05:01 PM) I like most of his dubbing, but my two favorites are the Monster Wet and the Coarse and Wet. Of course, I tie lots of wet flies and soft hackles.I tie so |
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cdc no hackle
cdc no hackle. This fly made my day many times Hook: Hends 404 #12Tail: MicrofibettsBody: One cdc featherThorax: cdc dubbing mixed with ice dubbing and antron dubbingWing: cdc fibersTerje |
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material for Wax worm pattern
Not exactly the pattern you are talking about, but I'll add anyway. At your local drug store, find Dental Tape (NOT dental floss, tape is heavier). Use brown thread to tie it down, then wrap the |
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More questions about Midges.
I wouldn't glue the bodies at all. Search the database, you will find hundreds of patterns for midges with and without glue on the bodies. A simple zebra midge with black thread and 38 gage silv |
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MK Mayfly
Here is a mayfly I made today I hope you like it.Hook: Your choice I used a size 12 Mustad 94840Thread: Tan or yellow 8/0 or 6/0Tail: Moose mane in an foam extended bodyAbdomin: Tan rabbit or antronHa |
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Gill material for chrionomids
I have used many things, ostrich should work, as will antron. The white fluff from the bottom of a hackle will aslo work, as will any white fluff. Micro (midge flash,) will work. One popular midge |
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Comments Please
It is Snowshoe and I use a lot ot it. It is intended to be a dry. The body is spooled antron with a opossum head. Kevin |
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How I spin congo hair
Yep! I recognized the fly as a Spudler, that's what first caught my interest when I started reading this thread. I like the head tied with that Congo hair a lot, and can see that it would work |
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Scud ?
I see what your saying it's alot finer and softer. Better get the Antron |
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Aurivilli
AurivilliHook: Hends 404 #12Tail: MicrofibetsBody: Mayfly body (strips)Thorax: cdc dubbing mixed with ice and antron dubbing.Wing: aero dry wingHackle: Barred gingerTerje! |
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Tube body Marginata
Tube Body MarginataHook: Hends 404 #12Body: Siman Tube Body BrownWings: two brown cdc feathersThorax: cdc dubbing mixed with ice dub and antron dubbing.Hackle: cdc fibers from the wingsTerje! |
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Zelon Wings on more traditional fly
QUOTE (Al Beatty @ Feb 13 2011, 10:16 AM) Hi Guys,We use Zelon, Antron or Poly Yarn on almost all of our personal flies. In most cases they work great with the fish and often are more durable |
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