Hellgrammite
Thanks for the replys everyone. And yes the biots take alot of time tying in while dubbing the body(at least for me). I had three bobbins tyed to this monster at the same time. Started late last night |
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Benched
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Tie in a small clump for bulk and then palmer one (or two) to provide a flair for the hair to blend with.
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dubbing
There is a lot of bright orange dubbing available. Usuallly described as hot orange or fluorescent orange. They are often used on Salmon and Steelhead flies. The major dubbing makers (Wapsi, Hareline |
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Fly clips
I use them. But note that I am primarily a warmwater fisherman and the fish aren't typically as picky as trout. I love them because I can change flies quickly without having to add tippet every |
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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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NEER Hair flies
[quote name='tidewaterfly' timestamp='1326232923' post='489221']
I bought some several years ago to use on saltwater baitfish patterns, and was not particularly fond of it. It |
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Fly Tying Chicago
For those of you in the Chicago area, the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance (ISA) with a little help from the DuPage Rivers Fly Tyers (DRiFT) has organized a fly tying gathering scheduled for January 21st. |
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Need Some Advice on a Fly
i make a shiner pattern called trusty rusty compleatly out of silver angel hair.
the back can be colored with a marker if you wanted a two-toned effect.
i super glue the eyes on then trim out the fibe |
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Three Easy Nymphs
Three easy Czech style nymphs. Good for the times when the trout are not looking for fancy but delicate mayflies but are content with plain but nutritious caddis larvae.
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Blue Wing Olive Pattern Asssistance
Flytire,
I am sure it was a paraloop method, but do you think using the mono string for the loop caused the instability of the tie? The only thing that came apart was the mono loop, hence the grizzly |
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RBF: First Coat of Finish
I'm in the process of building my first flyrod and applied my first coat of Flex Coat Lite this morning. Applied two coats of Flex Cost color preserver prior to applying the finish. Let the CP dry ov |
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Articulated Streamers
Normal in fly tying? There are a lot of different materials based on the fly and the fish. Wire for toothy critters is not necessary for trout. I use two different systems. Some patterns I will simply |
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Big Flies
Thanks, the collar is fox !!
Use the dubbing tools with fox for create the collar. Every half turn you must pull back the fox fibers ! (sorry for my bad english...)
Hello
Fede |
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April Storm
Felt like tying some big suckers for a change. They are all tied on 2" long cotter pins with beading wire used as the material to attach the hook (loop tp loop).
The rear is like an intruder an |
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cicle hooks in fly tying???
This just came up on another site. I like circles for some bait fishing, and have also used them for bass & saltwater flies, but not enough to really say I've had a lot of success with them. M |
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FTF Fly Challenge: Foam
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[quote name='salty fly' timestamp='1326517342' post='489759']
here is a foam shell walking |
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January 2012: Flies from the Vise
Here's a little experiment that I was working on. First, playing with a mixed dubbing in a furled extended body. The other new one for me is red eyes on a damsel pattern. All of my others have |
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what materiel is this?
so your saying dubbing would not give the same effect?
have you used fly rite dubbing in the past?
i can assure you the fly rite dubbing will achieve the resulsts shown in the photo
fly rite dubbin |
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Materials Costs for the Non-Pro Tyer
The thread about pricing flies by professional tyers prompted me to think about what goes into some of my amateur status bugs.
Currently I am experimenting with big musky attractors with lots of flas |
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Conversation on Fly Choice
size in my opinion is the biggest factor in fishing esspecially in small gin clear water as for other flies I know where I fish the tiny water I love a small blue winged olive soft hackle and the one |
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dubbing dry flies
I'm sure there are several ways to accomplish this. Many tiers uses different techniques. Thread type/size, type of materials being used, size of fly ... etc all play a part.
I found that someti |
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bucktails
[quote name='flytyer166' timestamp='1325391655' post='487915']
Hi all, i just had a few questions about bucktails. i was also wondering if any body had any good info or pointer |
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shrimp and crab
[IMG]http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx3/fuzalfuztoo/IMG_0001.jpg[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx3/fuzalf |
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How to get started
I wanted to start a thread that we could use to answer the regularly asked question of "How do I get started?" because I see this question asked a lot.
I will throw out my 2 cents for wha |
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First fly recommendations
Check out the elk/deer hair caddis. This was my first fly. Wrap dubbing or opal tinsel for a body, then palmer(wrap hackle from the rear towards the front behind the eye leaving room for a wing of de |
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Scud Color
[quote name='H Dot Verseman' timestamp='1325122837' post='487489']
I'm ignorant to fishing the midwest, but I've fished in the east my whole life, and out west for two |
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dubbing types and similarities
I know a lot about dubbing but, I need help finding similariies between types of dubbing. How different is using say beaver then using rabbit. What are good substitutes, synthetic and natural for thes |
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Mylar Tubing
The only time I separate braided tubing, is when it's used as a tail, such as on a Gotcha, or a rattle fly, and I use a dubbing needle to separate & pull the strands out. |
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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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storage of materials
so every time you want a pinch of dubbing in a vacuum sealed bag you now have to destroy the seal, take and use some dubbing and then reseal the bag? seems too impractical to me |
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Intruder with April Vokey
I first became aware of April Vokey on fly-fishing magazine covers. Her infectious smile made you feel her excitement while she was in the grip and grin pose holding the fishingporn of the day!
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Creating Shake
im with Kodiak, if your loop just goes through the eye it will have great movement like in the Sex DG, but if your loop through the eye and around the hook it will hold stiff and rigid like an intrude |
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blending dubbing
[quote name='Chase Creek' timestamp='1324473747' post='486631']
For small amounts of dubbing(after all, you're not trying to stuff a pillow)I usually use a small plastic ja |
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Some recent Ties
[quote name='Peterjay' timestamp='1324565633' post='486828']
I'm sure the guy in the video knew what he was doing. If it bothers you, you can flip the tail, but it won' |
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New material
Dragged to Joannes fabric shop by the wife on Sunday to buy drapery rods and escaped for a minute or so to see what new materials might lend themselves to fly tying.
Now I have 3 yards of this flexib |
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Trying to Tie a Loop Wing Dun
Nice fly Byron. I'm no expert on loopwings, but that looks pretty good to me. I like that you stacked wing loops rather than having one loop. One suggestion would be to tie in the loop feather |
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What Constitutes a Fly
[quote name='mybadhabit' timestamp='1324338164' post='486392']
I was wondering if you had a problem with short strikes, it looks like the body extends past the hook quite a dis |
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HO HO HO
[b]"Wooopeee"[/b]
It is the night before Christmas and here at our house
grandma‘s still cooking, with silver bells on her blouse.
I’m still busy at the bench tying tiny flys for |
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pheasant
thanks everyone, ill take all of your advice into my next thinking, but im still confused as to what feathers soft hackle actually is, would it be a marabou and..? and ill have lots of readingto do a |
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What is Your Fav. Winter Trout Fly
Ill try to post pictures up later, but my favorite is a sort of pink #8 nymph with a split marabou tail with pink dubbing body and that is wrapped with a plastic tubbing and then a bead head. I made i |
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Faux Fox Furled Crab
Faux Fox Furled Crab
This fly pushes a lot of water and is intended to sight cast bull reds in three feet (1 meter) of water. The amount of weight is to get the fly down quick as often with sight cast |
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Bluegill Swap Club
this sounds good to me ...i would like to be in this ..i have only 2 questions date needed to mail...an hook size 10-12-14...ect [quote name='breambuster' timestamp='13 |
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My Pheasant Bug (Any Thoughts?)
This my Pheasant Grenade made from Pheasant biots, Pheas. feathers and super fine dubbing black and brown.
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dubbing needle
Thanks again guys. The Blue Ribbon one is close to what I am after. I've got about a half dozen other dubbing needles, but I like the bamboo one and am looking for a replacement. |
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Peppermint Twist
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[img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nzTqtpcxCHs/TuVkY5AZaqI/AAAAAAAADKM/lF0-t4KCKt8/s800/ |
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Honey Dun / Copper Cored Caddis
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[size=150][b][u]Honey Dun / Copper Cored Caddis[/u][/b][/size]
Hook - Tiemco/TMC Model 2 |
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Black Sword Soft Hackle
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[b][u][size=150]Black Sword Soft Hackle[/size][/u][/b]
Hook - Mustad Model R50-94840/Size 10 |
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POS Soft Hackle (Partridge-Orange-Swords)
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[b][u][size=150]POS (Partridge-Orange-Swords)[/size][/u][/b]
Hook - Mustad Model R50-94840/S |
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Black and Claret Soft Hackle
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[b][size=150]Black and Claret Soft Hackle[/size][/b]
Hook - Mustad Model R50-94840/Size 10
A |
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December swap club
I ended up tying two flies this month, one classic, one modern. I did a North Country Partridge and Orange and a Stretch tubing soft-hackle.
Partridge & Orange, tied really sparse
Hook: Musta |
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Last woodworking project
Finally finished my last wood working project. I made the tool cady out of ultimate ambrosia maple. Had some problems with the finish and had to redue it more times than I wanted too. This will be |
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Stonefly nymph Semi realistic
Hi all, sending a photos of Stonefly nymph semi realistic and the SBS. Hope you like!!
Sergio
Materials
Hook: Mustad # 8 (Curved)
Thread: Brown 6 / 0
Antennas and tail: Monofilament
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Help with a CDC Comparadun with wood duck
Byron...
I tie mine by first laying the duck (measured to length) forward over the hook eye and securing with light wraps. Then I place a prepared wing of cdc on top of the duck and securing with tig |
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Honey Dun - Orange and Brown Peacock
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[b][size=150]Honey Dun - Orange and Brown Peacock[/size][/b]
Hook - Mustad Model R50-94840/S |
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Partridge Orange and Swords Soft Hackle
[img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Wqnh12dHAo/TtuhFAxzKZI/AAAAAAAADIQ/IM8e7Qg0o10/s800/007.JPG[/img]
[b][size=150]Partridge Orange and Swords[/size][/b]
Hook - Mustad Model R50-94840/Size 10
Ab |
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Weekly Tying Contest #1
I really like this idea, so I'll jump in and post one.
Hook: TMC BL100 #20
Thread: Griffith 14/0 olive
Quill bodied BWO parachute
Tail: Coq De Leon
Post: White calf body hair
Abdomen: BWO dyed q |
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Easy extended nymph bodies
Another approach to the same end - tie a slip knot in the end of your body material so that the running end of the material pulls the loop tight. Loop the running end up through the loop of the slip |
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Generic minnow/ baitfish swap
This is similar to what I tied to go after some white bass that were chasing shad a few weeks back. One down, 11 to go.
White River 3X Size 8
Bead Chain Eyes
Crystal Flash Tail
Orange Ice Dubbing
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