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Doobry Mini  Shrimp

Beaky; stopped the body 2 wraps too soon.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - golden pheasant body feather red 
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing gold
hackle - black
1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water) 
2nd shoulder - hen black

Regards,
Scott

Olive & Orange Octopus

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail - yarn fluoro orange 
rib - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange
body - Starburst dubbing olive
hackle - olive/orange 
wing - deer hair dyed olive (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water, overdyed with 1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow, 1 Tsp Rit Dark Green/2 cups water)
1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed olive 
2nd shoulder - hen badger dyed orange (1 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

Freestyle Shrimp (variation)

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black tag - tinsel gold 
tail - golden pheasant rump feather red 
rib - small wire gold
rear body - Starburst dubbing gold
rear hackle - dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan/2 cups water)
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
front body - Starburst dubbing holo silver
front hackle - grizzly
shoulder - hen black

Regards,
Scott

Muddled Hare’s Ear Mini Shrimp

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - golden pheasant rump feather red 
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - brown/grizzly
shoulder - pheasant body feather 
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott 
 

Hare’s Ear Mini Shrimp

Planned to use a dyed brown rump feather for first shoulder and grizzly hen in front but tried a pheasant body feather first and liked how that turned out.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - golden pheasant rump feather red 
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - brown/grizzly
shoulder - pheasant body feather

Regards,
Scott

Bumbled Sugermen Shrimp (variation)

More fun downsizing some Atlantic salmon flies. Saw a version with dyed ring neck rump for the tail so I tried that here; think I like a red GP feather better.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black 
tail - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
rib - small wire gold
rear body - Ice Dub Caddis Green 
rear hackle - fluoro green 
front body - Ice Dub black
front hackle - black
shoulder - guinea

Regards,
Scott

Golden Invicta Mini Shrimp

Notional.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - golden pheasant rump feather yellow 
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing gold
hackle - brown
1st shoulder - pheasant rump
2nd shoulder - grizzly hen dyed Silver Doctor Blue (1 pack Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

Bumbled Apache Shrimp

Loved the colors on the original; a bit different look here (the orange Ice Dub is much closer to sunburst than true orange).

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black 
tail - golden pheasant body feather red
rib - small wire gold
rear body - Ice Dub orange 
rear hackle - dyed sunburst (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water) 
front body - Simi Seal dubbing red 
front hackle - red
shoulder - grizzly hen

Regards,
Scott

1 hour ago, niveker said:

Woodcock & Pheasant Tail, bead thorax

Hook: #16, 2xst, 1xsh

Thread: camel, 8/0

Thorax: glass bead, 12/0

Rib: x-fine copper wire

Tail: pheasant tail

Body: pheasant tail

Hackle: woodcock

Clean & neat.

Regards,
Scott

Hairwing R/A Green Peter (variation)

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing olive
hackle - brown wing - deer hair dyed olive (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water, overdyed with 1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow, 1 Tsp Rit Dark Green/2 cups water)
1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed olive
2nd shoulder - grizzly hen saddle dyed Silver Doctor blue (1 pack Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

Willie Gunn  Octopus (variation)

Not enough variation between the sunburst and orange for a true W/G, although the overall effect is nice enough; more work at the dye bath required.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10 
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - yarn flame
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing gold
hackles - dyed sunburst (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water)
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather yellow dyed sunburst
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water) collar - hen saddle dyed black

Regards,
Scott

Headley’s Lough Shrimp (variation)

Based on Scott Jackson’s video.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 red
tail - golden pheasant crest dyed red (1 Tbs Rit Scarlet, 1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow/4 cups water) over gold
rib - small wire red
body - tinsel gold
hackles - orange/black 
1st shoulder - chukar dyed red 
2nd shoulder - chukar dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/2 cups water)

Regards,
Scott

Muddled Moulin Invicta (variation)

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black 
tail - golden pheasant crest
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing gold
hackle - brown 
shoulder - partridge dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water) 
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

Tape Wing Caddis

Pretty easy to make the wing (there are lots of videos showing how-to); more durable than the tent-wing, too.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing olive
body hackle - furnace 
wings - sharptail grouse
front hackle - brown

Regards,
Scott

Tent Wing R/A Green Peter

Borrowed the winging idea from Chris Williams’ October Caddis; easier, for me, than matching hen pheasant wing segments.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
tag - Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing olive
body hackle - furnace 
wings - sharptail grouse
front hackle - furnace

Regards,
Scott

Rabbit/hare’s ear - great in it’s natural state; easy to bleach, dye, bleach & dye

Acrylic yarn - cut into 3/4” pieces and run through a coffee grinder; almost any color you can think of, works as well on dries, wets, nymphs, streamers, etc

Ice Dub/FTD Starburst - lots of sparkle

Regards,
Scott 

Muddled Claret Octopus

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail - yarn flame 
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub claret 
hackles - grizzly dyed red/ dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water) 
shoulder - chukar dyed deep red (1Tbs Rit Scarlet, 1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow/4 cups water) 
collar/head - deer hair dyed claret

Regards,
Scott 

Veiled Threat Sedgehog

Found the fly on the interweb; the corny name was my idea.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail/wing(s) deer hair
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear 
veil - Ice Dub orange

Regards,
Scott

Did she run it down or drop from a tree? Nice harvest.

Regards,
Scott

Moulin’s Rouge Muddler

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 red
tag - medium tinsel opal
rib - small wire gold
body - SimiSeal red
hackle - brown
shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott 

Moulin’s Hare’s Ear Muddler

Playing around with Fabian Moulin’s style head; not quite there, yet, but this will float and should push some water.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black 
tag - Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott 

Muddled Traffic Light Snatcher

Notional; looks like the deer hair needs to go back into the black bath for a while.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black 
tag - Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
rib - small wire red
body - medium tinsel pearl over holo red tinsel
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
collar/head - deer hair dyed black (1 Tbs Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water, overdyed with 1 Tbs Rit Black/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott 

Muddled Claret Snatcher

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
rib - medium tinsel opal
body - Ice Dub claret
hackle - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water) collar/head - deer hair dyed claret

Regards,
Scott

58 minutes ago, DFoster said:

These guys are a little portly because I added some .015 lead and a med wire rib.   I prefer not to use split shot on my line if I can help it.

Coneheads work, too, and allow for a slim body profile, if that’s what you’re looking for.

Regards,
Scott

Claret Octopus (variation)

Viable fly or an exercise in seeing how much stuff I could fit on a hook?  Even if it’s just the latter, it’s good practice in thread control and proportions.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tail - yarn flame
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub claret
hackles - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water), magenta (1/2 Tsp Rit Fuchsia, 1/8 Tsp Rit Wine 2 cups water)
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather dyed claret
collar - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott