Bruce Derington

I was just messing with DarrellP, my goal is to become more active, I’ve gained 20+ lbs since retiring Beside that, try to keep a cleaner tying area, when I look at my bench I don’t get inspired to tie, can’t find what I’m looking for

That’s what I’m talking about

That didn’t take long, sold

With additional 3 feet through Thrus

Got back to Erie PA after a much needed rain. Shot a b4 and after rain pic, and some results . Yesterday I put 14 on the bank in 3 hrs. Size 12 Double Trouble ( lively legs) was the top producer, along with squirmy worm and the safety pin minnow . Egg flys as well

Ditto

So sad, Mike was a big inspiration to my adventures in tying Classic’s. Love his books and videos, more importantly he was genuinely a great guy and mentor

I knew Mike Martinek and was happy to have taken a couple classes from him. I have a few of his Carrie fly’s, would either of you guys have any interest in them? I have a couple “matted” but the others are sitting in a box. I’d be glad to offer them to either , not looking for any money, them sitting in a drawer seems wrong

Yeah excited to try these, I do lightly coat to just past the bead, thick Dave’s flex cement or a thin amount of UV resin, which above fly still needs

Emerald Shiner Hook: FM6050 size 6 ( jig hook), also using 7/8” safety pin Weight: 5/32” slotted bead Under Body: Tinsel Body: Polar Fiber to match the hatch, in this case white for bottom and a mix of Olive and Gray Lateral Line: Flash of your choice Eyes: plastic stick on followed by UV I’m hook on these safety pin jigs and I gotta believe these could be effective ice fishing

Fooling around with something I found online Hook: 6050 stealth jig size 6 Safety pin: 7/8” Bead: 5/32 slotted tungsten Under Body: crystal braid or anything like crystal flash Body: white and gray polar fiber Eyes: 2 mm stick on Probably should have put in step by step

Fantastic info, great to learn some history and angling techniques

Caught many on these zebra midges, size 14-18; Double Touble nymphs #14; peach estaz egg , Clown egg with bead , Sqiurmy Wormy ( best producer); White Death Zonker; Jig with blended color ( ug bug) Bottom photo is the double trouble

Finally wet a line this past week , good to be in the water again

Also a FNF Talon vice out there that’s a Law’s knock off

They as a 6 leg assembly, smaller flies I cut off back 2

Double Trouble Hook: Lip splitter 720 size 12 Antenna: Grizzly Micro legs root beer Bead 3.5mm Weighted : 0.15 lead Tail: same as antenna Rib: ex small ultra wire Body: Hare’s Ear plus Legs: Lively Legs ( small) Wing case: Fino skin

Very nice

Yep vision and lighting are critical 😎

Hook: 1/0 Stinger Tail: Buck tail, flash, hackle, polar fiber, marabou Skirt: Deer hair yellow, green, purple, black, pink, red Body: same as above ( stacked) Eyes: plastic Legs: sili legs

More bugs Hooks: #1,2 1/0 Stingers Tails: Kip, flash, marabou Skirt: Salmon/Shrimp deer hair Body: 4 colors stacked Eyes: Dragon and holographic Legs: silicone

Lizzy’s Frog This is for a display, inspired by its creator Tim England. Too many sections to list but it has thunder creek style rear legs, followed by stacked deer hair. Body: Four colors stacked, then trimmed Front legs: thunder creek style, they are glued in Eyes: painted bead, drilled ( counter sunk) then 4 mm dragon eyes inserted.

Nice selection, love fishing, sounds like a great trip, good luck

A couple of smaller bugs Hook: #2 Stinger Tail: Kip tail and flash, followed by marabou Skirt: Deer hair, 2 colors Body: 4 colors, stacked Eyes/ legs: plastic, and sili i

Classic’s will strengthen thread control in working with those types of materials. You have definitely cracked that nut! I know you realize this But these flies are tough and the placement of a single feather can give of Fit’s, great job