Bruce Derington

Opinions vary on you being handsome!

Heh BFR, Yeah I'm sure we did!, lets do it again, boy I sure miss the Flymart and aal the great people Iv'e there over the years. I'm really looking forward to this years show because it will be nice to put a face on the people Iv'e met and corresponded with from this site. Seems like a good number will be in attendance.

I've tied at every show and am looking forward to it as usual!

Thanks Dustin. I watched the virtual class last night and I guess I was expecting to see a seam on the underside. I'm not sure how the body material encompasses the underbody, I must have missed something. I'll pay better attention in the future, thanks for the photos Bruce

I've seen alot of these on this site but have never seen one up close. My question may seem oddbut could someone show the underside closeup?

Very nice job, now lets see some results

What do you mean, you got hosed, where'd you fish? We fished from Archers pool, down to the walk out and hit fish the whole way. Water was up and stained but if youv'e fished it B4 the fish were in same areas, however they were spread out a bit. Did you see anybody hooking up? Bruce

Just got back from the Oak, and fishing was pretty good, sorry , no photos. Fished Sat and Sun, with little pressure. Sat. was much better with alot of big Browns showing up. Landed 3 Steelhead. Fished with Bead head pheasant tails and peach estaz"crystal eggs"for the most part. Also fished green cased caddis. Had great weather and a good time. On the way back to Mi. we stopped by PA. and fished the Elk and tore them up!

PS and you know if the guy giving you advice doesn't know how to spell" DEER" correctly, OH thats me HEE HEE

Sounds obscene, seriously if the tanning process has left the hair brittle , you should stay away from it. The hair gets burned and using a creme rinse may soften it up durability will become a factor. Iv'e tied many dear hair flies and tried this but they don't seem to hold up. It would be better to remove hair from package and check it. Pick a pak with soft hair and forget about it!

Harold' Yeah man talk about sticker shock! It may not be necessary to purchase such fine Quality hooks when your just getting started. You may not know what a gutter is! Clue, it not something that hangs on your roof. Check out John McLains web page, which you can get to through Lucas's site or FeathersMc.com. At some point in time. Bruce

Austin, It depends on the fly your tying. Here in Michigan one of our 1st. popular hatches is the Hendrickson and by simply doubling up the hackle and using hackle to match wing length. Then just trim top and bottom and your good to go Bruce

In all my years of tying and fishing I learned a long time ago that there are 2 kinds of flies, the kind that catch fish and the kind that catch fisherman! Some of the nicest looking flies in the box don't catch squat but boy they sure look good. Generally the more ratty and beat up it looks is the one I fish with. Rene Harrop once threw his cigarette butt into the river and was imediately sucked up by a nice trout. Presentation and CONFIDENCE is very important. Bruce

Most people , when tying eggs make them too full(big) and you may find that even when adding some split shot the egg will sink but maybe not fast enough for the hole or run your fishing. There are 2 things you can do 1) tie smaller eggs 2) only tie the yarn on the top side by Holding the yarn parallel to the hookshank, make two tight turns, one over lapping each other , then while keeping pressure on the thread bobbin, pull up on the yarn and pass the thread behind it and then in front of it, then post it and tie it off. Then simply hold the yarn and cut it to the size you desire. By doing this youv'e cut down on the yarn by 1/2 and now the sink rate becomes much faster. Believe me the fish won't notice this and your eggs will get down much Quiker.

I teach many classes and in our area classes are typically 4 weeks , limited to 6 students and price for the course is 59.00 per student.(which I get 1/2) That includes tools and materials and I have always encouraged students to bring their own tools and vices if they have them, this has helped them to learn the proper way to work with them as well as it makes it easier to give them helpful tips in working with their own equipment. The fly shop is the supplier of all materials but in some instances it can be a problem be cause of the Quality or lack of, so Often times I provide all materials, vices included, in which case I receive all the monies. As far as commissions, I don't work that way, however I receive a discount on anything I should purchase(usually 10% above cost)

Redwings Yeah, that was my exact thought until I made this post and found out about Fly Lipps which are a magic head cut in half. I googled "flylipps" and their they were.

Heres a couple of patterns I use in early evening for Browns,they may work for you on the Grayling. These are easy to tie and can be tied quite small

Flytyer, YOUR THE MAN :headbang: Thanks Bruce

Heh guys I've seen the magic heads for front of flies but I'm trying to find something more along the line of a diving vain similar to a "rapala" spoon bill. Does anyone have any ideas, I think it would give a big streamer some great action for those big Browns. You would think theres some site that may specialize on something simple that could be tied in up front

Heh guys I've seen the magic heads to put on front of flies but what I'm looking for is more of a type of "spoon" that you would have on a Rapala. Any one know of a site that might have someyhing like that. I think that by having a diving vain on the front of a large streamer would impart some great action for enticing those larger Browns

Joe Hard mentions a great tip, typically the spinning and or stacking should start 1/16or so of a inch in front of thr hook point, there is actually a small gap between the collar/leg tie in point and where you begin your 1st clump, listen don't get me wrong Your fly is great but it appears as though the collar and legs are compressed due to the deer hair pressing on it, hope this tip helps

Thanks guys , I'm glad you like them. Joe I use what ever adheasive Chris Helm is selling - presently I think its called Bond 526 or 527, anyway the most importatant thig is I burn a small socket then scrape residual out of socket and simply ad a small amt. and insert eyes. jschmidt-- I pretty much tie just like Helm, where we tie down the collar with a half hitch to keep them away while trimming and its pretty much the last step in the fly, simply knick the knot with edge of razor and its hirtory Thanks again for your comments----MORE TO COME

Nice job :headbang: It will fish fine ! The different colors are well defind and you didn't crowd the head. I would suggest tying the legs a little longer and use at least 3 feathers per side when making the legs, this will impart more action. When tying in the collar in front of the legs we normally tie in big webby feathers and there should be 2 or more of those tyed in as well. I learned from Jimmy Nix and Chris Helm and they both have great vids on techniques.It looks like your well on your way to tying great bugs, just remember to pack each clump then a small drop of head cement after each one, this really keeps the bug from falling apart.Also, never put a wet bug away, always let it dry 1st.

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