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35 minutes ago, flytire said:

Deer Fly

Sleek.  

Interesting little project the family has going: https://www.popsflies.com/

Nicely done, as usual. 

16 hours ago, Heff2 said:

beaded buggers

Thanks Heff2.

Tied two a few weeks ago, had a little success on a new WW river but lost them pretty quickly.  So I tied up these to try again.  Little rough around the edges, kinda funky winding the hackle and thread through the beads.  I like the way they cast and how they look in the water.   

31 minutes ago, johnnyquahog said:

Wood Special

nice

1 hour ago, DFoster said:

Oh well back to reality- 

Lol - payback's a bitch.  

Sounds like a great time, glad you enjoyed yourselves.  

LoL - that one always makes me laugh.  

Weeding out the buggers, decided to do a few with glass beads for bodies on the recycled hooks.  Might be another name for these, not sure.  

Glass Bead Body Bugger

Hook - #8 streamer

Body - glass beads, 11/0, black or clear, 4-6 depending on shank length

Thread - black 8/0

Tail - black marabou and 1 strand per side FTD H2O Twist Pearl Tan 

Hackle - black saddle hackle in various lengths

On 10/1/2024 at 7:13 PM, Gene L said:

whatever it is.

Nice tie, reminds me of a coffin fly. 

23 hours ago, Michaelintaos said:

my latest fly

Really nice work.  

1 hour ago, SteeseRanley said:

Mayfly Nymph #14 

Nice ties, here and the previous post.  

18 hours ago, SteeseRanley said:

I'm still learning how to use Partridge correctly, it's very finnicky for me as it feels like it snaps with very little force being applied to it

Try some Starling if you want to be frustrated by delicate stems.  

On 9/25/2024 at 4:12 PM, Heff2 said:

Grizzly Wulff

Nicely done.  

An elegant little vise, thanks for the photo. Have you tied on it yet?

38 minutes ago, Gene L said:

l bought one

Nice! Do you mind saying where you found it?

11 hours ago, gadabout said:

Battenkill Shiner

That's a beaut!

26 minutes ago, cencalfly said:

Lemire’s Fall Caddis

That's a real beauty. 

28 minutes ago, johnnyquahog said:

I have no idea if Walt or Mary or a contract tyer tied this Coffin fly

Beautiful nonetheless.  

1 hour ago, Gene L said:

Interesting fly tying using Indian hackle

Enjoyed that, thanks. 

Here's part one: https://youtu.be/6iNXMOCRmOA

Worth a watch, IMHO.  

Very nice CP

Nice

I once caught a bat up in Vermont, thank goodness for barbless hooks as he released himself flopping around on the ground. Had a beaver get tangled in my leader while he was swimming below the surface and I had to cut my line, thought I had a monster bass on for a second.  Hooked a goose on the back-cast once, lost my Clouser on that one too.  I've come pretty close to catching a few Waxwings while we all enjoyed a sulfur hatch. Never had anything deliver my fly right to a fish, but believe me I could use the help. 

I drive an SUV now. I'm too old for those smaller, lower to the ground cars. 

1 hour ago, bk3nj said:

That one probably took 45 minutes

Thanks, that about what I would think, at a minimum, for me at least. 

The little fishing I have been able do lately has been mostly for large and small mouth, been thinking about tying some up after my next trip to the fly shop.  

Agree - good read, as always.  

17 hours ago, bk3nj said:

Hi folks - long time lurker, first time poster. Here's a feather gamechanger that I tied recently.

That looks great - how long does you to make one of those?

13 hours ago, Mark Knapp said:

Rainbow Warriors for the swap.

👍

59 minutes ago, flytire said:

Salmo Le Sac

Another beauty off your vise.  Do you know who makes that salmon rabbit fur?

That's a pretty one - bright and airy.