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On 12/24/2023 at 8:01 PM, LisaLou said:

Simple fly, tied in hand held vise

👍

Lol - everything new is old again. 

22 minutes ago, DWSmith said:

58°F with a bit of fog and drizzle.

Similar to here in central MA, but 10 degrees cooler.  

Burke's Aggravator

Changed tail, ribbing, thorax.  

Just kinda thinking out loud.   

Good point @ movement.

Burke's Aggravator

Little bigger, changed up the colors from the one posted in the Challenge thread. 

Hook: #8, 2xl

Bead: 5/32 brass

Weight: Lead wire

Thread: tan, 6/0

Tag & rib: FTD Norther Flash, copper

Tail: Tan & black marabou

Abdomen: Hare’s mask

Legs: FTD Bug Legs, amber gold, wacked with a brown mahkah

Thorax: Hare's mask, dubbing loop

Wing case: Turkey tail feather slip, coated with SHHAN

I kinda like the looks of this pattern.  I'll tie up a few more.  With all due respect to Mr Burke though, I'm thinking the marabou tail should be changed to something stubbier and stouter, maybe a clump of hare's mask, a la a gold ribbed hare's ear.  Thoughts anyone?

Very nice work on the box, he's going to love it. 

But I have to that is the loneliest looking rat faced McDougal I have ever seen.  

LoL

The pain of losing a true fishing brother is one that I will one day have to bear unless that burden lay on one of their shoulders' first.  Prayers for him, you, and the rest of the family, may you find the peace that he now has.

Next challenge: The Patriot Fly

Burke's Aggravator

First attempt. 

Hook: #10 nymph

Bead: 5/32 brass

Weight: Lead wire

Thread: tan, 6/0

Tag & Rib: Lime rainbow flash, 2 strands twisted

Tail: Olive & black marabou

Abdomen: Olive hare’s mask

Wing case: Pheasant tail fibers

Legs: Olive melanistic pheasant feather*

Thorax & collar: Black squirrel, dubbing loop

*Original recipe calls for rubber legs, but I couldn't find mine at first (forgot I had combined them in the same box as my flash but never changed the label), so I subbed a feather from a  melanistic dark olive pheasant for the legs and used pheasant tail fibers for the wing case.  

Came out a little stubbier on the hook than it should be IMO, considering what it's supposed to represent.  Proportions are a bit off: tail's a bit too long and too sparse, thorax is too bulky.  I think this will fish well, but overall I wasn't too happy with it as a representation of the pattern.  

Second time's a charm: 

Hook: #10 nymph

Bead: 5/32 brass

Weight: Lead wire

Thread: tan, 6/0

Tag & rib: Lime rainbow flash, 2 strands twisted

Tail: Olive & black marabou

Abdomen: Olive hare’s mask

Legs: FTD bug legs, light olive

Thorax: Black squirrel, split thread

Wingcase: Turkey tail feather slip, coated with SHHAN

The talented Mr Craven has a good SBS: 

https://charliesflybox.com/blogs/step-by-step-tutorials/aggravator-burk-s

10 hours ago, WWKimba said:

a variation of the Jassid

Indeed.  

👍 Nice

Nice.  Everybody deserves a crappie day once in a while.  

LoL - that's good.  

I like that hurl head variation.  

On 12/19/2023 at 12:02 PM, Trouttramp said:

The Aggravator

I will take that.  

Welcome to the site

On 12/20/2023 at 2:01 PM, clip said:

recovering  streamer junkie turned dry fly addict

Out of the frying pan, into the fire!

19 hours ago, flytire said:

and dont forget your smoke detectors 

Mine are hardwired with battery back-up. I wait for the beep before I change them. 

The new battery powered ones come with a 10 year lithium battery.  They are disposable, batteries can't be replaced. 

Previous to this it was  recommended that smoke/CO detectors be replaced every 10 years.  Some of the homes I go into still have the smoke detectors installed back in late 70's when they first became required.  

That is a beauty.  

13 hours ago, Steeldrifter said:

Die Hard...Christmas movie or no?

Its part of the Christmas tradition:

Thanks Mr. Z

Thanks Chug

Posting on another site and the subject of Lacy Gee's Gimp pattern came up.  Using different material/colors for the body, wing, and hackle along with the mention of Starling in the same discussion, got the wheels churning and I came up with with.  I make no claim to originality.  I'll call it a Gimp variation, since that was the catalyst.  

Hook: #14

Thread: 8/0 black

Rib: small black wire

Body: Australian possum, dyed burnt orange

Wing: Starling feathersx2

Hackle: Starling

Nice job on the Greentail @Trouttramp

You're very clever. Nice flies.