Mark Knapp

I have often tied without a bobbin holder on "survival trips" with found feathers and fur and sock yarn. Then, caught fish with them. It's a worthwhile endeavor.

Wow, Nice water, nice flies and nice fish. You are very fortunate. Thank you for showing us your stuff.

We don't use any cleats because we use a lot of rubber boats here. It's against the law to use felt because of fear of spreading invasive species. T^hose are the only two drawbacks to living in Alaska that I can think of. ( Mike Chell). We have calks we can slip over regular waders when we are wading.

A friend of mine says only people that are too lazy to look for a tool put them away after each job.

I personally would not cross the street to see him.

21 hours ago, SBPatt said:

Leggy Pennell Muddler
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional.

 

hook - WFC Model 3 #10

thread - Uni 8/0 black 

tag - medium tinsel silver

tail - golden pheasant tippet

rib - small wire silver

body - Ice Dub peacock black 

body hackle - black

shoulder - Amherst pheasant tippet 

collar/head - pronghorn white

 

Regards,

Scott

I figured out it's the contrast of colors in flies like these that make me like them so much

On 8/2/2022 at 10:57 AM, SBPatt said:

Spruce Moth Muddler
 

 

And it's open for two months.

And it's open for two months.

 

hook - WFC Model 3 #12
thread - Uni 6/0 tan 
tail - Congo Hair shiner tan
body - mini flat braid root beer
wing case - 1mm foam tan
wing/head - deer hair
 
Regards,
Scott

I like the spruce moth muddler. Lots of applications up here.

Nice find. Have fun.

On 7/27/2022 at 4:59 PM, mikechell said:

Welcome back Mark!  How'd the fishing trip go?  Er ... no need to reply here, but I'm glad to see you're back.

The highlight was the 112 pound halibut I caught. It was on conventional gear. The weather was not suitable for fly fishing.

I wish the best health for everybody.

Getting old is not for sissies. Glad you are not one.

34 minutes ago, DarrellP said:

Bigfoot is running out of places to hide.

Flytier has him.

Very nice.

21 hours ago, flytire said:

I thought he'd say that.

I'd give a few bucks for just a handful of Squatches fur.

Getting older is not for wimps. Thanks all for the well wishes, and well wishes for all.

Glad to hear you got that one whipped.

On 7/5/2022 at 5:13 AM, SBPatt said:

Muddled Kate McLaren (variation)

Aiming for a sparser head on this one.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 black
tag - medium tinsel opal 
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire silver
body  - Ice Dub black
body hackle - dark ginger
shoulder - golden pheasant body feather yellow 
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

I love this one especially for some reason.

Yum.

6 minutes ago, flytire said:

I basically follow the order of materials as written in a fly recipe

why hackles are before or after a wing, i have no idea but maybe the hackle in front of the wing may push more water and give the fly a little wiggle to attract a fish

why is it a beard hackle or wrapped hackle i have no idea

i prefer a tying a beard/throat hackle under the hook shank rather than wrapping the hackle and then pulling it down under the hook shank to resemble a beard/throat. it basically gives the same appearance. at least to me

thats my story and i'm sticking to it 😃

Well said, I agree with you.

Oh how you exaggerate Mike. It's really only 5 months, six tops. I say, if you like it and get satisfaction from it, do it. I don't, so I don't.

Nice work bud.

Where we live, people will mow their' lawns at 2:00 in the morning because they can and it's a short summer. I myself don't have a lawn and I wouldn't. Why take care of a lawn when there's fishing to be done? Why tend a garden, same answer?

Do work, sleep, go fishing...repeat.

Very nice job.

Sorry to hear that.

23 hours ago, mikechell said:

Admin, Mark, yes ... but also bulk I would think.  

My company used to contract me out to another company teach their dealership courses.  I'm not saying the names, just to be "legal".  The company I taught for is FedEx's largest customer, shipping more in one year than most do in 4.  Because of that, their shipping charges were ... ridiculously low.  I.E. shipping a "Pelican" brand tool case cost us $120.00 with UPS on average, when we're doing government classes.  When we taught dealer classes, we used their FedEx account and paid $26.00 for the same box.  UPS is less expensive that FedEx, so I don't know what the actual savings are.

So, I assume this "pirate ship" company has worked out a bulk rate deal with USPS.  

Could be.