April Flies From the Vise

[flytire 0]

thats okay 👍

you have accomplished your jay zimmerman dry-dropper setup just fine

[Mark Knapp 0]

I can't see page 12 so if you addressed me in any way Poopdeck, I can't see it.

[Poopdeck 0]

On 4/26/2022 at 7:20 AM, niveker said:

They all look good, Poopdeck.  If I was picking them out of a fly store bin, I would go with the sparser and shorter winged ones like #2 and #4, but I like the look of the wing color on #1 the best. 

I think I would try one with a snowshoe wing also, I'm kind of partial to that stuff with emergers.  

Do they all have a dubbed thorax?  

 

20 hours ago, Mark Knapp said:

I have some gadwall, you want some? Teal and wood duck are great substitutes. Nice bug.

Sorry fellas, once the page turns I can’t go back without it being a process so I did not see your posts. all the ones pictured were dubbed but I have one where I forgot the dubbing. By my standards of it will fish, I find it exceptable.

Mark, once again I am humbled by your generosity but politely will decline your offer. Thank you though!

Banksai bug#2. I switched the green to a darker green 8/0 uni and it seems better. I’m going to stretch the body out a little more and make more of a bottle shape on #3.

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1 hour ago, Poopdeck said:

 

Sorry fellas, once the page turns I can’t go back without it being a process so I did not see your posts. all the ones pictured were dubbed but I have one where I forgot the dubbing. By my standards of it will fish, I find it exceptable.

Mark, once again I am humbled by your generosity but politely will decline your offer. Thank you though!

Banksai bug#2. I switched the green to a darker green 8/0 uni and it seems better. I’m going to stretch the body out a little more and make more of a bottle shape on #3.

Yep, I can't go back either. Those look great, even if they don't have gadwall in them.😀 You must have a slightly different recipe than Norms. They all look good to me.

[Poopdeck 0]

I discovered the key to shape was magnification. It also helped to keep the wires together. I used olive PT fibers for the legs this time. 

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5 hours ago, Poopdeck said:

I discovered the key to shape was magnification. It also helped to keep the wires together. I used olive PT fibers for the legs this time. 

That's really nice work!

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BISSET

HOOK: #10 NYMPH 1XS HEAVY WIRE

THREAD: #70 BLACK

TAG: YELLOW FLOSS

ABDOMEN/BODY: PEACOCK HERL, NATURAL 2 STRANDS

WING:  GOOSE PRIMARY- SLATE

BEARD: GUINEA HEN- NATURAL

HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS

 

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This is a wet fly I've been tinkering with I call it a Blue Bird.  

BLUE BIRD

HOOK: #16 STANDARD NYMPH

THREAD: #70 MEDIUM BROWN

TAIL:BROWN HEN OVER WHITE HEN FIBERS- COVERED WITH ENGLISH JAY FIBERS

ABDOMEN/BODY: BROWN HARELINE DUBBING

WING CASE: ENGLISH JAY

HACKLE: BROWN HEN OVER WHITE HEN FIBERS- TIED LONG

HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS   

BROWN HEN OVER WHITE HEN FIBERS

 

 

 

[flytire 0]

nice bisset 👍

[feathers5 0]

Really nice ties.

 

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15 hours ago, flytire said:

nice bisset 👍

 

14 hours ago, feathers5 said:

Really nice ties.

 

Thanks!

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Warmup Muddler

Ten days away from the vise so I’ll start with something familiar. Normally wouldn’t use an olive shoulder on a tan one but I was just shaking off cobwebs and the skin was sitting right there.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing tan
body hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed olive 
collar/head - pronghorn

Regards,
Scott

[flytire 0]

The Carrot

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, Sizes 10-16

Thread - Orange

Tail - Black hackle fibers

Body - Orange thread, wool, antron, floss, uni stretch or dubbing

Thorax - Black seal dubbing or black sybai spectra flash dubbing

Hackle - Black hen hackle

UV resin coated head

Osprey Fly Box B.C.

[SalarMan 0]

I have always found orange to be a certifiable fish catcher, and this fly is a winner for sure. Very nicely done.....

[flytire 0]

should be good come october caddis time