SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Sandan said: Tabou Caddis Emerger. Steve Schweitzer Hook: TMC 2312 size 16 Thread Gray-brown UTC 70 denier Ribbing 3X mono Body/Tail Whiting farms Chickabou feather, tan Wing Brahma Hen Soft-Hackle medium dun Head excess trim from soft-hackle feather The Tabou Caddis emerger is a Steve Sweitzer pattern that he invented when he worked for Whiting hackle. I have tied this pattern since Steve published it. He designed the pattern to use Chicabou pelts what were a new product of Whiting at the time. Here is the original pattern. https://globalflyfisher.com/patterns-tie-better/the-tabou-caddis-emerger HOWEVER, there is no need to buy Chicabou to tie the pattern. I noticed that Chicabou looked a lot like the filoplume (aftershaft feather) from a ringneck pheasant body (church window) feather and adapted the pattern using the ringneck pheasant filoplumes. https://globalflyfisher.com/picture/aftershaft-feathers https://globalflyfisher.com/patterns-tie-better/the-tabou-caddis-emerger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, SilverCreek said: The Tabou Caddis emerger is a Steve Sweitzer pattern that he invented when he worked for Whiting hackle. He designed the pattern to use Chicabou pelts what were a new product of Whiting at the time. Here is the original pattern. https://globalflyfisher.com/patterns-tie-better/the-tabou-caddis-emerger HOWEVER, there is no need to buy Chicabou to tie the pattern. I noticed that Chicabou looked a lot like the filoplume from a ringneck pheasant and adapted the pattern using the pheasant filoplumes. https://globalflyfisher.com/patterns-tie-better/the-tabou-caddis-emerger Thank you sir! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2022 Leggy Pearl Muddler hook - WFC Model 6 #6 thread - Danville flat waxed white tag - medium tinsel opal rib - small wire silver body - Ice Dub pearl body hackle - grizzly shoulder - Lady Amherst tippet collar/head - deer hair white Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2022 Gråtass Created by Arne Olav Stensby Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent Thread - Black Tail - Grizzly cock hackle point Body - Light gray rabbit dubbing Rib - Oval silver tinsel Hackle - Grizzly hen hackle Fly2000 App Pattern Database Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2022 Royal Bee - Designed in 2007 by Tom Deschaine as a searcher pattern dur the dog days of summer. Besides being a fine biology teacher, fly tyer, and rod builder Tom was a fine fly historian who's work this series of patterns is honoring. Hook - Mustad 94833 or 94840, 12-16 Thread - black Tail - red hackle fibers Rib - yellow floss or gold thread Body - black floss Wing - mallard flank fibers; tied sparse, upright, and divided Hackle - furnace Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 Hare’s Ear Muddler (variation) hook - WFC Model 6 #6 thread - Uni 6/0 tan tag - medium tinsel gold rib - small wire gold body - Ice Dub hare’s ear body hackle - grizzly shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 15 hours ago, Sandan said: Tabou Caddis Emerger Very nice, Sandan, great pattern. +1 for @SilverCreek's comment, I use a hen pheasant skin for this fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 Simple Hex Spinner - Created by Mark Lord of Kingsley, MI in 1996. Hook - Orvis 1526, 4-6 (Mustad 9672 used above) Thread - yellow Tail - 2 stripped grizzly hackle stems or peccary hairs Underbody - yellow yarn Overbody - natural deer hair; extended ~1/3 of the tail, tied in over the barb and flared, the spiral wrapped with the rib Rib - tying thread, crisscrossed Wings - white deer hair, poly or Z-lon, tied spent (poly used above) Hackle - brown and grizzly, cree, or barred ginger (brown/grizzly mix used here) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 We have huge hatches of Hexagenia Limbata on our local Wisconsin streams and rivers. As a result, John Nebel of Wisconsin, invented the best Hex pattern I have ever seen or fished. He called it the Flex Hex. The problem is that the Hexagenia Limbata is the largest mayfly in North America. The naturals are so long that when they are tied along the length of a single hook, the trout often pushes the fly out of the way during the take. Here is a photo of a Hex on a ruler from Troutnut.com. The body is a full 2 inches in length! The naturals will squirm and contort themselves on the water. The do not always maintain the straight body profile as in the photo above. Here is another photo from TroutNut that shows how the natural often bends it's body, Here is a Flex Hex that I tied. The wing still needs to be trimmed. You can see how the fly would fold up when it is taken. You can also see how the fly can land with the rear section flopped to the side as in the photo of the natural above. The Flex Hex is the only pattern that can imitate this contorted natural! I have posted this pattern before and the links to the Flex Hex pattern are at the bottom of this post of mine on the thread below: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 Blue Maxwell Soft Hackle Fly Pattern Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent Thread - Black Tag - Silver tinsel Ribbing - Silver tinsel Body - Gray uni stretch Hackle - Blue hen The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 5 hours ago, niveker said: Very nice, Sandan, great pattern. +1 for @SilverCreek's comment, I use a hen pheasant skin for this fly. Thanks, I like yours too. I'm thinking the next few I tie I'm going to use wing coverts from a rooster pheasant for the wing. Tail and body, not sure. Maybe the chickabou maybe the filoplume as @Silver Creek mentioned, maybe some marabou. I'll take a look through my feathers. Sub-ing materials is always a fun time (seriously). I'm going to put that fly to the test tomorrow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 @Silver Creek, that's a realy nice hex tie. We don't get those here in CO. Green and gray drakes are our biggest. 10's and 12s usually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 Thanks for the nice comment. Glad you enjoyed the post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 Doc Spratley, ugly but utilitarian BC fly 10/0 Vevus thread #6 nymph hook Guinea tail and throat Black Chenille body Pheasant tail wing Flat medium Uni Silver tinsel rib Peacock head Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2022 Carey Special tribe Normally, I tie Carey Specials with Peacock herl bodies. I decided to try some different bodies Gray Ostrich Carey Natural Pheasantbrump tail and hackle Gray Ostrich herl body Copper wire rib Six pack 6/0 olive Uni thread #6 2x long streamer hook Yellow died pheasant rump tail, twisted into a rope for the body and as hackle. Copper wire rib Black Carey Black 10/0 Vevus thread #6 2x Streamer hook Black dyed Pheasant rump tail and hackle Black Ostrich herl body Silver wire rib Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
