SBPatt 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2022 Peachy Octopus Variant hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange tail - yarn sunburst rib - small wire copper body - dubbing dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/ 2 cups water) body hackle - grizzly dyed sunburst (1Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water) shoulder - bleached pheasant rump dyed neon peach collar - aftershaft dyed neon peach (loop dubbed) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2022 Muddled Peachy Mayfly hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange tail - bleached pheasant tail dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/ 2 cups water) rib - small wire copper body - dubbing dyed neon peach body hackle - grizzly dyed sunburst (1Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water) 1st shoulder - dyed sunburst 2nd shoulder - bleached pheasant rump dyed neon peach collar/head - pronghorn Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2022 23 hours ago, SilverCreek said: I'm at a loss to see how that fly would fall "in odd positions" which I take to means in various ways. Wouldn't a parachute fly land the same way all the time, on its body with the wing upright? Well, this pattern is tied as a dun but works well as a spinner for this species of mayfly as well. Possibly the multiple moose mane tails may help as well. I don't have this species of mayfly in my area, so I was passing on info from some other fishers not first-hand knowledge. Kim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2022 Lacey Stephan - Designed by Au Sable boat builder, guide and fly-tyer Lacey Stephan Sr. this was one of only two patterns he ever fished with. The other was the Bicolored Walker. This pattern can be fished any time of day in any water. When Lacey first tied this fly he called it the "Deer Hair Brown Hackle" but most people now know it under the Lacey Stephan moniker. Hook - Mustad 38941 (if you can find one!) or Mustad 94840, 10 Thread - black Tail/Body - natural deer hair tied parallel to and beyond hook shank, tail made from extension of hair that is tied as spun Wing - separate natural deer hair, tied trude and just extended beyond hook curve (calf tail may be used instead) Hackle - grizzly and brown mixed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 9:22 AM, WWKimba said: Jeff's Para Drake -Designed by Jeff Bonin in 1993 to imitate the Grey Drake spinner. Grey Drake spinners do not fall in the "classic" spent wing fashion but land on the water in odd positions and this pattern imitates this, Hook - Mustad 94840, 10-14 Thread - black or grey Tail - 6-8 moose mane fibers Rib - brown mono-cord Body - light Hendrickson dubbing Post - grey antron carpet fibers (grey poly used above) Hackle - medium dun On 6/1/2022 at 10:27 AM, SilverCreek said: It seems to me that the palmered hackle would float the fly so what is the purpose of the parachute hackle? 34 minutes ago, WWKimba said: Well, this pattern is tied as a dun but works well as a spinner for this species of mayfly as well. Possibly the multiple moose mane tails may help as well. I don't have this species of mayfly in my area, so I was passing on info from some other fishers not first-hand knowledge. Kim I convert parachutes to spent spinners by cutting the post off just above the palmered hackle and then trimming the parachute hackle in the front and rear so they form the spent wings on the water. The fly will look more like a spinner with fewer turns of the parachute hackle and a thinner body. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2022 lets see one of your special converted spinner flies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2022 No hackle elk hair caddis hook 14 Body- 70 uni tan/lt olive Rib - black and green uni wire Wing - bleached elk hair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2022 Peachy Stimulator Variant hook - WFC Model 3 #8 thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange tag - Orvis saltwater fluoro orange/resin tail - deer hair rib - x small wire gold abdomen - dubbing neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Neon Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/2 cups water) body hackle - sunburst (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water) underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan wing - deer hair thorax - Ice Dub hot orange hackle - grizzly dyed neon peach Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2022 Hemlock Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent Thread - Black Body - Gray floss (or uni stretch) Throat - Brown hackle fibers Wing - Dark mottled turkey Trout - Ray Bergman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2022 Gibb's Striper Fly Hook: Mustad 34007 #2 Thread: White 3/0 Body: Silver body braid Wing: White bucktail, blue craft fur, white bucktail Throat: Red bucktail Cheek: Jungle cock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2022 Michigan Hopper Hook - Dry Fly XL, size 4-14 Thread - Black Tail - Red duck quill, tied in a ‘V’ (I used red hackle fibers for durability) Body - Yellow chenille, tapered Wings - Mottled turkey wing, tied flat, down over the body Hackle - Brown MichiganHopper.pdf - Google Drive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2022 Catau’s Little Yellow Stone Fly Hook - Mustad #94840 or equivalent, size 14-16 Thread - Yellow Body - Yellow polypropylene or dubbing Wing - Wood duck flank, tied trude, extend just slightly beyond the bend of the hook. Hackle - Brown, two hackles, tied heavy Dan Catau developed this pattern back in the 1960s. CatausLittleYellowStoneFly.pdf - Google Drive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2022 Lady Bicolor Walker - Originated by Michigan fly tyer Ralph Hanna around the late 1950's to early 1960's to be used during the Brown Drake hatch. Hook - Mustad 94831, 10-14 Thread - black Tail - PT fibers, tied in a "V" Egg Sack - yellow yarn, tied just beyond the curve of the hook Body - reddish brown yarn Body Wing - brownish grey deer hair, tied trude and extended beyond curve of the hook Throat Wing - white hen hackle tips, tied spent Hackle - brown and grizzly hackle, mixed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2022 Alexandra Tandem Hooks - Rear Mustad 3399 size 8, Front Mustad 3399 size 6 Connecting wire - .024 diameter Beadolon wire Thread - Black Tail - Red uni yarn Body - Silver tinsel Wing - Peacock sword fibers From an Internet Photo - Fly used 3 hooks but my peacock sword fibers were just long enough for 2 hooks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2022 First attempt Sand Eel Hook: #6, freshwater streamer Thread: white, 3/0 Body: white craft fur, blue craft fur, 2 strands peacock hurl, pearl mylar piping, coated with Aileen's Fabric Fusion, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
