Guest Report post Posted October 23, 2022 Couple of Dungeons and another Peanut. The set so far... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2022 Black Hole Caddis Emerger Hook - Mustad C49S or equivalent, size 10-18 Weight - Lead free wire Thread - Black Rib - Copper wire Abdomen - *Mylar tinsel Thorax - Peacock herl Hackle - Black hen or choice Head - Black rabbit dubbing *I used the orange side of peacock/orange tinsel SOFT~HACKLE JOURNAL: Black Hole Caddis Emerger (soft-hacklejournal.blogspot.com) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2022 McPhillips’ Muddled Golden Octopus The Ice Dub is much closer to golden olive than true orange (wish I had bought 2 more bags of it); not sure the 2nd shoulder was necessary but it gave me a chance to see how much I could stuff on a hook. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange tail - yarn flame rib - small wire gold body - Ice Dub orange body hackle - golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yllow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/2 cups water) 1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red 2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed brown collar/head - deer hair dyed brown (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Dark Brown/2 cups water) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MuskyFlyGuy 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2022 Nice tying everyone! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 23, 2022 soft hackles with glass beads mostly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2022 Green Rockworm Size 14 GCO scud hook Danville green thread Vinyl rib over Simi seal peacock dubbing Apologies to Alice Conbra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeezy 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2022 Couple on my new vise! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Squeezy said: Couple on my new vise! Pretty sweet - the flies and the vise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2022 Champlain Special Hook - Mustad 9575. size 2-10 Thread - Black Ribbing - Medium flat gold tinsel Body - Yellow floss Throat - Red hackle fibers (Schlappen) Wing - White bucktail, then yellow bucktail (both sparse), then topped with five or six strands of peacock herl REMARKS: This pattern was rediscovered by Rodney Flagg in an old Outdoor Life magazine. It has proven to be one of his most successful streamers. It is also tied in tandem as a trolling streamer. The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies – Eric Leiser Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2022 Brown Barn Owl Muddler Got away from this head shape for a while. If I get the chance in April, may give this a go as a Skwala; colors are close enough and I’ve had good luck with bright olive flies that don’t look anything like the naturals. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 black tail - golden pheasant crest rib - small wire gold body - Ice Dub gold body hackle - brown 2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed brown collar/head - deer hair dyed brown (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Dark Brown/2 cups water) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickZieger 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2022 Woven wire with mylar under body, biot wings a various dubbing heads Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2022 Spitfire Hook - Mustad 9672, size 4-10 Thread - Black Tail - A section of dyed red goose quill fibers Palmer ribbing - Brown hackle palmered through body Body - Black chenille Hackle - Guinea hen body feather wound as a wet fly collar REMARKS: This Don Gapen pattern is now almost fifty years old. It is listed as a trout streamer pattern but would also easily pass as a wet fly. Wooly Worm Variant The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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