The challenge thread!

[Northcaddis 0]

[Northcaddis 0]

The brown mallard kinda blends into the hackle. 
next fly sparkle pupa if anyone ties thos ?

[Squeezy 0]

2 hours ago, Northcaddis said:

Can I do march brown ? 

I’d say you can!  Sweet tie

[cphubert 0]

25 minutes ago, Northcaddis said:

The brown mallard kinda blends into the hackle. 

Looks fine, nicely tapered body and your eye is not crowded I would fish it

[niveker 0]

Well done, and a fine photo to boot.  

[cphubert 0]

On 12/6/2022 at 7:30 AM, niveker said:

Flat Wing Gurgler

I like that fly, the more I look at it I want to add a few of that style to my boxes. Flat wings can be anything from a 9-3 style streamer, single feather, multiple feathers, thanks for the pattern. 

[niveker 0]

Thanks CP. That one's about 5". I think I'll tie up a few more, but a bit shorter and with cheap Chinese saddle hackle. Let me know how you do with yours.

[flytire 0]

11 hours ago, Northcaddis said:

next fly sparkle pupa if anyone ties thos ?

i'll take on the sparkle pupa

[flytire 0]

Sparkle Pupa

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent
Thread - Brown
Over body - Olive antron yarn or Hi-Viz
Underbody - Olive superfine dubbing
Shuck - Olive antron yarn or Hi-Viz
Wing - Deer or elk hair
Head - Brown dubbing

Date Created: 12/7/22 7:49:35 AM EST

[flytire 0]

next challenge fly

any Wulff dry fly

your choice

[Trouttramp 0]

I will take the Wulff dry fly.

 

[Trouttramp 0]

ROYAL WULFF
This is a fly I use quite a bit. I tie it in large sizes, 6-10, and use it for the dry fly in a dry/dropper set up. 
This fly floats well with proper floatent , it tends to ride low in the water which I like for an attractor pattern.

This fly with a PT soft hackle dropper on the Firehole is my go to set up. Browns will hit this fly with reckless abandon.

Hook size 10 dry fly 2x long

tail - golden pheasant 

body peacock hurl and red floss

wing calf tail 

Furnace hackle.

[Trouttramp 0]

 

 

NEXT FLY UP:

THE HUMPY

[cphubert 0]

1 minute ago, Trouttramp said:

ROYAL WULFF

Nice tie I keep a few of those on hand myself same size & length.

[niveker 0]

1 hour ago, Trouttramp said:

ROYAL WULFF

👍  nicely done.  A 'Royal' anything is hard to beat sometimes. I keep a few of the various versions in my box.