The challenge thread!

[flytire 0]

Olive Spinner - All Synthetic

Tail - Dun Microfibbets
Body - Synthetic Quill Body Wrap - Blue Winged Olive
Spent Wing - Light Dun Hi-Vis
Thorax - Super Fine Waterproof Dry Fly Dubbing - Blue Wing Olive

[flytire 0]

next challenge fly is a......Hogan's Red Headed Stepchild

[cphubert 0]

2 hours ago, flytire said:

Hogan's Red Headed Stepchild

I'll give it a go

[cphubert 0]

 Hogan Brown's Red Headed Stepchild

 History from The Fly Shop

When Hogan was a young guide on the Lower Trinity River, he worked for a legendary guide that he would never dare fish in front of. While he learned a ton watching him and guiding behind, the bad news was the fish would not eat a Red Copper John during the mayfly hatches for Hogan like they would him… Kind of a first boat down the run type of fly the ole’copper juan was. So Hogan had to innovate and take elements of an attractor like the copper john, that he knew the fish wanted or liked, with a more accurate silhouette of the bugs they were eating – small baetis, and early PMD's, or small green drake nymphs. The name comes from one day when this fly was really throwing down behind his employer and he told Hogan that he was laying a beating on him like a red headed stepchild… done, name stuck.

Hook- Mustad 3906B with red glass bead, thread- brown, tail- pheasant tail fibers, body- pheasant tail or brown thread with red wire rib, thorax- peacock herl with pearl mylar wing case, legs- red Krystal flash

I ended up tying it on the larger side (14) to match the red bead size I have, normally tied in 14-20 additionally I added a little UV to the top of the wing case.

Next fly up- Nation's Green Bodied Sedge

[flytire 0]

i'll take the nation's green sedge

[flytire 0]

Nation's Green Sedge

Bill Nation

Hook - Mustad Heritage, size 6
Thread - Black
Tail - Red swan (I used red goose)
Body - Green seal's fur
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Wing - Mallard or teal flank
Collar - Badger hackle

Fly Patterns of British Columbia - Arthur James Lingren

"Nation's Green Sedge (Caddis) - Fly Angler's OnLine Volumn 10 week 18 (flyanglersonline.com)

[flytire 0]

next challenge fly is a.....Kauffman's Stonefly

[Heff2 0]

Great ties, Flytire and CPHupert 

 

I'll tie the Kaufman's Stonefly 

[niveker 0]

Yeah, what Heff said.  It's killing me that all my fly tying stuff is packed away from my move.  

[Heff2 0]

Kaufman's Stonefly 

Hook: Mustad Heritage R73AP with 25 wraps of .20 lead and a slight bend added to the hook after tying 

Thread: Danville 6/0 tan 

Tail: Brown Biots 

Rib: floss core from golden oval 

Dubbing: golden Hare's ear mixed with some brown 

Wing case(s): Turkey treated with flex UV 

Antennae:  Tan Biots 

Next Challenge fly   The Fitz Maurice 

If you're wondering,  yes, I am working my way through the Dressed Irons YouTube channel.   and finding some challenge patterns as I go 

 

When is the move @niveker,  hopefully you will be tying again soon.

 

 

 

[niveker 0]

25 minutes ago, Heff2 said:

When is the move

Straddling two houses right now, will be completely out of one by the weekend, but it'll be a few weeks before my new tying room is ready to unleash my materials into - LOL.  I may have to break out a few items before that just to keep my sanity.  

Appreciate the sentiment.  

Nice stone.  

[flytire 0]

i'll take the Fitzmaurice

[cphubert 0]

2 hours ago, niveker said:

Straddling two houses

Isn't moving fun 🤪 wish you the best.

[Sandan 0]

14 minutes ago, cphubert said:

Isn't moving fun 🤪 wish you the best.

Bumper sticker I saw, "Yes this is my truck. No I won't help you move".  Moving is just too much fun.

[niveker 0]

Lol Sandan

Thank CP.