December Flies From the Vise

[Poopdeck 0]

1 hour ago, DarrellP said:

Poopdeck,  I am impressed.  Like the colors.

1 hour ago, Squeezy said:

This is awesome. Definitely one of my favorite flies I’ve seen. That green is just cool!

Thanks! I really like this green too. I have other olive colored tails but nothing else this green. 

[cphubert 0]

6 minutes ago, Poopdeck said:

like this green

Yep, that one pops right out, nice ties, I like the purple also

[cphubert 0]

Cinder Worm

Watching the snow and thinking about fishing the salt ponds

Hook- Mustad 3407DT #4        Thread- black monocord

Body- cactus chenille furled on 30# red braid    Head- clipped black spun deer hair

[flytire 0]

June

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - White under body; black head

Body - Alternate scarlet and white floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Light brown turkey

 

Trout - Ray Bergman

[niveker 0]

Patriot Fly

Hook: #14 dry

Thread: Red Uni 8/0 (bright orange/red fluorescent 6/0)

Wings: Calf tail

Tail: grizzly variant fibers (brown hackle fibers)

Body: Ice blue flashabou (smolt blue krystal flash), red thread, ice blue flashabou (smolt blue krystal flash)

Hackle: brown

*(original recipe)

** missed a small strip of the underbody at the base of the tail, tail fibers may be too long, crowded the head a bit, ended up pushing the hackle back to whip finish properly.  

created by Charles Meck - from his website

http://www.charlesmeck.com/a20000600.html

http://www.charlesmeck.com/a20020200.html

 

[flytire 0]

Shammy Bee

Steelhead or Bass

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Red

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Narrow strip of natural chamois skin

Body - Yellow and red alternating bands of chenille

Hackle - Scarlet red and yellow tied on as a collar, mixed, and tied back 

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

Shammy Royal

Steelhead or Bass

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tip: Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Narrow strip of natural chamois skin

Body - Black chenille with a wide band of flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Furnace tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing - White bucktail tied long over the body

From the book - I discovered the two preceding patterns in Washington State where they were being used as bass flies. It was some years later before I learned they were originally intended for steelhead.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

[cphubert 0]

1 hour ago, flytire said:

intended for steelhead

Never saw chamois used in a tail, interesting, must be a very durable tail might add a little weight when wet. has anyone fished this pattern / style? tied and photographed to your usual high standards.

[Sandan 0]

First crack at a Greenwell's Glory wet. 

Size 14.

Morus primrose silk with cobblers wax for the body. 

Wood duck primary quill slips for the wings

Ex. Small oval gold tinsel for the tag and rib.

Beard is brown hen hackle

 

[flymanaj 0]

[niveker 0]

13 hours ago, Sandan said:

Greenwell's Glory

👍

10 hours ago, flymanaj said:

You do some nice poppers.  Are they mostly for your own consumption? 

[niveker 0]

Because, why not?

Patriot Traditional Dry Fly x2 - Patriot Trude Fly x2 - Patriot Winged Wet Fly - Patriot Bucktail Streamer

[flytire 0]

Emerald 

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Light brown

Ribbing - Gold Tinsel

Body - Light green

Hackle - Light brown

Wing - Pale brown mottled

Trout - Ray Bergman

[Sandan 0]

5 hours ago, niveker said:

Because, why not?

Patriot Traditional Dry Fly x2 - Patriot Trude Fly x2 - Patriot Winged Wet Fly - Patriot Bucktail Streamer

 I dug the one that Norm , @flytire ,  did. Yours too @niveker. I think they're really cool

[Chasing_Tails 0]

Mop Stonefly Nymph, black

Hook: Mustad 9174, #6

Thread: Uni-Thread 6/0, black

Bead: 7/32 tungsten, black nickel 

Tail: Lifeflex, black

Abdomen: Mop chenille, black

Thorax: Ice Dub, Wicked Black

Legs: Lifeflex, black

Antennae: Lifeflex, black

 

[gillage 0]

1 hour ago, Chasing_Tails said:

Mop Stonefly Nymph, black

Wow, I like this. Nice job!