July Flies From the Vise

[TSMcDougald 0]

Rubber Leg Copper John

Hook: Size 18 Scud

Bead: Gold 3/32"

Thread: Black 14/0 Veevus

Weight: .010 Lead Free

Tail: Brown Goose Biots

Abdomen: Small Copper Wire

Thorax: Golden Pheasant Simi Seal

Legs: Small Black Round Rubber

Wing Case: Black Thin Skin, Medium Silver Holographic Tinsel, Loon UV Thick Resin

[RickZieger 0]

Cheeked PTN. use long barbs from goose quill for cheeks. Orange and red.  I know the tails are to long for some folks.

Rick 

[TSMcDougald 0]

This was supposed to be a Zebra Copper John but I didn't have silver and black wire in the same size, so I used black and gold wire instead.

Hoook: Size 16 Nymph

Bead: 3/32" Gold

Thread: Black 14/0 Veevus

Weight: .010 Lead Free

Tail: Black Goose Biots

Abdomen: Small Copper Wire

Thorax: Peacock Herl

Legs: Black India Henn

Wing Case: Black Thin Skin, Pearlescent Saltwater Flashabou, Loon Thick UV Resin

[Philly 0]

Nothing fancy.  Just some WTH flies.  Maybe the smallmouth in Ontario will like them.

This one is a 1/2 and 1/2 version of an Estaz Bug.  Normally, I tie it with just an estaz body and usually on a size 6 hook.

Hook: Ahrex Traditional Shrimp size 4

Thread: Color to match body, in this case, white and chartreuse 

Weight:  6 to 8 wraps of medium size lead in the center of the shank

Tail: Marabou w/ 6 strands of crystal flash(color to match body

Body:  Small flexi Squishenille twisted with estaz and trimmed to shape

Head:  UV resin(white or chartreuse)

General idea of the original was to imitate a Mr. Twister grub

Another variation of a Mop fly.  Fished as a streamer.  With the tail the flies are about 3 inches line

Hook: Gamakatsu B10S size 4

Thread: Color to match body

Weight:  Unweighted

Tail: Marabou color to match body

Body: long mop piece

Thorax:  crystal or sparkle chenille 

Head:  Stonfo Soft Head #2

Eyes: 7 mm Living Eyes

Color on Fire Tiger pattern, permanent marker

This one was real hard to tie.

Soft Foam Floater

Hook/Body:  Soft Foam Body, size 2

Thread: Color to match body

Weight:  Unweighted

Tail: Marabou w/ a couple of wraps of small crystal chenille to cover shank.

Originally brought the bodies to use for walleye on my Ontario trip. Normally fished behind a sinker with either a leech or piece of night crawler attached.  Keeps the bait off the bottom.

Figure I can use them as top water or fish them off an intermediate or sink tip line.  If they don't work as flies, we'll just use them like they're supposed to be used.

 

[cphubert 0]

A couple of black ghost patterns one for the challenge thread and one inspired by flytire's post 

[DarrellP 0]

Philly, I like those soft-body flies.  Did you shape those?  If so, how?

[Capt Bob LeMay 0]

For Philly - those small maribou minnow bugs would be perfect for baby tarpon in my area (fish 1 to 10lbs feeding on small glass minnows) - the hook size would need to come one size to be perfect... 

[DarrellP 0]

Female Hendrickson

Size 14 CGO nymph/wet hook

8/0 gray Danville thread

Dark dun hen hackle and tail

Body dubbed with 1/2 Tup Pink Realseal and 1/2 tan Beaver

Wood duck flank wing

[niveker 0]

8 hours ago, DarrellP said:

Female Hendrickson

👍

[RickZieger 0]

Another experiment     Klinkhammer hook. Turkey body feather barb tail or biots, bead chain eyes, goose feather barb body, ostrich head.

[TSMcDougald 0]

Black All Fur Nymph

Hook: Size 12 Nymph

Bead: 7/64" God

Weight: .010 Lead Wire

Thread: Black Veevus 14/0

Body: Wapsi Black Rabbit Dub

Collar: Pine Squirrel Fur

[TSMcDougald 0]

1 hour ago, RickZieger said:

Another experiment     Klinkhammer hook. Turkey body feather barb tail or biots, bead chain eyes, goose feather barb body, ostrich head.

 

Those are great!

[RickZieger 0]

Thank you.

 

[niveker 0]

5 hours ago, TSMcDougald said:

Black All Fur Nymph

Nice

[TSMcDougald 0]

43 minutes ago, niveker said:

Nice

Thanks!