December Flies From The Vise

[cencalfly 0]

4 hours ago, gadabout said:

Last year, I had the idea of tying some salmon flies in small sizes and using them for trout. My home water is a spring creek.  Streamers and wet flies work well there, so I had no doubts.  I tied up a couple of Rusty Rats and Blue Rats in size #10.  They worked well, as I expected.

This year I thought I’d expand on the idea and added a few more patterns, all in size 10.  Looking forward to trying these out in the spring.   
 

 

That is really cool.  Nice goal.

[cencalfly 0]

Skykomish Purple

Hook: #1.5 Alec Jackson Spey (Nickle)

Tread: Back ½ - White Uni (under floss), Front ½ Red Uni

Tag: Medium Flat Gold Tinsel

Rib: Embossed Flat Gold Tinsel (wrapped length of body), Front Half Body - Medium Gold Oval Tinsel (wrap after BEP is wrapped to lock it down)

Body: Rear Half - Deep Violet Floss, Front Half – Purple Angora Dubbing

Hackle: Electric Violet Blue Eared Pheasant (BEP) (tied in butt first at ½ body point and counter wrapped to head)

Collar: Violet/Purple Schlappen (2 turns), and Natural Guinee (2 turns)

Wing: 2 Red/brown Ringneck Pheasant Feathers (low and flat over body)

 

Variation from Pg 64 of Stewart and Allen, “Flies for Steelhead.”

[sandflyx 0]

in honor of Bob Popovics a schoolie fly on 4/0 long shank hook. fleye foils, and water silk 

[sandflyx 0]

pusher flys, school bus yellow and black bomber imitaitions, tube flys with 3/0 hooks

[niveker 0]

9 hours ago, sandflyx said:

pusher flys

First I've heard of them - nice.  

9 hours ago, sandflyx said:

schoolie fly

👍- very nice ties lately.  

On 12/6/2024 at 11:18 PM, cencalfly said:

Skykomish Purple

Elegant looking  

On 12/6/2024 at 7:11 PM, gadabout said:

Last year, I had the idea of tying some salmon flies in small sizes and using them for trout.

Sounds like fun, nice flies.  

[Poopdeck 0]

Cling wrap fly

Hook - 16 Dry fly

Thread - 12/0 Veevus, black

Tag - unknown red stuff

Body- Hares ear plus dubbing

Wing - plastic cling wrap

[flytire 0]

Dark Caddis

Tip - Brown floss

Tail - Brown mallard

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

[sandflyx 0]

semi realelastic shrimp. 4/0 long shank hook. mono eyes, 40lb legs, porky pine guard hairs for antennae. FTD NK flats dub for body in pink. shellback large clear straw cut to shape. tail mono. cement solarez thin

[sandflyx 0]

few shrimp tied on a 4/0 long shank hook, using Ftd NK flats dubbing. these are 3" long.

[flytire 0]

Emerald Dun

Tip - Gold tinsel
Body - Green floss
Hackle - Dun
Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

[sandflyx 0]

you have heard of jalapeno on a stick, well here's shrimp on a hook

[flytire 0]

Hunt Fly

Ribbing - Yellow floss
Body - Green floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Cinnamon duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth
Trout - Ray Bergman

[flytire 0]

Gray Fox

Tip - Silver tinsel
Tail - Slate duck or goose quill segments
Body - Gray Dubbing
Hackle - Gray (aka grizzly)
Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

[cphubert 0]

Nice work everyone I need to get my camera issue fixed- waiting for family electronic support to get back posting pictures

[Fruitrollup 0]

Deer Hair Comparadun

• Hook: Standard dry-fly hook, sizes 12-20.
• Thread: 8/0 or 70-denier or smaller
• Wing: Bleached deer-hair, short/fine, cleaned and stacked.
• Tails:  Zelon 
• Abdomen: Dubbing, thread or turkey biot.
• Thorax:  Superfine Dubbing. 
• Head: Tying thread.