flytire 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2024 African Belle Tail - Golden pheasant tippets Ribbing - Gold tinsel Abdomen - Red seal fur or mohair Thorax - Yellow seal fur or mohair Hackle - Guinea Wing - Brown turkey Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2024 American Lake Tail - Red hackle Body - Peacock herl, royaled with red floss Hackle - Long beard of yellow hackle fibers Wing - Two white hackles, streamer style Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2024 Dun May Tail - Slate duck or goose quill segments Body - Yellow dubbing Hackle - Dun Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2024 I'm using the cold winter to tie flies for Lake Havasu again. These will replace the ones I used up last spring and then some. I'll be there nine weeks this spring. To say "I got it bad", is an understatement. Flies for Lake Havasu bass and more. Quagga Mussel flies. These are intended for the trophy Lake Havasu redears, but every body in the lake eats them. I've caught largemouth, smallmouth and stripers on them as well as three pound plus shellcrackers on them. Can't wait to go. It's bad.🙃 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadabout 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2024 On 12/14/2024 at 10:39 AM, flytire said: Red Fox Tip - Gold tinsel Tail - Mallard Body - Scarlet dubbing Hackle - Brown Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments *Author's Note Also made reddish brown dubbing or claret dubbing body, lemon wood duck tail. Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth Nice Norm. Where did you find scarlet dubbing? I’m having trouble finding scarlet anything? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caddis16 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2024 Tying up some leaches for the swap. 36890 #6 10 wraps lead UTC 70d UTC Ultra wire small red yarn black wabbit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2024 Mrs. Haase Tail - Golden pheasant tippets Body - Apple green floss, peacock herl both ends Hackle - Black Wing - Dark slate duck or goose quill segments, pigeon or starling wing feather Trout - Ray Bergman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2024 12 hours ago, gadabout said: Where did you find scarlet dubbing? I’m having trouble finding scarlet anything? i cheat a little and use uni yarn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadabout 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2024 Thanks Norm! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2024 Bass Bug 1/0 PR320 hook, and same as b4, 4 colors stacked with 5 mm epoxy eyes and Sili legs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted December 23, 2024 A few simple generic peacock quill nymphs in olive and rusty brown - It's what their eating these days. PEACOCK QUILL MIDGE LARVA HOOK: #18 CURVE NYMPH HEAVY WIRE THREAD: 8/0 COLOR DEPENDS ON THE QUILL ABDOMEN/BODY: STRIPPED PEACOCK QUILL- COLORED WITH A SHARPIE AND COVER WITH LOON U.V. THIN. THORAX: FINE DUBBINING- HEAD: THREAD COLORED BLACK WITH A SHARPIE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 24, 2024 Willow - Colorado Western Tip - Gold tinsel Tail - Brown hackle Body - Gray chenille Hackle - Brown Wing - Gray or black May also be tied as a dry fly. However, chenille will soak up water. Instagram Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fruitrollup 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2024 Mercury Black Beauty (Zebra Midge Var.) Hook: #18-24 Down Eye hook or Scud Hook Bead: Clear Glass Midge Bead Rib: Fine Copper Wire Body: Black 30 to 70 DN flat thread (12/0 to 8/0) Thorax: Black Superfine Dubbing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Bob LeMay 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2024 Recently on another site someone asked about patterns for barracuda..... Here's the one I tied up to show what we used when wading for bonefish - all those years ago.... Hook: Mustad 34011 (or other long shank in-line hook size #1 or 1/0) Thread: Danville's flat waxed Flash: pearl Flashabou, 6 to 10 strands with staggered ends, tied in first just forward of the hook bend on top of the hook shank Wing: long sparse amount of polar or other streamer hair on top of flash (modern synthetics a good substitute),color of choice Over wing- a single long narrow grizzly saddle hackle, tied in horizontally over hair and extending at least a half inch past the wing... Head: built up tying thread, super glued. We used several different color schemes with this streamer, all with basic white or cream wing (occasionally fl. yellow). Natural grizzly over wing, dyed orange or fl. green grizzly over wing - with thread color that either matched grizzly hackle color - or contrasted with it as brightly colored as possible in fluorescent orange, red, pink, etc. This pattern was what we used when one of those "sabre-toothed bonefish" snipped off one of our bonefish flies - long before ever heard of flat wing patterns.. Those small to medium sized 'cudas were always a nuisance oceanside on the flats. If we were feeling lucky we'd tie one on without any wire trace - but a short 6" trace of light wire (#3 or 4) was probably a better idea. This very sparse pattern was just the ticket... using a light 7 to 8wt rod for fish up to (and occasionally over 10lbs... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2024 Green Nymph Harry K Cameron Tail - Green Ribbing - Gold tinsel Body - Green Hackle - Green #popsflies • Instagram Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
