Swamp Fly 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 Well I was supposed to take the wife down to the Everglades and canoe the Turner River on New Years Day. Well on New Years Eve it felt like someone had glued sandpaper to the back of my throat for my tonsils to rub across. After a few days of semi delirium my head finally cleared enough to see straight but standing up for more that a quick trip to the kitchen or bathroom was out of the question. Wanting to keep boredom induced insanity at bay I decided to start restocking my panfish flys for the upcoming season. Started with some panfish buggers in size 10. These are meant to be chewed on so I just cranked them out as you can see by the trimmed to size hackle barbs on some of them. I still have a lot of tying to do, but it's a start. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
add147 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 Nice looking jigs... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thirstea 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 Those are great looking buggers. 3rd picture.. the chartreuse bugger, what is that hackle used? It's got nice barring to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 Pretty little buggers. Sorry about you getting the flu. It's a bad year for that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaFly 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 They're not good looking.... they're beautiful! You look like you could spare a few... :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miketheknife 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 Swamp, what hooks are you using? Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panfish 12 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 Nice! The flies that is, not the flu. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swamp Fly 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks everyone. It's a quick simple tie. I never seem to use the same materials twice when I tie these up, sometimes I dub the bodies, sometimes use chenille, sometime angle hair, sometime midge kristal flash, sometimes arctic fox, etc. Sometimes I use dumbbell eyes instead of bead chain, I've used beads on a longer hook as well. I weighted half of them with tin wire this time so I can cover the water column better. The bream don't care most days and the exotics are just plain mean to anything smaller than they are anyway. The super bright ones are for days when the fish are super aggressive, I can see those disappear at distance a bit better. @ Thirstea: That is a dyed Ewing saddle hackle that I probably picked up on sale sometime. Great feathers and no need to use the pricier stuff here. ETA: The rest of the flys are tied with Whitting American Hackle. @Miketheknife: The hooks are 3609B but whatever you have on hand. Most of my panfish are actually tied on cheap 3366s, I like the fact that that they are softer and I can open them up on 10lbs tippet rather than disturb the area with my boat or loose the fly. Quick bend with a pair of needle nose pliers and I'm back in business. I just grabbed the 3609b box this time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bellevue.chartreuse.trout 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 I had the 'crud' a few weeks before Christmas. Was still recovering on Christmas and finally rid of it now. Get better real soon. Fluids and rest....etc...etc...etc... Oh, and nice ties. BCT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
