sculpinmaster 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Hares ear F-Fly Hares Ear F-Fly by sculpin_crusader, on Flickr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wschmitt3 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Tied this up as a quick stonefly nymph. I dont really like doing the kaufmann's stone back so I wanted to do a different version and this is my second edition of this fly and the insect it is intended to imitate (find one every time I kick seine). I may add a second fold in to the process and a set of legs. BTW... sculpinmaster like your f-fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Just refilling the boxes. Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agn54 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Popper with raccoon tail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
add147 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Kimo, That is freaking AWESOME!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vb1971 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Soldier beetle Hi guys my wife and came up with this pattern for a soldier beetle. Uses a Syd dry hook, yellow Antron dubbing, black hen feather as a wing case and brown hackle. Soldier beetles sit very flat on the water and I have noticed trout take them as though they were emergers. What advice can you offer to improve this design? Look forward to your feedback Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Kimo, That is freaking AWESOME!!!! Thanks! It's just the lighting. Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCream 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Size 14 3XL nymph hook stacked popper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
add147 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 TheCream, Love the color! You definitely have a talent for deer hair!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogie 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 New wing style for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eide 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Hares ear F-Fly Hares Ear F-Fly by sculpin_crusader, on Flickr Love a good looking F-Fly like this! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 VB1971, Not a lot was my first reaction to your question. Last season one of my customers wanted a Soldier Beetle tying. It took a lot to get to the fly he was happy with, and it is a lot more complicated than your tying. (You can see a SbS for it here). The only thing I suggest with yours is to take a pair of scissors with you when you fish them. If they don't work well as they are, trim the hackle flat below the hook shank, and see if that makes a difference. The first problem that we have is I am not sure we are talking about the same beastie. There are lots of beetles called the soldier beetle. From the colouration of yours I doubt if they are the same. The one I was trying to imitate is a bright orangey red, something like the colour of a guardsman's tunic, with a faint olive cast to it in places. Your fly has given me an idea for a simplified Soldier beetle. Coloured to match the one we have here. I'll tie up a couple and get some photos when my new macro extension tubes land. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Saarinen 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Kimo! I like that style! Nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Saarinen 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Hogie! Yeh! Thumbs up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sculpinmaster 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks for the kind comments. A few more North Country wet flies after a glut of F-flies. Moorgame and Orange (Freckled Dun) - A Sylvester Lister pattern, from Rob Smith's The North Country Fly. Hook: Partridge Spider size 14 Thread: Pearsall's silk no.6a gold Body: Silk Hackle: Grouse, I used a feather from the back of the neck Head: Peacock Little Black Hook: Partridge Spider size 18 Thread: Pearsall's silk no.8 purple Body: Magpie tail herl over wrapped with silk Hackle: Starling Snipe and Purple Hook: Partridge Spider size 16 Thread: Pearsall's silk no.8 purple Body: Silk Hackle: Marginal (upper) covert of snipe Hare's Lug and Plover Hook: Partridge Spider size 14 Thread: Pearsall's silk no.5 yellow Rib: Fine gold wire Body: Hare's ear dubbing Hackle: Marginal covert of golden plover Smoke Fly - I have deviated a little and used magpie for the body instead of peacock, I thought it would look similar but it doesn't appear to have the same iridescence that the peacock would. Smoke Fly by sculpin_crusader, on Flickr Hook: Partridge Spider size 16 Thread: Pearsall's silk no.8 purple Body: Magpie tail herl (should be peacock) Hackle: Snipe undercovert Head: Peacock herl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
