May Flies from the vise

[Yeti 0]

A summer steelhead pattern I fiddled with, and a tan antron caddis pupa. clear cure goo over the body and a realistic caddis bead head.

[Kramerj 0]

Some pike flies I tied up for a friend

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Roach River Robber

 

HOOK: 6xl streamer
THREAD: Black
BODY: Red Uni-stretch, yarn, floss etc
THROAT: Natural brown deer back hairs (sparse)
WING: Gray Squirrel tail hair

 

Variant = 3 Strands of twisted red ultra wire for the body

 

Reference: found this one on the internet

 

Originated by Dan Legere

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SUBTLE RIB R.A.M. CADDIS, Brown – Merigold/Variant – TMC 3761, #14 – #18…

 

 

BRUSHED ANTRON SPARKLE WING CADDIS EMERGERs (Gray)…#14's...

 

 

PT/TB

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Moosehead Belle

 

Hook: 6xl - 8xl streamer
Thread: 6/0 red
Tail: Yellow hackle fibers
Body: Red Floss
Rib: Medium flat silver tinsel
Throat: Yellow hackle fibers
Underwing: Mallard dyed ginger
Wing: White marabou

 

 

Black Ghost Marabou Streamer

 

Hook: – 6xl – 8xl streamer
Tail: Yellow hackle barbules
Body: Black Uni-Stretch or black floss
Rib: Flat silver mylar tinsel
Throat: Yellow hackle barbules
Wing: White marabou
Cheek: Jungle Cock, optional
Eyes: Optional

 

 

Montreal Whore

 

Hook: 4xl - 6xl streamer

Thread: Black

Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel

Body: Fluorescent orange yarn

Underwing: Red & blue bucktail, mixed

Wing: White marabou

 

 

Royal Coachman Marabou Wing

 

Hook: 6xl – 8xl streamer
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant tippets
Aft body: Peacock herl
Mid body: Red twisted wire
Fore body: Peacock herl
Throat: Brown hackle fibers
Wing: White Marabou

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Hook: 6xl - 8xl streamer
Thread: black
Tail: Hot pink rabbit fur
Tag: Red thread
Underbody: Pearl braid, wrapped
Body: Small silver mylar piping
Throat: Golden pheasant crest
Topping: 6 strands of peacock herl
Cheek: Large jungle cock eyes

 

Notes: Originated by Kenneth Welch of Concord, New Hampshire. This fly was named for Mrs Barbara Cotton of Laconia who, with her husband Mert, has operated the Opechee Trading Post for 50 years. The fly was the first place entry in a fly tying competition sponsored by the New Hampshire Flyfishers' Association in 1995.

 

Variation: Not having every recipe item on hand, I used pink calf tail, silver holographic piping and yellow hackle for the original recipe items.

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AMBER WRAP CADDIS PUPA – TMC 226BL, #14 – #18…

 

 

SUBTLE RIB R.A.M. CADDIS, Brown…# 14’s…

 

 

PT/TB

[vicrider 0]

Now I just had a good laugh. Thanx Norm. I started going through this thread and the first post seemed to have the idea but then they got progressively worse as I went through them.,.by the time I got to your BNdace I thought you couldn't follow your own post.

 

And then I realized you were asking for flies in the month of May and not Mayflies.

[Crackaig 0]

Getting back in the tying groove. These are just a few from a very productive weekend.

Cheers,

C.

[mikechell 0]

LOL Vic ... I had the same misunderstanding, but mine only lasted a few minutes.

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White Ghost

 

Hook: – 6xl – 8xl streamer
Tail: Yellow hackle barbules
Body: Flat silver tinsel
Rib: Oval silver tinsel
Throat: Yellow hackle barbules
Wing: White marabou

[Saltybum 0]

Very nice Crackaig, wish I was closer than 500 miles to a trout stream.

[Crackaig 0]

For the amount of time I'm able to spend on a stream just now I may as well be 500 miles away from one.

Cheers,

C.

[deerhairdan 0]

This thread needs more meat.

 

[Swamp Fly 0]

This thread needs more meat.

 

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Those scream Everglades. Bright ones on the fresh side grey and tan in the salt. All of them in either though. Put some weed guards on them and pitch them in the spaterdock (type of lilly) or mangroves. Very nice indeed.