Kimo 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2018 Sulphur EmergerKimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2018 Kimo what is in that body? The segmentation looks fantastic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2018 Kimo what is in that body? The segmentation looks fantastic. Just tinsel and pheasant tail. Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bellevue.chartreuse.trout 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 Thanks BCT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xterrabill 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 I just had to try one once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
utyer 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 Working on some hair hackle wet flies. Trying to capture the Pott's woven fly look without all the weaving. Some folks are a bit confused about what a Pott's Hair hackle fly pattern is: These are pictures of my grandfathers old flies, and some that I found in a yard sale. I want to copy the look of some of the Pott flies, just for the experience of using them. I don't really want to duplicate the original process. These flies were developed by Francis B Pott in the 1920a.all used a woven hair hackle. In early days, the hackle came from various long game animal hairs. When they were produced later for the retail market, the hair used was primarily horse main. The hackle weaving was a complicated process, and Pott never shared how it was done. George F. Grant wrote about a simpler method for weaving the hackles. His book The Master Fly Weaver was printed in a limited edition of 1950 Copies. Mine is number 1616, but the descriptions of the tools and process while very well done, are not really worth the trouble for a few fishing flies. Most, but not all of the bodies on these flies were also done with various weaves. The body weave is easier, and just takes a little practice. Fishinguy, the "Bi Color Nymph" you mention, may have been this one. If so, its not at all similar. Nice nymph, but not what I am after. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 PMD Wally Wing Spinner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 Some bubble back midges in 24 for the San Juan collection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishinguy 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 Trying to capture the Pott's woven fly look without all the weaving. check out the body on a bi color nymph for your desired effect. Could have sworn the originator of the pattern was a member here and put up an sbs, darned if I can find it though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike West 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 These are my favorite flies to fish over sunken weed beds with a sink tip line. Fly floats, line lays supported in the weeds,strip fly dives and then pops back up. Some Ill weight with lead wraps and pull them down deeper around structure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted February 24, 2018 I just had to try one once. Wanted to be subsurface\ suspend maybe; so the sparse deer hair head. Only 5" long... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 PMD Comparadun & PMD Sparkle Dun, some amber some "pmd" color... Usually I overdo the dubbing, but on the amber one maybe too sparse... someday I'll get it just right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GP flyfisherman 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2018 Nice pmd comparadun chug! Here are a few I tied tonight.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2018 Rust EmergerKimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites