November Flies from the Vise

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Hedgehog Nymph

When you need a break from tying standard PT nymphs. Found it here

hook – Dai Riki 135 #12

thread - UTC 70 grey brown

tail - golden pheasant tippet

rib - x-small wire copper

abdomen - golden pheasant tail

shellback - large tinsel opal

thorax - Ice Dub Hare's Ear tan

bead - gold 3.2mm

Regards,

Scott

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Starting out November with Nepenthian from Traherne. Fully substituted on a #5/0 iron, tied for fishing.

 

 

 

eide, what do you do with these flies? I assume you sell them... do your customers actually fish them? They're stunning pieces of art. I'm just oblivious to the salmon fly world. What do they look like under water?

 

 

Thanks!

[Tom Cummings 0]

Here is my grass shrimp WIP. Tied while camping out NE USA for trout fishing at a private land with permission.

 

 

 

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steelhead coachman

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Sawada's Badger Quill

hook – Dai Riki 075 #10

thread - Danville 6/0 black

tail - hen black

body - turkey biot dyed black (original calls for condor; they do things differently in Japan, I guess)

wing - hen grizzly hackle tips

hackle - hen badger

Regards,

Scott

 

​Hi Scott, Overall this is an outstanding fly, looking at it I start to hear the theme song from Jaws, well done!

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Starting out November with Nepenthian from Traherne. Fully substituted on a #5/0 iron, tied for fishing.

 

 

 

eide, what do you do with these flies? I assume you sell them... do your customers actually fish them? They're stunning pieces of art. I'm just oblivious to the salmon fly world. What do they look like under water?

 

 

Thanks!

 

I fish them

 

Well, since this was the first time I tried this pattern I'll keep it, but I tie a lot of these for fishing. I do sell some, and the purpose dictates how I tie them: some want to fish them, some just want one for display, and this makes for slightly different approach when tying them.

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I have been working on filing up the fly box for next years steelhead trips.

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@ Kimo

 

Here is my grass shrimp version Ive settled on

 

 

Calf body hair for tail and small whiskers. Long feelers is 06 mono tying thread the tube u use is filled non lead wire heavy doubles over hook is 3XL bent mid way from bend to eye at 15 degrees size 14 wet.

 

Expected you will make mine look Amerish lol.

 

No UV glue all softex but great profile

 

Hope I gave you an idea or 2.

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Gartside's Sparrow

 

Working on an alternative to picric without the pyrotechnics.

hook – Maruto 2312 #6

thread - Danville 6/0 light olive

rib - small wire chartreuse (twist)

tail - rabbit dyed neon yellow (1Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)

abdomen - dubbing rabbit/squirrel dyed neon yellow

thorax - aftershaft dyed neon yellow

collar - pheasant rump dyed neon yellow

Close (depending on the substrate), but not quite there yet.

Next attempt will dye golden yellow first then neon. In the mean time, I have a lot of neat chartreuse feathers to play with.

Regards,

Scott

[Tom Cummings 0]

Looks funky on the pheasant but works.

[Mark Knapp 0]

These are all very beautiful, nice work everyone.

[fishinguy 0]

I have been working on filing up the fly box for next years steelhead trips.

What vise is that?

[seanhawk907 0]

 

I have been working on filing up the fly box for next years steelhead trips.

What vise is that?

 

It's a Stonfo transformer vise.

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Royal Coachman Softhackle

This one's for Ben; grouse sensei, all-around good guy and supplier of many avian body parts. Hope you get your elk.

hook – Sierra 3906BL #10

thread - Danville 6/0 black

tail - pheasant tail

body - peacock herl, Uni-Stretch Chinese Red

hackle - hen brown

collar - partridge

Regards,

Scott

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Braided Belly Turkey Tail Nymph

I figured this is as good a spot as any for an intro and first post here on FTF. (I've been on other forums before same name) I'm Jim and I like fly fishing and tying.

So I've used el-cheapo gear until now BUT...I saved my money up and then bought myself a Renzetti Traveler rotary vice just two weeks ago.

I'm sure most of you know what that looks like.

All I can say is it's awesome to tie fly's on something like this.

So I've been messing around some more with the Polish and Czech nymphs lately....(they really do catch a lot of fish for me)

Inspired by the Polish Braided Nymphs

These things bouncing along the bottom of the North Western Pennsylvania creeks catch trout for me.

I'm definitely sold on nymphing

hook – #12 nymph/wet

lead wire weighted shank - 10 turns

thread - 6/0 black

body :

abdomen- braided embroidery floss

2 strands brown on top

2 strands of light yellow bottom

thorax- cream and yellow awesome possum nymph dubbing

wing case and legs - wild turkey tail feather fibers

I'm going to fool around with different colors and materials too, certainly bead heads and skin backs.

Winter is here so I'll be tying in the warmth waiting on the thaw, still might get a day or two in before total freeze up.

I bet they work down through the ice out on the lake too.