April Flies From the Vise

[Mark Knapp 0]

9 hours ago, petelangevin said:

Mark what is the finish on that glass minnow head.   Really nice 

Thanks. That's Loon clear UV resin on that one. I used stick on eyes and wanted to make sure they stayed. I like them that way.

[SBPatt 0]

Royal Michigan Skunk

Kicking myself; should have used the pronghorn for the wing. Next time.  Swapped out traditional grey squirrel tail for woodchuck.

hook - Dai Riki 300 #8
thread - UTC 140 black
tail - woodchuck tail
body - peacock herl/Uni Stretch Chinese Red/peacock herl
legs - medium rubber white
wing - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

[Mark Knapp 0]

Boy Oh Boy, this virus aint good for much but it is good for fly tying.

[Kimo 0]

Furled Worm, Ned Rig
Black/Olive



Kimo

[flytire 0]

Mitchell Bucktail

Hook - Mustad L87-3665A
Thread - Black
Tag - Red uni stretch
Tail - Red hackle fibers 
Ribbing – Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black chenille 
Wing - Yellow bucktail mixed with black bucktail 
Cheeks - Jungle cock

Reference - The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla

[flytire 0]

Golden Catskill

Hook - Mustad L87-3665A
Thread - Black
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Wing - Brown over yellow bucktail

Reference - The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla

[TSMcDougald 0]

Variations on a theme. Golden brown and copper olive versions of two flies.

[Kimo 0]

Furled Worm, Black



Kimo

[cphubert 0]

A few bucktails for the box, Micky Finn, Black Nosed Dace, & Red & White

[cphubert 0]

White Death Bunny Zonker

hook- mustad 3665A,  body- pearl mylar piping over silver tinsel base, wing- zonker rabbit strip tied with florescent red uni for rear hot spot, 3- eye's with UV cured head.

[DarrellP 0]

CP Hubert, Do you completely fill between the eyes with the acrylic on the zonker?  I like the old bucktail streamers you and norm are tying.

[DarrellP 0]

8 hours ago, TSMcDougald said:

Variations on a theme. Golden brown and copper olive versions of two flies.

Recipe?  Is that a cdc wing?

[flytire 0]

Pink Lady Bucktail

Hook - Mustad L87-3665A
Thread - Red
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing – Flat gold tinsel
Body - Pink yarn
Wing - Brown bucktail over white bucktail

Reference - The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla

[TSMcDougald 0]

1 hour ago, DarrellP said:

Recipe?  Is that a cdc wing?

Yes.

Hook is size 12 emerger/scud

Tail: golden brown chickabou from a brahma soft hackle with chickabou cape

Abdomen: cinnamon caddis superfine

Wing: two rusty dun CDC feathers

Hackle: pheasant almond heart

The second fly substitutes dubbing made from rusty dun CDC for the hackle.

Thorax: barbules from rusty dun CDC feather made into dubbing

 

The recipe for the third and fourth flies is similar except it uses

Hook: size 12 emerger/scud

Tail: copper olive chickabou

Abdomen callibaetis superfine dubbing

Wing BWO CDC

Hackle:the green feathers white tips from the neck of a ringneck pheasant (for the third fly)

Thorax: BWO CDC made into dubbing (for the thorax in the fourth fly)

[DarrellP 0]

Interesting combination, especially the pheasant hackle.