August Flies From the Vise

[Justin H 0]

1 hour ago, Landon P said:

This one is a bit different. Put more effort into the photo also!

I like it! Great background for a very nice fly.

[Justin H 0]

Tube buford. They always look like a huge mess until they get wet

[Kimo 0]

16 hours ago, Justin H said:

I finally decided to try Kimo's deer hair emergers. These two are far from perfect and I still need much more practice, but once I get it figured out these will be getting a spot in my fly box for sure.

First attempt:

 

Second try:

 

Justin H,
 Did you have any issue aligning the deer hair in the clip before you placed it in the dubbing loop?
I'll post a pic if you did.
BTW, nice composite loop above!

Kimo

[Kimo 0]

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[Moshup 0]

Very nice Justin H !

[Justin H 0]

15 minutes ago, Kimo said:

Justin H,
 Did you have any issue aligning the deer hair in the clip before you placed it in the dubbing loop?
I'll post a pic if you did.
BTW, nice composite loop above!

Kimo

Yes I did have trouble, so after a few tries I ended up just putting a thick coat of beeswax on the dubbing loop thread and putting the clump of deer hair straight in that way. After some adjusting I made it work, but it wasn't ideal, so a pic would be great! It may just be because I use a cheap chip clip and it doesn't always hold materials well.

Also, thanks for the compliment on the buford, but it doesn't use a loop (although it does look like it does), everything is either spun, reverse tied, folded, or tied in in small clumps. It is quite a long process and there are a lot of materials in there, but it is worth it for how well it fishes and casts. Only problem is each one ends up being tied a little different because I can never remember all the steps. 😄

@Mogup Thank you!

[Kimo 0]

On 8/7/2020 at 10:38 AM, Justin H said:

Yes I did have trouble, so after a few tries I ended up just putting a thick coat of beeswax on the dubbing loop thread and putting the clump of deer hair straight in that way. After some adjusting I made it work, but it wasn't ideal, so a pic would be great! It may just be because I use a cheap chip clip and it doesn't always hold materials well.

Also, thanks for the compliment on the buford, but it doesn't use a loop (although it does look like it does), everything is either spun, reverse tied, folded, or tied in in small clumps. It is quite a long process and there are a lot of materials in there, but it is worth it for how well it fishes and casts. Only problem is each one ends up being tied a little different because I can never remember all the steps. 😄

@Mogup Thank you!

C

[Justin H 0]

Thanks Kimo, that helps!

[Kimo 0]

RCRP Test Ant II



Kimo

[TSMcDougald 0]

My first attempt at a Colonel Fuller. Marrying the wings wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, although that could just be beginners luck.  I will probably work on other flies from Bergman's book. One of these days, though I am going to have to try those deer hair reverse parachutes.

 

[Bruce Derington 0]

Yeah nice first effort. Not sure what hook your using, looks quite small. There’s a lot going on at front of hook and that can create its own challenges. 

[TSMcDougald 0]

It was a size 14, I will probably use a 12 or 10 on the next one. Thanks for the input!

[Landon P 0]

2 hours ago, TSMcDougald said:

My first attempt at a Colonel Fuller. Marrying the wings wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, although that could just be beginners luck.  I will probably work on other flies from Bergman's book. One of these days, though I am going to have to try those deer hair reverse parachutes.

 

That does look good!

[TSMcDougald 0]

1 hour ago, Landon P said:

That does look good!

Thanks!

[jamieofthenorth 0]

Hare's ear nymphs, size 16.