Dr. Magill
Life of the Party
Nice taper
Looks good
What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
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Looks good
Princess
Midge Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent
Bead - Orange or orange pearl glass bead
Thread - Orange
Body - Orange krystal flash
Modern Midges - Rick Takahashi & Jerry Hubka
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Green Hornet
Midge Pupa
Paul Freeman Originator
Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent
Bead - Green glass seed bead
Thread - Green
Ribbing - Black wire
Body - Tying thread
Modern Midges - Rick Takahashi & Jerry Hubka
Colburn - Green
Atlantic Salmon Fly
Walter Colburn Originator
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - White under body, Black head
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Black over chartreuse bucktail
Rear body - Chartreuse floss
Center joint - Black ostrich herl
Front body - Chartreuse floss
Wing - Black over chartreuse bucktail
Collar - Yellow hen hackle
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Not picking on you in particular, but just wondering if these long streamers with short hooks produce a lot of short strikes?
Nope not picking! That’s a good question. I’ve yet to fish these so I don’t know. This is a 1/0 3x long hook. I have fished a lot of flies I’ve tied with the same front hook with a size smaller tied to the back. They’re a little bit longer in general but the fish still almost always eat the front hook. I think I’ve read somewhere that predator fish almost always go after the head? Not sure if that’s true though.
very rarely an issue for larger predators.
As mentioned in the next post, they often go for the head. In addition, they'll often t-bone it which is why many truly large streamers will have a hook somewhere in the middle. That said, a 7" fly will become completely engulfed in a largemouth's mouth or even a larger smallies mouth. Fish hooked on a trailer hook at the tail aren't eaters, they're curious.....how many fish eat their prey tail first? none.
QuickreleaseEN
Steelhead
A steelhead favorite, this one on an AJ1.5 iron. In light of recent events, I'm calling this one "Gopnik".
Pink Nighty
Legend
That red for the gills is perfect. Subtle but I bet it pops when its wetSomething mid-sized with bull trout in mind. 1/0 in the rear and 2/0 up front. Tied in that Yardsale type pattern as shown prior.
I hope so....copic markers are a wonderful thing! I can always add to it.
Dr. Magill
Life of the Party
Copied this from a website
Not as good looking as the one I saw but whatever:
Not as good looking as the one I saw but whatever:
Dr. Magill
Life of the Party
Body tubing head
mtskibum16
Life of the Party
Tying some dolly llamas for AK this summer. Though they may get some work before then too.
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Dr. Magill
Life of the Party
I thought this was a pretty cool shot of the stacks in the guts
Kind of a window into the fly
Kind of a window into the fly
