What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
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super buggy bug for a certain hatch that may or may not be going on right now (which I may not be able to hit, just want to have a couple bugs in case I can). playing around with the a mixture of 3 Kraken dubbings for the super buggy look. I only colored the bottom of the foam to retain some really good visibility.
lol. as long as it swims as intended.....that looks good! Fox moves really nicely. I just soaked my 3 in warms water and letting them dry naturally right now to give them the same dry look. My three I posted are probably the only three in a long time where I tied exactly the same...
Lots and lots of tuna tube flies. Finally I got three of each I'm happy with, so here they are:
Divad
Whitefish
Are these for dropping down or chummed retrieve?
Scottp
Legend
Grillos’ Later Skater (variation) II
hook - circle hook #6
thread - Danville flatwaxed fluoro green
abdomen - medium tinsel chartreuse
overbody/head - 2mm foam lemon ice
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
wing - deer hair
indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange
thorax - Starburst dubbing insect green
legs - medium rubber barred chartreuse
hackle - grizzly dyed chartreuse (2 Tsp Rit Lemon Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Neon Green/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
hook - circle hook #6
thread - Danville flatwaxed fluoro green
abdomen - medium tinsel chartreuse
overbody/head - 2mm foam lemon ice
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
wing - deer hair
indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange
thorax - Starburst dubbing insect green
legs - medium rubber barred chartreuse
hackle - grizzly dyed chartreuse (2 Tsp Rit Lemon Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Neon Green/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
For trolling and then, when someone (or multiple folks) hook up, for stripping and casting on the slide.
If the tuna stick around and want to play, they're also going to be great for casting. The material I used doesn't suck up water nearly as much as others, and it's nice and light to cast.
Feather Duster Nymph
Hooks - MUSR72, TMC5262, DAI1710 or equivalent, sizes 8-12
Thread - Brown
Tail - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs
Ribbing - Fine gold wire
Body - Brown ostrich herl
Wing case - Mottled brown Hungarian partridge barbs tied in at the head and extending over the thorax
Legs - Mottled brown Hungarian partridge barbs tied divided beard-style or collar
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Ginger Quill Emerger
Hooks - TMC3769, DAI 1550 or equivalent, sizes 12-18
Thread - Tan
Tail - Ginger hackle barbs
Ribbing - Fine gold wire reverse wrapped
Body - Light stripped peacock quill
Legs - Ginger hackle barbs tied beard-style
Budding Wing case - Small loop of light brown poly yarn
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Dr. Magill
Life of the Party
That’s cool looking
Ginger Quill Emerger
Hooks - TMC3769, DAI 1550 or equivalent, sizes 12-18
Thread - Tan
Tail - Ginger hackle barbs
Ribbing - Fine gold wire reverse wrapped
Body - Light stripped peacock quill
Legs - Ginger hackle barbs tied beard-style
Budding Wing case - Small loop of light brown poly yarn
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Oliver1329
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Trigger Belly
Hoping this will slay some cutthroat this summer
Hoping this will slay some cutthroat this summer
EmergingFisher
Life of the Party
Scudley Do Right
Legend
Scottp
Legend
Kaufmann’s Foamulator (variation)
Made a few modifications to Charlie Craven’s version, mainly in the underwing. Great thing about this fly is, with all the foam for buoyancy, you don’t need to use your best hackle (the grizzly was a webby saddle which, while not adding much to floatation, looks pretty buggy).
hook - Dai Riki 730 #8
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
tag - Orvis saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
tail - deer hair
rib - xsmall wire gold
abdomen - Starburst dubbing tan
body hackle - ginger (undersize by 2)
overbody/head - 2mm foam tan
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
wing - deer hair
indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange
thorax - Ice Dub hot orange
legs - medium rubber cornsnake
hackle - grizzly
Regards,
Scott
Made a few modifications to Charlie Craven’s version, mainly in the underwing. Great thing about this fly is, with all the foam for buoyancy, you don’t need to use your best hackle (the grizzly was a webby saddle which, while not adding much to floatation, looks pretty buggy).
hook - Dai Riki 730 #8
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
tag - Orvis saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
tail - deer hair
rib - xsmall wire gold
abdomen - Starburst dubbing tan
body hackle - ginger (undersize by 2)
overbody/head - 2mm foam tan
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
wing - deer hair
indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange
thorax - Ice Dub hot orange
legs - medium rubber cornsnake
hackle - grizzly
Regards,
Scott
Dorato's Hare's Ear Nymph
Hooks - TMC3769, DAI1550 or equivalent, sizes 8-14
Weight - Lead free wire (optional)
Thread - Brown
Tail - Grizzly hackle barbs
Body - Dubbed with hare's mask fur
Legs - Grizzly hackle barbs tied in as a beard
Wing case - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs tied in at the head and extending over the thorax
Bill Dorato originated this pattern.
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Lindgren's Dark Nymph
Hooks - TMC3761, DAI1560 or equivalent, sizes 12-16
Weight - Lead free wire (optional)
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hen hackle barbs
Ribbing - Heavy yellow thread over abdomen only
Abdomen - Dubbed with black rabbit fur
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Black hen hackle barbs tied beard-style
Ira Lindgren Originator
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Lindgren's Inch Worm
Hooks - MUS3906B, TMC3761, DAI 1560 or equivalent, sizes 10-14
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hen hackle barbs
Ribbing - Black ostrich herl wrapped close. Fine gold/silver wire is reverse wrapped over the ostrich
Body - Dubbed with dyed insect-green rabbit fur
Head - Black ostrich herl
Ira Lindgren Originator
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Oliver1329
Life of the Party
Thank you! Have you fished this fly before?