What's in your vise?

[Randy Taylor]

I tied this peeking
Caddis years ago

 

[ColinShots]

 

[singlehandjay]

A variation of a winters hope that will be swinging tomorrow morning. Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday.

 

[Dr. Magill]

Some stuff I been messing around with:

 

[Scottp]

Muddled Clamber Crippler

Took a good bit of leeway with Rob Denson’s version of Arthur Macdonald’s fly. The muddled part was a last minute decision; didn’t leave myself quite enough room for a well-packed head but it should still float.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tag - small tinsel gold
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub claret
hackle - dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/2 cups water)
1st shoulder - hen claret
2nd shoulder pheasant rump dyed golden olive
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Merle]

Another chum fry pattern

 

[Merle]

And then have been messing around with jig style hooks with slotted beads, trying to make some mini-leeches inspired by Billy’s ties.

BTW- Does anyone else struggle to open the Firehole Sticks plastic hook boxes?

 

[Buzzy]

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It’s been a while since I’ve tied up river bugs. This is nothing special, just some basic stuff. I’m having fun with it though after a rather long stint without doing so.

Good stuff for Montana!

 

[Eastside]

BTW- Does anyone else struggle to open the Firehole Sticks plastic hook boxes?

Yes.

 

[Zak]

BTW- Does anyone else struggle to open the Firehole Sticks plastic hook boxes?

But they make handy boxes for small amounts of custom dubbing blends and the extra fluff stripped out from showshoe hare tufts!

 

[Northern]

BTW- Does anyone else struggle to open the Firehole Sticks plastic hook boxes?

It doesn't look like how it should open, but after a few times I figured out to pry up one corner at the top end, where the hang tag is.

I have no idea what the structures along the sides are for...decoys?

 

[Scudley Do Right]

 

[clarkman]

Some stuff I been messing around with:
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I like the look of that surface!

 

[clarkman]

The deer hair in that muddler came from a pre-dyed patch; wish I had their formula, I love that color.


This was the first passable olive I came up with a while ago, after lots of failed attempts

1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water, overdyed with 2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Dark Green/2 cups water

The main issue I have with it is inability to get a consistent color; different overdyeing times create very different results (the fly pictured is a bit too bright, needed more time in the second bath). Also, when I dye deer hair, I usually do it in an old coffee carafe on an electric hot plate; I can keep it at a fairly consistent temp for longer periods without boiling it like a microwave would, but overdyeing is hit-or-miss.
I need to try some more mixtures so I only have to dye it once; got a bottle of Rit Apple Green, which shows promise.

Regards,
Scott

What you really need is a sous vide to really dial in your temps....

 

[Kfish]

Bass and muskie fly, thanks for reference to the Flash n Slinky material @clarkman

 

[clarkman]

What you really need is a sous vide to really dial in your temps....

Actually @Scottp , I think I still have my old basic one. It was working when I put it in the garage (I upgraded to one with bluetooth). PM me your adderess and I can just send it to you. I'm serious....if you're interested.

 

[clarkman]

Bass and muskie fly, thanks for reference to the Flash n Slinky material @clarkman

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I think that it has become my favorite synthetic. Did you get multiple colors there or is that some incredible marker work?

 

[Wanative]

Lady Hamilton

Ralph Wahl, early 1940's

Steelhead

Tail - Red goose quill section
Ribbing - Silver embossed tinsel
Body - Red floss
Wing - Orange over white bucktail
Head - Black tying thread, with painted black on white eyes

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

Lord Hamilton

Ralph Wahl, early 1940's

Steelhead

Tail - Red goose quill section
Ribbing - Silver embossed tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Wing - Red over white bucktail
Head - Black tying thread, with painted black on white eyes

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

I met Ralph's son Terry one time at a meeting in his home.
He had a signed copy of Ralph's book Steelhead Shangri-la. I couldn't get him to part with it. What a treasure that would have been.

 

[Kfish]

I think that it has become my favorite synthetic. Did you get multiple colors there or is that some incredible marker work?

I got olive, rainbow and mackerel. Stripes from marker to mimic a perch.

 

[Wanative]

My yearning for bass combined with some ned rig heads I came across, and I took a break from tying trout lake stuff to get jiggy
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Can you cast it on fly gear?