What's in your vise?

[Wanative]

Moses should have them @Buzzy

@Buzzy I can bring you some if you'd like.

 

[Buzzy]

@Buzzy I can bring you some if you'd like.

That's okay, Fred. Get that trailer hooked up, get your gear ready and have your rods strung. I'll see you before Saturday morning but man, Saturday morning I'm headin' out oh dark thirty.

 

[Northern]

Can you cast it on fly gear?

I haven't tried yet, but I don't see why not. It's not any heavier than the big conehead dolly lammas we were chucking up in AK, or some of the Billy-style tungsten jig flies for that matter!

 

[Wanative]

That's okay, Fred. Get that trailer hooked up, get your gear ready and have your rods strung. I'll see you before Saturday morning but man, Saturday morning I'm headin' out oh dark thirty.

I'm going to be ready. The trailer is de winterized, water tank and lines sanitized, the float tube and backpack scrutinized. Just have to put my clothes and food in and hit the road.

 

[Scottp]

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.

Funny you should mention this; I was thinking about trying a pressure cooker (can’t imagine my wife would mind). I’m kind of between dots on the map right now; I’ll let you know when I touch down and we can discuss. This could be interesting; thank you for the generous offer.

Regards,
Scott

 

[jasmillo]

Restocking the lake box with smaller olive buggy stuff…

 

[Dr. Magill]

Restocking the lake box with smaller olive buggy stuff…

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Those look great
Excellent color and size for spring lake around here

 

[Jack Devlin]

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

Scott, you are the King of "Muddle".

 

[Dr. Magill]

I like the look of that surface!

Funny
It all started with ruler marks but when I dropped a red eye it got super glued to the table
I tried to rip it off and the shit started peeling off the table
Glued the eye back on and made a hairdo from the shit that peeled off with a marker
Now in morphing stage

 

[Northern]

A few soft hackles for lakes, of a sort that have worked for me in the past.
Photographed on top of a googly eye from one of @clarkman's flies

 

[Brute]

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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.

I

A few soft hackles for lakes, of a sort that have worked for me in the past.
Photographed on top of a googly eye from one of @clarkman's flies
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I really like the last one…

 

[Northern]

I really like the last one…

Thanks. The body is a strand of FTD Bug Legs. Makes it kinda chewy

 

[Scudley Do Right]

 

[SteelHeadDave]

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Very nice. What are the tail feathers on that?

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Very nice. What are the tail feathers on that?

Thanks, tip of an amherst feather

 

[Norm Frechette]

Carson Royal Coachman

Tail - Brown (cinnamon)
Body - Peacock herl ends with red floss middle
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White bucktail

The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald DuBois

 

[Scottp]

Citrus Muddler

May try bleaching the caribou to take some of the grey out for dyeing purposes.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
tail - yarn chartreuse
rib - small wire chartreuse
body - Ice Dub insect green
hackle - chartreuse/orange
shoulder pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshiine Orange/1 cup water)
collar/head - caribou hair dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

 

[M_D]

May try bleaching the caribou to take some of the grey out for dyeing purposes.

I've experimented with bleaching materials a bit using these products and gotten these results...

As you can see, everything I've done ends up with a rusty red-blond color or tint....some more than others.

If you get different results....wanna share the info?

Mike d

 

[Eastside]

Carson Royal Coachman

Tail - Brown (cinnamon)
Body - Peacock herl ends with red floss middle
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White bucktail

The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald DuBois

That was one of my dad’s favorite flies for high alpine lakes and meadows in NE Oregon. I’ll have to tie some up for this summer.

 

[Randy Taylor]

After this,I promise not to post any more
of this Fly......