What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
- Start date
Mar Lodge (Hairwing)
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Silver tinsel and yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Bitt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Silver tinsel, black floss, silver tinsel
Throat - Guinea fibers
Wing - Moose body hair
STRAIGHT LINE SPORTS flies4fishing
When do you leave?Not like I need any more flies for Baja, but I figured I may as well add a couple of teasers with hooks to the mix....
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Tomorrow morning
Orange Carey
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Yellow floss
Tail - Narrow red duck quill section
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with yellow lamb's wool
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Orange bucktail tied over the body
Cheeks - Short white goose quill section tied in at each side
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Scudley Do Right
Life of the Party
Scottp
Legend
Pearly Muddler (variation)
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
rib - small wire silver
abdomen - medium tinsel pearl
thorax - Ice Dub pearl
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - Mearns quail
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
rib - small wire silver
abdomen - medium tinsel pearl
thorax - Ice Dub pearl
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - Mearns quail
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Scottp
Legend
Muddled Copper Snatcher (variation)
The yarn, intended to represent wing buds, ended up more of a veil, which works okay.
hook - WFC Model 28 #8
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
rib - small wire copper
abdomen - medium tinsel copper
thorax - Sanyo Laser Dubbing Crusty Nail
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump
veil - Parapost Yarn hot orange
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
The yarn, intended to represent wing buds, ended up more of a veil, which works okay.
hook - WFC Model 28 #8
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
rib - small wire copper
abdomen - medium tinsel copper
thorax - Sanyo Laser Dubbing Crusty Nail
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump
veil - Parapost Yarn hot orange
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Cool looking pattern... for steelies or hitting the salt?
Divad
Whitefish
Steelies! The grapevine for my home waters has some fish already caught, my FOMO is peaking.
Scudley Do Right
Life of the Party
Grackle
Tail - Scarlet goose/duck quill fibers
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Black
Wing - Scarlet goose/duck quill segments
Trout - Ray Bergman
Chamberlain
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Orange wool
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Gray mottled turkey
Trout - Ray Bergman
Scottp
Legend
Stimulator (variation)
The overwing should improve visibility.
hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 tan
tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
tail - deer hair
rib - small wire gold
abdomen/thorax - Ice Dub hare’s ear tan
hackle(s) - ginger
wing - deer hair
overwing - Parapost Yarn hot orange
Regards,
Scott
The overwing should improve visibility.
hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 tan
tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
tail - deer hair
rib - small wire gold
abdomen/thorax - Ice Dub hare’s ear tan
hackle(s) - ginger
wing - deer hair
overwing - Parapost Yarn hot orange
Regards,
Scott
Sz. 10 squirrel hairwings. These have been good, getting more positive hookups, and less missed splashy rises, than an elk hair caddis lately.
