What's in your vise?

Scottp · Jul 23, 2023

Orange Dyret

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
butt - yarn flame
tail/head - deer hair
body - Ice Dub orange
hackle - grizzly dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange

Regards,
Scott

Bob Rankin · Jul 23, 2023

I guess this is a version of a steelhead coachman.

Norm Frechette · Jul 23, 2023

Sparksantor

Named for Kimberly Sparks

Rear
Hook – Mustad R73XAP, size 8
Thread – Hot orange
Body – Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel

Connecting wire
Beadalon .018 diameter and red beads

Front
Hook - Mustad R75AP, size 6
Thread - Black
Body - Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel
Throat - Fluorescent orange bucktail
Wing - Sparse white bucktail over which is small bunch of gold krystal flash over which is emerald krystal flash

Tying note: Orientation of the rear hook may be pointed upward or downward (depicted) if desired

Nuclear Waste

Rear
Hook – Mustad R73XAP, size 8
Thread – Red
Body – Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel

Connecting wire
Beadalon .018 diameter and red beads

Front
Hook - Mustad R75AP, size 6
Thread - Black
Body - Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel
Throat - Fluorescent orange calf tail
Wing - Sparse white bucktail over which is small bunch of Glo in Dark chartreuse flashabou over which is sparse peacock flashabou or krystal flash

Tying note: Orientation of the rear hook may be pointed upward or downward (depicted) if desired

Zak · Jul 23, 2023

Norm Frechette said:
Sparksantor

Named for Kimberly Sparks

Rear
Hook – Mustad R73XAP, size 8
Thread – Hot orange
Body – Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel

Connecting wire
Beadalon .018 diameter and red beads

Front
Hook - Mustad R75AP, size 6
Thread - Black
Body - Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel
Throat - Fluorescent orange bucktail
Wing - Sparse white bucktail over which is small bunch of gold krystal flash over which is emerald krystal flash

Tying note: Orientation of the rear hook may be pointed upward or downward (depicted) if desired

Nuclear Waste

Rear
Hook – Mustad R73XAP, size 8
Thread – Red
Body – Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel

Connecting wire
Beadalon .018 diameter and red beads

Front
Hook - Mustad R75AP, size 6
Thread - Black
Body - Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel
Throat - Fluorescent orange calf tail
Wing - Sparse white bucktail over which is small bunch of Glo in Dark chartreuse flashabou over which is sparse peacock flashabou or krystal flash

Tying note: Orientation of the rear hook may be pointed upward or downward (depicted) if desired

Are these your own patterns, @Norm Frechette ? I love these flies!

Tom Butler · Jul 23, 2023

Been fishing softhackle hare's ears since I found that damsel in my stream sample. These are on a mustad 3399A sz. 8. Old hooks have to be sharpened before use, but hold up to rock encounters and are fishing more weed free than a bead head. I swear the fish can see this fly as a multitude of different things.

Norm Frechette · Jul 23, 2023

Zak said:
Are these your own patterns, @Norm Frechette ? I love these flies!

from the internet

Surprise Flies - Lake Champlain United - Forums

Scottp · Jul 23, 2023

Opal Dyret

Not sure if the butt adds anything besides an unnecessary step.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
butt - Ice Dub pearl
tail/head - deer hair
rib - small wire silver
body - medium tinsel Opal
hackle - grizzly
thorax - Ice Dub peacock black
shoulder - Mearns quail

Regards,
Scott

Bongoman · Jul 23, 2023

Art's Green Butt Black

wanderingrichard · Jul 23, 2023

Scottp said:
Opal Dyret

Not sure if the butt adds anything besides an unnecessary step.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
butt - Ice Dub pearl
tail/head - deer hair
rib - small wire silver
body - medium tinsel Opal
hackle - grizzly
thorax - Ice Dub peacock black
shoulder - Mearns quail

Regards,
Scott

Trying to envision this wet, wondering if I can use it as a hopper

jact55 · Jul 23, 2023

SteelHeadDave · Jul 23, 2023

Some smaller tuna stuff. 1/0 and 3 inches

jasmillo · Jul 23, 2023

Some simple coho stuff. No dumbbell eyes for low tide and/or shallow beaches.

FinLuver · Jul 24, 2023

SteelHeadDave said:
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Some smaller tuna stuff. 1/0 and 3 inches

Reverse tied Fulsher style?

SteelHeadDave · Jul 24, 2023

FinLuver said:
Reverse tied Fulsher style?

Just the top bunch of hair. There is a tapered underbody in there.

Kfish · Jul 24, 2023

Trying out this blue/cerise color scheme that @Nick Clayton seems to fish all the time, color me Clayton-curious

Stonedfish · Jul 24, 2023

Kfish said:
Trying out this blue/cerise color scheme that @Nick Clayton seems to fish all the time, color me Clayton-curious

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Lou,
Looks good, but shouldn’t the stinger be point up.

SF

Kfish · Jul 24, 2023

Stonedfish said:
Lou,
Looks good, but shouldn’t the stinger be point up.
SF

He told me that stinger down was the secret sauce!

Nick Clayton · Jul 24, 2023

Kfish said:
He told me that stinger down was the secret sauce!

Hah The truth must have got lost in translation

jasmillo · Jul 24, 2023

Don’t worry Lou, you can fish my twisted up OBS and that fly will be spinning like a riffled bullet all the way in while stripping. At least 50 percent of the time the stinger will be perfectly positioned.

Kfish · Jul 24, 2023

jasmillo said:
Don’t worry Lou, you can fish my twisted up OBS and that fly will be spinning like a riffled bullet all the way in while stripping. At least 50 percent of the time the stinger will be perfectly positioned.

Sort of like Schroedinger's... clouser... I like it! Is the hook up or down? We can assume it's both!