What's in your vise?

[SpeyrodGB]

I left the door open a crack, went to the bathroom, came back to a murder scene..... Fortunately most of it is still usable. Also fortunate that all of my primo tail bucktails were in their plastic bins because labs love them too.

I left the door open a crack, went to the bathroom, came back to a murder scene..... Fortunately most of it is still usable. Also fortunate that all of my primo tail bucktails were in their plastic bins because labs love them too.

Good to know. I just spent a few days reorganizing my tying stuff. Lots of plastic bins.

 

[Brute]

I'm embarrassed to show this along side these works of art. I can't cast this 1.25oz "tube fly" with any of my fly rods so it will be trolled. Hopefully Charlie will approve. I will try a black and purple next.

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Looks like a mini jet head we would troll for tuna in HI…

 

[Brute]

The way many of you spin up great ties on a weekly basis reminds me of something David Crosby said at a concert I was at in reference to Neil Young…”It takes me two months to write a song, while Neil writes one every week”…

 

[Norm Frechette]

McKenzie Sapphire #1

Mike Brooks

Steelhead

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel & yellow floss
Tail - Blue hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black seals fur or substitute
Hackle - Blue
Wing - Underwing of mixed red, yellow, light blue and green bucktail; soft white hair over
Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)



McKenzie Sapphire #2

Mike Brooks

Steelhead

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel & yellow floss
Tail - Blue hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black seals fur or substitute
Hackle - Blue
Wing - Underwing of mixed red, yellow, light blue and green bucktail; black squirrel tail over
Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

 

[PhilR]

Getting on a plane to Hawaii this morning.

 

[Merle]

Getting on a plane to Hawaii this morning.

Nice! Are those Spam and Eggs? Good luck and let us know how you do. Big Island?

 

[PhilR]

Nice! Are those Spam and Eggs? Good luck and let us know how you do. Big Island?

Yes, or my best attempt. Visiting friends in Honolulu.

 

[RichS]

A midwestern smallmouth pattern from Charlie Piette.
Ol’ Mr. Wiggly

Hook: original calls for a 3x long straight eye.
Thread: Uni- big fly or similar thick strong thread to torque hard on the foam without cutting it.
Substituted an Orvis stinger here.
Weed guard: 20# Mason hard mono
Body: 2 mm foam
Legs: silicone crazy legs

Simple 5 minute bass fly that casts easily on a 6 weight.

 

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[Eastside]

Substituted an Orvis stinger here.

Very nice! By stinger, do you mean that the fly is tied on a shank?

 

[RichS]

Very nice! By stinger, do you mean that the fly is tied on a shank?

Stinger hook

 

[Eastside]

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Stinger hook

Thanks!

 

[Wade Rivers]

Getting on a plane to Hawaii this morning.

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Those worm flies are all the shizzle on Molakai for o'io

 

[SKYKO]

A few little hairwings, looking forward to mixing in some river time with the salt water in Septober.

 

[SKYKO]

Along the same lines but smaller, batch of soft hackles.

 

[Chucker]

Barbie? Is that you?

 

[Norm Frechette]

Red & Yellow Candy Stripe

Leon Laroque

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - White and black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval or flat silver tinsel
Under body - White thread
Body - Yellow and red embroidery yarn or floss
Throat - Yellow hackle
Wing - Red fox squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

 

[Merle]

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Barbie? Is that you?

Very cool, what’s the material?

 

[Merle]

Another clouser… this time in “Bozo” colors and I used bucktail for the body, then chartreuse and pink Steve Farrar blend synthetic for the wing. Hook is a #4 Daiichi 2546.


Now I’m ready to catch a Pink and a Coho. Might even get a Silver!

 

[KFCDAVE]

Haven’t tied a deceiver style in a while. This ones for coho!