What's in your vise?

[Scottp]

I think they’re called breast feathers, from this patch. I was buying those darn 10 packs for $4 and then managed to find someone with peacocks.
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Once I bought what I thought was gold off Etsy, a bunch of patches that were sold as decoration. Turned out the wedding planner glued all the feathers down to felt patches and rendered them useless for tying, doh!

You have a peacock guy? I’m jealous.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Vandelay Industries]

Thanks for the reference to the #9 pattern Dave, I searched it and found a good article and SBS on BC Outdoors so took a Crack at some variants. Plan on fishing them tomorrow morning.View attachment 82662

Looks like a great fly to tie.

https://www.bcoutdoorsmagazine.com/9-a-love-potion-for-salmon-trout/

 

[Scottp]

Splithead Muddler

Got the idea from Arthur Macdonald’s Splithead Smidge. First try here so there’s some bugs to work out in the tying sequence.

hook - WFC Model 28 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
rib - H2O Twist tan
abdomen - dubbing cinnamon
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump
indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange
flash - large tinsel opal
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Dr. Magill]

Japeto
Appropriate name

 

[jact55]

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Peacock Spider

Will try its luck second in rotation tomorrow for picky coho.

I was just staring at my peacock thinking of a pattern like this. Funny

 

[jact55]

My little wet hackle needs some work lol

 

[Tom Butler]

My little wet hackle needs some work lol

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Looks good to me! That will fish. I like my bodies a bit shorter and thinner (see lower left in post #6233 pg. 312), copying Hughes' style, but really that's just style preference. Catch a lot of fish on ones similar to that. Nice fly.

 

[clarkman]

Splithead Muddler

Got the idea from Arthur Macdonald’s Splithead Smidge. First try here so there’s some bugs to work out in the tying sequence.

hook - WFC Model 28 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
rib - H2O Twist tan
abdomen - dubbing cinnamon
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump
indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange
flash - large tinsel opal
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

dang, that's a work of art!

 

[clarkman]

Just a buggy little thing for the local trout ditch. Size 16 jig hook with a 4mm bead. Perfect balance of easily castable on the euro rod and ability to get down quick.

 

[jact55]

Looks good to me! That will fish. I like my bodies a bit shorter and thinner (see lower left in post #6233 pg. 312), copying Hughes' style, but really that's just style preference. Catch a lot of fish on ones similar to that. Nice fly.

Thank you. Little bugger was hiding in that pic.
I'll tie some up like that also.

 

[Tom Butler]

Unweighted freestyle October caddis softhackles in sz. 10 1xl. Used the rest of my olive/brown dub mix under the october caddis diamond dub.

 

[Zak]

My little wet hackle needs some work lol

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Looks good to me!

 

[Norm Frechette]

Mealy Moth

Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Light gray wool
Hackle - White
Wing - White

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[Norm Frechette]

Henshall

Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword
Ribbing - White floss
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Grizzly
Wing - Light gray turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[Scottp]

Post-Op Bumble

Nothing special but not bad for 2 days after rotator cuff surgery; literally tied with one arm strapped to my chest. Hardest part was re-adjusting height of tying station so I could use my hand (will have to get my wife to help me raise my chair). Won’t be doing anything intricate for a while but I can still keep my hands busy.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - partridge
rib - medium tinsel opal
counter rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar - hen grizzly dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

 

[Zak]

Post-Op Bumble

Nothing special but not bad for 2 days after rotator cuff surgery; literally tied with one arm strapped to my chest. Hardest part was re-adjusting height of tying station so I could use my hand (will have to get my wife to help me raise my chair). Won’t be doing anything intricate for a while but I can still keep my hands busy.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - partridge
rib - medium tinsel opal
counter rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar - hen grizzly dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

Best wishes for a speedy recovery! I have been putting off that surgery for a long time and got to put it off indefinitely.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Hunt Fly

Ribbing - Yellow silk
Body - Green floss
Hackle - Brown hen
Wing - Cinnamon

Hunt Fly (fabri-mouches.ca)

 

[SKYKO]

Dry part of the September/October dry dropper equation.

 

[RichS]

Swimming frog type except for the color- no weed guard- destined for my smallmouth box



Hook : TMC 8089 #6
Tail: Pearly Krystal Flash over grizzly and red dyed grizzly rooster hackles, three on each side splayed outward
Collar: red over yellow deer
Body/head" gray over black over white over yellow deer
Front legs: black barred white silicone
Eyes: 6 mm

 

[Stonedfish]

For any extra plucky coho. Size 4 stinger.
SF