Here’s my “work around” for sorting regular fly tyer’s.I wish there was a way to sort the posts in this thread by the poster/tier.
For example it was be awesome to click a button and see all of @Dave Westburg 's flies, or @Norm Frechette 's @Wes Penny 's, or the dozens of other great tiers in this thread. I think it is neat to see people's personal styles and some people's posts would make a great coffee table book!
I like visiting this page from time to time, where flies are sorted by tier:
Flytier's Page
Flytier's Page features a large number of hi-rez pictures of flies, detailed pattern information and tying instructions, plus Hans Weilenmann flytying videosflytierspage.com
This looks a lot like the Heather nymph
I wish there was a way to sort the posts in this thread by the poster/tier.
For example it was be awesome to click a button and see all of @Dave Westburg 's flies, or @Norm Frechette 's @Wes Penny 's, or the dozens of other great tiers in this thread. I think it is neat to see people's personal styles and some people's posts would make a great coffee table book!
I like visiting this page from time to time, where flies are sorted by tier:
Flytier's Page
Flytier's Page features a large number of hi-rez pictures of flies, detailed pattern information and tying instructions, plus Hans Weilenmann flytying videosflytierspage.com
When I was much younger ~1974 I tied custom flies to order...a client ordered 6 dozen of the Spokane Heather Nymph with a deer hair wing added. He used a sinking line and the deer hair was there to float the fly...early version of the booby I guess. He trolled Medical Lake for a couple of weeks every year.maybe a heather nymph looks a lot like nation' green sedge (1920's, 30's)
but not really
Heather Nymph
This fly was originated by Fenton Roskelley of Spokane Washington in 1960.
The concept of this fly is to imitate a damselfly nymph and other nymphs. This fly should be fished subsurface and deep, slightly above bottom
Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent, size #8 - #12
Weight - Lead free wire (optional)
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Rib - Gold wire
Body - Rear 2/3 - Yellow Yarn or dubbing, Front third - Peacock herl
Hackle - Grizzly hen
or
Heather Nymph
Hook - Mustad 9671 size 10-12 or equivalent
Thread - Brown thread
Tail - Scarlet red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Bodu - Insect green rabbit fur or equivalent
Thorax - Peacock herl
Hackle - 2 turns of soft grizzly hen hackle
This pattern is very useful during damsel fly hatches on lakes. It was originated by Fenton Roskelley of Spokane, Washington, in 1960.
Reference: Popular Fly Patterns by Terry Hellekson
Could be Bengal’s colors…Just adding to the Halloween Collection...on the bottom.
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Very nice, my halfbacks are awful.
Thanks!Very nice, my halfbacks are awful.
Confirmed yesterday evening while targeting sea runs in a favorite spot (the cutts like that fly, too, especially in the rivers). Just one cutt (a good one), but 3 really nice coho jacks and about a 9-lb., berserk buck to close out the day in just under 2 hours of fishing. No pics, because salmon aren't open yet, and I needed to be careful to land and release them in deeper water than is safe for one-handed cell phone pics. (All swam away pissed and splashy, BTW.) Safe to say they're in and eating after the recent rain. Should be a fun opener for lots of folks tomorrow....That will work