What's in your vise?

[Eastside]

Governor Alvord

Tail - Dark scarlet
Body - Peacock herl*
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Slate married to cinnamon*
Trout - Ray Bergman

Don Bastian Note

* The Governor Alvord has the unique status of being the only peacock herl-bodied fly in all of Ray Bergman’s books with a married wing. When two colors are listed for a married wing as on the Governor Alvord the sections are normally equal in width.

That would be a good comeback fly for steelhead in size 8.

 

[Scottp]

Cin(namon)berg

Love the color on the hackle although quality is not the greatest (bought the cape 25 years ago; #2 back then wouldn’t qualify as tyer’s grade today). Can’t wait to try skating this across the water on a windy day; there’ll be plenty of those around here next summer.

hook - WFC Model 3 #12
thread - Uni 8/0 tan
tail - hackle rusty dun
body - dubbing cinnamon
hackle - rusty dun
collar - woodduck flank

Regards,
Scott

 

[SKYKO]

 

[Zak]

First attempt at Clarke Caddis.

 

[Hoofer]

Not quite in the vise. Maybe gonna need a bigger hook, more phez…

Mop Sculpin with Slushy, 4-3/8”, on musa.Every fly gets mop and pheasant rump from now on.

 

[Zak]

 

[DimeBrite]

I hope these will be attractive to bonefish and maybe large searun cutthroat.

 

[Dr. Magill]

Not quite in the vise. Maybe gonna need a bigger hook, more phez…
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Mop Sculpin with Slushy, 4-3/8”, on musa.

Woah!!!

 

[Zak]

First attempt at Clarke Caddis.


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Second attempt.

 

[Kfish]

Ask your doctor if a daily chum fly is right for you

 

[Scottp]

CinnaMuddler

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
tag - H2O Twist tan
body - dubbing cinnamon/Antron
hackle - rusty dun
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body red
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Kfish]

 

[Buzzy]

More getting jiggy stuff. The top flies dubbing is Simiseal "Canadian Black" a new colour to me. Yesterday I fished a fly dubbed the same way but with a black nickle bead - four or five quick short strips, a pause: trout hit boatman patterns hard.

 

[Zak]

 

[jasmillo]

Some random src and chum stuff.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

 

[Norm Frechette]

Martin

Tag - Gold tinsel *
Tail - Yellow and black – married **
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Deep yellow
Wing - Widgeon or gray mallard ***

Trout - Ray Bergman

Don Bastian Notes

* The gold tinsel tag is not listed in the Trout recipe, but it is visible on the color plate.
** The written recipe for the tail is ‘yellow and black-alternate.’ Differing from the usual listing for a married tail, Dr. Burke’s painting indicates a separation at the end of the tail, revealing a married tail of yellow and black with left and right sides.
*** The wing may also be teal.

 

[Scottp]

Muddled 3 Dollar Dip

Variation of Blue Ribbon Fly’s take on Ross Merigold’s Serendipity, which he developed fishing these waters.

hook - WFC Model 28 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 tobacco brown
rib - small wire gold
abdomen - tying thread
thorax - Ice Dub rust
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[ColinShots]

Random batch of flies from the bench last night.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Ukraine

Thread - White
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Blue over yellow duck quill
Ribbing - Blue uni stretch
Body - Yellow uni stretch
Throat - Blue over yellow hen hackle
Wing - Blue over yellow duck quill
Head - Blue and yellow sharpie marker