Bongoman
Life of the Party
It is the name don't make any sciences. There is 0-no bucktail in the recipe
What's in your vise?
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Zak
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Those are some burly looking hooks, what are they?
Scottp
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Mahon’s Bumble (variation)
A few minor changes to his Golden Olive Bumble
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fluoro orange
tail — golden pheasant crest
rib - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange
butt - dubbing red
body - dubbing dyed orange olive (2 Tsp Rit Neon Green 1/4 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/2 cups water)
hackle - dyed orange olive
wing - deer hair dyed olive orange
shoulder - partridge dyed olive orange
The colors are pretty close.
Regards,
Scott
A few minor changes to his Golden Olive Bumble
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fluoro orange
tail — golden pheasant crest
rib - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange
butt - dubbing red
body - dubbing dyed orange olive (2 Tsp Rit Neon Green 1/4 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/2 cups water)
hackle - dyed orange olive
wing - deer hair dyed olive orange
shoulder - partridge dyed olive orange
The colors are pretty close.
Regards,
Scott
Black Diamond
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black rabbit fur
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body, with over wings of pearl Flashabou Accent and four or five peacock sword feather barbs
Hackle - Speckled guinea fowl tied on as a collar and tied back
Harry Lemire of Black Diamond, Washington, originated this pattern in 1969.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Scottp
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Mahon’s Casey Mangan (variation)
This one’s a variant of his seatrout fly.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fluoro orange
tag - Danville Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
tail - golden pheasant tippet dyed hot red (1 Tbs Rit Scarlet, 1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water)
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing bright yellow
hackle - fluoro yellow
1st shoulder - chukar partridge dyed neon olive (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
2nd shoulder - partridge dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
This one’s a variant of his seatrout fly.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fluoro orange
tag - Danville Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
tail - golden pheasant tippet dyed hot red (1 Tbs Rit Scarlet, 1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water)
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing bright yellow
hackle - fluoro yellow
1st shoulder - chukar partridge dyed neon olive (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
2nd shoulder - partridge dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
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Looking forward to seeing the results of your overhauled fly box! My winter goal is to restock and overhaul my trout fly box. It’s become anemic because of my obsession with swinging flies for steelhead.
Working on a box of winter stuff for my 15 year old for Christmas. I still have a bunch more to tie. He’ll be getting his first spey outfit under the tree as well.
joefromchicago
Steelhead
In the up-graded fly series, just completed a salmonfly on a LaFontaine flex-hook, the naming of which continues in the musical vein as I am calling it the Bela Fleck-stone.
Also tied up a skwala imitation called Skwala Death for all you Richard & Linda Thompson fans.
Also tied up a skwala imitation called Skwala Death for all you Richard & Linda Thompson fans.
I've used to fish Thunder Creek streamers for browns decades ago in NY. So, in my experimentation with substituting craft fur for bucktail here are a few I tied up yesterday. Added some yellow fur between the dark olive back and white belly. One thing to note is I used up my patch of white extra select craft fur on the first one of these and went to a very large patch I bought at a local craft store. This fur has a lot of curl to the fibers making it seem fuzzy than the extra select. In my hands a bit fussier than the extra select, but I kind of like the effect. SBS below.
Hook: Mustad 36620 (original Thunder Creek series hook, heavy wire, 6X long, ringed eye)
Thread: White Danville Flymaster Plus
Body: Silver mylar tinsel
Flash: Three strands pearl Crystal Flash double backed and trimmed length of yellow under wing
Underwing: Yellow craft fur
Top: Dark olive craft fur, reverse tied
Bottom: White craft fur, reverse tied
Fold back top and bottom with empty pen tube and tie back. creating head. Three turn whip finish. Color 2-3" of thread with red Sharpie and apply Zap-a-Gap. Make several TIGHT turns covering white thread, then cut thread. With a black Sharpie add "eyes". I finished the head with an ample amount of Hydro Coat (flexible head cement), but UV resin would be even better.
Hook: Mustad 36620 (original Thunder Creek series hook, heavy wire, 6X long, ringed eye)
Thread: White Danville Flymaster Plus
Body: Silver mylar tinsel
Flash: Three strands pearl Crystal Flash double backed and trimmed length of yellow under wing
Underwing: Yellow craft fur
Top: Dark olive craft fur, reverse tied
Bottom: White craft fur, reverse tied
Fold back top and bottom with empty pen tube and tie back. creating head. Three turn whip finish. Color 2-3" of thread with red Sharpie and apply Zap-a-Gap. Make several TIGHT turns covering white thread, then cut thread. With a black Sharpie add "eyes". I finished the head with an ample amount of Hydro Coat (flexible head cement), but UV resin would be even better.
Pink Nighty
Life of the Party
Ferda bulls
One more for the day...
Scotty McFly
Hook: TMC 5262 #4
Thread: Chartreuse Danville Flymaster Plus
Weight: Brass conehead in copper and ~10 wraps of 0.015 lead wire jammed into the cone with super glue
Tail: Two white marabou plumes w/ pearl Flashabou either side
Body: Pearl mylar tubing extending beyond hook bend ~1 gape length frayed. Leave
Wing: Two white marabou plumes w/ pearl Flashabou either side
Throat: One orange marabou plume
Collar: Pearl mylar tubing that extended beyond the cone is pushed back and frayed.
Note: I don't really like the quality of this marabou, but it will probably fish OK.
Scotty McFly
Hook: TMC 5262 #4
Thread: Chartreuse Danville Flymaster Plus
Weight: Brass conehead in copper and ~10 wraps of 0.015 lead wire jammed into the cone with super glue
Tail: Two white marabou plumes w/ pearl Flashabou either side
Body: Pearl mylar tubing extending beyond hook bend ~1 gape length frayed. Leave
Wing: Two white marabou plumes w/ pearl Flashabou either side
Throat: One orange marabou plume
Collar: Pearl mylar tubing that extended beyond the cone is pushed back and frayed.
Note: I don't really like the quality of this marabou, but it will probably fish OK.
Coquihalla Orange
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange
Tip - Lower half, oval gold tinsel; the upper half, orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, orange floss; the front half, dubbed with fluorescent orange lamb's wool
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Orange calf tail tied over the body, with a sparse overwing of white calf tail
Coquihalla Red
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Short scarlet red hackle tip tied on edge
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, orange floss; the front half, dubbed with red lamb's wool
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Peacock sword feather barbs tied over the body, with an overwing of barred mallard (I used bronze mallard. My barred mallard supply is sorely lacking quality)
Coquihalla Silver
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Butt - Dubbed with red lamb's wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White calf tail tied over the body, with an overwing of orange calf tail
Tommy Brayshaw originated the preceding series of patterns around 1946.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Scottp
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Shades of Orange Muddler
The deer hair was an attempt at fiery brown that misfired (the feathers I dyed first had way too much of the cocoa color in them).
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fluoro orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange (doubled/twisted)
body - dubbing orange olive (2 Tsp Rit Neon Green 1/4 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/2 cups water)
hackle - dyed orange olive
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed hot orange (1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/8Tsp Rit Scarlet/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair dyed rusty orange (1 1/2 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Coral, 1/8 Tsp Rit Cocoa/2 cups water)
Regards,
Scott
The deer hair was an attempt at fiery brown that misfired (the feathers I dyed first had way too much of the cocoa color in them).
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fluoro orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange (doubled/twisted)
body - dubbing orange olive (2 Tsp Rit Neon Green 1/4 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/2 cups water)
hackle - dyed orange olive
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed hot orange (1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/8Tsp Rit Scarlet/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair dyed rusty orange (1 1/2 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Coral, 1/8 Tsp Rit Cocoa/2 cups water)
Regards,
Scott
Jack Devlin
Life of the Party
Scott, thank your for providing your dye formulas. Very interesting and helpful and makes me appreciate your flies that much more.Shades of Orange Muddler
The deer hair was an attempt at fiery brown that misfired (the feathers I dyed first had way too much of the cocoa color in them).
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fluoro orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange (doubled/twisted)
body - dubbing orange olive (2 Tsp Rit Neon Green 1/4 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/2 cups water)
hackle - dyed orange olive
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed hot orange (1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/8Tsp Rit Scarlet/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair dyed rusty orange (1 1/2 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Coral, 1/8 Tsp Rit Cocoa/2 cups water)
Regards,
Scott
