What's in your vise?

[Norm Frechette]

Luke's Favorite

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval gold tinsel and green floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Body - Green floss
Hackle - Black
Wing - Gray squirrel tail dyed green
Cheek - Jungle cock

From an internet photo

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[Scottp]

Westslope Muddler

This color combination has worked fairly well for cutthroats, not that the ones I fish for have been particularly picky.

hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black
tag - small tinsel gold
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub pheasant tail
hackle - brown
1st shoulder - dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/2 cups water)
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Bongoman]

That’s the tastiest-looking trout fly I’ve seen in quite awhile. Colour combo, contrast, profile …. I think it’s got it all, Bongoman! I haven’t tied in awhile, but this one is motivating me back to the vise. Thanks!

Thanks Otter, now head to that vise she's calling your name

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Divad]

A burrowing polychaete worm attempt.

Should sit more at a 45 degree when being pulled and less splayed out. Going to try another with a squirrel strip instead of bunny and shorter dubbing to thin it down.

 

[Tom Butler]

Straggle Stone in sz. 10 2xl. Lichen string, golden stone thin skin, copper/brown sexi floss, 3.3mm copper bead and wire, burnt orange thread.

 

[Bongoman]

 

[SKYKO]

Silver Doctor knockoffs.

 

[Divad]

Euphasiids (size 10 and 12) using a few small beads encased in uv epoxy.

 

[Billy]

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Driftless Dan]

Fishing season begins January 6 in Wisconsin, so I'll be found alongside Noyb Creek in Wisconsin that morning. Pink squirrels are the story, so I tied up a bunch of #16's, as the trout seem to like them smaller in the low, clear water I'm expecting to deal with.

I'm even pulling out my 15-foot leader...

 

[RichS]

Not too crazy about rabbit because I don't enjoy casting it, but worth a try. A sort of snaky thing meant to fish as a waking fly for largemouth. 6 inches.
Hook: Kona XSS #1/0
Thread: 200 denier GSP
Tail Black barred chartreuse rabbit strip and black barred olive crazy legs
collar: deer hair
body/head: olive over chartreuse over yellow deer
eyes: 6 MM dragon eyes
weed guard: 20# Mason hard mono

 

[Scottp]

Opal Muddler

Started as a Rainbow Warrior variation (the dubbed thorax is barely visible on close inspection) but the deer hair wanted to join in.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan
tail - pheasant tail
rib - small wire silver
abdomen - medium tinsel opal
thorax - Sow/Scud dubbing rainbow
hackle - hen light dun (thorax only)
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[FinLuver]

Fishing season begins January 6 in Wisconsin, so I'll be found alongside Noyb Creek in Wisconsin that morning. Pink squirrels are the story, so I tied up a bunch of #16's, as the trout seem to like them smaller in the low, clear water I'm expecting to deal with.

I'm even pulling out my 15-foot leader...

Resembles some sort of spawn/egg…
Is that what the fish are keyed in on?