SpeyrodGB
Steelhead
Just curious where you got your beads. I’ve been using brass red dazzle beads.
What's in your vise?
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Jack Devlin
Life of the Party
Aside from picking up a package in a fly shop now and then, I order mostly from Canadian Llama Company.
The red glass beads are from Michaels and I have seen them in Joanns and Walmart.
That's the plan!
Here is her pale brother.
Same idea, but rabbit, some white strand stuff and copper wire rib. Pukey light brown that is just dark enough for leeches, but light enough for minnows. Maybe?
At least that's what I thought when I saw this old rabbit at the bottom of the box. Worth a shot.
Are you making up some of these names?
Concher
The attempt here was to use the weight in the back of the fly to anchor the back and let the front move in a sort of walk the dog action. Not tested yet.
This one with no weight in the back and the fly lip in the front is trying to have more of an overall wiggle- more of a jointed Rapala instead of a Spook.
Toothless color scheme.
That flylip really makes trimming the body troublesome and the weed guard sketchy
Hook: Kona XSS #1/0
Tail: Marabou
Body: Black over back and yellow deer
Lip: Flylip
Weed guard: 20# hard mason. Melted a hole through the Flylip, poked the guard through and burned the end of the guard. Superglued in place
Eyes: 6 MM dragon eyes
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BELLFLYNN
A while back Norm Frechette posted a tie for a Bellamy. I liked the tie, but learned it was a Steelhead pattern. I have more use for LL Salmon patterns as Steelhead fishing is very limited in New England where I live (yes I do go to the Salmon River in NY). I used Norm's pattern as a go-by and mixed it with a Mickey Finn. Mickey Finns are great LL Salmon flies, but in fast water they tend to rise too much and you miss fish. I am hoping that this combo will solve that issue with the wire and yarn weighting it down
Thread-6/0 Black
Hook-Streamer (your choice) I used #6/2x
Tail-Orange Goat Hair
Body-Brown Wool Yarn
Wing-Red Calf Tail over Yellow Calf Tail
Ribbing-7gr Large Copper
Eyes-Scribbles 3D paint
A while back Norm Frechette posted a tie for a Bellamy. I liked the tie, but learned it was a Steelhead pattern. I have more use for LL Salmon patterns as Steelhead fishing is very limited in New England where I live (yes I do go to the Salmon River in NY). I used Norm's pattern as a go-by and mixed it with a Mickey Finn. Mickey Finns are great LL Salmon flies, but in fast water they tend to rise too much and you miss fish. I am hoping that this combo will solve that issue with the wire and yarn weighting it down
Thread-6/0 Black
Hook-Streamer (your choice) I used #6/2x
Tail-Orange Goat Hair
Body-Brown Wool Yarn
Wing-Red Calf Tail over Yellow Calf Tail
Ribbing-7gr Large Copper
Eyes-Scribbles 3D paint
Logan
Beautiful work Norm.
Logan
Them- "Whatcha catchin em on?"
You- "Nun...."
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
These always remind me of a hecolopt.....errr, helicopter
Scottp
Legend
Balanced Leech III
hook - WFC Model 19 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
pin - #17 1 1/16”
bead - 3/16 hot orange
tail - marabou dyed black
flash - H2O Flash pearl black
body - Arizona Simi Seal black/Ice Dub Harder’s Bloody Black
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed black
Fishing these this spring will be a matter of timing; guess I could try trolling with a snowmobile
Regards,
Scott
hook - WFC Model 19 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
pin - #17 1 1/16”
bead - 3/16 hot orange
tail - marabou dyed black
flash - H2O Flash pearl black
body - Arizona Simi Seal black/Ice Dub Harder’s Bloody Black
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed black
Fishing these this spring will be a matter of timing; guess I could try trolling with a snowmobile
Regards,
Scott
