What's in your vise?

[FinLuver]

Thanks Fin - funny how certain materials must NOT be substituted according to this expert or that expert where this other expert says use this as a substitute, eh! I'm going to try a couple more today using flashabou beneath the decorative film, just for giggles.

That's a great looking bug and I love the wing buds and do believe they can be important in a fly but I sure struggle trying to tie them in (despite watching a half dozen videos). Oh yes, @Engee did really well the other day fishing a midge with the body of stripped peacock herl.

Rootbeer - one of the guys I'm going up to BC with next week had one box full of "Rootbeer Floats" (rootbeer flashabou, copper bead, no gills) that worked really well on "Hose".

Thanks…That fly/recipe is my “substituted” take on a fly David McPhail tied on YouTube.

I tied it up, early in my starting this hobby, around 2011 (I believe).

 

[Scottp]

Sofhackle Foam Emerger

A step or two back on the developmental scale from the BRF Emerger; again, tied here as a PMD.

hook - WFC Model 3 #16
thread - Uni 8/0 pale yellow
tail - pheasant tail
rib - xsmall wire copper
abdomen - pheasant tail
wingpad - 1mm foam tan
thorax - Orvis Spectrablend PMD
hackle - hen dun

Regards,
Scott

 

[claude]

BRF Foam Emerger

Tied here as a PMD. I have friends coming to MT this summer and, crowds permitting, I was going to meet them at a tailwater for a few days of classy, match-the-hatch fishing, so stuff like this should work (then we’ll go to the east slope and I’ll let them throw foam things at cutts for a change of pace). Here’s the video if you’re interested.

hook - WFC Model 3 #16
thread - Uni 8/0 pale yellow
shuck - Congo Hair brown
abdomen - tying thread
wingpad - 1mm foam tan
thorax - Orvis Spectrablend PMD
hackle - ginger

Regards,
Scott

I've had some good sessions using this pattern as PMD and BWO here in CO.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Ida May

Hooks - MUSR72, TMC5262, or DAI1710 or equivalent, sizes 6-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed dark green grizzly hen hackle barbs

Ribbing - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine gold wire

Body - Dubbed with black rabbit fur

Legs - Dyed dark green grizzly hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back

Charlie Brooks originated this pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

 

[Oliver1329]

@Zak and @Matt B here is my waltz. Size 16 and 14 (both 3.5mm beads), one with copper rib and one with krystal flash rib Here is a normal caddis larva that i see in my river

pretty close resemblence. You have the ribbing with a tanish body with a black head. I don't think fish care about the legs but see the two tone colors and think its an insect.

 

[Zak]

@Zak and @Matt B here is my waltz. Size 16 and 14 (both 3.5mm beads), one with copper rib and one with krystal flash rib View attachment 15005Here is a normal caddis larva that i see in my river
View attachment 15008
pretty close resemblence. You have the ribbing with a tanish body with a black head. I don't think fish care about the legs but see the two tone colors and think its an insect.

Thanks, Oliver. Nice flies!

 

[Oliver1329]

A little mixture of Davie Mcphail and @Scottp

 

[Scudley Do Right]

 

[Scottp]

A little mixture of Davie Mcphail and @Scottp
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That’s a beautiful muddler.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Scottp]

Sofhackle Roberts’ Drake (variation)

Didn’t have decent hen hackle to partner up with the grizzly so I used a very webby ginger saddle.
Here’s the SBS from a while back, if you’re interested; again, thanks to Photobucket for screwing up my stuff pre-2017.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 camel
tail - moose body hair
rib - tying thread
abdomen - deer hair
wing - Congo Hair white
thorax - dubbing hare’s ear
hackle(s) - grizzly/ginger

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Yerxa Bucktail

Trout Streamer

Hooks - DA12370, DA12340, or TMC300, sizes 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with yellow lamb's wool

Throat - Yellow hackle barbs

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

Jack Yerxa of Square Lake, Maine, originated this pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

 

[Billy]

 

[Norm Frechette]

Hellcat

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent, sizes 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Body - Fluorescent pink chenille

Hackle - Purple tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

Frank Headrick of Seattle, Washington, developed this pattern in the 1950s.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

 

[Mike Cline]

The Firehole Demon

Getting ready for the Firehole opener in YNP

Fly of the Month, The Firehole Demon | J. Stockard

Fishing the rise and fall of the Firehole successfully in early June has always been a challenge. Having talked with many anglers who are disappointed with the lack of hatches and failure to catch decent fish on a regular basis, I became convinced that traditional methods were fruitless. Anglers...

www.jsflyfishing.com

 

[Scottp]

The Firehole Demon

Getting ready for the Firehole opener in YNP
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Fly of the Month, The Firehole Demon | J. Stockard

Fishing the rise and fall of the Firehole successfully in early June has always been a challenge. Having talked with many anglers who are disappointed with the lack of hatches and failure to catch decent fish on a regular basis, I became convinced that traditional methods were fruitless. Anglers...

www.jsflyfishing.com

LeMans start in West Yellowstone?
Those are real nice; have fun.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Scottp]

Michigan Muddler

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 black
tail - moose body hair
rib - tying thread
abdomen - deer hair
wing - Congo Hair shiner tan
hackle - hen chocolate dun
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Divad]

The Firehole Demon

Getting ready for the Firehole opener in YNP
View attachment 15123View attachment 15124

Fly of the Month, The Firehole Demon | J. Stockard

Fishing the rise and fall of the Firehole successfully in early June has always been a challenge. Having talked with many anglers who are disappointed with the lack of hatches and failure to catch decent fish on a regular basis, I became convinced that traditional methods were fruitless. Anglers...

www.jsflyfishing.com

The badger(?) hackle has a nice effect easily seen against the tight gold body. Good looking contrast too and pleasantly small hotspot. Look forward to a picture of the many catches.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Vamp

Streamer

Hook - Mustad 3665A or equivalent
Thread - White under the body, black head
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Black forked fibers
Body - White uni yarn
Wing - Cream neck hackles or bucktail
Collar - Badger
UV Resin coated head

Flies - J Edson Leonard

 

[Norm Frechette]

Poorman

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Brown mallard fibers
Body - Natural gray rabbit hair
Wing - Brown mallard fibers

Fly2000 Application

 

[RichS]

A swimming frog in a "fire tiger" color scheme



Hook: TMC 8089 #6
Tail: Orange inside of Chartreuse inside of Yellow grizzly rooster on each side
Back Collar: Yellow and Orange Rooster grizzly hackle
Second collar: Deer hair
Body and diving collar: Yellow, Orange, Black and Chartreuse stacked. Bottom trimmed flat and close to hook, top trimmed to diver shape
Eyes: Frog eyes from Spawnfly
Legs: SRF Fire Tiger Silicone