What's in your vise?

Scottp · May 27, 2022

Purple Haze Stimulator II (lough style)

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 purple
tag - Danville flat waxed fluoro green/resin
tail - deer hair
rib - xsmall wire silver
abdomen - medium tinsel holo purple
body hackle - grizzly (undersize by 2)
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
wing - deer hair
thorax - Ice Dub purple
hackle - grizzly dyed purple (1 1/2 Tsp Rit Violet, 1 1/2Tsp Rit Purple/1 cups water)

Regards,
Scott

QuickreleaseEN · May 27, 2022

Spun craft fur leech, sort of an SBS

Another use for a super versatile material. Craft fur moves like nothing else, doesn't soak up water, and slinks down real nice when tied sparsely to make for great performing leech patterns.

Standard leech body with a tungsten bead. Marabou tail here, but you could use craft fur for the tail as well. Size 6, heavy nymph hook

This is the stuff I use for these leeches, the shorter hairs that get weeded out when tying baitfish patterns.

A dubbing blend sample with brown ice dub

spun up about 2.5x the length of the body, teased out

Wrapped and finished with super glue per my standard

Slinky when wet!

Some payoff, plenty of these around

Cheers!!

QuickreleaseEN · May 27, 2022

Olive/white "Barely Legals" with a big tungsten cone.

If I could only fish one streamer and one color, this would be it. Marabou blended with pearl and gold ice dub.
Fished with sinktips or full sinks in larger rivers and lakes, and a full floating line in smaller streams. The jiggy action on every strip and wiggle of the rodtip kicks ass.

EmergingFisher · May 27, 2022

clarkman · May 27, 2022

Tiger musky King fly....a bit disheveled, as it should be.

Scudley Do Right · May 27, 2022

EmergingFisher · May 27, 2022

Grouse and orange

Norm Frechette · May 28, 2022

Dr Love Emerger

Bob Dye Originator

Hook - Sprite S2499

Thread - Olive dun

Ribbing - Tag end of tying thread colored with black sharpie

Body - Tying thread

Wing - White foam cylinder

Thorax - Black superfine dubbing

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Jelly Bean Midge

Eric Atho Originator

Hook - Sprite S2499

Thread - Black

Body - Blue wire

Wing - White foam cylinder

Thorax - Tying thread

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Coffee Time

John Keefover Originator

Hook - Sprite S2499

Bead - Coffee tungsten

Thread - Coffee (Danville)

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Tying thread

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Paul_ · May 28, 2022

A few jig leeches using Spawn Polliwog Tails.

Scudley Do Right · May 28, 2022

Norm Frechette · May 29, 2022

Colorado River Special

Mathew Thomas Originator

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent
Bead - Copper tungsten
Thread - Wine or red
Tail - Orange marabou
Ribbing - Red wire
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown hen

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Norm Frechette · May 29, 2022

Tak's Go 2 Copper Top

Rick Takahashi Originator

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent
Bead - Brass or Tungsten
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown hen
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Copper tinsel
Wing - White uni stretch
Hackle - Brown hen
Thorax - Copper/brown sybai spectra dubbing

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Scottp · May 29, 2022

H+F Hopper

Updating another relic from the Photobucket era. Here’s the old SBS if you’re interested.

hook - Dai Riki 135 #6
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
abdomen - mini flat braid root beer
wing/head - 3mm foam tan
overwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
legs - medium rubber golden stone
collar - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

Norm Frechette · May 29, 2022

Golden Killer

Trout Streamer

Hook - Mustad 9575 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Body - Gold tinsel
Wing - Brown over yellow bucktail

Flies - J Edson Leonard