What's in your vise?

[Dr. Magill]

La Grand Duc Spéciale (Grand Duke Special)

Claude Bedard

Rear

Hook - Mustad 3906B, sizes 6

Thread - Black

Tail – Red hen hackle

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Orange floss

The hooks are connected by an .024-inch diameter nylon-coated steel wire

Front

Hook - Mustad 79580, size 6

Thread - Black

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Orange floss

Throat - Red hen hackle fibers

Wing – Lavender bucktail over purple krystal flash over white bucktail

Topping - Peacock herl

Cheeks – Jungle Cock

I really dig these flies
Plus they work

 

[mcswny]

Not quite what’s in my vise so feel free to slap my hand. I’ve been unmotivated to tie because my desk is in a dungeon of a basement (im in the long process of finishing it. But tying outside and it feels so good.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Vee Wing Emerger

Hook - Mustad C49S or equivalent

Thread - Olive

Ribbing - Black thread

Wing case - Black fettuccine foam strip

Wings - Deer or elk hair, divided by the wing case

Thorax - Peacock ice dubbing

 

[headduck]

A little different style than others... but been working through optimizing the salmon slaying tube fly... this is maybe v 4.o

Bit of feather, flash/glow, buckhair for body, uv wire wrap for head

 

[Norm Frechette]

La St-Laurent Spéciale

Rock Saint-Laurent

Hook - Mustad 79580 or equivalent, size 2-10

Thread - Black, yellow or red can also be used

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Ribs: Oval silver tinsel

Wing – Calf tail, green over orange over green

Cheeks – Jungle cock

 

[Kfish]

Some size 16 CDC comparaduns.

 

[copperJon]

The lack of beach flies in recent days has me second guessing whether there's actually an opener on the 14th...

 

[clarkman]

 

[Kfish]

How about making that foam block into a dice?

 

[Divad]

A little different style than others... but been working through optimizing the salmon slaying tube fly... this is maybe v 4.o

Bit of feather, flash/glow, buckhair for body, uv wire wrap for headView attachment 22415

Interesting cone what is it?

 

[Buzzy]

I'm hoping that these flies might fit into the "what's catching you fish" category. FTD Super Kraken Mud Puppy and Sculpin dubbing, sparkle and rubber for rubber lipped carp?

 

[Norm Frechette]

Tailor Nymph

Icelandic Trout Fly

Hook – Mustad 3906 or equivalent, size 10

Thread - Black or brown

Ribbing – Gold wire

Body - Brown yarn

Thorax - Same as body

Back - Light brown/cream/beige/ecru yarn

 

[Norm Frechette]

Langskeggur Variant

Arctic char and brown trout

Örn Hjálmarsson

Hook - Mustad 3906, size 12
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Black yarn or floss
Wing case - Brown or black uni stretch (or brown floss)
Thorax - Same as body but slightly thicker.
Beard - Black hackle, long

 

[Mike Cline]

A retired friend of mine from the Carolinas, who resides in Livingston, MT during the summer asked me to create some streamer patterns for him specifically to replicate the Redside Shiner. He plans on targeting Cutts in Yellowstone Lake this Fall with these.

https://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=AFCJB39010

I made a few prototypes for him and three of the resulting patterns made the cut. Based on the Tomelleri drawing, I tried to emphasize both the dark lateral line and red sides of the breeding male.

Feather head Redside Shiner - Paired CDL Rooster hackles, red Kreelex, pink or red flat braid body, Dark gray and white finn raccoon over/under wing, two large CDL Saddle hackles tied featherhead style.

Thunder Creek Redside Shiner

Soft-hackle streamer Redside Shiner - Red or pink flat braid body, red Kreelex, paired Collins barred ginger hen hackle, over/under wing gray/white marabou, dark brown speckled hen hackle.


What remains to be seen is whether or not the fish find these palatable.

 

[Dr. Magill]

Interesting cone what is it?

Looks like body tubing
I like the colors of this fly

 

[Divad]

Looks like body tubing
I like the colors of this fly

So what tie tip of tubing and then tie in end a little shorter than total length and roll back over material.

Neat idea, haven’t seen it done before. I’m guessing the body tubing is suppose to have the same effect the sonic cones do.

 

[Kfish]

Trying heavier eyes this season.

 

[Norm Frechette]

New England Councilor

Hook - Umpqua U301 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver wire

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Silver tinsel

Wing - Grizzly over white marabou

Flies - J Edson Leonard

 

[copperJon]

Beachy num num.

 

[headduck]

Interesting cone what is it?

I call it the flow thru head... its braided wire wrap folks used in computers and other applications I suppose... uv glows like crazy... add a little uv resin too. gonna play with shaping it a bit as well.