Divad
Whitefish
Good to know! I think I have a couple white ones in a kit I’ll salvage to test, can give the copper to tweakers for access to Percival Creek.
Good tip
What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
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Good tip
Looks a lot like this stuff:
Body tubing
Body tubing
Very similar... but the one I used is less fancy.. ill have to Google use to get some ideas. Thx
Blane Chocklett is the guy
He ties some cool flies with it. I think he’s also the fish spine guy
You’ll find all sorts of hits on him
Zak
Legend
I get a huge amount of pleasure catching sunfish/pumpkin seeds/bluegills on flies like this. Off a dock, you can watch the follow and take. You might think about investing in a "ketchum-release" tool or forceps for fish that get hooked deep.
Looks like a good src fly
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
Scotch Buck
Hook - Umpqua U301 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Black bucktail
Flies - J Edson Leonard
Tony's First Choice
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Partridge CS42, size 4-6-8
Thread - Black
Tag - Silver wire
Tail - A few fibers of mallard or teal
Butt - Yellow fluorescent dept ray nylon wool, tied much longer than normal
Rib - Oval silver tinsel medium size
Body - Peacock herl
Beard - A nice bunch of rabbit fur, dyed hot orange
Wing - Dyed blue squirrel tail (bottom), Fitch tail (middle), Mallard or teal fibers (top)
All-round Atlantic Salmon fly for Scandinavia and Atlantic Canada.
A real killer in the Grey River and many other rivers in Newfoundland.
*I used teal for the tail and top wing, marabou for the rabbit fur and black squirrel tail for the fitch tail middle wing
nice. some little ones...
The Nailer
Hook - Long shank usually 4 to 8
Thread - Red
Tail - Scarlet Hackle
Ribbing - Oval gold
Body - Gold tinsel
Wing - Scarlet Hackles
Collar - Brown
Bondal's Second Change
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Partridge CS42, size 4-6-8
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold wire
Tail - A few fibers of mallard or teal
Butt - Fluorescent yellow floss, tied much longer than normal
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Beard - A nice bunch of rabbit fur, dyed black
Wing - Multi color krystal flash (bottom), Fitch tail (middle), Mallard or teal fibers (top)
*I used teal for the tail and top wing, marabou for the rabbit fur and black squirrel tail for the fitch tail middle wing
Swimming Frog- As the year goes on the frogs get bigger and I switch to bigger flies
Hook: TMC 8089 #2
Tail/back legs: Rooster hackle three on each side splayed outward- Grizzly outside of yellow grizzly outside of olive grizzly, then krystal flash over the top in the center
Collar: Rooster hackle yellow grizzly, then 4 strand of silcone legs on each side, then deer hair
Body/head: Deer hair olive over black over yellow over white trimmed to make a diving head and collar
Front legs: three silcone legs pulled through body with a needle. A drop of softex or similar on each side sets these so they will never pull out
Eyes- 6 MM, superglue onto a recessed flat spot cut in the head
Weed guard: 20# mason hard mono
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Where-Ya-Wannebee Special (original version)
Originated by Hans Van Klinken
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Partridge CS42, size 4-6-8
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold wire
Tail - A few fibers of mallard or teal
Butt - Yellow fluorescent stretch nylon tied much longer than normal
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Beard - A nice bunch of rabbit fur, dyed fluorescent yellow
Wing - Dyed yellow squirrel tail (bottom), Fitch tail (middle), Mallard or teal fibers (top)
*I used teal for the tail and top wing, marabou for the rabbit fur and black squirrel tail for the fitch tail middle wing
Orange Assistance
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent (or Partridge CS42)
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - A few fibers of mallard or teal
Butt - Fluorescent orange wool tied much longer than normal
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Beard - A nice bunch of rabbit fur, dyed fluorescent orange
Wing - Dyed orange squirrel tail (bottom), Mallard or teal fibers (top)
*I used teal for the tail and top wing, marabou for the rabbit fur
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
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mtskibum16
Life of the Party
Sweet fly! Love the eyes!
