What's in your vise?

[Norm Frechette]

Leeman’s Fancy

Atlantic Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip – Oval silver tinsel & orange floss

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body – Light green floss

Throat – Black hen hackle

Wing - Dyed red squirrel tail

Leeman's Fancy

Hook: Partridge Bartleet Supreme; Code CS10/2.Tag: Fine oval silver tinsel and fluo...orange floss.Tail: Golden pheasant crest.Boby: Light green floss.Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel.Throat: Black hackle.Wing: Orange dyed grey squirrel tail.Head: Black.

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[Norm Frechette]

Menard

Atlantic Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with olive lamb's wool or wool yarn

Wing - Dyed yellow natural brown bucktail tied low over the body

Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back

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

 

[Norm Frechette]

Martin

Atlantic Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Throat – Yellow hen hackle fibers

Wing - Woodchuck guard hair

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

 

[Scottp]

AFM

Lately, the cutts in the little blue lines have preferred something more subdued like this.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
tail - yarn flame
rib - medium tinsel opal
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear gray
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[RichS]

A small bass bug.

Hook: TMC 8089 #10
Tail: olive marabou over yellow marabou with 1 grizzly rooster hackle on each side
Body: Green over yellow over yellow deer
face: red deer
Legs: Clear, black silicone legs
eyes: 4 MM red

 

[Divad]

Just your standard 1/7oz “Euro Nymphs”

These are a test build to get 8ft deep in swirling water that holds heads, trying to avoid splits. Bobber won’t work. If gear you’re forced to run heavy weight in front of a heavy spoon or jig.

When you do finally hook one the spot rewards you with an exuberant amount of chaos: a burst through some turbulent water with a jump or four, willful line management as the free line spools, and unfortunately often a spit or break.

 

[Scottp]

Muddled Hedgehog

Used Davie McPhail’s fly as inspiration. Subbed pheasant rump for the pt legs since I don’t have any an wasn’t in the mood to knot some up; the Muddler head just because.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 black
body - Ice Dub hot orange
wing(s) - elk hair dyed orange
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed black
collar/head - deer hair dyed black

Regards,
Scott

 

[jasmillo]

Sandlace for coho…



Low tide stinger clouser…aka lazy man stinger clouser. Tiny eyes for when I am to lazy to switch out my type 3/5 at low tide on shallow beaches .

 

[Travis Bille]

Inspired by backpacking trip and @Norm Frechette. Thank you sir for all of your contributions here!

 

[Kinigit]

Ok, no cheating here, just my same boring shit. Buuut, here's where I'm at with this. foam in the back (a smaller amount than previously) and no counterweight up front. I really liked how the fly like this I had tied earlier turned out in the water. On the black one, instead of standard bucktail underneath the head, I took 4 clumps of 3 separate colors of the backside of bucktail and packed it in pretty tightly plus a double dose of dubbing for the head (purple on both sides first, then NMF black/red up top and FTD black underneath (FTD has way less flash and I wanted to go a bit more understated on this--at least for what the fish typically sees). On the sucker/pikeminnow pattern, I only did 2 clumps of backside bucktail and a single bit of dubbing (top and bottom) for the head. Anyway, sorry for the same boring shit, but also thanks for being my audience for my thought process (like you have a choice if you're reading this!

What do you mean by backside bucktail? Nice flies.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Parmachene Belle

Atlantic Salmon

Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441 or equivalent, sizes 4-10.

Thread - Red

Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent red floss

Tail - White hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Scarlet red and white tied on as a collar mixed and tied back and down

Wing - White bucktail tied low over the body, with an over wing of sparse red bucktail

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

 

[Kfish]

Stinger sandlance for low tides, Popovic fleye foils for the head. No way to keep it upright but fish won't care.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Rube Wood

Atlantic Salmon

Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, red floss

Tail - Barred teal barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with white rabbit fur or substitute

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back

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

 

[rooftop]

Just your standard 1/7oz “Euro Nymphs”

I've done a couple of these (though nowhere near as nice) for nymphing in runoff conditions with a bright orange mustad jig. Works well but can also get caught on the bottom and in tangles. I've been meaning to try them for bass as well.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Whale River Rat

Hooks - TMC7999 or DAI2441 or equivalent, sizes 4-10

Thread - Black

Tail - Peacock herl tips

Ribbing – Gold wire or oval tinsel, reversed wrapped

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body and extending to the end of hook

Hackle - Grizzly hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back

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

 

[Norm Frechette]

Ashdown Green

Hooks - MUSR74-9672, TMC9395, or DA12220, sizes 4-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with claret lamb's wool

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

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body and extending slightly past tail

Ashdown H. Green originated this pattern. Records indicate that it was being used on the Cowichan River in British Columbia as early as 1889. The original pattern had white goose quill sections for the wings.

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

 

[Scottp]

Leggy Hedgehog

Tried dubbing, hackle and plain thread for the head, none of which gave me the look I wanted; found the aftershaft sifting through the waste bag on the vise.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange/black
body - Ice Dub hot orange
wing(s) - elk hair dyed orange
shoulder - golden pheasant tippet
head - pheasant aftershaft dyed black

Regards,
Scott

 

[Kfish]

I’ve been having a lot of luck this year on solid white.
Here is my version of a thunder creek and clouser minnow offspring after they mated.
SF

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All white with the red collar looks sharp Brian! Totally going to copy this look.

 

[Stonedfish]

A couple for tomorrow.
Pink for the belly or wing? Haven’t we had that debate before.
Sf

 

[rattlesnake]

A couple for tomorrow.
Pink for the belly or wing? Haven’t we had that debate before.
Sf

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Pink… yes. Top, bottom, middle… I don’t care. Pink is where it’s at