And unfoul….That first one should be fun to cast
What's in your vise?
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mtskibum16
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Imagine the salad it will collect too! Looks good though. Cool idea. I've always wanted to try the patterns with the double or triple baitfish small baitfish tied on the big worm hooks.
Some new stuff for the box.
Not sure why I continue to tie clousers as I probably have a thousand of them anyway.
SF
Not sure why I continue to tie clousers as I probably have a thousand of them anyway.
SF
Tent Wing Caddis
Hook - TMC 101, size 14-20
Thread - Black, 8/0
Body - Ginger superfine dubbing
Wing - Polyethylene sheet, patterned with waterproof marker*
Hackle - Ginger
Antennae - Black, 8/0 thread**
*I used Thin Skin Mottled Oak
**I used Moose body hairs
TentWingCaddis.pdf - Google Drive
Cheap 50 count bulk Mustad O'Shaughnessy 3407-DT size 1/0
I agree. The top two were tied with a fish mask which really eliminates a lot of hook gap on the size 4 ahrex hook it’s tied on. I have caught fish on that pattern this year but I am not doing myself any favors. Part of the reason I stopped into the fly shop this weekend was to pick up some bigger hooks after our chat Saturday morning on the beach about hook size.
mtskibum16
Life of the Party
Oh 1/0. I like the idea of that. My old supply of sacrificial hooks is drying up and need to buy something new. I bet the hook eye is nice and big on those.
mtskibum16
Life of the Party
Some last minute additions for AK after @DimeBrite criticized my lack of chartreuse in the coho flies.
Murmansk Killer
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Yellow bucktail
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat copper tinsel
Throat - Yellow hackle fibers
Wing - Squirrel tail dyed orange and yellow krystal flash
Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann
Weasel
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Ribbing - Medium flat silver tinsel
Body - Black floss (body should have equal widths of black & silver)
Throat - Black henny fibers
Wing - Black squirrel over pearl krystal flash
Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann
Prepping for tuna. Last year a small, plain-white squid saved my bacon in the tough fishing we had. The resin coated hackle/tentacles on the top fly look good but are time consuming and likely not necessary. Dispensed with that and went to craft fur mixed with some flash and other fibers. Also doing some baitfish in brighter colors.
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Scottp
Legend
NQP
Not Quite Picric, but close enough. Although I have almost as much fun dyeing & tying, I seriously doubt the fish I show these to will note the subtle differences in color, or care one way or another.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 chartreuse
tag - medium tinsel opal
rib - small wire silver
body - dyed NQP (3 Tsp Rit Neon Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Neon Green/2 cups water)
body hackle - hen grizzly dyed NQP
1st shoulder - chartreuse
2nd shoulder - chukar dyed NQP
The dubbing was from a piece of dyed white rabbit fur; not cream or off white, but bright white with almost a bit of blue in it (might account for the more greenish tinge when dyed).
The chukar is more grey towards the base of the feather and, when dyed, has more olive to it than the region closer to the tip.
Regards,
Scott
Not Quite Picric, but close enough. Although I have almost as much fun dyeing & tying, I seriously doubt the fish I show these to will note the subtle differences in color, or care one way or another.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 chartreuse
tag - medium tinsel opal
rib - small wire silver
body - dyed NQP (3 Tsp Rit Neon Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Neon Green/2 cups water)
body hackle - hen grizzly dyed NQP
1st shoulder - chartreuse
2nd shoulder - chukar dyed NQP
The dubbing was from a piece of dyed white rabbit fur; not cream or off white, but bright white with almost a bit of blue in it (might account for the more greenish tinge when dyed).
The chukar is more grey towards the base of the feather and, when dyed, has more olive to it than the region closer to the tip.
Regards,
Scott
singlehandjay
Life of the Party
I have a pile of material that I need to dye. I have never tried to dye any of the materials I have and I guess have been worried about wasting something that is on the harder side to find. Have you ever posted a sbs on your dyeing process? I'm sure others would be, I know I'm interested. Great looking, fishy ties as usual.NQP
Not Quite Picric, but close enough. Although I have almost as much fun dyeing & tying, I seriously doubt the fish I show these to will note the subtle differences in color, or care one way or another.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 chartreuse
tag - medium tinsel opal
rib - small wire silver
body - dyed NQP (3 Tsp Rit Neon Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Neon Green/2 cups water)
body hackle - hen grizzly dyed NQP
1st shoulder - chartreuse
2nd shoulder - chukar dyed NQP
The dubbing was from a piece of dyed white rabbit fur; not cream or off white, but bright white with almost a bit of blue in it (might account for the more greenish tinge when dyed).
The chukar is more grey towards the base of the feather and, when dyed, has more olive to it than the region closer to the tip.
Regards,
Scott
Roti's Brown Drake Attractor
Hook - Mustad 9671, size 10-12
Thread - Brown
Tail - Iridescent breast feathers of a wild turkey, 2 to 3 fibers
Body - Light cahill or straw-colored dubbing
Hackle - Badger, tied fore and aft
RotisBrownDrakeAttractor.pdf - Google Drive
Tying note - Unless you're tying for historical preservation or a museum, don't waste your money trying to find and buying the iridescent breast feathers of a wild turkey. They are just not that iridescent and could be substituted with pheasant tail fibers or micro peacock herl from the tip of an eye feather. I had the correct feathers on hand so that's what I used, otherwise I would have substituted.
This pattern and one other that I know of, uses the iridescent breast feather of a wild turkey.
Scottp
Legend
Here’s an old SBS I put together a while back. The procedure is the same for Koolaid as it is for RIT; both are acid dyes for natural substrates ( I did find by accident that it also works on Swiss Straw, but can’t speak for any other synthetic materials). If you go to the Rit site, you can find lots of formulas for different colors. I use the “small” size since I generally dye very small amounts of materials. Be aware that this takes a bit of experimenting; the colors don’t always turn out as advertised, which may be a function of the substrate, concentration, etc. I only use Rit in liquid form; tried the powders years ago but the liquid is much easier to work with. Hope this helps
Regards,
Scott
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singlehandjay
Life of the Party
Perfect, thank you kindly
Still dreaming of a return to lake trout…
Tacoma Red
Freshly Spawned
Would this work? From a WFF member who has great tying skills:
Squid Vicious
Each fall and winter Puget Sound hosts millions of Squid as they move into inland waters to spawn. Puget Sound local Kelvin Kleinman has created the Squid Vicious to imitate these protein rich morsels.
globalflyfisher.com
