What's in your vise?

[Norm Frechette]

Robert's Deer Hair Hopper

Hook - Mustad 94831 or 79580 Size 8-10

Thread - Black

Tail - Red Duck Quill

Body - Light Green Chenille with a loop (egg sac)

Wing - Deer Hair, tied down over the top of the body

Hackle - Brown & Grizzly, mixed

RobertsDeerHairHopper.pdf - Google Drive

Halladay Hopper

Hook - Mustad Dry Fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Tuff of red yarn

Underbody - Red yarn

Over body - Kapok

Rib - Yellow yarn*

Underwing - Fox squirrel

Overwing - Natural duck quill

Hackle - Brown hackle, one

*I chose not to use a rib of yellow yarn against a body of yellow kapok. I don't think the fish will care.

HalladayHopper.pdf - Google Drive

 

[Dr. Magill]

Robert's Deer Hair Hopper

Hook - Mustad 94831 or 79580 Size 8-10

Thread - Black

Tail - Red Duck Quill

Body - Light Green Chenille with a loop (egg sac)

Wing - Deer Hair, tied down over the top of the body

Hackle - Brown & Grizzly, mixed

RobertsDeerHairHopper.pdf - Google Drive

Halladay Hopper

Hook - Mustad Dry Fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Tuff of red yarn

Underbody - Red yarn

Over body - Kapok

Rib - Yellow yarn*

Underwing - Fox squirrel

Overwing - Natural duck quill

Hackle - Brown hackle, one

*I chose not to use a rib of yellow yarn against a body of yellow kapok. I don't think the fish will care.

HalladayHopper.pdf - Google Drive

Nice flies

 

[Scottp]

Muddled Blue Ring Octopus

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 red
tail - yarn magenta
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing claret/black
body hackles - claret/magenta (1/2 Tsp Rit Fuchsia, 1/8 Tsp Rit Wine 2 cups water)
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

 

[Westelyea]

Prepping for a summer run trip!

 

[Dr. Magill]

Prepping for a summer run trip!View attachment 29033View attachment 29034View attachment 29035

Those will fish

 

[Scottp]

Blue Ring Octopus II

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
tail - yarn hot yellow
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing olive
body hackles - olive/chartreuse
1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed light olive (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
2nd shoulder - Mearns quail dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Hopper Special

Hook - Mustad 79580 4XL, size 10-12

Thread - Black, 6/0

Tail - Mottled turkey

Body - Pale Yellow-Gray-Green Yarn

Rib - Grizzly hackle, palmered and trimmed.

Underwing - Golden Pheasant Crest (yellow)*

Overwing - Mottled Turkey

Legs - Peacock Herl, knotted to make the joint in the legs**

Hackle - Brown

*The recipe differs from the photo provided in the reference link below. In the photo it appears the underwing is wood duck flank fibers vs golden pheasant crest. I have no idea why these Michigan hopper style patterns require an unseen underwing.

Original photo from the link below

**Tying Tips: Difficult and time consuming. The peacock herl for the legs should be selected

from the eye feathers. The legs can be tied either under or over the wings. The legs are

very delicate and do not hold up well under constant casting.

I recommend finding an alternative material (maybe rubber legs)

HopperSpecial.pdf - Google Drive

 

[Norm Frechette]

Carpenter Ant

Terrestrial Fly Pattern

Hook - Mustad Heritage R50AP or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Tying thread

Hackle - Black

 

[Jack Devlin]

I had fun tying these little articulated perch pattens. We'll see how they fish. .

 

[Scottp]

Sunburst & Olive Octopus

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing golden brown (3/4 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel, 1/ Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/2 cups water)
body hackles - sunburst (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water)
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body red
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed olive

Regards,
Scott

 

[Westelyea]

Blue Ring Octopus II

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
tail - yarn hot yellow
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing olive
body hackles - olive/chartreuse
1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed light olive (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
2nd shoulder - Mearns quail dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

Those are dope

 

[rattlesnake]

Last 2. The Seahawks colors wasn’t intentional, gunna need to tie a Steelers one now. Surprised how the Seahawks bug turned out considering I was using blue bucktail (didn’t have blue body hair)

 

[Kado]

Last 2. The Seahawks colors wasn’t intentional, gunna need to tie a Steelers one now. Surprised how the Seahawks bug turned out considering I was using blue bucktail (didn’t have blue body hair)

Beautiful work. What size hooks are you using? It'd really hurt me to lose one on a lily pad.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Royal Madam X

A "Royal" version of a traditional Madam X

Hook - Light wire, 2X or 3X long, size 6-8
Thread - Tan
Tail - Natural deer hair (or elk)
Body - Peacock herl, red floss or uni stretch, peacock herl
Wing and Head - Natural deer hair (or elk)
Legs - Round white rubber

The Madam X (flyanglersonline.com)

 

[rattlesnake]

Beautiful work. What size hooks are you using? It'd really hurt me to lose one on a lily pad.

Thanks! These are smaller ones on gammy b10s size 2.

Bigger ones are on size 1 or ahrex tp light (I think tp605) #1/0 which is same size as b10s size 1.

I mostly fish these on 10-15lb maxima green tippet so I don’t lose many, but it definitely stings when you do!

 

[Dr. Magill]

Now onto some darker flies

 

[Dr. Magill]

Got some new feathers yesterday:

 

[clarkman]

Got some new feathers yesterday:
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That's all you need, right there.

 

[SpeyrodGB]

Got some new feathers yesterday:
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That will fish well. I expect some pics with tigers attached.

 

[Dr. Magill]

That will fish well. I expect some pics with tigers attached.

Been working at it