What's in your vise?

[mcswny]

Before Flourocarbon, and when anglers used to use a wire "tippet" section, many anglers would snell the flies to their wire tippet. Some still do this with mono, but it is becoming more rare.

Additionally, the older flies used saddle feathers, which foul easier when tied up at the front of the shank. So tying materials in at the back only is also to help prevent fouling.

I’ve wondered this too (not that I’ve even contemplated tying a tarpon fly). Thanks for the backstory!

 

[SpawnFlyFish]

Those are plastic heads made by @SpawnFlyFish . I believe these ones are called Calamari Heads. They just slip over the hook and you glue them on. Spawn makes a lot of other really cool heads for baitfish patterns as well. They are definitely worth checking out if you haven't already. Their website is awesome, customer service is great, and they sell a lot of great tying material

Youre a legend! I really appreciate it, they are also currently ON SALE! We are sun-setting our current heads and once they are gone will begin the process of making Spawn Heads Season 3!

 

[Irafly]

 

[G_Smolt]

 

[singlehandjay]

Last couple days. I hope everyone had a good weekend. Hopefully everyone is getting on some fish. I posted the top one a couple days ago without a wing. Here's how it finished

 

[Pink Nighty]

 

[ColinShots]

No longer in the vise, but a couple metal detectors.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Funfly

Atlantic Salmon

Peter Dunne

Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Red
Tag - Copper wire
Tail - Fluorescent red marabou
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Fluorescent yellow chenille
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Throat - Eurasian jay or dyed blue guinea fowl
Collar - Black hen
UV Resin coated head

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

 

[Norm Frechette]

Sunset

Atlantic Salmon

Daryl Peter Burry

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel, orange seal merging into red seal or substitute
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black seal fur or substitute
Wing - Grey squirrel tail
Collar - Hot orange hackle

*I substituted Ice dubbing for seal's fur

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

 

[Scottp]

Shrimpy Muddler

Love the color of the dubbing; a subtle orange/pink. More orange here; we’ll see what it looks like with hot pink hackle and tail.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 fire orange
tail - yarn hot orange
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub shrimp pink
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Scottp]

Fuchsia & Sunburst

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 fluoro pink
tail - yarn fuchsia
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub shrimp pink
hackle(s) - fuchsia/sunburst (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water)
shoulder - chukar dyed fuchsia (1 Tbs Rit Fuchsia/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

 

[Irafly]

First the chassis.
And then the first of many.

 

[jasmillo]

Youre a legend! I really appreciate it, they are also currently ON SALE! We are sun-setting our current heads and once they are gone will begin the process of making Spawn Heads Season 3!

Bought some recently, great deal! If you are doing a tuna trip this year, a few spawn head patterns are a must IMO. Easily the most consistent fly I used last year on the troll and casting.

Too soon to start stocking the chum fry box? Last year I had a lot of luck with very sparse ties when I actually found fish actively gorging on chum fry. Three materials and a little red/green marker head (no eyes). Super simple to tie and effective.

 

[Vandelay Industries]

First ties of 2023. Sending to the nephew who is into fishing.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Gagne Special

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Red goose quill fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel followed by black floss
Body - Yellow floss
Wing - Mix of white and light brown bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Collar - Brown hen hackle

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

 

[SculpinSwinger]

A little something for a trip in March on the D where I will fish a couple days with @singlehandjay.

The stoke starts now

 

[Scottp]

Chernuddler

hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
tail - Krystal Flash root beer
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear tan
shellback - 2mm foam tan
wing(s) - Congo Hair white
legs - speckled silicone brown
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Canada

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad Heritage S80AP
Thread - Red under the body; black head
Tail - Scarlet wool as a short tag
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Red
Wing - Mottled gray turkey

* The written recipe for the Canada lists a tip of ‘scarlet tag’ but it is more accurately a tail.

By standard definition this fly has no ‘tip.’

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[Norm Frechette]

High & Dirty Nashwaak

Atlantic Salmon

Cliff Brown

Hook - Double Salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Orange calf tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Collar - Brown hen

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

 

[FinLuver]

Gagne Special

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Red goose quill fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel followed by black floss
Body - Yellow floss
Wing - Mix of white and light brown bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Collar - Brown hen hackle

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

A “classic color scheme” for many patterns/fishes… one I like and have had some success with.