What's in your vise?

[Zak]

 

[Zak]

Thanks that's what I figured, but I didn't want to waste all the effort to find out myself It wouldbe nice to utilize the fur somehow but that's a big project. I have contact with a slingshot hunter in Alaska that's been busting a lot of bunnies lately, maybe I should ask him to mail me the feet!

I bet the bottom fur from regular rabbit feet would make a great base for a custom dubbing blend!

 

[TicTokCroc]

I bet the bottom fur from regular rabbit feet would make a great base for a custom dubbing blend!

We have one red 'rusty' colored female breeder that has amazing natural colored fur. It must be a recessive gene because we have yet to get any offspring that color. White + white = white, otherwise the rest are gray or black. As soon as I get some red babies I'll have some awsome rusty opossum substitute dubbing.

 

[Zak]

 

[Zak]

 

[G_Smolt]

 

[kmudgn]

I was looking at the materials for Fran Betters 'Usual' and it lists snowshoe hare fur from between the toes for its water shedding ability. I'm wondering is it the same for all rabbits? I get a bucket full of rabbit feet every time I butcher rabbits, maybe I shouldn't toss them? Anyone tie them with whatever rabbit they can aquire?View attachment 53638

The Usual is a really good fly. If you tie, yie using threads in orange, chartruse, and black. Salmon can sometime be finickly and will take one color over another. Also, they are a good fly to use if Vitreous are hatching

 

[Zak]

 

[Norm Frechette]

Sunset

Winged Wet Fly

Body - Yellow wool
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - White

Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

[Norm Frechette]

Rio Grande King

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail Yellow
Body - Black chenille
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

[Scottp]

Hen Pheasant Muddler

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 tan
tail - hen pheasant
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing tan
hackle - ginger
shoulder - hen pheasant
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Walla-Walla

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel
Body - Yellow wool
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Cinnamon

Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

*In Forgotten Flies this pattern is listed as "Walker-Walla" one of the many editorial errors in the book

 

[Norm Frechette]

Utah

Winged Wet Fly

Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Cinnamon wool
Hackle - Ginger
Wing - Cinnamon

Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

[SculpinSwinger]

A couple of ties on Daiichi AJ 2050 size 7


Inspired by trout that eat swung flies, and a couple new capes. Herbert Miner hen cape medium ginger - collar on the first fly, wing on the second. Coq de Leon hen ginger speckled soft hackle with chickabou - Palmer hackle on both. I should strip one side…

 

[Tom Butler]

Sz. 14 4mm bead eggstacy eggs. Pink salmon and fl peach.

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

#8 standard wet fly, 5/32” tungsten bead, black bunny, pearl flash. 2” OAL



A UV experiment: #8 60 degree jig hook, 5/32” pink tungsten bead, black UV ice dub body, UV black Maribou tail, pearl flash. 2” OAL

 

[Tom Butler]

The Pat's Rubber Legs was the only winner yesterday. Doesn't surprise me, it's Skwala time. Coffee/Black in 6, 8 and 10, 3xl.

 

[Divad]

An erratic moving Miyawaki style tube popper, most likely for pinks. I used 3 hot pink mallard feathers split, draped over the top of the tube with a little Icelandic Sheep, flash and flexifloss in-between.

 

[MillCreekMinnow]

Replenishing some Mayfly duns for spring.

March Brown ~ Size 14 ~ Moose hair body.



Green Drake ~ Size 12 ~ Thread base & stripped schlappen ribbed body.



BWO ~ Size 18 ~ Thread base & stripped schlappen ribbed body.



PMD ~ Size 16 ~ Thread base & stripped schlappen ribbed body.

 

[Tom Butler]

Canadian Black simiseal leeches, sz. 10 5/32 bead. Plain, marabou and bunny strip tails.