Abbreviated July tying contest

[Scudley Do Right]

Searun cutthroat are one of my favorite fish to target. My Idea for the contest is a fly you use for cutthroat. We are spread all over so it can be any kind of fly and any type of cutthroat. Post the fly and the type of cutthroat you use it for. I tied this fly as an example of the type of fly I use off the beach for cutthroat. The general shape is usually the same but I'll use different materials and colors. As a small prize I will mail the winner this cutthroat fly and the humpy bugger that was picked last month. I'll leave any appropriate GIFs to Billy.

 

[Buzzy]

I joined Puget Sound Fly Fishers in 1979; Bruce Ferguson was a member of the club. He generously shared his knowledge of the Sound and Canal and I became a fan of his "Green and Silver":\


The top fly is close to the original Green and Silver, the others variations on that theme.



Hardly a Green and Silver but still that pattern is the model for the few salt SRC flies I tie and fish from time to time. The flies above do seem to attract a fish or two.

 

[Billy]

I joined Puget Sound Fly Fishers in 1979; Bruce Ferguson was a member of the club. He generously shared his knowledge of the Sound and Canal and I became a fan of his "Green and Silver":\
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The top fly is close to the original Green and Silver, the others variations on that theme.

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Hardly a Green and Silver but still that pattern is the model for the few salt SRC flies I tie and fish from time to time. The flies above do seem to attract a fish or two.

I feel like those would work in early spring for some lakes we hit...

 

[SKYKO]

A slightly smaller version of this has been nabbing some coastal cutty's for me recently.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

A slightly smaller version of this has been nabbing some coastal cuties for me recently.View attachment 72215

I like it. What kind of water are you fishing?

 

[Buzzy]

I feel like those would work in early spring for some lakes we hit...

When we first moved to Ephrata, I was (still am) a rank amateur at lake fishing. Lake Lenore's trout liked a lot of my SRC patterns (that's mostly what I had back then).

 

[SKYKO]

I like it. What kind of water are you fishing?

Thanks. W WA rivers, they are low as you know, been focusing on anything with some chop on top that I can get a swing thru. Best early or dusk or if I can find mid day water out of the sun.

 

[Matt B]

For freshwater cutts—westlopes and coastals. I plan to drop these off the back of dries. Unweighted, but they sink.

 

[Buzzy]

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For freshwater cutts—westlopes and coastals. I plan to drop these off the back of dries. Unweighted, but they sink.

Very nice, and on blue lines!

 

[clarkman]

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For freshwater cutts—westlopes and coastals. I plan to drop these off the back of dries. Unweighted, but they sink.

There can't be cutts in Rainbow Creek! Only rainbows!

 

[SKYKO]

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For freshwater cutts—westlopes and coastals. I plan to drop these off the back of dries. Unweighted, but they sink.

Those are nice, I'm heading out for a few days tomorrow and I'll be adding a handful of these to the quiver, I often forget about them, big mistake when I do.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

I like to use some take on a Skagit minnow off the beach in the spring when the chum show up. Nothing special but the winner can have this one to.

 

[Nick Clayton]

I like to use some take on a Skagit minnow off the beach in the spring when the chum show up. Nothing special but the winner can have this one to.

You have a unique style of fly tying that I really appreciate. Everything you post is fishy as hell and totally has your own distinct flavor to it. I always dig your stuff a lot!

I'll have to see if I can come up with something to contribute to this one.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

You have a unique style of fly tying that I really appreciate. Everything you post is fishy as hell and totally has your own distinct flavor to it. I always dig your stuff a lot!

I'll have to see if I can come up with something to contribute to this one.

Thanks, your flies always look nice as well. I'm not a great tier but I enjoy it. I'm not big on following instructions step by step. I usually just sit down and start tying.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Back when my dad and I would fish the stilly we would run these well known flies. Didn't have chenille so I dubbed the body. Not my best work but I'll toss it in too.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Another beach spider

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Maybe Billy was right, this thing is toast. It could be I just picked a bad category. Only a few entries so far. That makes good odds to win 5 mediocre flies.

 

[Matt B]

Posted before, but it works:

 

[Matt B]

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For freshwater cutts—westlopes and coastals. I plan to drop these off the back of dries. Unweighted, but they sink.

I caught some westslopes on these recently, including some nice ones. Future ties will have sparser hackle; these almost looked like wet flies in the water. I trimmed one up a bit and it looked even fishier to me. Raggedy looking flies sometimes fish better than pretty ones.

 

[Zak]