What's in your vise?

[Norm Frechette]

Woodchuck Skunk

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 6

Thread - Black

Tail - Woodchuck guard hairs

Legs - White rubber legs

Body - Yellow chenille (medium)

Wing - Woodchuck guard hairs, tied down over the back, caddis style

Hackle - Brown

WoodchuckSkunk.pdf - Google Drive

 

[TicTokCroc]

Madsen's Skunk

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 8

Thread - Black

Tail - Gray squirrel tail

Legs - White rubber, approx. 1 1⁄2” long

Body - Black chenille

Wing - Natural or white deer hair

MadsensSkunk.pdf - Google Drive

The original madamX?

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

Sometimes it's fun to whip out the simplest flies.
Marabou and semi seal dubbing loop and glass bead. But so effective despite being so simple.

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

Sometimes it's not fun to pick up a dropped hook box. Couple hundred hooks on the floor....

 

[Norm Frechette]

Mer's No Hackle Hex

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent, size 6

Thread - Tan

Tail - Extensions of the body hair, not flared if possible

Body - Deer or elk body hair, tied parallel to the hook.

Ribbing -Crisscrossed tying thread 4 to 5 turns

Wing - Black Tailed Deer, tied spent and trimmed both sides to bring it to correct proportions

Hackle - None

MersNo-HackleHex.pdf - Google Drive

 

[Norm Frechette]

Sometimes it's not fun to pick up a dropped hook box. Couple hundred hooks on the floor....

 

[wanderingrichard]

Sometimes it's not fun to pick up a dropped hook box. Couple hundred hooks on the floor....

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Magnet time

 

[TicTokCroc]

Sometimes it's not fun to pick up a dropped hook box. Couple hundred hooks on the floor....

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That's assorted sizes right?

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

Magnet time

Yep.....

That's assorted sizes right?

Yep....streamer hooks though, so nothing smaller than a 10.

 

[wanderingrichard]

Yep.....
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Yep....streamer hooks though, so nothing smaller than a 10.

Missed that the first time around.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Lacy's Caddis

Hook - TMC 100 or equivalent, size 8-18

Thread - Brown

Body - Light orange floss, rear 2/3 of the hook. Peacock herl, front 1/3 of the hook

Rib - Brown hackle, palmered over the floss

Wing - Elk Hair, tied caddis style

Head - Trimmed deer hair, caddis style

LacysCaddis.pdf - Google Drive

 

[FinLuver]

Sometimes it's not fun to pick up a dropped hook box. Couple hundred hooks on the floor....

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Is there a “How To…” tutorial on this feat…??

 

[Islander]

A retired friend of mine from the Carolinas, who resides in Livingston, MT during the summer asked me to create some streamer patterns for him specifically to replicate the Redside Shiner. He plans on targeting Cutts in Yellowstone Lake this Fall with these.

https://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=AFCJB39010

I made a few prototypes for him and three of the resulting patterns made the cut. Based on the Tomelleri drawing, I tried to emphasize both the dark lateral line and red sides of the breeding male.

Feather head Redside Shiner - Paired CDL Rooster hackles, red Kreelex, pink or red flat braid body, Dark gray and white finn raccoon over/under wing, two large CDL Saddle hackles tied featherhead style.
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Thunder Creek Redside Shiner
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Soft-hackle streamer Redside Shiner - Red or pink flat braid body, red Kreelex, paired Collins barred ginger hen hackle, over/under wing gray/white marabou, dark brown speckled hen hackle.
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What remains to be seen is whether or not the fish find these palatable.

Those should work great. I had an old timer here in Cody tell me that a little red is the ticket for Yellowstone Lake.

 

[Scottp]

Claret Muddler

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - golden pheasant tippet
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing claret
body hackle - grizzly dyed claret (1 TBS Rit Wine/1 cup water)
shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
collar/head - deer hair dyed claret

Regards,
Scott

 

[singlehandjay]

A fly for returning kings to freshwater. Hope everyone had a good weekend

 

[Norm Frechette]

Corey's Calf Tail

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent, size 8-16

Thread - Yellow

Tail - White calf tail

Body - Red, yellow or gray dubbing

Rib - Gold wire

Wing - White calf tail, one wing tied upright, clump style, tied forward leaning

Hackle - Brown

CoreysCalfTail.xps - Google Drive

 

[Norm Frechette]

Rockhopper

Hook - Mustad 94831 or equivalent, size 8-14

Thread - Yellow

Body - Kapok

Underwing - Black calf tail

Overwing - Turkey

Hackle - Brown & grizzly, mixed

Rockhopper.pdf - Google Drive

 

[Norm Frechette]

Michigan Stone

Hook: Mustad 94833 or equivalent, size 12-18

Thread - Yellow

Body - Yellow rabbit fur dubbing (or synthetic)

Wing - Deer Hair, tied flat over the body, extending slightly beyond the bend of the hook

Hackle - Grizzly, tied fore and aft

MichiganStone.pdf - Google Drive

 

[Norm Frechette]

Hair Wing Hopper

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent, size 8-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Red duck quill

Body - Green chenille

Wing - Natural bucktail, tied trude

Hackle - Brown & grizzly, mixed

I used deer hair for the wing

HairWingHopper.pdf - Google Drive

 

[Oliver1329]

Simi seal sculpin