What's in your vise?
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Brad's Brat
Steelhead Fly
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Red or black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Orange hackle fibers with white over (bucktail can also be used)
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear 1/2 orange dubbing, front red dubbing
Hackle - Dark brown
Wing - Orange over white bucktail or polar bear
Cheeks - Jungle Cock (Optional)
This fly pattern was originated by Enos Bradner for the Stillaguamish River in Washington around 1937 and is still a popular fly for summer and winter steelhead.
Brad's Brat , Tied by Bob Frandsen (angelfire.com)
Pink Nighty
Life of the Party
My first attempts with rabbit strips and spinning craft fur dubbing brushes.
Made a super fancy dubbing brush tool.
And used it to make a couple flies that I hope might swing up a drunk one.
Made a super fancy dubbing brush tool.
And used it to make a couple flies that I hope might swing up a drunk one.
Scottp
Legend
Claret & Orange Barn Owl Muddler
This actually started out as a Dunkeld variation but I got distracted by some claret hackle and ended up here, instead.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing gold
body hackles - claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)/hot orange
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair dyed claret
Regards,
Scott
This actually started out as a Dunkeld variation but I got distracted by some claret hackle and ended up here, instead.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing gold
body hackles - claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)/hot orange
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair dyed claret
Regards,
Scott
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Jack Devlin
Life of the Party
Love the colours.Claret & Orange Barn Owl Muddler
This actually started out as a Dunkeld variation but I got distracted by some claret hackle and ended up here, instead.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing gold
body hackles - claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)/hot orange
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair dyed claret
Regards,
Scott
Pink Nighty
Life of the Party
Scudley Do Right
Life of the Party
Halloween Fly
Give the fish what they want!
The McCullough - Summer
Steelhead Fly
Les Johnson
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Embossed silver or gold tinsel
Tag - Hot orange yarn or floss
Tail - Crest under hot orange hackle fibers
Butt - Peacock herl
Body - Embossed gold tinsel
Hackle - Orange
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Scottp
Legend
Inadvertent Barn Owl Muddler
This started out as a split wing something-or-other using a hen pheasant body feather but that went nowhere, so I said screw it and spun a muddler head.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing gold
body hackle - brown
shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
This started out as a split wing something-or-other using a hen pheasant body feather but that went nowhere, so I said screw it and spun a muddler head.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire gold
body - Starburst dubbing gold
body hackle - brown
shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
The McCullough - Winter
Steelhead Fly
Les Johnson
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Embossed or oval silver tinsel
Tag - Hot orange yarn or floss
Tail - Crest under hot orange hackle fibers
Butt - Fl\lime green chenille
Body - Embossed gold tinsel
Hackle - Hot orange
Wing - Brown pheasant rump fibers
Cheeks - (Optional) Jungle cock
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Interesting feathers - thanks for sharing.
Little 10" Fall/winter pattern...
4/0 TP605 with 2 35mm shanks behind to provide more to the body (and with some added weight to slam into the front to assist with the jacknife). Titan dub for the head. I really like going with the lighter color on top for these black patterns as it really helps with my own visibility. With my more natural color patterns, I stick with the more natural darker up top, lighter belly since with those I'm actually more or less trying to mimic something that swims in the waters...
4/0 TP605 with 2 35mm shanks behind to provide more to the body (and with some added weight to slam into the front to assist with the jacknife). Titan dub for the head. I really like going with the lighter color on top for these black patterns as it really helps with my own visibility. With my more natural color patterns, I stick with the more natural darker up top, lighter belly since with those I'm actually more or less trying to mimic something that swims in the waters...
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Sam Slick
Winged Wet Fly
Hook – Mustad 3399 or equivalent, size 10-12
Thread – Black
Tail – Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel
Body – 1/3 yellow floss, 2/3 brown fur
Collar – Brown partridge
Wing – Brown partridge tail fibers
Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart
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The Cutthroat Fly
Steelhead
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Hot orange
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Cinnamon/orange rabbit dubbing
Hackle - Brown hen followed by cree dry
