She looks like she can still see okayI'm getting a little lazy with the eyes...
What's in your vise?
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Big Y Fly's Suspended Ant is the inspiration.
#16 Gamakatsu C15-BV hook. 1.25 mm dense foam; Iridescent magpie feather secured by black thread for hanging rear segment: Fluorescent cerise UTC thread for front; FTD white Hy-Float post;
brown/grizzly parachute hackle.
#16 Gamakatsu C15-BV hook. 1.25 mm dense foam; Iridescent magpie feather secured by black thread for hanging rear segment: Fluorescent cerise UTC thread for front; FTD white Hy-Float post;
brown/grizzly parachute hackle.
Marquise
Atlantic Salmon
Claude Bédard
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - 5 male ringneck tail feather fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body: Rear 1/6 – wine yarn/floss; front 5/6 – black floss
Throat - Soft black hen hackle
Wing - Black squirrel/bronze mallard flank feather fibers
Cheek - Jungle cock
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Oliver1329
Life of the Party
Walt's worm variation that works exceptionally well!
Muddled daddy sz 10 (1xl)
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After a few I didn't leave enough room to muddle this one, so copying Scott I put a hot spot veil up front, kinda a march brown daddy softhackle. It's really not that bright an orange. Sz 12 1xl.
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Black Knight
Steelhead
Terry Hellekson
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tip - Dubbed with fluorescent red lamb's wool
Body - Black crystal chenille
Wing - Black marabou tied over the body
Topping - Black flashabou accent or krystal flash
Hackle - Black hen hackle
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Think I'll stick to wets in the round, this sz 12 winged march brown is the best I got.
Playing with something for gray caddis. I know, no tail, but blue dun tail and hackle over muskrat, gold rib, grey squirrel wing, grizzly hackle up front.
Playing with something for gray caddis. I know, no tail, but blue dun tail and hackle over muskrat, gold rib, grey squirrel wing, grizzly hackle up front.
I dislike doing the small stuff but I'd hate to be caught without on the day. Never my first choice to tie on.
Not sure why I keep doing martinez nymphs when the doc spratleys seem better.
Not sure why I keep doing martinez nymphs when the doc spratleys seem better.
Do you tie the Martinez nymphs with a hotspot?
No, I have not tried that, just plain. I found the ones tied round work better for me than ones with a green wing case also. Probably my tying skills, I have better luck with a bit less detail and being more impressionistic. I used to fish it as a stonefly, and still do on those rare occasions the fish just don't respond to the rubber legs like I think they should. It's a pretty good lake nymph when the heather or carey aren't so hot too, but I tend to use the doc more these days.
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Thanks Norm! I’m going to tie some in small sizes to use as follow-up flies.
Black Knight
Steelhead
Terry Hellekson
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tip - Dubbed with fluorescent red lamb's wool
Body - Black crystal chenille
Wing - Black marabou tied over the body
Topping - Black flashabou accent or krystal flash
Hackle - Black hen hackle
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Love that feather. What kind is it? I can just imagine that slowly pulsing....nothing could ignore it.
Thanks,
Mark
