What's in your vise?

[Vandelay Industries]

It lives on!

 

[Nick Clayton]

Okay thank you
You’re still fishing right?

Definitely still fishing, but I haven't gotten going guiding this year just yet. Covid and a couple other things hit us pretty hard this winter so I put guiding on hold for a bit. Hopefully be back to normal very soon

 

[Old Man]

I'm not one to brag. But I'm the smart ass that got this loaded on WFF. Nit looking for any hand outs or anything like that. Just wanted to point this out. I am good for something.

 

[Buzzy]

This used to be a good fly for the Ford, often I'd trail a small shrimp (scud) - a local nickname for the duo was the JLS. Very simple pattern, often effective. Size 16 shown.

 

[Paige]

I hope that people that tie ordinary flies for everyday fishing won't be too intimidated by the Art Flies that have become so predominant on the fly tying pages. As beautiful as the flies are they don't represent what is needed for daily fishing where you might lose a dozen flies a day under normal circumstances. I for one have been intimidated by page after page of complex brilliantly colored flies that are museum quality but lack practicality. I would like to see more fishable flies that would be at home in area lakes and streams and particularly flies that those of us with modest skills can readily tie. I admire the skill it takes to tie the Art Flies but in the end get more out of watching a guy on YouTube tie a Perdigon nymph or a caddis pupa that I can use locally.

And yes-I realize that my remarks will generate some criticism......

I lose fancy pants spey flies to the rocks all the time, I just tie on another one.
It really sucks when you lose that on the very next cast!

 

[Vandelay Industries]

 

[clarkman]

prepping with a couple of Snowrunner (Nayat) tail flies for tomorrow.

I've just been trying to get back to the basics of fur/feathers/flash

 

[Nick Clayton]

Been seeing more and more flies tied using Nayat, but I haven't messed with it at all yet.

Is this just another option to play with for variety, or does it offer some advantages over other materials?

 

[Billy]

1/16th. Should be easy to throw with a 6 or 7 wt.

 

[clarkman]

Been seeing more and more flies tied using Nayat, but I haven't messed with it at all yet.

Is this just another option to play with for variety, or does it offer some advantages over other materials?

I dunno. I was watching this newer musky video lesson thing that Brad Bohen (basically one of the godfathers of modern musky fly fishing) put out recently on Vimeo and he was having Gunnar tie something up using it. Gunnar was mentioning that it sheds water really well. It feels a little like Squimpish fiber (or vice versa) in hand but seems slightly easier to spin around the shank. I really like squimpish, so we'll see how it looks when wet (and casts once waterlogged). I'm cursed with this never-ending need to tinker.

 

[Dr. Magill]

Been seeing more and more flies tied using Nayat, but I haven't messed with it at all yet.

Is this just another option to play with for variety, or does it offer some advantages over other materials?

Really long
Really whispy
Sheds water

 

[Dr. Magill]

So @clarkman mentioned this dubbing the other day for long dubbed heads. It looks terrific. I’ll need to spin up a10 incher

 

[Billy]

So @clarkman mentioned this dubbing the other day for long dubbed heads. It looks terrific. I’ll need to spin up a10 incher
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That company is awesome. Guy grinds away every day.

 

[clarkman]

So @clarkman mentioned this dubbing the other day for long dubbed heads. It looks terrific. I’ll need to spin up a10 incher
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that's what the heads on my previous two flies are. I freakin' love that stuff!

That's funny, I just got some more stuff from them plus a small order of PrimoTail bucktail from MuskyFool.

 

[Dr. Magill]

Both are great sources

 

[Bhudda]

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Nice artsy fly

 

[Nick Clayton]

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I dont know a damn thing about this type of fly, but that is just friggen beautiful!

 

[clarkman]

I hope that people that tie ordinary flies for everyday fishing won't be too intimidated by the Art Flies that have become so predominant on the fly tying pages. As beautiful as the flies are they don't represent what is needed for daily fishing where you might lose a dozen flies a day under normal circumstances. I for one have been intimidated by page after page of complex brilliantly colored flies that are museum quality but lack practicality. I would like to see more fishable flies that would be at home in area lakes and streams and particularly flies that those of us with modest skills can readily tie. I admire the skill it takes to tie the Art Flies but in the end get more out of watching a guy on YouTube tie a Perdigon nymph or a caddis pupa that I can use locally.

And yes-I realize that my remarks will generate some criticism......

Sorry, I know these are probably pretty intimidating to some....

j/k

 

[Dr. Magill]

Sorry, I know these are probably pretty intimidating to some....

j/k

Well they do glow in the dark so they got that going for them

 

[Jake Watrous]

Playing with tuna fly ideas.


And since someone is a size queen, here it is next to a clouser for scale: