What's in your vise?

[Kfish]

Dragons.

 

[Zak]

Dragons.

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Love these eyes!

 

[G_Smolt]

I gotta admit, I have literally NO idea what makes a good crab pattern for warm, shallow, salty water.
These feel pretty damn OK, tho.

Guess I'll find out in 2 weeks.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

 

[SteelHeadDave]

I gotta admit, I have literally NO idea what makes a good crab pattern for warm, shallow, salty water.
These feel pretty damn OK, tho.
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Guess I'll find out in 2

I gotta admit, I have literally NO idea what makes a good crab pattern for warm, shallow, salty water.
These feel pretty damn OK, tho.
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Guess I'll find out in 2 weeks.

Have fun finding out what works. Nice ties regardless.

 

[Bongoman]

After spending the day at the Fly Tyers Expo just felt like tying something different tonight, A White Wing Akkroyd Variant

 

[Scudley Do Right]

 

[Norm Frechette]

Hofland's Fancy

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Brown
Body - Dark claret floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Bittern light or light turkey

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

[Scottp]

Muddled Mrs. Malone

Variation of George Barron’s fly.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 tan
tail - pheasant tail
rib - small wire chartreuse
abdomen - medium tinsel pearl
thorax - dubbing dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/2 cups water)
hackle (thorax only) - dyed golden olive
shoulder - hen grizzly
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Doc Holiday

(Mo Bradley Golden Spratley Variant)

Wet Fly/Small Streamer

Tail - Guinea

Ribbing - Opal tinsel

Body - Olive phentex yarn (I used antron yarn)

Throat - Guinea

Under wing - Pheasant tail fibers

Over wing - Golden pheasant tippets

Head - Peacock herl

Reference

(34) Doc Holiday (Mo Bradley Golden Spratley Variant) - YouTube

(34) Mo's Golden Spratley (Doc Spratley Variant) - YouTube

 

[Scottp]

Muddled Blootch

Another variation on one of George Barron’s flies; looks like I could have spent some more time combing out the deer hair.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tag - Danville single strand floss fluoro red/resin
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub claret
hackles - black/dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)
shoulder - hen grizzly dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Flamer

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Crimson
Tip - Black chenille
Body - Gold tinsel
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Crimson

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

[Norm Frechette]

Emerald Coachman

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Tippet fibers
Body - Emerald green floss
Hackle- Brown
White - White duck or goose

Reference

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

 

[Norm Frechette]

Orange Miller

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Fine gold wire
Tail - Scarlet ibis (or substitute)
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Orange wool
Hackle - White
Wing - White duck or goose

Reference

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

 

[Scottp]

Copper Olive Muddler

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - pheasant tail
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing yellow gold
hackles - dyed copper olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/1 cup water)
shoulder - chukar dyed copper olive
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

October Caddis Pupae
Hook: #4 Gamukatsu stinger
Abdomen: orange mini estaz w/crystal flash
Hackle: grouse (murdered by Friendly Phil this fall)
Thorax: dark brown squirrel

 

[Billy]

Brown leeches:

 

[Matt B]

Still thinking about tuna fishing

 

[Matt B]

Taste the rainbow.
Taste it!!

 

[Norm Frechette]

Cutthroat

Winged Streamer

Jack Boehme, 1930's

Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Red hackle fibers, beard style
Wing - White goose quill segments

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples