What's in your vise?

[clarkman]

A couple of gross things to hang under a bobber for winter steelhead...

 

[FinLuver]

View attachment 137963

This is an interesting fly. Not difficult but time consuming.
Hook: 2x long dryfly #8
Body: orange deer
Hackle: palmered grizzly
Extension: 25# Mason Hard mono
Wing: light elk tied on the extension.

Curious…how’s it land on water?
Ride in its side?

 

[mcswny]

A couple of gross things to hang under a bobber for winter steelhead...

View attachment 138028

Even I can tie those.

 

[clarkman]

Even I can tie those.

well, they work, so you should! if you fish for steelhead during the wintertime.

besides, I DID say "gross"

 

[singlehandjay]

A quick tie to bring in the new year. Have a good rest of the weekend everyone.

 

[Vandelay Industries]

 

[Little Fork]

A couple of gross things to hang under a bobber for winter steelhead...

View attachment 138028

I like these ties a lot. I could see something similar in blood red and white working too.
What is the darker pink material in the “tail” on the left?

 

[clarkman]

I like these ties a lot. I could see something similar in blood red and white working too.
What is the darker pink material in the “tail” on the left?

thx. talk about simple! lol

That's some life flex legs material in pink (I bought mine under some different name from FTD though). I use the same stuff (both red and pink) on my hybrids and such for carp.

 

[aheinz]

Well following venture fly co. Tying guides since I have their kit today at work so far has been practicing frenchie's first
second

Def need to practice on using less dubbing

 

[Zak]

 

[mcswny]

Well following venture fly co. Tying guides since I have their kit today at work so far has been practicing frenchie's View attachment 138077first
View attachment 138078second

Def need to practice on using less dubbing

Wet you fingers with the ice dub, you’ll get a tighter noodle and therefore, a narrower dubbing collar.

 

[aheinz]

Wet you fingers with the ice dub, you’ll get a tighter noodle and therefore, a narrower dubbing collar.

Thank you ill keep that in mind for next time, I enjoyed tying it and plan to buy more hooks and such to tie up more of the early ones I did especially the ones I enjoyed

 

[mcswny]

Thank you ill keep that in mind for next time, I enjoyed tying it and plan to buy more hooks and such to tie up more of the early ones I did especially the ones I enjoyed

Ice dub is really easy to overdub. It’s a lot harder to get thin compared to superfine.

 

[Zak]

Well following venture fly co. Tying guides since I have their kit today at work so far has been practicing frenchie's View attachment 138077first
View attachment 138078second

Def need to practice on using less dubbing

The rule I try to remember is: "Take half as much dubbing as you think you need, then divide that in half."

 

[Zak]

 

[Little Fork]

 

[Pink Nighty]

Well following venture fly co. Tying guides since I have their kit today at work so far has been practicing frenchie's View attachment 138077first
View attachment 138078second

Def need to practice on using less dubbing

In addition to moisture and just using less, try pressing the pad of your middle finger into the nail of your Index finger as you roll the dubbing against your thumb. It concentrates the pressure and gives a tighter spin. Also only spin in one direction!

 

[Zak]

 

[Brute]

My third src pattern, and very first gurgler…I could see this fly in different colors being a bass or panfish fly

Tmc7999 salmon #6
Craft fur sand
Lite-brite peach
Uv estaz grande peach
2mm foam

 

[NRC]

View attachment 138153
My third src pattern, and very first gurgler…I could see this fly in different colors being a bass or panfish fly

Tmc7999 salmon #6
Craft fur sand
Lite-brite peach
Uv estaz grande peach
2mm foam

I can confirm little smallmouth on the John Day loved my SRC gurglers. And they REALLY love a waking Miyawaki popper.