What's in your vise?

[Scottp]

Sorry, but I would find casting that to a steelhead to be embarrassing when a well tied muddler would get the job done. Granted I am a dinosaur but to me steelhead flies shouldn't look like they need to be plugged in at night.

No steelhead in Montana that I know of, but this pattern was one of my best cutthroat flies last year. Obviously the ones I catch are not that picky but that’s probably because I fish water that doesn’t get a lot of traffic, which is kinda what I prefer. I’m an old fart, too, and being able to see my fly is pretty important to me; this should check that box off (haven’t tried this particular one yet but can’t wait to use it once runoff is over).
I love tying and fishing muddlers (I’ve posted about 300 on this site over the past 3 years) but I really love foam flies, too; life’s too short not to have fun doing what you like to do.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Tom Butler]

Cool. I gotta take a break from painting the front door and hit a local pond to see if it works.

Regards,

No steelhead in Montana that I know of, but this pattern was one of my best cutthroat flies last year. Obviously the ones I catch are not that picky but that’s probably because I fish water that doesn’t get a lot of traffic, which is kinda what I prefer. I’m an old fart, too, and being able to see my fly is pretty important to me; this should check that box off (haven’t tried this particular one yet but can’t wait to use it once runoff is over).
I love tying and fishing muddlers (I’ve posted about 300 on this site over the past 3 years) but I really love foam flies, too; life’s too short not to have fun doing what you like to do.

Regards,
Scott

You and Zak got me onto muddler things and I am grateful. Great fly style.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Dolamite

 

[Scottp]

I just tied a copy on a size 12 hook and the pumpkinseeds loved it!

Cool. I need to take a break from painting and hit a local pond to see how it works here.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Wasatchangler]

Sunk ants. Weighted and unweighted.


Hare’s ears.


And a couple soft hackles.

 

[Kfish]

 

[Norm Frechette]

Jack Cabe Hopper

 

[Pigs]

Big green drake film critic. Still refining and trying to figure these things out.

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Quigley's film critic is my favorite cripple pattern. Looks great!

 

[Tom Butler]

Late spring October caddis pupa?
Sz 10, too small, need to pluck some hackle.

Sz 8 w/ 4.8 mm and darker grouse feather.

Not too many around last weekend, think the winter scour and massive amount of cobble movement did a number on the bugs.

 

[SKYKO]

Couple off season practice ties, mixing it up.

 

[Scottp]

Clubby Chubby Chernobyl

hook - WFC Model 16 #6
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
core - 15lb mono
body - 2mm foam tan/1mm foam orange
wing(s) - Congo Hair cream
legs - medium round rubber brown
indicator - 1mm foam orange

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Magpie

 

[Brute]

Clubby Chubby Chernobyl

hook - WFC Model 16 #6
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
core - 15lb mono
body - 2mm foam tan/1mm foam orange
wing(s) - Congo Hair cream
legs - medium round rubber brown
indicator - 1mm foam orange

Regards,
Scott

I’m convinced that you have more deer hair and more foam than any 10 other people here combined…I admire your ties…

 

[Zoran]

Next gen feather suppliers

 

[SKYKO]

Some little twitchy skaters for summer and fall

 

[Stonedfish]

Some little twitchy skaters for summer and fall
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Those are really sweet!
SF

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Bongoman]

 

[SurfnFish]

cleaning out some old fly boxes, ran across some well used flies from when I was swinging for steelhead on the coastal rivers. I'd like to think they looked better back when they came off the vise..lol

 

[Kfish]