Winter thoughts
What's in your vise?
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speedbird
Life of the Party
Clouser Minnow Variants, from top to bottom:
Angel hair clouser
Flurofiber Clouser
Flurofiber/Kreelex Clouser
Traditional White over White closure
White/white is a whitefish fry imitation for targeting bull trout. Will try it this weekend if wind doesn’t cooperate for SRC
Angel hair clouser
Flurofiber Clouser
Flurofiber/Kreelex Clouser
Traditional White over White closure
White/white is a whitefish fry imitation for targeting bull trout. Will try it this weekend if wind doesn’t cooperate for SRC
Skykomish Yellow
Author's Note
Ken and George McLeod of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern in the 1940s.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
McLeods' Skykomish Sunrise
McClain's Fancy
Wasatchangler
Steelhead
This thread always provides good inspiration. Trying to emulate this pattern that @Hoofer posted some time back.
Breck
The Whisk(e)y Dick
That would be deadly for SRCs on the Cowlitz.
Guide’s Special
Ibis Split
Bongoman
Legend
My throw back Thursday fly of the week: Irish Car Bomb
Originated by Tom Larimer The Irish Car Bomb (fly) is named after the drink. A half pint of Guinness, with a shot glass full of a half shot of Jameson and a half shot of Baileys dropped into it boilermaker style after a late night tying session with perhaps a few to many.
Originated by Tom Larimer The Irish Car Bomb (fly) is named after the drink. A half pint of Guinness, with a shot glass full of a half shot of Jameson and a half shot of Baileys dropped into it boilermaker style after a late night tying session with perhaps a few to many.
Since my trip to the St. Joe in September where I witnessed the trout taking what I originally called a Spruce Moth (actually the Fall Webworm Moth, essentially a white Spruce Moth), I have been playing with imitations for them. Mainly trying to capture the broad wings which would lay flat on the water. My first design used a small foam cylinder, extended body, hackle-tip wings, and the lightest dry fly hackle I have (pale dun) on an Umpqua U202 size 12. The second version is a wrapped white foam body and the same wings and hackle on a size 10 1X long hook. I like the last one best because it will be much more durable and it is easy to tie. Those hackle-tip wings look good but won't hold up to more than one or two fish. The pattern is called the UG Bug (Utility Guide fly) - .
These wrapped foam bodies are too slim and need to be more robust.
These wrapped foam bodies are too slim and need to be more robust.
Still finishing poppers
Scottp
Legend
Traffic Light Octopus
Notional
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black
tail - yarn red
rib - small wire red
body - medium tinsel pearl over medium tinsel holo red
hackle - grizzly
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - hen saddle black
Regards,
Scott
Notional
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black
tail - yarn red
rib - small wire red
body - medium tinsel pearl over medium tinsel holo red
hackle - grizzly
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - hen saddle black
Regards,
Scott
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
Scott, what's the reasonably largest this could be scaled up? Tied on a 2/0- 4/0?Traffic Light Octopus
Notional
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black
tail - yarn red
rib - small wire red
body - medium tinsel pearl over medium tinsel holo red
hackle - grizzly
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - hen saddle black
Regards,
Scott
Scottp
Legend
I’ve never tied these Lough flies on anything bigger than a #6 wet fly hook but I’d think you could scale up the components (or substitute alternates) for hooks that size.
Regards,
Scott