What's in your vise?

[clarkman]

I'm going to get out this afternoon for a short float. I'll grab some video of both the marabou tail along with the schlappen and post 'em this evening.

You use the stiffer schlappen, correct? I think you had mentioned as much a good while back. That should help the jack-knife...

 

[Scottp]

Kate McLaren Mayfly

Notional.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
tag - medium tinsel silver
tail - bleached pheasant rump dyed neon golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Neon Green/2 cups water)
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dun Peacock Black
body hackle - black
1st shoulder - bleached pheasant rump dyed neon golden olive
2nd shoulder - pheasant body feather dyed brown

Regards,
Scott

 

[Tom Butler]

Four more thin mint knockoffs, this color combo has been best.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Klinkhammer

Emerger Fly Pattern

Hook - Drennan Suspender
Thread - Black
Wing post - White antron yarn
Hackle - Brown
Ribbing - Pearl holographic tinsel
Body - BWO kapok dubbing
Thorax - Peacock herl

Devised by a Dutch angler Hans van Klinken in the early 80's to imitate an emerging caddisfly.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Brown
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Pearl tinsel, wide
Thorax - Peacock herl

 

[Squatchin]

Not-so-stealthy bomber. Smallies should like it.

 

[swimmy]

You use the stiffer schlappen, correct? I think you had mentioned as much a good while back. That should help the jack-knife...

On these I'm using Schlappen, not Rooster Saddle. I like the swim action with the Shlappen. The tail wiggle is fun.

To be honest, I'm still trying to figure out how to fish the Rooster Saddle. So far my experience is they are better in slower water where you can give a pause and allow the tail to kick or jack-knife as you say. Lakes or slow moving tailwaters seem to be best but in the riffle-run or pocket water I just don't get a lot of movement out of 'em. I need to mess around with them more.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Michigan Gray Drake

Hook - Mustad 94840, 94833, 94845 or equivalent, size 12-14

Thread - Black or brown

Tail - Moose mane or body hair, 2 hairs, tied long

Wing - White calf tail, tied spent, tied sparse

Body - Fine gray dubbing, natural or synthetic (I used Adams gray kapok dubbing)

Creator is unknown at this time. It is dated to about the mid to late 1990s.

MichiganGrayDrake.pdf - Google Drive

 

[Norm Frechette]

Puget Bug

Hook - Mustad 7957BX or equivalent, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Tail - Black goose biots

Body - 1 dark & 1 light moose mane wrapped in alternating bands*

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

*Coat the hook shank with super glue prior to wrapping the body or overcoat with uv resin for durability

Created by Enos Bradner

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

 

[Norm Frechette]

Zero

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent, size 12-16
Thread - Black
Tail - Mallard flank (I used teal)
Body - Dark gray fur or synthetic
Wing case - Black raffia (I used black magic foil)
Legs - Grizzly hackle
Thorax - Dark gray fur or synthetic

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

 

[wanderingrichard]

Michigan Gray Drake

Hook - Mustad 94840, 94833, 94845 or equivalent, size 12-14

Thread - Black or brown

Tail - Moose mane or body hair, 2 hairs, tied long

Wing - White calf tail, tied spent, tied sparse

Body - Fine gray dubbing, natural or synthetic (I used Adams gray kapok dubbing)

Creator is unknown at this time. It is dated to about the mid to late 1990s.

MichiganGrayDrake.pdf - Google Drive

This and the Zero two posts below it should work well for my trip to Sandy Pines in july. Thanks, Norm

 

[Zak]

Mop fly.

 

[clarkman]

tweaking head colors a little bit. I really like the purple/pink mixture I've started using for half of my black heads so figured I see how it looks with white....Hopefully next time out the fish like it too.

 

[clarkman]

a few more tweaks in engineering. This is tied on a shank with a swivel attached to a split ring to a short shank stinger hook. Super easy to swap hooks out, but I've gotta make sure this swims ok before I play with other stuff. Something like this could also accommodate a treble as well if one felt like doing so. Hook placement is the back third of the fly.

 

[EmergingFisher]

Rainbow warriors, “regular” sz. 16 and jig sz. 18

 

[Scottp]

Sickles’ Foam Hopper (variation)

Added an underwing and changed the foam head tying sequence; when I try it his way I get way too much buildup and the head looks lumpy.

hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
rib - tying thread (body only)
body - 2mm foam tan
overbody -2mm foam dark brown
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
wing - deer hair
head - 2mm foam tan
legs - medium rubber brown
indicator - 1mm foam orange

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Bull Moose

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 12-16

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Fine oval gold tinsel

Body - Blue dun muskrat dubbing fur

Hackle - Brown partridge wound as a wet fly collar with tips extending to bend of hook

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

 

[Norm Frechette]

Needlefly Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 8-10-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers (1½ gap widths past bend)

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Mottled gray/brown rump feather from male ringneck pheasant, tied spey fashion as a wet fly collar

Head - Peacock herl

Originated by Dawn Holbrook.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

 

[Squatchin]

Needlefly Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 8-10-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers (1½ gap widths past bend)

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Mottled gray/brown rump feather from male ringneck pheasant, tied spey fashion as a wet fly collar

Head - Peacock herl

Originated by Dawn Holbrook.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

I could easily see this as a small baitfish patterns.

 

[Squatchin]