What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
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Hoping to see some pink fry soon.
I’m trying to come up with a soft hackle that would cover both pink and chum fry with a blueish for pinks and brownish gold for chums color scheme. I added light blue and gold krystal flash and used a teal sharpie on the top side of the grizzly hackle.
I’ll fish it by itself or do the hopper / dropper with the gurgler up front.
SF
I’m trying to come up with a soft hackle that would cover both pink and chum fry with a blueish for pinks and brownish gold for chums color scheme. I added light blue and gold krystal flash and used a teal sharpie on the top side of the grizzly hackle.
I’ll fish it by itself or do the hopper / dropper with the gurgler up front.
SF
Wes Penny
Steelhead
Thanks Doc, really appreciate that!!
Hornberg
Originated by Frank Hornberg in the 1920's
Hook - Mustad 9671
Thread - Black
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Underwing - Yellow calf tail, tied so as to tilt slightly upward
*Overwing - 2 mallard flank feathers, 1 each side
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes, 2nd eye showing
Hackle - Grizzly and brown mixed - tied as a dry fly collar
* I have 2 gallon bags of teal feathers to use up. My drastically poor supply of mallard flank just couldn't do it
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Scottp
Legend
March Brown Spundun
Been away from the vise for a few days so I’ll start with something basic. First time using caribou for the wing; although this patch had a good bit of underfur to comb out (or whatever it’s called on an ungulate), it’s very easy to work with. Probably won’t get to fish the hatch here in Montana but it’ll work for the Hecubas in the fall, too.
hook - WFC Model 3 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 tan
shuck - Congo Hair brown
rib - UniStretch brown
abdomen - dubbing tan
wing - caribou hair
Regards,
Scott
Been away from the vise for a few days so I’ll start with something basic. First time using caribou for the wing; although this patch had a good bit of underfur to comb out (or whatever it’s called on an ungulate), it’s very easy to work with. Probably won’t get to fish the hatch here in Montana but it’ll work for the Hecubas in the fall, too.
hook - WFC Model 3 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 tan
shuck - Congo Hair brown
rib - UniStretch brown
abdomen - dubbing tan
wing - caribou hair
Regards,
Scott
Burned through my small supply of Olive Willys so, a couple of slight variations
Hook: TMC 5262 #10
Tail, fluff from the base of a yellow dyed ringneck pheasant feather
body: olive hares ear flash blend or yellow dyed pheasant filoplume
rib: chartreuse wire- counter wrap with the filoplume or standard with hare's ear
Hackle- Yellow dyed pheasant
bead: red glass
I like it better with teal. Great fly that unfortunately fell of my radar. Thanks for the inspiration to tie some up.
Hornberg
Originated by Frank Hornberg in the 1920's
Hook - Mustad 9671
Thread - Black
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Underwing - Yellow calf tail, tied so as to tilt slightly upward
*Overwing - 2 mallard flank feathers, 1 each side
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes, 2nd eye showing
Hackle - Grizzly and brown mixed - tied as a dry fly collar
* I have 2 gallon bags of teal feathers to use up. My drastically poor supply of mallard flank just couldn't do it
Governor
Hook – Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Scarlet floss
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Dark brown mottled turkey
Hackle - Brown
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils
This is the most effective March Brown dry patterns for just about any river I've tried them in Oregon during the MB hatches. The next most effect is a parachute March Brown. But for whatever the reason, the comparadun style edges out other dry flies when it comes to representing a March Brown dun.March Brown Spundun
Been away from the vise for a few days so I’ll start with something basic. First time using caribou for the wing; although this patch had a good bit of underfur to comb out (or whatever it’s called on an ungulate), it’s very easy to work with. Probably won’t get to fish the hatch here in Montana but it’ll work for the Hecubas in the fall, too.
hook - WFC Model 3 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 tan
shuck - Congo Hair brown
rib - UniStretch brown
abdomen - dubbing tan
wing - caribou hair
Regards,
Scott
Caddis Pupa - Husk Body
Hook – Mustad 3906 or equivalent, size 12-14
Thread – Tan/brown
Bead - Glass or metal, optional
Husk - Antron yarn, white
Body - Rusty orange dubbing
Thorax - Dark brown dubbing
Wing Buds – Goose biots or hackle tips
Legs – Brown hen hackle
Antennae - Two pheasant tail barbs
The Fly-Fisher's Craft: The Art and History - Darrel Martin
FindingFly
Smolt
Florida keys trip didn't work out as planned on the fishing side..... American airlines canceled our flights twice and rescheduled each time. Ended up being a great family trip, but instead of 5 fishing days it turned into two with one being a full rain day.... still can't get the flats off my mind so here's a couple ep/merkin type crabs for the next trip to the skinny water.
mtskibum16
Life of the Party
Some flash fly color variation. Pink and purple in the box, what next? (Coho in AK)
