Recent content by Scottp

Dashboard Spruce Moth A little rough, but thats what dashboard ties tend to look like. I’m not going to be on the river till next week so I did this one in the driveway. hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange butt - Ice Dub Callibaetis body - deer hair rib -...

Chuk & Chuck Muddler hook - WFC Model 6 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tail - chukar partridge rib - small wire silver body - Ice Dub Callibaetis/woodchuck hackle - grizzly shoulder - chukar partridge collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Western Tanager Muddler Came across a few on the morning walk. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Tanager/overview Had to go through a whole bag of craft store guinea to find one useable feather. hook - WFC Model 6 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange rib - small wire hot...

Spundun Stimulator (variation) hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 hot orange butt - Orvis saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin tail - deer hair rib - small wire gold body/collar - Starburst dubbing tan hackle - barred ginger shoulder - bleached pheasant rump wing - deer hair...

Blue Collar Muddler II Tied the collar Spundun style instead of muddler; didn’t add any time and left a cleaner shank for the head. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange rib - small wire black body - Ice Dub UV grey hackle - grizzly shoulder - pheasant rump...

Blue Collar Muddler hook - WFC Model 6 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tail - indicator yarn fluoro orange rib - small wire gold body - Starburst dubbing tan hackle - grizzly/barred ginger shoulder - pheasant rump collar - caribou dyed Silver Doctor blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice...

Shota’s Hacklestacker (variation) The doubled foam head should keep it on top. No more tying the hackle on the needle and transferring; from now I’ll tie the post on the hook and use the gallows. hook - WFC Model 16 #6 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan butt/rib - H2O Twist tan (doubled) abdomen...

Spruce Moth Dyret hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan tail/head - deer hair rib - tying thread body - Starburst dubbing tan hackle(s) - grizzly/barred ginger shoulder - bleached pheasant rump Regards, Scott

Shota’s Pheasant Tail Emerger (variation) A few minor changes to the very cool original. Tied here as an attractor; next time, on a hook this size, I’ll make the front more of a tapered lip for a skater style. hook - WFC Model 16 #6 thread - SemperFli 8/0 rust butt - Orvis saltwater...

Oxidized Muddler hook - WFC Model 6 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange butt - indicator yarn hot orange tail- deer hair dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water) rib - small wire copper body - Sanyo Laser dub Crusty Nail hackle - grizzly dyed mango shoulder - pheasant...

Badger Muddler hook - WFC Model 6 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange butt - indicator yarn hot orange tail- hen pheasant tail rib - small wire gold body - dubbing cream/tan hackle - badger shoulder - rooster scapular feather dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)...

Neversink Spruce Moth Based on Davie McPhail’s Caddis. No shuck since they’re not aquatic insects; the butt is just some flash to get the fish’s attention. Tied the underwing segments folded over, Iike the caddis; next one they’ll be tied horizontally in a V for a wider profile like the...

Olive & Orange Mayfly Muddler hook - WFC Model 6 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tail - moose body rib - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange body - deer hair dyed olive wing - Congo Hair cream shoulder - pheasant rump (2) dyed orange/olive collar/head - deer hair dyed olive...

Peacock & Chartreuse Muddler hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tail - yarn chartreuse rib - small wire chartreuse body - Uni tinsel #12 peacock hackle - fluoro green shoulder - golden pheasant body red collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

It’s the main advantage, for me, of having a rotary vise (Renzetti Traveler); I just hold my scissors parallel (or in a slight downward angle in this case) to the hook shank and rotate the vise a fraction after each cut, without moving the scissors, until I’ve completed a complete 360. I usually...