Recent content by Scottp

MMM (variation) Neat variation on Mike Mercer’s Missing Link Caddis. Two slightly different versions of this fly - Charlie Craven’s, and the originator’s Max Beauchene; both are worth watching. Need to work out my proportions a bit better on the next one; wings are too long. hook -...

Opal Muddler (variation) hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tail - Congo Hair shiner tan underbody - medium tinsel opal rib - hare’s ear dubbing hackle - golden badger (thorax only) shoulder - sharptail grouse collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Muddled Mayfly hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 fluoro orange tail - moose body hair rib - tying thread body - deer hair wing - Congo Hair shiner tan shoulder - dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/1 cup water) collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Muddled Kate McLaren (variation) A good day for Kates. Love Jimmy’s first version. Seemed to have misplaced orange-dyed golden pheasant so I subbed some hackle I dyed a while back. [/url] hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tail - yarn chartreuse rib - small...

Macdonald’s Split Head Smidge (variation) A number of changes to Scott Jackson’s version. hook - WFC Model 11 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tag - Orvis saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin tail - pheasant tail rib - Mirage Flash opal body - squirrel/hare’s ear...

Pheasant Tail Spundun hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - SemperFli 8/0 rust tail - Congo Hair walleye #1 rib - x-small wire copper abdomen - pheasant tail thorax/head - Arizona Synthetic Peacock pheasant tail wing - deer hair Regards, Scott

Wiese’s Brindle Cripple A few minor changes to Walter’s version. hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - SemperFli 8/0 rust tail - Congo Hair walleye #2 body - 50% hare's ear/antron, 25% olive rabbit/antron, 25% rust orange rabbit/antron (add a little gold rabbit after the other stuff's all...

Brindle Muddler Color scheme loosely based on Chuck Stranahan’s Brindle Chute; the hackle mix I use gives this more of an olive cast. hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - SemperFli NanoSilk 50d orange tail - Congo Hair walleye #2 rib - small wire copper body - 50% hare's ear/antron, 25% olive...

Muddled Pheasant Tail hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli NanoSilk rib - small wire copper tail/abdomen - pheasant tail thorax - peacock herl shoulder - pheasant rump collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Burnt Caddis A Streaking Caddis variation; need to work on my lighter technique. Here’s the original if you’re interested. hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli NanoSilk 50d orange body - hare’s ear hackle - deer hair (loop dubbed) shoulder - pheasant rump wing/head - deer hair...

Carnage Chris Craft October Caddis II A few minor changes to the one I posted last year; heavier hook and thicker core. hook - WFC Model 16 #8 thread - Uni 6/0 rusty brown core - 20lb mono underbody - moose mane body - 1mm foam orange/furniture marker cherry thorax - UV-X ET dubbing...

October Sedgehog (variation) hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 rust body - UV ET-X dubbing cinnamon wing(s) - deer hair shoulder - sharptail grouse dyed rust (1 1/2 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Coral, 1/8 Tsp Rit Cocoa Brown/1 cup water) hackle - dun Regards, Scott

Dyret (variation) hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange butt - indicator yarn fluoro orange tail/head - deer hair body - dubbing hare’s ear hackle - barred ginger shoulder - pheasant rump Regards, Scott

Replaced it with a “new” 2012 that has only 162,000 on the odometer. Belonged to a friend who was pretty OCD about maintenance so at least I know it came from a good home. Since we’re not driving cross country any more we won’t be piling up the miles like we did the first 7 years with the...

20 years and 301,000 miles (13 and 166,000 with us); a great traveling companion and lots of wonderful memories. Never left us stranded (came close last year in B.C.) and besides 3 timing belts (the only minus on the 2UZ-FE, one of Toyota’s finest) nothing but oil changes, brakes, transmission...