What's in your vise?

Wiese’s Brindle Cripple

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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 blended)
wing - Congo Hair shiner tan
hackle - grizzly dyed march brown (Collins)

Regards,
Scott
 
Macdonald’s Split Head Smidge (variation)

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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
indicator - yarn chartreuse
splitter - large tinsel opal
abdomen - pheasant tail
wing collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott
 
a'ight, finally thinking about muskies again....

Not that I need any flies, I did tie this one up to replace one that I'm sending out to a member. My current favorite color scheme, but more importantly, it swims as intended depending on one's cadence + strip strength, but also it's fairly intentional. I've always felt that with muskies (or rather tiger muskies as we have out here), one has to fish with both confidence and intention in order to be successful consistently. Even then, it still sometimes feels like a crapshoot.

3/0 Kona Carnivore out the back with a 30mm (I think) Big Game shank up front (could be a 40, just had a few sitting in the bottom of the box). Total length is only in the 7-7.5" range (edit: I had to measure: right at 7.5"), but that's right in the bread basket for my best Faux Musky flies. It's got all the things that will help it both walk the dog and act like a jerk bait depending on the angler holding the rod. Glide? ehhhhh, probably not so much.

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Priest

Devised by Rev Elmer Smith

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - White under body, black head
Tag - Silver oval tinsel
Tail - White hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel
Body - White/cream wool yarn
Throat - White hackle fibers
Wing - White calf tail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
 
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.

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hook - WFC Model 21 #10
thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange
tail - yarn chartreuse
rib - small wire silver
body - Starburst dubbing black
hackle - black
shoulder - dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott
 
More Mag Bay prep. Not sure what to tie for inshore, beach and mangrove fishing. Clousers obviously, but so much variety I want to be ready with some non-baitfish patterns.

I feel pretty good about whatever these are ( too simple to be anything new). Just a vague, generic shrimpish profile. Tied with nayat and/or craft hair with some flash for the tail. Same materials chopped up and dubbed for the body and topped with bead chain eyes. Think I might tie up a bunch in white that can be colored with markers to match whatever the fish are eating.

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Opal Muddler (variation)

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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
 
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