What's in your vise?

[Brute]

Can somebody tell me what Coq de Leon is? Might be the only thing I don’t have
Want to tie some Perdigons
What is a good substitute if any?
Thanks in advance

They are from Leon...

 

[clarkman]

radioactive...

 

[Scudley Do Right]

 

[skyriver]

Keeping the lake box stocked. The damsel is tied with trout and carp in mind so is a full #10.


From top-


And when they're sipping mids on top.
Old-school Mustad 94840 dry fly #14 hook that I've bent just a tad.


I like these with dun hackle, but also in grizzly and dark badger.

 

[Kilchis]

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That pair at 2 o'clock look absolutely lethal.

 

[Scottp]

East Slope Muddler

hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
tag - #14 tinsel gold
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub pheasant tail
hackle - brown
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
3rd shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair

Heavier dressed version of one I had some luck with a few years ago

Regards,
Scott

 

[Tom Butler]

East Slope Muddler

hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
tag - #14 tinsel gold
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub pheasant tail
hackle - brown
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
3rd shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair

Heavier dressed version of one I had some luck with a few years ago

Regards,
Scott

Fun to see your flies in action Scott. That fly looks a lot like one I copied last fall and had good luck with.

 

[Zoran]

 

[Zoran]

 

[Zoran]

Tying small 24 sz parachutes is quite challenge. I guess they will be too small to cast with my 3wt Orvis superfine. I will use my Whitecloud tenkara rod for them.

 

[Little Fork]

I struggled with calf body hair all weekend. I think aspects of the material and technique in this fly probably require more advanced skills than I have.

 

[Draketake]

Little Fork....that'll fish.

 

[Zak]

I struggled with calf body hair all weekend. I think aspects of the material and technique in this fly probably require more advanced skills than I have.
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Looks good! Sometimes with tricky material like this (looking at you, squirrel tail) I take a thread loop around the material only and pull that loop down onto the hook with the next thread wrap.

 

[Little Fork]

Looks good! Sometimes with tricky material like this (looking at you, squirrel tail) I take a thread loop around the material only and pull that loop down onto the hook with the next thread wrap.

That’s a solid idea. I’m going to come back to that pattern in a week a or two. I’ll give it a shot.

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Kfish]

Squid fly for lings, about 6in long. The tentacles section is articulated, hackles glued to a foam cone.

 

[Scottp]

Pricky Muddler

hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
tail - yarn sunburst
body - deer hair (loop dubbed)
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[FinLuver]

I struggled with calf body hair all weekend. I think aspects of the material and technique in this fly probably require more advanced skills than I have.
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Bet’cha can find a technique that will help work with that material in here…

 

[Stonedfish]

Ostrich high tie clouser.
SF

 

[Little Fork]

Bet’cha can find a technique that will help work with that material in here…

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Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll get a copy.