The trolling lures i built were 12”-16” long…
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That wiggle bug thang is catching on…is that 3mm foam folded onto itself?
Bongoman
Legend
My Throw back Thursday Fly. for this week : Lady Godiva.
Judge Ralph Olson and Ralph Whal experimented greatly with fly design and color combinations in the 1940's. " We sought to bring fourth the ultimate steelhead fly,' says Ralph. Whenever Olson caught a steelhead, he would remove the fly and place it in a box, never to use the fly again. As the seasons past and his reputation grew, his box of effective flies filled. When Enos Bradner began writing Northwest Angling, he asked Olson about the pattern he used with such effectiveness. No single patterns existed, but, based on the box full of flies, Olson arrived at a single combination of feathers and fur worth standardizing. Taking a cue from Ralph Wahl, who had by then developed a Lord and Lady series, Olson called his fly Lady Godiva.
Everywhere I read a recipe it states the body material is that of white wool but as stated by Ralph Whal to Trey Combs at the time of Trey writing his book Steelhead Fly fishing and Flies Whal states the body was yellow seal fur. Personally I tie a yellow floss body and have done very well with this fly and one of my favorite early winter steelhead flies.
Thanks for the interesting bit of history!
Ice Berg
Scottp
Legend
Muddled Hendrickson
Unfortunately they don’t make Ice Dub in urine-stained vixen fox belly but this bag of tan has a bit of a pinkish cast to it; I doubt the fish will care.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 30d black
tail - yarn dun
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub tan
hackle - dun
shoulder - wood duck flank
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Unfortunately they don’t make Ice Dub in urine-stained vixen fox belly but this bag of tan has a bit of a pinkish cast to it; I doubt the fish will care.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 30d black
tail - yarn dun
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub tan
hackle - dun
shoulder - wood duck flank
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Usk Grub
Purple Matuka
found myself playing around with extra sections....triple articulated, ~10" on a 4/0 Ahrex TP610. I actually can't wait to see what this thing looks like in the water with those wispy pink hackles....those will be the first things to get torn off, but the rest will stay in place really well. underneath the hackles on the tail is some reverse tied nayat.
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It’s two layers of 2mm foam, super glued and uv resin coated.
An experiment using a base of midnight sparkle chenille with black simi seal. I use too damn many leech..
singlehandjay
Life of the Party
Akroyd variation tied on a 5/0 Code N.
Bongoman
Legend
Created by the Martuch brothers, Harold, Leon and George who were avid fly fisherman from back in the 1930’s and 1940’s. They often fished the East Branch of the Au Grey river. They used to fish the property of a farmer, who they respectfully referred to as the ‘hillbilly.’ Leon Martuch is probably the most famous of the three, having founded Scientific Anglers of Midland, Michigan.
Bongoman
Legend
Created by the late Ralph Corey of Big Rapids, Michigan. Ralph lived on and fished the Muskegon River. Ralph created this fly prior to 1929. Hair-winged flies became extremely popular between World War I and the depression. Some historians claim the original Corey Calf Tail(s) were tied down-wing and that this may have been one of the first hair-winged patterns ever developed.
Shortly after it’s creation he turned over the pattern to L.L. Robey of Newaygo, Michigan to market them commercially. The commercial versions of the fly were tied with bright floss bodies.
