Randy Taylor
Steelhead
I tied this peeking
Caddis years ago
Caddis years ago
What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
- Start date
singlehandjay
Life of the Party
A variation of a winters hope that will be swinging tomorrow morning. Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday.
Dr. Magill
Life of the Party
Some stuff I been messing around with:
Scottp
Legend
Muddled Clamber Crippler
Took a good bit of leeway with Rob Denson’s version of Arthur Macdonald’s fly. The muddled part was a last minute decision; didn’t leave myself quite enough room for a well-packed head but it should still float.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tag - small tinsel gold
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub claret
hackle - dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/2 cups water)
1st shoulder - hen claret
2nd shoulder pheasant rump dyed golden olive
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Took a good bit of leeway with Rob Denson’s version of Arthur Macdonald’s fly. The muddled part was a last minute decision; didn’t leave myself quite enough room for a well-packed head but it should still float.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tag - small tinsel gold
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub claret
hackle - dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/2 cups water)
1st shoulder - hen claret
2nd shoulder pheasant rump dyed golden olive
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Good stuff for Montana!
Yes.
But they make handy boxes for small amounts of custom dubbing blends and the extra fluff stripped out from showshoe hare tufts!
It doesn't look like how it should open, but after a few times I figured out to pry up one corner at the top end, where the hang tag is.
I have no idea what the structures along the sides are for...decoys?
Scudley Do Right
Legend
I like the look of that surface!
The deer hair in that muddler came from a pre-dyed patch; wish I had their formula, I love that color.
This was the first passable olive I came up with a while ago, after lots of failed attempts
1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water, overdyed with 2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Dark Green/2 cups water
The main issue I have with it is inability to get a consistent color; different overdyeing times create very different results (the fly pictured is a bit too bright, needed more time in the second bath). Also, when I dye deer hair, I usually do it in an old coffee carafe on an electric hot plate; I can keep it at a fairly consistent temp for longer periods without boiling it like a microwave would, but overdyeing is hit-or-miss.
I need to try some more mixtures so I only have to dye it once; got a bottle of Rit Apple Green, which shows promise.
Regards,
Scott
What you really need is a sous vide to really dial in your temps....
Actually @Scottp , I think I still have my old basic one. It was working when I put it in the garage (I upgraded to one with bluetooth). PM me your adderess and I can just send it to you. I'm serious....if you're interested.What you really need is a sous vide to really dial in your temps....
I think that it has become my favorite synthetic. Did you get multiple colors there or is that some incredible marker work?
I met Ralph's son Terry one time at a meeting in his home.
Lady Hamilton
Ralph Wahl, early 1940's
Steelhead
Tail - Red goose quill section
Ribbing - Silver embossed tinsel
Body - Red floss
Wing - Orange over white bucktail
Head - Black tying thread, with painted black on white eyes
Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey
Lord Hamilton
Ralph Wahl, early 1940's
Steelhead
Tail - Red goose quill section
Ribbing - Silver embossed tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Wing - Red over white bucktail
Head - Black tying thread, with painted black on white eyes
Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey
He had a signed copy of Ralph's book Steelhead Shangri-la. I couldn't get him to part with it. What a treasure that would have been.
I got olive, rainbow and mackerel. Stripes from marker to mimic a perch.
Can you cast it on fly gear?