The big river through town is so high and so dark.
What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
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Sure is. I did a bit of scouting around the other two, and my hopes are not high, unlike the water.
GOTY
Steelhead
Sweet fly. What hook is that?
You've leveled up! Fancy!Pink and purple on a sz 3/0 AJ. Hopefully it's bright enough for a steelhead to see it
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Those look great.
Thanks @PhilR!
Troublesome Tart
Pete Hiatt
Hook - Single salmon or nymph/wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle
Body - Yellow yarn with red hammered tinsel
Wing - Red polar bear or substitute
Hackle - Yellow hen
Black Joe
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle barbs
Body - Black chenille
Wing - White calf tail tied over the body
Hackle - Grizzly tied on in front of the wing and tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
On the clouser frames--is that Amnesia linking the stinger hook? And what knot is that you're using? Looks like a good platform.
Bongoman
Legend
Wouldn't it be a whole lot easier to tie those on a 15mm Wadington Intruder Shank?
I have some scrap slick shooter laying around so used that for line. The knot is a snell but not that clean as the SS is thick and not perfectly round. Sort of screwing around with different ideas and material on hand.
Probably, I'm burning thru some short shanks I have on hand to use them up.
jact55
Life of the Party
My take on a white doozer
-I wouldn't mind a little input:
Do you think my rabbit "tail" is too long?
Barred white rabbit zonker, some sea foam flash, little ice dub for collar instead of fox (don't have white), grizzled hackle and a little partridge for the gill plate
Overall I'm happy for a first attempt.
Staying up all night thinking of bull trout, figured I better get preparing.
-I wouldn't mind a little input:
Do you think my rabbit "tail" is too long?
Barred white rabbit zonker, some sea foam flash, little ice dub for collar instead of fox (don't have white), grizzled hackle and a little partridge for the gill plate
Overall I'm happy for a first attempt.
Staying up all night thinking of bull trout, figured I better get preparing.
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