What's in your vise?

Scottp · Oct 29, 2024

DHH Michigan Mayfly

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread/rib - Uni 6/0 camel
tail - elk hair
body - deer hair
wing - Congo Hair white
hackle - deer hair (loop dubbed)
shoulder - pheasant rump

Regards,
Scott

Tom Butler · Oct 30, 2024

October Daddy sz. 8

SKYKO · Oct 30, 2024

A few more dark profiles for the mix.

Kfish · Oct 30, 2024

On a classic kick today.

SKYKO · Oct 30, 2024

Those are sweet, cool pics too.

Bongoman · Oct 30, 2024

Dblhaul · Oct 30, 2024

Working on fishing flys for next year. This is a Wulff style hair wing fly I call "Abby Fly". The dubbing came from my long gone Golden Retrievers undercoat.

Scottp · Oct 30, 2024

Dblhaul said:
Working on fishing flys for next year. This is a Wulff style hair wing fly I call "Abby Fly". The dubbing came from my long gone Golden Retrievers undercoat. View attachment 131409

Nice fly, and Wonderwax!

Regards,
Scott

Scottp · Oct 30, 2024

Carnage DHH Mayfly

hook - WFC Model 28 #8
thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan
core - 12lb mono
tail - elk hair
body - 1mm foam tan
wing pad - Congo Hair white
hackle - deer hair (loop dubbed)

Regards,
Scott

Dblhaul · Oct 30, 2024

Scottp said:
Nice fly, and Wonderwax!

Regards,
Scott

Back in the early 2000's I spent a few days with Glen Overton. He cooked some great meals and I rowed him down the Koot. He gave me that tube of WW, said it was the last one he had. Since then I believe his son has started to make it again.

Zak · Oct 30, 2024

Dblhaul said:
Back in the early 2000's I spent a few days with Glen Overton. He cooked some great meals and I rowed him down the Koot. He gave me that tube of WW, said it was the last one he had. Since then I believe his son has started to make it again.

It's available, I'm using a tube I bought a couple years ago. It's good stuff.

Bongoman · Oct 31, 2024

Kfish · Oct 31, 2024

Small bendbacks for cutts.

clarkman · Oct 31, 2024

Halloween inspired 3 segment jerk bait. I threw a counter-balance in there so I can make it glide easier depending on how I strip it.

I'm often torn on how much of the Marabou-esque to leave on the tail since that soaks up a fair bit of water. Then again, when the fly is on the pause, those fibers move like crazy....always a balancing act.