What's in your vise?
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Trying to up my bobber fishing game a bit. Balanced dragon- untested but I feel sure it will work if kept near the bottom.
Hook: Umpqua x series xt500 #6
Extension. Pin with 3 mm tungsten bead and enough lead free wire weight to balance the fly
Tail: marabou
Body: mop chenille
Legs: flexifloss
Wing case: turkey, coat with Softex or the like
Thorax: olive hares ear.
Hook: Umpqua x series xt500 #6
Extension. Pin with 3 mm tungsten bead and enough lead free wire weight to balance the fly
Tail: marabou
Body: mop chenille
Legs: flexifloss
Wing case: turkey, coat with Softex or the like
Thorax: olive hares ear.
A few bugs from the past couple weeks.
Really liked this idea, and have a half dozen skeins of mohair yarn from a local thrift store, so gave it a try. Fun to tie!
Firehole 516 jig sz4
slotted bead
Mohair yarn, furled
Lite-brite collar
1.75" total length
Kona BJH jig sz10
slotted bead
Mohair yarn, furled
Ice dub collar
1.25" total length
And a worm fly for the salt
Gami SS15 sz8
FTD Arctic Ice Clear
3" total length
I saw this on FFF very recently...it is a good idea
Man, that purple carnage fly!! What hook is that?
Going to steal this idea. Sure it is a winner.
Not in the vice, but at the vice. Making up a fresh new pair of my fav general purpose stream trout fly fishing leaders.
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Some marabou tubes.
Ahrex FW511 sz. 12
I should also say, purple is a color that does not work well for me. A lot of my buddies that still guide fish purple all the time. I never catch anything on purple. I sent my son (16 yo) up to a creek this past summer (you know, got his drivers license, wants to fish by himself, despite really ever wanting to fish with dad). He asked what fly he should use out of an older box I let him have. I said tie the purple one on and see what happens. He came back, ear to ear grin, saying the purple one killed it (and he had plenty of pics to prove it). I took my 4 year old up a week later on thr same creek and we couldn't buy a fish on purple.
I usually tie that fly with cinnamon foam, and it absolutely slayed for me this Fall, both in Wyoming and Washington. I mean like no other reason to fish another fly. Everyone keeps catching fish on purple but me, so I figured take a succesful pattern, tie it in purple, and maybe I will convert
. I mean I like the color purple, i want it to work...we will see!
Haha! This is hilarious.I should also say, purple is a color that does not work well for me. A lot of my buddies that still guide fish purple all the time. I never catch anything on purple. I sent my son (16 yo) up to a creek this past summer (you know, got his drivers license, wants to fish by himself, despite really ever wanting to fish with dad). He asked what fly he should use out of an older box I let him have. I said tie the purple one on and see what happens. He came back, ear to ear grin, saying the purple one killed it (and he had plenty of pics to prove it). I took my 4 year old up a week later on thr same creek and we couldn't buy a fish on purple.
I usually tie that fly with cinnamon foam, and it absolutely slayed for me this Fall, both in Wyoming and Washington. I mean like no other reason to fish another fly. Everyone keeps catching fish on purple but me, so I figured take a succesful pattern, tie it in purple, and maybe I will convert
You have to BELIEVE in the fly at the end of your line. Otherwise it doesn’t work.I should also say, purple is a color that does not work well for me. A lot of my buddies that still guide fish purple all the time. I never catch anything on purple. I sent my son (16 yo) up to a creek this past summer (you know, got his drivers license, wants to fish by himself, despite really ever wanting to fish with dad). He asked what fly he should use out of an older box I let him have. I said tie the purple one on and see what happens. He came back, ear to ear grin, saying the purple one killed it (and he had plenty of pics to prove it). I took my 4 year old up a week later on thr same creek and we couldn't buy a fish on purple.
I usually tie that fly with cinnamon foam, and it absolutely slayed for me this Fall, both in Wyoming and Washington. I mean like no other reason to fish another fly. Everyone keeps catching fish on purple but me, so I figured take a succesful pattern, tie it in purple, and maybe I will convert
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I have had luck with the purple haze, though nothing bigger (and usually smaller) than a #14. I don't know that I could ever be convinced to tie on a purple dry that size (though a great tie!!). I did do well one day in ID nymphing a purple hare's ear. No idea why it worked, but the cutties were all over it. Next day, not so much, so go figure.