What's in your vise?
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Hoofer
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Bobber beetle and a window film midge. Off next week to a desert basin with a lot of clear water and some big fish, from the pictures I’ve seen. And some soaking. 10.5hrs from puddletown seems to be sort of the ring of fire for trout, but this is a new compass point for me. Pretty excited!
Zoran
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Inspired by:
Tim's Beetle 2.0
Variation of the fly recipe
Hook: TMC 2488H Size 12
Thread: Black 16/0
Body: peackock hurls (5 strands)
Wing(s): Phentex yarn
Ali Express foam: purple, tan etc.
Legs: yes or no (depends) mayve few legless will be good too?
Top foam: Black amazon packaging
Tim's Beetle 2.0
Variation of the fly recipe
Hook: TMC 2488H Size 12
Thread: Black 16/0
Body: peackock hurls (5 strands)
Wing(s): Phentex yarn
Ali Express foam: purple, tan etc.
Legs: yes or no (depends) mayve few legless will be good too?
Top foam: Black amazon packaging
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One of the times where my wife was the most angry with me was a late evening on Hat Creek where I was headed back to the car and bumped into bamboo rod maker and fisherman extraordinaire, James Reams who "made" me turn around a follow him. He handed me one of his rods, which had a little ant pattern on it and told me that if I wanted to really get the fish's attention during the trico spinner fall that was occurring is that you've gotta un-match the hatch. Ever since then, I've always had a few ant and beetle patterns in my trout box. Shoot, either of those sunken (or weighted and nymphed) is killer too...shhhhhhh.
The reason wifey was so angry was that I told her I'd be back by around 6pm. I made it back to the car by around 10pm....surprised she didn't just leave.
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Another kinda boring (and very similar) fly coming off of clarkman's vise.
I really love this color scheme (in case no one's noticed...) or at least some sort of half and half. Buuuut, I was looking through my box and realized I didn't have any little 8" ones tied in more of a glide style (I have 10"+ ones...makes a difference in casting all day). Basically, hook in back, tightly packed shank up front (or at least tighter) with a counterbalance....gliding into the weekend....
It should be noted, however, that I don't reverse tie these at all. Once this thing gets wet, it'll have almost more of a barrel shape to it with those longer bucktail fibers laying down. This both allows for a better glide (combined with a few other things already described) and holds a profile that I really like for our tiger muskies out here.
I really love this color scheme (in case no one's noticed...) or at least some sort of half and half. Buuuut, I was looking through my box and realized I didn't have any little 8" ones tied in more of a glide style (I have 10"+ ones...makes a difference in casting all day). Basically, hook in back, tightly packed shank up front (or at least tighter) with a counterbalance....gliding into the weekend....
It should be noted, however, that I don't reverse tie these at all. Once this thing gets wet, it'll have almost more of a barrel shape to it with those longer bucktail fibers laying down. This both allows for a better glide (combined with a few other things already described) and holds a profile that I really like for our tiger muskies out here.
That's a sweet fly and I'd fish with the legs.Inspired by:
Tim's Beetle 2.0
Variation of the fly recipe
Hook: TMC 2488H Size 12
Thread: Black 16/0
Body: peackock hurls (5 strands)
Wing(s): Phentex yarn
Ali Express foam: purple, tan etc.
Legs: yes or no (depends) mayve few legless will be good too?
Top foam: Black amazon packaging
I'm enjoying tying up similar variations on a theme now too. These take me a bit, so I can do a couple steps, tie it off, then come back, while watching mom. This one is grouse layered over the partridge on a GRHE. Should have some good movement.
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Wasp
Jack Devlin
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James Wood Bucktail variations: Crappie, Pumpkinseed, Spot tail Shiner , Rainbow Trout , and another Pumpkinseed. ( Kim Bowman patterns ).
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Zoran
Life of the Party
Inspired by:
Tim's Beetle 2.0
Variation of the fly recipe
Hook: TMC 2488H Size 12
Thread: Black 16/0
Body: peackock hurls (5 strands)
Wing(s): Phentex yarn
Ali Express foam: purple, tan etc.
Legs: yes or no (depends) mayve few legless will be good too?
Top foam: Black amazon packaging