What's in your vise?

[Wanative]

I was going to wrap up a couple bugs with small silver Ultra Wire; I'm sure as soon as I try to straighten out this "backlash" I will have a birds nest.......
So much for my silver ribbed bomber midge.
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I hate it when that happens. Spool minders the cure.

 

[Brute]

This has a little bit of just about everything...FTD big fly fiber, FTD flash (black), Primotail (AA for the Chartreuse under-tail, A for the body--after dark), rattle, foam, weight on the hook bend for a keel, FTD dubbed head, FTD dragon eyes....all squeezed onto an Ahrex 4/0 TP610. I may trim up the tail a touch to make it less blocky, but I'm going to wait until after I swim it.

dry

innards

wet

Holy smokes…and it’s nuclear powered (or is that a power tube from a Fender Twin Reverb?)…

 

[Travis Bille]

 

[GOTY]

 

[mtskibum16]

Skwala chubby

 

[Billy]

 

[mtskibum16]

I really like that pattern and color combo @Billy ! Very nice!

 

[Norm Frechette]

Heavy Metal

Hook – Knapek G or equivalent curved scud hook

Thread – Black

Head - Gold brass or tungsten

Weight – Lead/lead free wire

Tail - Rubber legs

Body - 2 strands of different color copper wire

Thorax – Sybai peacock spectra dubbing or peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

 

[Norm Frechette]

Turkey Biot Nymph

Hook - Knapek W or equivalent, size 12-16

Thread - Brown

Tail - Partridge fibers

Abdomen - Turkey biot

Rib - Gold wire

Thorax - Squirrel or hare's ear dubbing

Wing case - Turkey tail feather

Adjust the colors and sizes of this generic pattern to match what’s hatching on your local waters

Apply a coat of crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the biot for added durability

 

[Travis Bille]

 

[dbk]

 

[O' Clarkii Lewisi]

The Humpy Hopper

Elk Mane Tail and Body over 140 UTC Thread
Moose Body Wing
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How cool are those!

 

[O' Clarkii Lewisi]

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My biggest rainbow on the "Railroad Ranch" ate a #18 Quigley PMD cripple. Nice work!

 

[GOTY]

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Awesome. I miss fishing mids.

 

[GOTY]

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Nicely done. What sz hook?

 

[EmergingFisher]

100 hare’s ears for the Tie-A-Thon

 

[Norm Frechette]

Sou'wester

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Blac
Tag - Flat silver tinsel & fluorescent orange floss or uni stretch
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green floss or uni stretch
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Collar - Grizzly hackle dyed fluorescent green

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

 

[Mike Cline]

Tied this mess up last night for today's foray into some spring brown trout water.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Buckskin Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Narrow strip of buckskin
Hackle - Brown hen

Buckskin Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Narrow strip of buckskin
Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Buckskin Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Narrow strip of buckskin colored with marker
Hackle - Black hen

Note: Any legal game bird feathers can be used for the hackle. Use orange thread for a hot spot. Try different colors of buckskin/chamois. Use different color wire. Be creative. Experiment!

 

[GOTY]

100 hare’s ears for the Tie-A-Thon
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Nice work. If you need more hares ear you can bring a .22 to my yard and harvest some.