What's in your vise?
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Ghost Minnow (Flyfishfoods)
This one could stand to be a touch sparser and grayer or browner on top as well, but it works. These are the right size and translucency to match young of the year shad in the Columbia or dace in some of the lakes.
Hook: Fulling Mill Carp Bonio #8
Tail: a mix of light-colored flash- light brite fibers or similar. In this case pearl and silver mixed.
Body: material from the tail twisted and wrapped up the bead
Bead: 3 mm brass or tungsten as you like
Wing: darker flash material tied just in front of the bead
Throat, back, head: bruiser bland or equivalent
Eyes: 3/32" flat silver and black
Head U/V resin to add durability and help maintain body shape
This one could stand to be a touch sparser and grayer or browner on top as well, but it works. These are the right size and translucency to match young of the year shad in the Columbia or dace in some of the lakes.
Hook: Fulling Mill Carp Bonio #8
Tail: a mix of light-colored flash- light brite fibers or similar. In this case pearl and silver mixed.
Body: material from the tail twisted and wrapped up the bead
Bead: 3 mm brass or tungsten as you like
Wing: darker flash material tied just in front of the bead
Throat, back, head: bruiser bland or equivalent
Eyes: 3/32" flat silver and black
Head U/V resin to add durability and help maintain body shape
Gray Alder
Leadwing Coachman Variant
Scottp
Legend
Freestyle Hare’s Ear
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
tag - small tinsel silver
rib - small wire silver
butt - partridge aftershaft
body - dubbing hare’s ear
hackle - furnace/grizzly
collar - mallard flank
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body red
2nd shoulder - hen furnace
Regards,
Scott
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
tag - small tinsel silver
rib - small wire silver
butt - partridge aftershaft
body - dubbing hare’s ear
hackle - furnace/grizzly
collar - mallard flank
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body red
2nd shoulder - hen furnace
Regards,
Scott
Kingfisher #3’s
Top to bottom
Munro Killer
Deschutes Madness
Purple Skunk
Cains Copper
Copper Killer
Freestyle Hairwing
Top to bottom
Munro Killer
Deschutes Madness
Purple Skunk
Cains Copper
Copper Killer
Freestyle Hairwing
Reippu
Scottp
Legend
Reindeer & Rabbit Muddler
Caribou makes for nice heads on smaller flies; a bit unruly but it spins, packs and trims very well. Only issue I’ve had has been dyeing; its very dense and has a lot of underfur )I need to find a way to extend time in the dye bath without over-cooking it and ruining the texture).
hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
tail - caribou hair
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing hare’s ear
hackle - Cree
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - caribou hair
Regards,
Scott
Caribou makes for nice heads on smaller flies; a bit unruly but it spins, packs and trims very well. Only issue I’ve had has been dyeing; its very dense and has a lot of underfur )I need to find a way to extend time in the dye bath without over-cooking it and ruining the texture).
hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
tail - caribou hair
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing hare’s ear
hackle - Cree
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - caribou hair
Regards,
Scott
My version of a swimming articulated nymph for carp. It's essentially a mix of Chase Smith's Articulated Damsel and Bob Clouser's Swimming Nymph. Long story short, I discovered that the really cool fly my buddy gave me a couple years ago, that has caught carp pretty much every time I've used it, is a Chase Smith Articulated Damsel. He ties it for carp. He ties it in olive, golden brown, craw (rust) and black. I wanted something really drab natural brown for those super bright days in clear water.
So thanks for the inspiration Chase! And Bob!
#8 Fulling Mill Bonio Carp hook (FM25 00)
3.8mm black bead chain eyes
Light brown rabbit for body
Brown 2mm sheet foam on top of brown, very webby, hen saddle
Shank is brighter brown marabou and brown foam wrapped on a #10 Mustad 94840 dry fly hook with hook bend cut off.
Essentially a home-grown wiggle shank. That shank is attached using a loop of 8# Maxima Chameleon, that I never use.
This allows the tail to float up when the fly is sitting on the bottom. Great action when stripped as well.
Trim the hen saddle so the fly sits flat. And slap some Zap a Gap on the foam for appearance and to toughen it up.
It won't win any beauty contests, but I think it's the good kind of ugly.
So thanks for the inspiration Chase! And Bob!
#8 Fulling Mill Bonio Carp hook (FM25 00)
3.8mm black bead chain eyes
Light brown rabbit for body
Brown 2mm sheet foam on top of brown, very webby, hen saddle
Shank is brighter brown marabou and brown foam wrapped on a #10 Mustad 94840 dry fly hook with hook bend cut off.
Essentially a home-grown wiggle shank. That shank is attached using a loop of 8# Maxima Chameleon, that I never use.
This allows the tail to float up when the fly is sitting on the bottom. Great action when stripped as well.
Trim the hen saddle so the fly sits flat. And slap some Zap a Gap on the foam for appearance and to toughen it up.
It won't win any beauty contests, but I think it's the good kind of ugly.
FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
Things that make ya go...Hmmm
Scottp
Legend
Hen Wing Muddler
Saw this winging technique here. As advertised, it may not look great on a show fly, but since I don’t usually tie for show and I’m in the mood to wing one for fishing, it seems to work well enough using the abundant supply of hen back and saddle feathers I have.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing Aussie possum
hackle - Cree
wing - mottled hen (2)
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Saw this winging technique here. As advertised, it may not look great on a show fly, but since I don’t usually tie for show and I’m in the mood to wing one for fishing, it seems to work well enough using the abundant supply of hen back and saddle feathers I have.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing Aussie possum
hackle - Cree
wing - mottled hen (2)
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Thanks for sharing the tip and linkHen Wing Muddler
Saw this winging technique here. As advertised, it may not look great on a show fly, but since I don’t usually tie for show and I’m in the mood to wing one for fishing, it seems to work well enough using the abundant supply of hen back and saddle feathers I have.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing Aussie possum
hackle - Cree
wing - mottled hen (2)
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
