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Monochrome Muddler

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hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 30d black
tail - pheasant marabou
rib - small wire silver
body - hare’s ear dyed dun
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - guinea hen
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott
 
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Lister's Gold


Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Yellow hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear two-thirds, flat gold tinsel; the front third, dubbed with claret lamb's wool
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Gray fox guard hair tied low over the body

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
 
Itching for spring and staring at a bowl full of my husband's wine corks...
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A dremel tool to smooth the back end and cup the face, 3/0 B10S, add some legs (the foam helps level the heavy-hooked rear so it pops better) and hope bass are really lenient art critics for the finished product. Top coat for the belly is clear-ish GITD nail polish over irridescent peach for those predawn hours
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Husband’s…hehe
 
Pat,
Nice! Snail imitation?
SF
Brian - The peacock herl lays pretty flat when wet, the profile becomes thin - I fish it as a chronie. @John Svahn posted a pretty cool "snail" pattern several years ago that I've fished and done well with. My version of John's fly has starling soft hackle, the herl is thicker (fatter?) and the bead is tungsten rather than plastic in the chronies.
 
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Iris Lullaby

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Red yarn
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Rear half, fluorescent green floss; the front half, peacock herl
Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Red pine squirrel tail tied low over the body or substitute
Cheeks - Jungle fowl eyes or substitute

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
 
10:58 at night and I almost forgot. Here's my "Throw Back Thursday" fly this week
Kaufmanns Coal Car
The pattern for this fly, originated by Randall Kaufmann, came from the fine book by Dick Stewart and Farrow Allen, Flies for Steelhead. They write that Randall Kaufmann designed the Coal Car as a darker variation of his Freight Train. It's most effective on dark and overcast days. The fly has a good reputation as a dark day fly, with just enough color to attract the fishes attention.

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10:58 at night and I almost forgot. Here's my "Throw Back Thursday" fly this week
Kaufmanns Coal Car
The pattern for this fly, originated by Randall Kaufmann, came from the fine book by Dick Stewart and Farrow Allen, Flies for Steelhead. They write that Randall Kaufmann designed the Coal Car as a darker variation of his Freight Train. It's most effective on dark and overcast days. The fly has a good reputation as a dark day fly, with just enough color to attract the fishes attention.

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Nice. This one has always been one of my favorites. Years ago I came up with a slight variation that used fluorescent red floss over a silver tinsel base to really pop, and added some hot pink Krystal flash, I called it the “Runaway Coal Car” and it caught a few Grand Ronde fish.

Your version here is one of the best I’ve seen, gorgeous!

Andy
 
Muddled FAB

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Whether they work or not is TBD; no question the fish will see them.

hook - WFC Model 21 #6
thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 30d black
tail - 1/4” foam cylinder chartreuse
body - 15mm Gel Core Fritz Fl Orange
shoulder - chukar dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair dyed chartreuse

Regards,
Scott
 
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