What's in your vise?
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Bongoman
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My "Throw Back Thursday" fly this week the Silver Hilton
The Silver Hilton is a classic summer steelhead pattern. Use it on the Deschutes, Umpqua, Santiam, Kalama, Willamette and many others up and down the West Coast all summer long.
The fly was designed by Henry Hilton for the Klamath and Trinity rivers in California during the 1940’s. Hilton was a cook at a cookhouse in the town of Korbel located on the Mad River.
The Silver Hilton is a classic summer steelhead pattern. Use it on the Deschutes, Umpqua, Santiam, Kalama, Willamette and many others up and down the West Coast all summer long.
The fly was designed by Henry Hilton for the Klamath and Trinity rivers in California during the 1940’s. Hilton was a cook at a cookhouse in the town of Korbel located on the Mad River.
smaller and more natural. This one will slim down a bit when wet and have a VERY fishy profile.
Single that comes in just a touch under 7". I fished flies just like this (but closer to 8-9"....exact same innards) for several years and caught a ton of fish on them, so I know they work. This version utilizes far less material and is even easier to cast. I could probably cast this on a stout 6wt, super easy on virtually any 7wt if smallies are your jam....even easier on a 10wt if Faux Muskies (I actually like that more than 'tiger muskies') are your thing.
Single that comes in just a touch under 7". I fished flies just like this (but closer to 8-9"....exact same innards) for several years and caught a ton of fish on them, so I know they work. This version utilizes far less material and is even easier to cast. I could probably cast this on a stout 6wt, super easy on virtually any 7wt if smallies are your jam....even easier on a 10wt if Faux Muskies (I actually like that more than 'tiger muskies') are your thing.
Is the tail on that bad boy a Whiting Rooster feather or? That barring is impressive.smaller and more natural. This one will slim down a bit when wet and have a VERY fishy profile.
Single that comes in just a touch under 7". I fished flies just like this (but closer to 8-9"....exact same innards) for several years and caught a ton of fish on them, so I know they work. This version utilizes far less material and is even easier to cast. I could probably cast this on a stout 6wt, super easy on virtually any 7wt if smallies are your jam....even easier on a 10wt if Faux Muskies (I actually like that more than 'tiger muskies') are your thing.
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I think so....It's a full saddle that I think I grabbed from Deschutes Angler a couple of years ago when they had a few really good ones for my needs. But honestly, I feel like now that I know precisely what I'm looking for, I tend to like to handle everything (bucktail if I could, but I got that dialed with where I get it from).
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Slowly replacing the foam fly/hopper box I lost on the St. Joe. Chubbies, Half Chubbies, Amy's Ants, and GFA Hoppers.
Connemara Black
Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Orange fluorescent thread
Rib - Silver wire
Body - Black yarn
Hackle - Blue jay or guinea dyed blue over black
Wing - Slips of bronze mallard shoulder
Connemara Black
How long did it take to get all three streamers on that hackle plier?
Wes Penny
Steelhead
It’s a stand with a magnet on the tip
Ha!It’s a stand with a magnet on the tip
Nice, I wear the trout sized (#10) pattern on my old beat up Sage ball cap when I'm fishing.
Love the look of your Spey style.
c/22
Very excellent ties, and artsy display, too!
a'ight, a couple of very minor tweaks on this Halloween Faux Musky fly. I added a touch of Nayat in the tail to give it a little more movement when creeped along. I did also add a slightly heavier counterbalance weight so that it naturally rights it's self slightly faster. Other than that, same platform and tweaked the color blend for the head too.....just for aesthetics.
