What's in your vise?

[Scottp]

Wiese’s Brindle Cripple

A few minor changes to Walter’s version.

hook - WFC Model 3 #12
thread - SemperFli 8/0 rust
tail - Congo Hair walleye #2
body - 50% hare's ear/antron, 25% olive rabbit/antron, 25% rust orange rabbit/antron (add a little gold rabbit after the other stuff's all blended)
wing - Congo Hair shiner tan
hackle - grizzly dyed march brown (Collins)

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Yellow Turkey

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Yellow dubbing
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Brown turkey

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

 

[Scottp]

Pheasant Tail Spundun

hook - WFC Model 3 #12
thread - SemperFli 8/0 rust
tail - Congo Hair walleye #1
rib - x-small wire copper
abdomen - pheasant tail
thorax/head - Arizona Synthetic Peacock pheasant tail
wing - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Brute]

Polliwog, some schlappen, some bunny, some polar chenille…size 4

 

[Norm Frechette]

Yellow Black

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - White under floss body, Black head
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Black
Wing - Black duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary J E Willmarth

 

[Scottp]

Macdonald’s Split Head Smidge (variation)

A number of changes to Scott Jackson’s version.


hook - WFC Model 11 #10
thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange
tag - Orvis saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
tail - pheasant tail
rib - Mirage Flash opal
body - squirrel/hare’s ear
indicator - yarn chartreuse
splitter - large tinsel opal
abdomen - pheasant tail
wing collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Brute]

Apparently I still have the Naknek on my mind…

Predator wrap & ice dub minnow back
Petite estaz pearl olive
Barred schlappen & olive marabou
Pearl tinsel ice blue
Ostrich herl & barred mallard flank

 

[clarkman]

a'ight, finally thinking about muskies again....

Not that I need any flies, I did tie this one up to replace one that I'm sending out to a member. My current favorite color scheme, but more importantly, it swims as intended depending on one's cadence + strip strength, but also it's fairly intentional. I've always felt that with muskies (or rather tiger muskies as we have out here), one has to fish with both confidence and intention in order to be successful consistently. Even then, it still sometimes feels like a crapshoot.

3/0 Kona Carnivore out the back with a 30mm (I think) Big Game shank up front (could be a 40, just had a few sitting in the bottom of the box). Total length is only in the 7-7.5" range (edit: I had to measure: right at 7.5"), but that's right in the bread basket for my best Faux Musky flies. It's got all the things that will help it both walk the dog and act like a jerk bait depending on the angler holding the rod. Glide? ehhhhh, probably not so much.