What's in your vise?

[O' Clarkii Lewisi]

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Name: The Usual

Hook: Kamasan B170, size 14
Thread: Veevus 8/0, fluorescent green. The original uses hot orange thread but I changed it up. The thread color shows through when wet.
Tail: natural snowshoe foot
Abdomen: natural snowshoe foot
Wing: natural snowshoe foot

Source: Fran Betters pattern

I have probably fished Usuals more than any other pattern. Total confidence fly for me.

I knew someone who dyed that stuff into a plethora of colors, and tied that fly to match, with great success, numerous hatching mayflies. So long ago, I can't remember who it was.

 

[Zak]

That one pops up now and again and I keep thinking I should try it.

You should! There's a trick, clean out and tie the wing in first, wrapping tightly toward the rear. After 4 wraps, trim the wing butts at an angle. That creates the body taper. Then tie in the tail, and use all the bits of snowshoe lying around to dub the thread for the abdomen. Finish with a few turns of dubbed thread in front of the wing to prop it up. The fly takes floatant well and also works wet.

 

[Zak]

I knew someone who dyed that stuff into a plethora of colors, and tied that fly to match, with great success, numerous hatching mayflies. So long ago, I can't remember who it was.

I sometimes tie them real small for bwos.

 

[jasmillo]

Tied up some more chum fry tonight.






One I posted the other day at the other spot. One of the flies tied for the March Madness swap.

 

[Kinigit]

Playing with tuna fly ideas.


And since someone is a size queen, here it is next to a clouser for scale:

Run the clouser as a dropper and you got a plan.

 

[Kinigit]

Tied my first gamechanger using Chocklett's body wrap. Not too bad, but will take a bit of refining.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Chironomid

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Dun hackle stem

Body - Tying thread

Wing case - Black floss

Thorax - Dark hare's ear dubbing

Coat the thread body with crazy glue prior to wrapping the hackle stem ribbing or coat the entire body with uv resin

Neil's Spanish Fly Box

 

[Norm Frechette]

Whitesel's Wine

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Wine uni yarn

Hackle - Black

Wing - Red over black bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (Optional)

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

Book photo omitted cheeks

 

[Norm Frechette]

Polar Shrimp

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Orange

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Hot orange chenille

Hackle - Fluorescent orange

*Wing - Polar Bear

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

*I used white bucktail. Polar bear is way too expensive $$$

 

[Norm Frechette]

Kispiox Special

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel (Optional)

Tail - Red polar bear*

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Hot orange chenille

Hackle - Red

Wing - White bucktail

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

* I used red bucktail

 

[Norm Frechette]

Prism

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Olive
Tag - Copper wire
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle collar - Grizzly
Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

 

[Scottp]

Muddled Flatwing Spratley

A little free styling.

hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - Uni 6/0 black
tail - guinea hen
rib - Mirage Flashabou opal
body - Ice Dub peacock black
wing - pheasant rump
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - pronghorn hair dyed black (1 Tbs Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water overdyed with 1 Tbs Rit Black/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

 

[Tom Butler]

Muddled Flatwing Spratley

A little free styling.

hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - Uni 6/0 black
tail - guinea hen
rib - Mirage Flashabou opal
body - Ice Dub peacock black
wing - pheasant rump
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - pronghorn hair dyed black (1 Tbs Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water overdyed with 1 Tbs Rit Black/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

That's hot Scott.

 

[Dr. Magill]

A flat wing with the muddler head is a good technique

 

[Dr. Magill]

Tied my first gamechanger using Chocklett's body wrap. Not too bad, but will take a bit of refining.

How long did it take

 

[Crazywednesday]

My submissions for March madness.
For the life of me I can't rotate this picture.

 

[Vandelay Industries]

My submissions for March madness. View attachment 1732
For the life of me I can't rotate this picture.

Those are some really nice flies!

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

My submissions for March madness. View attachment 1732
For the life of me I can't rotate this picture.

Whoever wins this is going to have a stacked box.

edit: or is it whomever?

 

[Jim F.]

My submissions for March madness.

Nice flies but they make my neck hurt . . .

 

[Oliver1329]

My submissions for March madness. View attachment 1732
For the life of me I can't rotate this picture.

I can't rotate my pictures either. Let me know if you find a solution!