Thanks - appreciate the feedback and direction on chartreuse, I was wondering about that and will do so for sure. Gotta admit I was blown away by your TR recently from Vancouver island, well done and for someone like me just scratching the surface very helpful with the learning curve.
What's in your vise?
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I was also blown away by my Canadian experience! I knew nobody would believe me if I didn't post up some photos because 1. I'm a fisherman and 2. I'm not much farther along on the learning curve!
Everyone seems to have their confidence patterns and colors. I'm a big fan of shrimpy patterns, buggers or "squid" patterns, and Clousers. Color-wise I like pink, chartreuse, olive, pearl, and tan. Mix/match colors sizes patterns as necessary. You seem to have just about all of my preferred bases covered.
Prince Charlie
Winged Wet Fly
Hook – Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread – Black
Tail – Red floss
Ribbing – Flat gold tinsel
Body – Red floss
Hackle – Black hen
Wing – Mottled partridge tail fibers
Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart
Scottp
Legend
Brownsville Scruffy Muddler (variation)
Made a few minor changes to the original; heavier hackle, a shoulder and denser head because I want it to float.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 red
tag - Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
tail - bronze mallard
rib - small wire gold
body - hare’s ear/Simi Seal red
hackle - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed claret
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Made a few minor changes to the original; heavier hackle, a shoulder and denser head because I want it to float.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 red
tag - Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
tail - bronze mallard
rib - small wire gold
body - hare’s ear/Simi Seal red
hackle - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed claret
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
I think that color scheme would be a good one.Brownsville Scruffy Muddler (variation)
Made a few minor changes to the original; heavier hackle, a shoulder and denser head because I want it to float.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 red
tag - Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
tail - bronze mallard
rib - small wire gold
body - hare’s ear/Simi Seal red
hackle - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed claret
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
I'm going to ask a question that may be dumb but I dont know the answer. I think that's simi seal, does it come on a center thread or wrap or is it loose and its tied in via a dubbing loop? Thanks in advance! They remind me of patterns my dad/uncles would fish many years ago.
It is Simiseal, it comes as loose dubbing and I use waxed Ultra Wire or waxed Ultra Thread to form a dubbing loop that I spin and then tease out. I had trouble with the wire dubbing loops sliding on the hook shank when using a release tool to unhook fish, even with thread wraps on the hook shank. I've started coating the last few turns of thread with super glue before I do the whip finish. This seems to make a more durable fly.
If you look up a video on how to tie a simiseal leech you’ll see how it comes. It comes in a baggy like any dubbing, it’s just a tad longer at about 1” and you preen it to orient the fibers
I’ve been on a major silver kick. They been producing with all the anchovies around.
This should be enough for myself and any guests for a few trips.
SF
This should be enough for myself and any guests for a few trips.
SF
FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
Didn’t spooled mohair have that same kinda look when wrapped and brushed out?
I think it does and boy is it fast and easy. Just another way to skin the cat I suppose.
Donna May
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red ibis (or substitute) and several fibers of pintail or teal
Butt - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - 1/2 orange seals fur, 1/2 green seals fur or wool
Hackle - Orange hen
Wing - Light blue bucktail and badger, mixed
Two Hundred Popular Flies - Tom Stewart
Scottp
Legend
Clan Chief Crippler (variation)
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tag - tinsel silver
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub black
hackle - grizzly dyed red
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather yellow
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
collar - pheasant rump dyed black (1 Tbs Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water, overdyed with 1 Tbs Rit Black/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tag - tinsel silver
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub black
hackle - grizzly dyed red
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather yellow
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
collar - pheasant rump dyed black (1 Tbs Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water, overdyed with 1 Tbs Rit Black/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
Those are cool, I'm going to try that!
Endrick Spider
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers
Rib - Fine copper wire
Thorax - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown partridge
101 Favorite Nymphs and Wet Flies: History, Tying Tips, and Fishing Strategies - David Klausmeyer
Scottp
Legend
Claret Octopus (variation)
Viable fly or an exercise in seeing how much stuff I could fit on a hook? Even if it’s just the latter, it’s good practice in thread control and proportions.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tail - yarn flame
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub claret
hackles - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water), magenta (1/2 Tsp Rit Fuchsia, 1/8 Tsp Rit Wine 2 cups water)
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather dyed claret
collar - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
Viable fly or an exercise in seeing how much stuff I could fit on a hook? Even if it’s just the latter, it’s good practice in thread control and proportions.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tail - yarn flame
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub claret
hackles - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water), magenta (1/2 Tsp Rit Fuchsia, 1/8 Tsp Rit Wine 2 cups water)
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather dyed claret
collar - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
I have no idea if it does or not - I really like Simiseal products.