Nice.
Could be a very interesting water clarity weekend after what is forecast for tomorrow.
SF
What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
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Nice.
Could be a very interesting water clarity weekend after what is forecast for tomorrow.
SF
No kidding….up to
5+ inches o’ rain forecast for the lower Skagit…..3+ inches in Bellyburg…what’s forecast for your area?
Yeah, could be interesting. I already have a SRC and/or lake backup plan in place. Tides also look like garbage for chum early AM this weekend too.
Gray Buck
Salmon Fly
Ira Gruber
Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Light dun hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Light gray wool tapered at both ends
Throat - Light dun hackle
Wing - Badger hair extending well beyond the bend of the hook
Ira Gruber's Atlantic Salmon Flies - Ira D Gruber
Scottp
Legend
Moulin’s Hare’s Ear Muddler
Playing around with Fabian Moulin’s style head; not quite there, yet, but this will float and should push some water.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black
tag - Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Playing around with Fabian Moulin’s style head; not quite there, yet, but this will float and should push some water.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black
tag - Depth Ray fluoro red/resin
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Asellus
Roderick Haig-Brown
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Rib - Fine gold wire
Back - Peacock herl
Body - Olive seal fur dubbing or substitute
Collar - Badger hackle
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Boring eggstasy eggs in my preferred pink salmon, unweighted, 2.8 and 3.3mm beads in sz 14. Two have flash tails to try.
Hot Prince. FM5045 sz. 14 3.3mm Copper bead, rootbeer grizzly micro rubber tail, simiseal peacock.
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Bobbie Dunn
Steelhead
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red bucktail fibers
Body - Copper wire
Wing - White bucktail, over which a sparse bunch of red bucktail
The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser
Pale Torrish
(Sometimes listed as Yellow Torrish)
Salmon Fly
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tip - Yellow floss
Tail - A golden pheasant crest feather topped with blended strands of fluorescent red and orange floss
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Rear body - Flat silver tinsel
Rear throat - Yellow hackle
Mid butt - Black ostrich herl
Front body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Yellow hackle
Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
There are other recipes for this fly. Use the one that suits you.
The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser
Hot Prince with coq de leon tail. These seem to be the fastest sinker and work just as well.
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Jack Devlin
Life of the Party
Good time of the year to replenish my nymph box.
