Looking for feedback

[drews]

Ok here are some flies that I did...let me know what you think..suggestions?

1) Variegated Chenille bugger with griz hackle and barred bou tail

2) sz 4 slump buster

3) sz 6 hair wing triple decker salmon fly for Montana this summer

4) articulated surf candy to imitate dace minnow (always heard them called redfins)

Any suggestions?

 

[wbranch]

I can't enlarge #1, #3, or #4 but #2 looks good. #3, from what I can see, looks great but #1 appears the grizzle tail could be fuller.

 

[ryguyfi]

If you are using these for trout I would shorten the tail on #1 and #2. Trout usually take streamers and buggers short and you might not get a hookset. I'd shorten the tail on the bugger and double the amount of material, and either shorten the tail on the slumpbuster or toss in a trailer hook.

The last 2 look pretty good.

 

[drews]

Thanks guys.... Agreed on the length and amount of material on the tail of the bugger... Slump is to take out west and it was the longest one I tied (tail) watching all those Galloup videos perhaps I got a little crazy...

 

[Fishidiot]

Nice!

 

[ryguyfi]

Where out west are you headed?

 

[drews]

Headed to Montana in July for 10 days... Gallatin, Madison, Big Hole, Yellowstone for sure.

 

[drews]

Well yellowstone if runoff is over

 

[pete41]

should be over-prime time but keep up with this if you don't already-good site

Montana Fishing Reports

 

[pete41]

if you are going in early july
B------h creeks,montana stones and other salmon fly nymphs and drys including royal wulffs are more timely.

 

[pete41]

http://www.montanaangler.com/files/montana-fly-fishing.jpg
this was where I meant-good stuff

 

[drews]

pete41...thanks a lot. I will check that site out tonight. I made an attempt at a salmon fly (see above) and was looking for a good pattern for stones. B---creek I will look up not familiar with that one. Thanks for the info!

 

[pete41]

http://www.flystore.net/*****%20Creek.jpg
2s and 4s in july-
even though I was an avid streamer fly fisherman july is not streamer time in that area.However a 4 or 6 black muddler marabou fished with a gentle pumping action right at dusk ,just subsurface can get some monsters looking to pick off dinks feeding on salmon flies or caddis or green drake-won't get a lot that way but a good way to get a moby and what a thrilling take when they boil up.
an after thought-
You can use a dropper with a big hair wing tent caddis with the muddler marabou but keep in mind the water will still be a little high and off color so 6 or 8 pd tippet is called for-if you try this-walk the bank and target your marabou to go over submerged rocks-rainbows in front,browns in back.
July in the Bozeman area still light until about 10:30 but mountains will give you almost four hours of prime early and late fishing-good luck.