>>>What are you tying today ? Part I

[J55tyger88]

Nice jack, quite the color selection. Those bodies look cool.

 

[lv2nymph]

Thank you Jim.

 

[melvinp]

Nothing need to do some fishing to get on another kick.

 

[lv2nymph]

Quill jigs, 18 on a 16... 5/64 tungsten bead.

 

[jeremymcon]

Double Bunny (after losing one to a bad knot on the Juniata):

Also finally broke down and bought some bucktails to tie clouser minnows:

 

[dc410]

Nice job Jeremy. I really like the look of that Double Bunny pattern. The Clousers are good too. You should do well with all of them on the Big J.

I have been tying a lot of big stuff lately so I had to try to tie something small just to see if I still could. And, it ain't gettin' any easier. Here is a version of the Rainbow Warrior that I tied tonight on a size 20 hook. Something to fish on the point of a tandem rig this winter when fishin' those limestoners.

 

[Jake41]

I really like those. Simple and they get down fast. Nice job.

 

[Jake41]

They look great. I like when you can tie a fly with minimal materials that will catch fish. Great proportions and profile.

 

[jeremymcon]

Thanks dc410. I have yet to catch a trout an a size 20 anything. Probably because I hardly ever fish them! I have tied some zebra midges and some wd40 in sizes 18-24, but have never had any success with them the few times I fished them.

 

[lv2nymph]

Nice John, those should get you into some winter trout.

 

[lv2nymph]

Polish quill ( green ) jig, 16

 

[Volksnurse]

After looking at Jeremy's post I liked the Clauser he did....

 

[lv2nymph]

18's, 5/64 bead

Those clouser's are looking good guys...

 

[gutcutter]

Its that time for itsy, bitsy Baetis...
TMC2488 #22

TMC2488#22

TMC100#22

 

[dc410]

Size 8 Damselfly Nymph

 

[jeremymcon]

Nice DC410. I've been meaning to tie a damselfly nymph imitation other than just a wooly bugger. Do you fish that fly on a dead drift, or slowly retrieve it?


May be a little late in the season, but I just tied a few poppers with a Wapsi foam popper kit that I bought a couple months ago. About a size 4 hook, pencil style bodies painted with acrylic paint and coated with Sally Hansen's.

 

[Dcap240]

I've had this craft foam forever and I've never really tied much with it. Here's some attempts at a stonefly and hopper.

 

[jeremymcon]

Dcap240 wrote:
I've had this craft foam forever and I've never really tied much with it. Here's some attempts at a stonefly and hopper.

I like the way you marked up the foam, and used barred rubber legs. That's one thing that I don't like about craft foam - the color is too even, so it doesn't look natural. The markings you put in it help.

Also what's the leg on the hopper made of? Knotted pheasant tail?

 

[Dcap240]

The legs on the hopper are knotted fibers from a wild turkey tail feather. I've got 2 whole fans so I try to find uses for it but it's not much different than pheasant tail. I think they are the same feathers that fly shops sell as cinnamon tip turkey feathers. I agree with you 100% on the craft foam, colors too even, tried to break it up with marker and dubbing on the hopper. It helps but it's still lacking IMO.

 

[jay348]

jeremymcon wrote:
...May be a little late in the season...

Nah...I caught a few bass looking up this past weekend. Those'll do nicely!

Dcap, those foam flies are excellent...would fish em in a heartbeat.

Same thought process w/ the topwater here...been practicing my stacking.