>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part III

[nomad_archer]

I am experimenting/learning to spin deer hair.

Tied up some skating caddis patterns. I am not sure how I feel about the 3xl hooks as I cant seem to get proportions right. I am having lots of fun tying these skating caddis with the spun deer hair heads. Trimming is getting better but I still not happy with it yet.

I want to tie some deer hair caddis shortly but that means I need to decide what color 1/2 cape I want. decisions. decisions.

 

[nomad_archer]

nfrechet those look great. I dont know if I am more impressed with your tying or photography skills.

 

[djs12354]

Nice work Norm.

 

[wbranch]

Today I tied some traditional streamers for a brook trout trip to Maine in mid May.

 

[nomad_archer]

Nice streamers wbranch.

 

[wbranch]

Nomad,

Thanks, these are the first traditional streamers I have tied in at least 20 years. I'm not all that satisfied with the marabou streamers but the two feather wing patterns came out much better. Typically I only fish Clouser minnows but figured for the brook trout trip I would tie some classic Maine smelt patterns.

 

[nomad_archer]

wbranch I am sure those will catch lots of fish. There is something about those classic streamer patterns that make them very appealing to me.

 

[nfrechet]

 

[acesedgley]

all look like trout candy to me Norm!

 

[nomad_archer]

#16 Deer and tan cdc Caddis. I plan to pick up more cdc in dun and olive next time I am buying materials.

 

[Jimbot]

Gorgeous Nomad!

I love spinning deer hair! I still suck at it, but i love tying caddis patterns.

My goal is the muddler minnow. I will tackle very soon.

-bot

 

[nomad_archer]

Jimbot wrote:
Gorgeous Nomad!

I love spinning deer hair! I still suck at it, but i love tying caddis patterns.

My goal is the muddler minnow. I will tackle very soon.

-bot

Thanks. I enjoy spinning deer hair as well. I am terrible at the trimming part. Spinning good hair is fairly straight forward after I watched a few videos. Spinning is kind of like controlled chaos on the vise. I too want to attempt a muddler but the local fly shop didn't have any mottled turkey last time I was there. On of my most memorable fishing experiences involved a muddler minnow so it has a special place in my box. I watched JerryCoviello tie one at the jam last weekend. He made it look easy.

 

[nomad_archer]

Mohair leeches. Simple to tie. Fish them any way you like - strip them, dead drift them, float them under and indicator. No matter how they are fished they are always deadly. I left the tails long as they are easy to shorten as needed.

 

[Dave_W]

Articulated swimming green drake nymph...

 

[nomad_archer]

Very nice dave

 

[Dave_W]

nomad_archer wrote:
Very nice dave

Thanks!

Here's another view of the green drake wiggle nymph shown in water. Looking at flies when wet helps, IMO, to get a better feel for how they look and perform.

 

[Wild_Trouter]

Dave...You have some sick skills for sure. First, the Big Spring Cress Bug, and now this

 

[GenCon]

Trevor really nice leeches. I like that pattern in dark olive as well.
Dave, that GD nymph is very cool. Nicely done!

GenCon

 

[nomad_archer]

GenCon wrote:
Trevor really nice leeches. I like that pattern in dark olive as well.
Dave, that GD nymph is very cool. Nicely done!

GenCon

I like it in olive as well as brown or rust brown. I need to pick up those colors next time I find them.

 

[Dave_W]

Thanks for the compliments - some cool and motivating stuff all around in this thread.