>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part IV

[nfrechet]

cosseboom

black cosseboom

fluorescent green cosseboom

gold cosseboom

yellow cosseboom

 

[Dave_W]

Wow! Some really nice stuff nfrechet (as usual). ^

I'm curious: do you frame your flies for display? If so, how do you do this - custom frame shop, individual flies rather than groups, etc.?

 

[nfrechet]

Dave_W wrote:
Wow! Some really nice stuff nfrechet (as usual). ^

I'm curious: do you frame your flies for display? If so, how do you do this - custom frame shop, individual flies rather than groups, etc.?

i do not frame any of my flies. i just put them in a small ziplock bag with a name tag and then in a plastic shoe box

i might try selling them in the future

 

[nfrechet]

wahlflower

 

[nfrechet]

yellow jacket bucktail/hairwing

yellow hammer (wet fly conversion to a streamer)

Pacific Northwest Fly Patterns

 

[nfrechet]

dutot blue charm

twist of lemon

harvest gold

 

[sandfly]

Minnow patterns size 6

 

[nfrechet]

Sofa Pillow

Hook - Mustad 9672, or equivalent, size 4-10

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red goose quill section

Body - Red floss

Wing - Red or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - brown saddle hackle

 

[sandfly]

Fall caddis pupa

 

[jacob]

I love tying the big stuff - here is a double deceiver type fly with a fish skull

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ZaW6zB5QZ/?igshid=1x64a8ra65d87

 

[nfrechet]

Kendall's Killer

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss/uni-stretch
Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail
Collar - Dyed orange hen hackle

 

[Dave_W]

More muskie flies...

 

[nfrechet]

Blacknosed Dace

Hook - Mustad #3665A, #9575 or #38941, sizes 4 through 12 (size 8 pictured)
Thread - Black
Tag - Red yarn, very short (red antron yarn pictured)
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - (Lower Third) - Polar bear; (Middle Third) - Black bear; (Top Third) - Brown bucktail

 

[nfrechet]

Little White Streamer

Hook - Straight eye streamer hook, size 8
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Pearl flat braid
Wing - White polar bear, calf tail (pictured) or goat hair under a small amount of gold and green flash
Throat - Red hackle fibers
Head - White with a small black dot on the sides to represent an eye

 

[nfrechet]

Murray's Betsy Streamer

Hook - 2xl - 3xl - 4xl streamer style
Thread - Black
Weight - Non lead wire
Body - Peacock herl - reinforced
Wing - White calf tail over rainbow krystal flash

 

[nfrechet]

Orange Fish Hawk

Hook - Standard wet fly 12-16
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Rib - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Hackle - Badger hen

 

[nfrechet]

Weed Seed

Hook - Dry fly style Size: 8-14
Thread - Tan
Tail - Pearl Krystal Flash, 2 strands, tied long
Body - Deer hair, extended beyond the bend of the hook, flared at the rear
Ribbing - Crisscrossed threads
Wing - Deer hair, spread down and across the back

Tying Tips: Simple and quick to tie. Represents a variety of insects so it can virtually be tied in any size. Also tied in gray and purple.

Fishing Tips: It floats well and is a good searching pattern, especially on new waters. A very productive pattern.

Historical Note: This fly was created sometime between 2005-2009 by Mike Schultz.Mike is the owner and head guide of Schultz Outfitters in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

 

[nfrechet]

American Woolly

Hook - Mustad #94831 Size: 6
Thread - Black
Body - Black Hackle, Brown Hackle, Black Hackle, palmered. Tied as tight and heavy as possible. Trim to resemble a woolly worm caterpillar. Trim it flat or tapered on the ends.

Tying Tips: Easy to tie. Be generous with the head cement.

Fishing Tips: This is a great pattern for late fall. Bump it off a log or stone. Cast it in near the shore or in any pocket waters. Big trout love it ! Can also be used
for pan fish tied in smaller sizes or for bass in larger sizes. Trim the bottom of the hackle for a lower profile.

Historical Note: For years I’ve found these Woolly Worms (Pyrrharctia isabella) along the banks of American rivers. My fascination with caterpillars lead me to develop a high floating dry fly that closely resembles the ‘Woolly’ and that the fish just can’t refuse.

 

[nfrechet]

Mormon Girl

Hook - Mustad 9672, size 4-10 (size 6 pictured)
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet fibers
Rib - Embossed flat gold tinsel
Rear Body - Red floss or uni-stretch (pictured)
Front Body - Yellow chenille
Hackle - Soft grizzly hackle
Wing - Badger guard hairs

 

[Maurice]

Beautiful, Nfrechet. I enjoy every episode of the nfrechet show.

For those with a little less skill, (me included), notice:

- the discipline he exhibits around the eye. No crowding.
- the restraint to start the body over/past the bend.
- the tight, slender profile of the body.

Less is more. The greatest teacher in flyfishing is Observation.

Well done.