>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part V

[hooker-of-men]

Esopus

Hook - Mustad 3365A
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Embossed silver tinsel
Wing - Black over white bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle ****

Know or have resources for any history on this fly? I've tied Shushan Postmasters out of interest in local history, but the Esopus is new to me.

 

[nfrechet]

Large Suspended Stone

Giancarlo Donninelli Originator

Hook - Mustad C49S or equivalent

Thread - Uni wood duck

Tail - Tan pheasant tail fibers

Body - Tan pheasant tail fibers

Wing cases - Tan 2mm foam

Thorax - SLF dubbing

 

[nfrechet]

Know or have resources for any history on this fly? I've tied Shushan Postmasters out of interest in local history, but the Esopus is new to me.

scroll to pages 15 and 16

Tying and Fishing Bucktails and Other Hair Wings

The classic bucktails--Mickey Finn, Black Nose Dace--are some of the very first flies that anglers learn to tie, and they are the most well-traveled of all streamer types, from Maine to Washington, trout to salmon. With over 500 patterns, this is the only book to date written on bucktails as...

books.google.com

 

[nfrechet]

Ray's Special

Hook – Mustad 3906, size 8 - 12

Thread – Black

Tail – Pheasant rump feather fibers

Ribbing – Copper wire

Body - Red uni yarn

Hackle – Brown hen

 

[hooker-of-men]

scroll to pages 15 and 16

Tying and Fishing Bucktails and Other Hair Wings

The classic bucktails--Mickey Finn, Black Nose Dace--are some of the very first flies that anglers learn to tie, and they are the most well-traveled of all streamer types, from Maine to Washington, trout to salmon. With over 500 patterns, this is the only book to date written on bucktails as...

books.google.com

Much appreciated!

 

[nfrechet]

Shuswap Minnow

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent
Bead - Optional Silver Cone Bead Head
Thread - Black
Tail - Grey marabou over white marabou
Body - Oval silver tinsel
Throat - Red marabou
*Wing - Dark blue polar bear over white polar bear

*I have no polar bear so I substituted bucktail

 

[nfrechet]

Kite's Imperial

Oliver Kite Originator

Hook - Mustad 94845 or equivalent
Thread - Purple
Tail - Honey colored hackle fibers
Ribbing - Fine gold wire
Body, wing case and thorax - Gray goose feather fibers
Hackle - Honey colored hackle

http://www.tomsutcliffe.co.za/fly-fishing/fly-tying/item/1093-tying-the-kites-imperial-dry-fly.html

 

[nfrechet]

Black Sally

Phil Rowley Originator

Chironomid Fly Pattern

Hook – Mustad C49S or equivalent, size 8-16
Thread - Black
Gills - White uni stretch
Head: Black brass or tungsten bead
Ribbing - 1 strand from a red mesh produce bag
Body – Black holographic tinsel
Thorax - Peacock Herl

Coat the hook shank with crazy glue prior to wrapping the body material

Original Recipe

Hook - Tiemco 2457 #8-#16
Thread - Olive or Black
*Rib - Red Holographic Flashabou
*Body - Black Flashabou or Frostbite
Thorax - Peacock Herl
Head - Black Metal or Tungsten Bead
*Gills - White Sparkle Yarn

* I dont have these materials so I substitute

 

[wbranch]

Lively Legz Iso nymphs

 

[dc410]

Size 16 Iris Caddis

 

[wbranch]

Lively Legz Iso nymphs

In case anyone is wondering.... I know the dorsal line on an about to emerge Iso nymph is not a greenish translucent color. I liked the look of a thin piece of pearl Flashabou and tied it in and then hit it with a little UV.

 

[nfrechet]

Zucchini

Chironomid Fly Pattern

Hook - Any scud style (I used Knapek G, size 10)
Bead - White
Thread - Black
*Body - UTC Black Holographic Tinsel
Rib - Red wire

*UTC Black Holographic Tinsel with a greenish tinge.

Sorry if my lights don't pick up the greenish tinge but I assure you it is what I used.

Zucchini Chironomid Fly Pattern | A BC Still Water Killer Chironomid Pupa Fly (flyguys.net)

 

[paulbrown145]

Green caddis

Bead
6/0 orange tread
Olive sexi-floss medium for the body
Hare’s eat plus duddin rust brown

 

[dc410]

Size 14 Sulphur Comparidun with some new materials I picked up at the show this afternoon. Didn’t even stack the deer hair, just tied it in and went with it.

 

[nfrechet]

Grannom 2 Wire Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Chartreuse and black wire

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian Partridge

Try different color combinations of wire for the body

Favorite Flies of the Catskills - Volume 1 - Mike Valla

 

[nfrechet]

PPP Soft Hackle

Partridge, Peacock and Plastic

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - UTC wood duck

Body - 1 strand doubled of tan mesh vegetable bag

Ribbing - 1 strand doubled of tan mesh vegetable bag twisted into a rope and colored with a marker

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Tie in the doubled strand of mesh bag material behind the hook eye and wrap to the bend of the hook to create the body. Now twist the strand into a rope, color with a marker and wrap the ribbing to the eye. Tie off and trim.

 

[tomgamber]

nfrechet's ties are so immaculate. I'm curious though, with the care and precision it takes to create these perfect flies, how long does it take to tie a single one of what we are admiring? Compared to a hack like me throwing a bugger together, I mean. 😉​

 

[BruceC2C]

Griffith's Gnat
Size 16
Recipie of Tim Cammisa

 

[nfrechet]

Purple Peacock and Partridge Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Purple
Ribbing - Silver wire
Body – Purple peacock herl
Hackle – Hungarian partridge

 

[wbranch]

My first attempts at wiggle nymphs. They look neat but don't know if they will fish any better than regular style.