>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part V

[WWKimba]

Big Yellow May - This Michigan pattern's creator's name has been lost to history. It is known that the pattern originated in the mid 1970's.

Hook - Mustad 38941, 8 (a Mustad 94831, 8 was used here)
Thread - yellow
Tail - lemon wood duck flank fibers, tied 1" long
Wing - light yellow hackle tips, tied upright and divided
Rib - yellow thread
Body - yellow yarn with at least 8 crisscrosses in the rib
Hackle - yellow and variegated ginger (non-variegated ginger may be substituted and was in the above fly)

 

[WWKimba]

Cornie's Quill - The design of this fly came from the mind of Cornie Schrems of Grand Rapids in the 1950' or '60's. I said that the design came from Mr. Schrems BUT he was not a fly tyer! His designs were normally tied by his friends Art Neumann or Dan Bailey and Art was the one who named this pattern. Cornie was at George Griffith's home when the first meeting was held to form TU.

Hook - Mustad 94833, 14-24
Thread - black
Tail - brown hackle fibers
Wing - mallard flank fibers, tied upright and divided
Body - stripped peacock herl
Hackle - grizzly and brown

 

[WWKimba]

Dark Michigan Mayfly - This fly pre-dates 1950 and its designer's name has been lost to history. Some variations of this pattern include using light grey dubbing and/or using red thread as a rib. The original pattern most likely called for a black silk rib.

Hook - standard dry fly, 8
Thread - black
Tail - brown bucktail
Wing - brown bucktail, tied upright and divided
Rib - claret cotton thread
Body - natural rabbit dubbing and red fox dubbing, mixed
Hackle - very dark bluish grey dun

 

[Flyty_ryguy]

More bass flies for u trout MFers,

 

[hooker-of-men]

First time tying any kind of pike flies or anything this big. Had a little incident with the glue on the first one.

And my standard in jumbo size for landlocks hopefully showing up soon.

 

[WWKimba]

Deer Hair Drake - Created by the prolific Michigan fly tyer, Ralph Hanna in the 1960's. It's a general attractor pattern and good for use during most of the fishing season.

Hook - Mustad 94840, 14
Thread - black
Tail - 2 PT fibers, tied in a "V"
Wing - white deer hair, tied as a single clump
Rib - tying thread, tied crisscross
Body - tan deer hair, tied extended and flared at the tail
Hackle - grizzly

 

[WWKimba]

Eggie Special - Designed by Eggie Bugby somewhere between 1930 and 1950 and was also known as the Bugby Special. Mr. Bugby was a business owner in Grayling. MI as well as a fishing and river guide as well. This fly can be effective tied all the way down to a size 18 hook and the yarn body could be substituted with light yellow dubbing. It is designed to be used when any light-colored duns or spinners are on the water. Also, any standard dry fly hook can be used,

Hook - Mustad 94840, 10-12
Thread - black
Tail - 3-4 PT fibers
Body - light yellow wool yarn
Wing - furnace hackle tips, tied upright and divided
Hackle - Rhode Island Red (brown) hackle, palmered the length of the body

 

[bigjohn358]

I used to get excited about these posts...

 

[joebamboo]

I'm with you bigjohn!

 

[WWKimba]

I used to get excited about these posts...

Sorry I let you down.

Kim

 

[WWKimba]

Ephoron - Designed by Al Rockwood and was designed to match the fall Ephoron hatches on several Michigan rivers. Al was a founding member of the Muskegon-White River TU chapter. Al stated that this fly should be tied delicately, and he used a dubbing loop to tie the thorax. Try tying this pattern in a size 12 and 16 as well.

Hook - Mustad 94840, 14
Thread - white
Tail - white porcupine hairs
Abdomen - tying thread
Wing - white calf body, tied as a post
Thorax - white superfine
Hackle - white, tied parachute

 

[WWKimba]

Grey Drake -Designed in 1980 By John Long from Birmingham, MI. It is to be used as a dun or spinner pattern.



Hook - Mustad 94849, 10-12 (Mustad 94831 may be used and was used here)

Thread - black

Tail - dark blue dun hackle fibers

Wings - dark smokey grey hackle tips

Hackle - dark dun

 

[dc410]

Articulated purple egg sucking leech on a size 2 Gamakatsu B10S stinger hook. Heading to AK in 9 days on a two week fishing trip. Those size 2 Gamakatsu hooks are a hang of a lot easier to find when you drop one on the carpet than a size 20 TMC 2488 is! 😉

 

[Fly-Swatter]

Sorry I let you down.

Kim

Check out nfrechet postings. His ties are the gold standard. It's not necessarily a realistic expectation, though.

 

[hooker-of-men]

I guess the rest of us should just not post then... Got it.

 

[hooker-of-men]

Articulated purple egg sucking leech on a size 2 Gamakatsu B10S stinger hook. Heading to AK in 9 days on a two week fishing trip. Those size 2 Gamakatsu hooks are a hang of a lot easier to find when you drop one on the carpet than a size 20 TMC 2488 is! 😉

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This color/recipe tied as a bugger is one of my most reliable smallmouth flies in moving water. I am certain that monster version will slay.

 

[BradFromPotter]

I used to get excited about these posts...

so what do you have to show??

 

[BradFromPotter]

I'm with you bigjohn!

anything to show us also?

 

[bigjohn358]

so what do you have to show??

Here are a couple of bass flies I shared on a couple of other posts on here. A lot of my trout flies I kind of keep to myself.

 

[BradFromPotter]

Here are a couple of bass flies I shared on a couple of other posts on here. A lot of my trout flies I kind of keep to myself.

Nice, is the popper balsa?