>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part VI

[dc410]

I guess this proves how much of an amateur I am but I just learned to tie eggs. I am pretty happy with them. Does anyone tie eggs with weight?View attachment 1641233981

Nice job! The egg patterns look great, they will fish well for you.

 

[lars]

I'll tie one later today and I'll post it.

here's a version i like with the material i tie it with.

i have a lifetime supply if you'd like some...

 

[jifigz]

Yo Beweav, here is my sucker spawn.

 

[jifigz]

Larry, as you can see, I have my own lifetime supply of sucker spawn yarn for like $4. I tie an orange dubbed body of ice dub and put a little sparkle off the tail.

 

[KeviR]

Dear dc410,

Knowing my brother Terry Murphy that buggy fly is on a 1/0 circle hook! 😉

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

I would have never guessed you two are related, you look nothing alike!

 

[lars]

Larry, as you can see, I have my own lifetime supply of sucker spawn yarn for like $4. I tie an orange dubbed body of ice dub and put a little sparkle off the tail.View attachment 1641233998

Looks good! I tie mine with fire orange thread which kinda looks like embryo inside the semi transluscent yarn when it gets wet.

 

[hooker-of-men]

I did a good job of stocking up on dries last winter, so I haven't had to tie many in about a year. I had gotten to a point where I was feeling confident last year; that confidence is gone.

 

[WeekendNacho]

Egg laying caddis

 

[lars]

Tough to find good stiff oversized hackle for these, so the hackle color is not quite correct, s/b Cree, but
it'll still fish great!

grey fox variant tied on #14 mustad 94840.

 

[mt_flyfisher]

Tough to find good stiff oversized hackle for these, so the hackle color is not quite correct, s/b Cree, but
it'll still fish great!

grey fox variant tied on #14 mustad 94840.
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I kinda know what you mean about good stiff hackle, and even more so in Cree, being hard to find these days. As you can see, I have that problem too. 😊 And nice looking fly by the way.

 

[falcon]

I would think Coc De Leon would work.

 

[lars]

I would think Coc De Leon would work.

I've tried it, not really stiff enough. At least the cdl that i have.

 

[lars]

I kinda know what you mean about good stiff hackle, and even more so in Cree, being hard to find these days. As you can see, I have that problem too. 😊 And nice looking fly by the way.

metz necks used to have really stiff spade hackles on the sides of their necks that used to be good for tailing dries. Seems most breeders have bred them out in lieu of more small size hackle.
If i see old metz necks and they haven't been picked clean of the spade hackle i usually buy them.

 

[lars]

I kinda know what you mean about good stiff hackle, and even more so in Cree, being hard to find these days. As you can see, I have that problem too. 😊 And nice looking fly by the way.

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that cree feather in the middle is perfect for a nice large GFV. just need another one or two more to get enough turns of hackle on the hook.

 

[mt_flyfisher]

that cree feather in the middle is perfect for a nice large GFV. just need another one or two more to get enough turns of hackle on the hook.

Seeing that pile of feathers scattered all over on my desk and vise, that‘s what I meant by being hard to find.

The Cree is from an old saddle hackle and its barbules are very stiff and probably long enough to tie up to a size 4-6. They would also make good tailing material.

I got the Cree in a sewn/stitched roll of loose saddle hackles of various colors in the mid 1970‘s from a guy in Fresno, California. He had a semi-trailer in the backyard of his property that was filled with feathers of all kinds. As I recall he sold them by the pound, and they were pretty cheap. I may have bought a pound and wish I would have bought more.

 

[lars]

The Cree is from an old saddle hackle and its barbules are very stiff and probably long enough to tie up to a size 4-6. They would also make good tailing material.

That's the size i'd use on a #14. 🙂

 

[falcon]

I've tried it, not really stiff enough. At least the cdl that i have.

Hi Lars, Maybe try two opposing hackles (both concave facing each other). A short shank hook with a appropriate gap might help also. I may have read thats how Hewitt originally tied them.

 

[lars]

Hi Lars, Maybe try two hackles opposing themselves (both concave facing each other). A short shank hook with a appropriate gap might help also

i've tried many different methods and materials and really what i've discovered over years of trial and error is the key to getting a good floating super large hackled fly is with super stiff, web free rooster hackle.

I like to tie them they way Art Flick tied his. HUGE. I use his nick name for the pattern, feather duster.

 

[lars]

Ausable Wulff on a #10 Mustad 9671

 

[jifigz]

Ausable Wulff on a #10 Mustad 9671View attachment 1641234044

I love tying wulff flies. What do you use for the wing? Over the years, bucktail has become my favorite for the wings. I find calf body too hard to tie in as it's so short, and I can never get calf tail to stack properly.