What Are You Tying Today?

[Shawn Joseph]

Size 16 Olive soft hackle. Could be a BWO, could be a caddis … whatever the fish want it to be.

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I like that fly! I love soft hackle flies.

 

[dc410]

Pike Fly. They’re on my bucket list for fish on the fly.

 

[nfrechet]

Weitchpec Witch

Steelhead

Circa 1949

Tag - Gold flat or oval tinsel (fine)
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Body - Black wool yarn or chenille
Hackle - Black
Wing - Orange polar bear or calf tail

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

 

[Roofin' Trouter]

Orange and black to honor the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day? Season starts at 2 oclock.

 

[Shawn Joseph]

Tied a bunch of these soft hackle caddis last night. Been fishing these for 15 years. Just love how they look in the water. They catch fish and it’s one fly I have a lot of confidence in.

 

[MJMFlyfisher]

"What are you tying today?".........

I HAVE NO IDEA!! 🤣

 

[tboyer44]

In honor of pellet head season tomorrow, I tied some rainbow candy 🤓

 

[nfrechet]

Stillaguamish Sunrise

Steelhead

George McLeod, late 1940s

Tail: Red and yellow hackle fibers
Body - Yellow chenille
Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel
Hackle - Orange
Wing - White bucktail

Stillaguamish Sunset

Steelhead

George McLeod, late 1940s

Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Orange chenille
Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel
Hackle - Orange
Wing - White bucktail

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

 

[3wt7X]

More randomness

 

[nfrechet]

Thor

Steelhead

C. Jim Pray, 1936

Tail - Orange hackle fibers
Body - Red chenille
Hackle - Brown saddle
Wing - White bucktail

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

 

[dc410]

Snakehead fly 😉

 

[Shawn Joseph]

 

[Jay_H]

PT Variation
Size 16

 

[lprudente]

Hendrickson Wet- Female

Hendrickson Wet- Male

Assorted Mayfly Nymphs

 

[nfrechet]

Cassin

Winged Wet Fly

Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword and scarlet quill sections
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Yellow

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies -Schmookler and Sils

 

[nfrechet]

Katydid

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold Tinsel *
Tail - Green
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - “Highlander” green floss
Hackle - Green
Wing - Bright green

* The tag on the Katydid is not listed in the recipe but the color plate painting has a gold tinsel tag.

Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

[3wt7X]

Some cheese burgers (Size 10 Golden Stones) and bratwursts (Mop flies) with some junk in the background.

 

[nfrechet]

Alder

Winged Wet Fly

Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Black or brown
Wing - Brown mottled turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

[Terry Murphy]

Maybe I will be able to get out in June 😀

 

[nfrechet]

Bog Pond

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Body - Black chenille
Hackle - Grizzly
Wing - Brown pheasant (or turkey)

Trout - Ray Bergman