What Are You Tying Today?

[paulbrown145]

What do you think. Never done a dry fly Ell Hair Caddis. Size 12 hook, 70Denier thread a roster feather and brass wire and rabbit hares mask

I am by no means an export, but for my dry files I try not to use wire. Maybe just use your thread as if you are making a dubbing loop without dubbing. Hope that makes sense.

 

[bdhoover77]

I’ve been tying various soft hackles. I usually tie 2-3 at a time and then switch to a different pattern. I should probably focus on a few patterns and tie more of them. But my attention span is usually not long enough to do that.

This morning I tied some wood duck minnow patterns. Last night I tied a few isonychia soft hackles and some all-fur wet flies. Before that I tried some North County spider patterns, including a waterhen bloa (without the actual waterhen).

I have to say that I find tying and fishing soft hackles and wet flies more fun than fishing euro-style nymphs. I catch more fish by nymphing, but it’s a lot more interesting to me to try fishing soft hackles and wet flies.

 

[hooker-of-men]

I’ve been tying various soft hackles. I usually tie 2-3 at a time and then switch to a different pattern. I should probably focus on a few patterns and tie more of them. But my attention span is usually not long enough to do that.

This morning I tied some wood duck minnow patterns. Last night I tied a few isonychia soft hackles and some all-fur wet flies. Before that I tried some North County spider patterns, including a waterhen bloa (without the actual waterhen).

I have to say that I find tying and fishing soft hackles and wet flies more fun than fishing euro-style nymphs. I catch more fish by nymphing, but it’s a lot more interesting to me to try fishing soft hackles and wet flies.

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Do you have a tying channel on Youtube? Just asking because a very recently posted video for that exact woodduck minnow came up in my algorithm this morning.

 

[bdhoover77]

Do you have a tying channel on Youtube? Just asking because a very recently posted video for that exact woodduck minnow came up in my algorithm this morning.

I do not, but I saw that same pattern this morning. It’s what got me interested in tying some this morning. Tim Flagler also has a wood duck heron fly on his channel.

 

[Shawn Joseph]

I’ve been tying various soft hackles. I usually tie 2-3 at a time and then switch to a different pattern. I should probably focus on a few patterns and tie more of them. But my attention span is usually not long enough to do that.

This morning I tied some wood duck minnow patterns. Last night I tied a few isonychia soft hackles and some all-fur wet flies. Before that I tried some North County spider patterns, including a waterhen bloa (without the actual waterhen).

I have to say that I find tying and fishing soft hackles and wet flies more fun than fishing euro-style nymphs. I catch more fish by nymphing, but it’s a lot more interesting to me to try fishing soft hackles and wet flies.

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I’m a big fan of tying and fishing soft hackles. I love how soft hackle looks in the water.

 

[poopdeck]

What do you think. Never done a dry fly Ell Hair Caddis. Size 12 hook, 70Denier thread a roster feather and brass wire and rabbit hares mask

Looks fine. I tie in a fine copper wire rib on an EHC. Plenty of stuff to float it. I don’t tie tails in and I don’t trim the hackle. After tying in the elk hair, take few extra loose wraps towards the tail to tame the flare on the wing a bit. it will fish just fine as it is though Since fish don’t know how somebody else tied this pattern.

 

[Terry Murphy]

Time to slow it down up north .

 

[paulbrown145]

Not sure if this qualifies as a ck fly. I have some flashy type chenille

 

[paulbrown145]

I guess if nothing it will give me another option

I think black might look better

 

[paulbrown145]

Winging it

 

[hooker-of-men]

I guess if nothing it will give me another option

I think black might look better

I like the black. Looks like a drowned ant or spider

 

[dc410]

A Zonker style fly for Pacific Salmon to chuck into the AK box for next summer. Tied on a size 2 Gamakatsu B10S hook.

 

[rancid waders]

Steel

 

[hooker-of-men]

It's coming. Really need to find a new winter hobby.

 

[combatgrunt84]

First time

really stacking hair and shaping. Messed up the back end and the overall shape of the cape but I was able to recover this. My issue the back first stacks I did not secure good enough.

 

[hooker-of-men]

 

[hooker-of-men]

First time View attachment 1641232742really stacking hair and shaping. Messed up the back end and the overall shape of the cape but I was able to recover this. My issue the back first stacks I did not secure good enough.

I think you're doing great, except... you need more junk in the trunk!

You could still pop in there and put a Marabou or bucktail tail to give it some movement. Could tie in materials and do a big, wide whip finish at the butt if you're careful.

 

[dc410]

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Nice, Ostrich herl for the tail?

 

[hooker-of-men]

Nice, Ostrich herl for the tail?

Marabou. This frankenfly has performed well with a zonker tail, but but I'm out of strips so here we go

 

[Terry Murphy]

Jig pheasant buggers .