What Are You Tying Today?

[Fly-Swatter]

rare blue crawfish from the susky and its fly

It's nice to be prepared....I guess. 😉

 

[Fly-Swatter]

cajon crawdad boil
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Cool. Maybe for muddy water or fish with dulled taste acuity?

Good use of the FTD dubbing. I have a bunch of it, too.

 

[mt_flyfisher]

Years back when most respectable fly fishermen were trying to fool wary trout in central Pennsylvania’s limestone streams by fishing size #22 dry flys on 7x tippet, I was cleaning up using this fly that I had “developed” (if there is such a thing) while living on a small tributary to Spring Creek. This was before anyone ever heard about San Juan worms, Squirmy Wormies, Wire Worms, or the like, and before a fly fisherman would want his peers to learn of him fishing such a lowly and detestable worm imitation.

I haven’t tied or used one of my worms in years, so I thought I might tie a few of them, and perhaps sneak out and give them a try.

 

[albatross]

Years back when most respectable fly fishermen were trying to fool wary trout in central Pennsylvania’s limestone streams by fishing size #22 dry flys on 7x tippet, I was cleaning up using this fly that I had “developed” (if there is such a thing) while living on a small tributary to Spring Creek. This was before anyone ever heard about San Juan worms, Squirmy Wormies, Wire Worms, or the like, and before a fly fisherman would want his peers to learn of him fishing such a lowly and detestable worm imitation.

I haven’t tied or used one of my worms in years, so I thought I might tie a few of them, and perhaps sneak out and give them a try.

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Looks a lot like the "Vladi Worm" that became famous in competition circles. No doubt would still work well.

 

[mt_flyfisher]

Looks a lot like the "Vladi Worm" that became famous in competition circles. No doubt would still work well.

Yes, that’s another turn of the worm.

I also like the D-Rib Pig Sticker, which even sounds like the 🤮 fly that it is. 😊

 

[Terry Murphy]

Yes, that’s another turn of the worm.

I also like the D-Rib Pig Sticker, which even sounds like the 🤮 fly that it is. 😊

Killer pattern in the spring and runoff.

 

[dc410]

Size 18 Little Black Stonefly soft hackle. Starling and Crow.

 

[bdhoover77]

Size 18 Little Black Stonefly soft hackle. Starling and Crow.

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What is the body material?

 

[dc410]

What is the body material?

Herl off of a primary crow wing feather

 

[hooker-of-men]

Testing a pattern from Mary S. Kuss 👀👀
MK Baby Crayfish

 

[dc410]

I was reading Bob Linsenman’s and Kelly Galloup’s book “Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout” last evening. In the chapter on Reading the Water there was mention made of the Rattlesnake being an exceptionally productive pattern when targeting big trout positioned near shelves. I looked up the pattern and thought it was a very unique pattern designed by Ray Schmidt. Here is my attempt at the Rattlesnake. I’m thinking it would be a great Smallie fly as well.

 

[sandflyx]

ned flies

 

[sandflyx]

1st married wing wet in awhile

 

[sandflyx]

flat wing rainbow

 

[bdhoover77]

Herl off of a primary crow wing feather

Where do you get the crow feathers? Is there a significant difference between a herl from a crow feather and a black pheasant tail?

 

[dc410]

Where do you get the crow feathers? Is there a significant difference between a herl from a crow feather and a black pheasant tail?

I shoot them in my backyard and then skin out the wings. Black pheasant tail would work great too. The crow wing fibers are probably overall shorter then the Pheasant tail fibers, but for small flies the crow works great.

 

[dc410]

Size 14 - CDC & Elk, tied on a Hanak H130 BL hook.

 

[dc410]

Fox Squirrel & deer hair caddis, size 14

 

[bdhoover77]

Greentail soft hackle — sizes 12 and 14
Dark olive silk (I don’t have green), hare’s mask dubbing, woodcock under-covert feather, peacock herl head

 

[MJMFlyfisher]

Replenishing the Hendrickson Nymphs.