What Are You Tying Today?

goose54cdd said:
Make sure you post a photo of the finished frog.
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Here's a couple of pictures
Top view
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side view
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popper version
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Everybody has their pet Baetis nymph patterns....this is one of my 2.
Nothing glamorous or too technical, just a pretty straight forward closer match to the natural than my olive pheasant tail.
I doubt they can count the segments or are very impressed with the wood duck flank....but it makes me feel warm and fuzzy LOL 😁

Hook: #18-20 2xl of your preference
Abdomen: "midge" UTC vinyl rib (olive)
Thread: UTC Ultra 70 (brown olive)
Thorax: any BWO finish dubbing will do
Wingcase: Dark dun "medallion sheeting" w/ light bead of solarez medium.
Tail / Legs: Wood duck flank
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I’m digging all of the vinyl rib flies lately.
I bought some Hareline D-rib at the NJ fly show and am getting inspired to incorporate it. How does it work on dry flies?
 
JimNovo said:
I’m digging all of the vinyl rib flies lately.
I bought some Hareline D-rib at the NJ fly show and am getting inspired to incorporate it. How does it work on dry flies?
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Sinks em pretty quick in my experience. Nice for emergers if you're using poly wings or cdc wings though.
 
JimNovo said:
I’m digging all of the vinyl rib flies lately.
I bought some Hareline D-rib at the NJ fly show and am getting inspired to incorporate it. How does it work on dry flies?
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You can get so many different looks by using different color threads underneath of different color vinyl ribs. The combinations are almost endless. It’s a lot of fun playing around with it at the vise. For example, hot orange thread underneath olive vinyl rib is a really cool look, just dumbed into that one awhile back.
 
JimNovo said:
This should float!!
Between the CDC and the foam I’m hoping the tail stays in the film and the wing stays on top.
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I’d give you a double “like” on that one if there was any way to do it. Even if it doesn‘t float up high I could envision fishing that as a trailer with it riding flush in the film. Wham!
 
lars said:
more stimulators on #12's & #10's. a fun pattern to tie. pretty involved fly.
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That's one that is on my list that I haven't done yet.

I need to use this thread as inspiration to get to work. I haven't tied anything since the end of December, and that was just some blood dots for a suprise steelhead trip.
 
dudemanspecial said:
That's one that is on my list that I haven't done yet.

I need to use this thread as inspiration to get to work. I haven't tied anything since the end of December, and that was just some blood dots for a suprise steelhead trip.
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Charlie Craven has an excellent step by step procedure which truly helps with proportions and techniques for this pattern.
 
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