What Are You Tying Today?

[mt_flyfisher]

Academy

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Red floss
Tail - Crimson
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Claret

Trout - Ray Bergman

I can envision this fly at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood going down the red carpet before it received a one of this Year’s Best Dressed (Fly) Actor Awards. 😊

 

[turkey]

My friend found it amoung his deceased brother-inlaws possessions and gave it to me, other than that I don't know anything about it. It appears that it was packaged to sale somewhere , maybe a fly shop in the Ligonier area?

That's so interesting. Thanks for sharing.

 

[rancid waders]

 

[poopdeck]

Mahogany Dunn dry fly

Hook - Size 14
Thread - 8/0 Uni, Burnt orange
Wing - Wood duck
Tail - Wood duck
Body - Stripped Polish quill, ginger
Hackle - Brown

 

[Skook]

Mahogany Dunn dry fly

Hook - Size 14
Thread - 8/0 Uni, Burnt orange
Wing - Wood duck
Tail - Wood duck
Body - Stripped Polish quill, ginger
Hackle - Brown
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Did you happen to watch The New Fly Fisher as inspiration for this pattern? Mark Melnyk was using this fly to catch Cutthroat Trout in Wyoming on a recent episode.

 

[dc410]

A bulletproof nymph to get down in the water column in a hurry. I put a slotted tungsten bead on curved shank nymph hook with some more added weight underneath. Positioned the bead up higher on the hook shank. Not sure how it’s going to ride. It might ride upside down, maybe right side up or even sideways? I honestly don’t think it matters at all if I can down where they’re actively nymphing I’m pretty sure they’ll eat it.

 

[mt_flyfisher]

Mahogany Dunn dry fly

Hook - Size 14
Thread - 8/0 Uni, Burnt orange
Wing - Wood duck
Tail - Wood duck
Body - Stripped Polish quill, ginger
Hackle - Brown
View attachment 1641235167

I really like that fly, and especially the body color of that Polish quill.

You do say the tail is wood duck, as is the wing. The tail appears to be more white than I’d have thought it would be though. Is that the case?

 

[poopdeck]

Did you happen to watch The New Fly Fisher as inspiration for this pattern? Mark Melnyk was using this fly to catch Cutthroat Trout in Wyoming on a recent episode.

I did not but I’ll keep my eye out for it.

I really like that fly, and especially the body color of that Polish quill.

You do say the tail is wood duck, as is the wing. The tail appears to be more white than I’d have thought it would be though. Is that the case?

I think it’s partly lighting but the tail fibers were stripped from the lower paler washed out part of the same feather used for the wing.

 

[nfrechet]

Pigsticker

Hook - Mustad 37160 (English Bait Hook) or any large curved scud style hook
Thread - Globrite #3 Fluorescent red/crimson or equivalent
Ribbing - Silver wire

May leave plain (Uncoated) or Coated (Head cement, Sally Hansens or UV Resin)

 

[JLB]

Tiltwing March Brown

 

[poopdeck]

PARACHUTE MADAAM X (PMX)

Hook - size 12 3XL
Thread - Flo orange 140 UTC/black 70 UTC
Tail - Bleached elk
Body - Flo orange UTC 140
Wing - Bleached elk hair
Legs - Clear/orange barred
Post - White poly
Hackle - Ginger
Thorax - UV peacock herl

 

[nfrechet]

Campbell's Fancy

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Light ginger hackle barbs
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Hackle - Light ginger tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wings - Barred teal barbs tied over the body

Charles Campbell of Wall Street, New York, a lifelong member of the Beaverkill Trout Club, is the person from whom this fly got its name. Campbell was an old friend and customer of Reuben Cross. The Campbell's Fancy at one time was rated high on the Beaverkill for about two weeks around the first part of May, and curiously enough, nothing else would take its place.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Peter Ross

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Rear Body - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with red lamb's wool
Hackle - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wings - Barred teal barbs tied over the body

This British pattern carries the name of its creator, who first tied it.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Seth Green

Hook - Wet Fly
Thread - White under floss, black head
Rib – Yellow silk
Body – Dark green floss
Hackle – Brown
Wing – Dark brown mottled turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[Tull66]

What am I tying today?
One on. Another rainy high water day. Maybe 6-8 of them.

 

[JLB]

BWO (attenuata) mole fly

 

[nfrechet]

Guinea Hen

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Scarlet duck/goose quill
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Red wool
Hackle - Red
Wing - Guinea hen

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg

 

[nfrechet]

Saranac

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Claret floss
Hackle - Claret
Wing - Golden pheasant tippet

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[nfrechet]

Sassy Cat

Hook - Wet Fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Yellow duck/goose quill
Cheek - Red hackle

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[hemlock]

 

[JLB]

Cornuta emerger

 

[hooker-of-men]

Never stumbled across Klink hooks until a couple weeks ago. First attempt.

Thanks @JLB for making me remember I bought these.