What Are You Tying Today?
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sandflyx
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mt_flyfisher
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After getting this thread off track I think I’ll call it My Mistaken Done. 😃 Trout would make a mistake if they thought they were eating a March Brown Dun.
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F n G Marabou - Black
Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Black chenille
Throat - Red hackle barbs
Wing - Gray marabou tied over the body, with an overwing of sparse black bucktail
Shoulder - Grizzly hackle tip tied in at each side and extending halfway
F n G Marabou - Brown
Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Beige chenille
Throat - Yellow hackle barbs
Wing: Brown marabou tied over the body with an overwing of sparse dark brown bucktail
Shoulders - Dyed yellow grizzly hackle tip tied in at each side and extending halfway
F n G Marabou - Green
Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Yellow chenille
Throat - Yellow hackle barbs
Wing - Green marabou tied over the body, with an overwing of sparse green bucktail
Shoulders - Dyed chartreuse grizzly hackle tip tied in at each side and extending halfway
F n G Marabou - White
Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6
Thread - Red
Tail - Red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - White chenille
Throat - Red hackle barbs
Wing - White marabou tied over the body, with an overwing of sparse black bucktail.
Shoulders - Grizzly hackle tip tied in at each side and extending halfway
Frank and Gay Lunstrom of Fresno, California, originated the F n G series of streamers in 1980.
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Harlequin
Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Badger hackle barbs
Wing - Black, dark blue, and white married goose or swan quill
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discomidge
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Central PA is being devoured by gypsy moth caterpillars right now and I noticed a lot of those vile little beasts floating down the stream yesterday. Today I'm aiming to see if trout eat them:
discomidge
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No doubt! I'm excited to find out if they go for #10 2xl griffiths gnats aka gypsy moth caterpillers
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They work, not only for trout too. I tie the exact same thing and have had carp and bass eat them.
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Quebec
Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 2-4-6-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather tied short
Butt - Yellow floss
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with claret lamb's wool
Throat - Claret hackle tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Purple bucktail tied over the body and extending to end of tail
Cheeks - Black-and-white barred lemon wood duck section tied in at each side
Alexander Learmonth of Montreal, Canada, originated this pattern in 1931
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Rapid Stream
Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 4-6-8
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Narrow section of yellow goose quill
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied over the body
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Plymouth Streamer
Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Long narrow section of red goose quill
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Grizzly hackle tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Four grizzly saddle hackles
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I don't tie flies because i dont have the time. But if i did i would tie simple natural looking patterns like this one. Cool fly, i bet that thing produces fish. would be awesome during a march brown hatch i bet
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Trout Fin Bucktail
Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 6-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill curved upward
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Sparse white bucktail tied over the body with an overwing of sparse black bucktail, then a larger bunch of dark orange bucktail
This is one of the many variations of the pattern. It is dressed to simulate the fin of an Eastern Brook Trout.
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Van DeCar
Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 6-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Throat - Red hackle barbs
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
Cheeks - Jungle **** eyes or substitute
Tom Van DeCar of Hutchinson, Kansas, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
It actually is not that time consuming and 99% of all flies fished are very simple to tie. I am surely a proponent of the simpler the better and this fly, like most flies, is a very simple and productive tie. It productive on trout, bass, sunnies, pickerel, and anything else that resides in water.
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Gasperaux
Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 4-6-8
Thread - Black
Body - Embossed silver tinsel
Wing - Yellow bucktail tied over the body with an overwing of red bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle **** eyes or substitute
George Richards and Charles Wetzel originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
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