What Are You Tying Today?

[dc410]

John, are you coloring your poppers with markers?

Hey Darby,

All of the color on my poppers is done with acrylic craft paints, any color imaginable can be created by mixing those paints. I then cure the whole head with a couple coats of uv epoxy and generally even set them out in direct sunlight to get that real solid final finish. They take a little time to make but they are fun to create and pretty darn durable.

 

[dc410]

Size 8 Foxee Redd Minnow. This pattern has really great movement in the water and with the crayfish type of color scheme it is an excellent carp pattern for those active feeders rooting in the mud.

 

[nfrechet]

Ibis and White

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - White under floss body; Black head
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Red and white - married (duck, goose or swan)
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Crimson floss
Hackle - Red and white mixed
Wing - Red and white - married (duck, goose or swan)

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[nfrechet]

Kloofzicht Special

Hook - Streamer style
Thread - Black
Tail - Black marabou
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Throat - Orange marabou tuft
Wing - Squirrel tail

Fly of the month - Kloofzicht Special by Michael Krenczeck aged 14 (fosaf.org.za)

 

[nfrechet]

Frazer Special

Andrew Frazer

Hook - Single salmon or double
Thread - Red
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Yellow wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - 3 equal wool segments; yellow, dark green, black
Wing - Green bucktail/red squirrel/grey squirrel
Cheek - Jungle ****
Collar - Black hackle slanting back

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

 

[nfrechet]

Sissy

Mac Warner

Hook - Mustad 3906B, Size 8
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Yellow floss, full body
Wing - 1 lemon side or flank feather, tied flat

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

I have an overabundance of teal so that's what I used

Similar to a Professor fly pattern

 

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[JimNovo]

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What are you calling that one Hooker?

 

[hooker-of-men]

What are you calling that one Hooker?

Hm. Hare's Ear Sucking Squirmy? Full disclosure: it's an idea cribbed from a carp guy that was just on the Orvis podcast.

That's a big nymph on a size 12 streamer hook. I don't plan to upset the delicate sensibilites of a trout by showing it this fly. It's instead an experiment to get carp's attention in murky, low visibility.

I figure if the worm doesn't get takes, I can always pop it off and just use the nymph.

 

[nfrechet]

Yellow Belle

Mac Warner

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Red
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Yellow wool or seal fur dubbing
Throat - Blended yellow and red hackle
Wing - Swan or goose strips, red and yellow

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

 

[nfrechet]

Cutthroat
Hook – Single salmon
Thread – Black
Tail - Dyed black hackle fibers
Body – Claret dubbing or wool yarn
Hackle – Dyed black tied on as a collar and tied back and down or as a throat
Wing – White bucktail

Cutthroat No. 2

Hook – Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with yellow rabbit fur or substitute
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Red bucktail tied over the body, with an over wing of white bucktail

Cutthroat, Red

Hook – Single salmon
Thread – Black
Tail - Dyed black hackle fibers
Body – Red dubbing
Hackle – Dyed black tied on as a collar and tied back and down or as a throat
Wing – White bucktail

Cutthroat, Yellow

Hook – Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Body Hackle - Yellow tied palmer-style over the body
Body - Dubbed with yellow rabbit fur or substitute
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

The yellow and red Cutthroat patterns are used frequently in the Puget Sound area. Although many were originally tied for sea-run cutthroat, some have been adapted for steelhead and are tied in larger sizes.

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

 

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[nfrechet]

Red Fox

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-6
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Silver embossed tinsel
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Speckled guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Tom Darling of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern

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

Red Fox

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA1244I, sizes 2-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with red lamb's wool
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body

Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon, originated this pattern.

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

 

[nfrechet]

Royal Coachman

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 4-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Body - Peacock herl with a wide red floss center band
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

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

 

[nfrechet]

Wells' Special

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA1244I, sizes 4-8
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Claret hackle barbs
Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire
Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Coastal blacktail deer hair tied over the body

Sam Wells of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in 1920.

The original pattern had natural gray goose quill for the wing and often had narrow sections of red, yellow, and blue goose quill tied either on top or along the sides. The deer hair wing came into vogue around 1945.

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

 

[lprudente]

Jiggy Bugger with hackle collar

 

[nfrechet]

Polly's Pride

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 1-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with fluorescent red lamb's wool
Hackle - Fluorescent red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White marabou tied over the body and extending to the end of the tail
Topping - Six strands of black ostrich herl

E. H. "Polly" Rosborough of Chiloquin, Oregon, originated this pattern. Even though Polly was better known for his series of nymphs, he considered this fly to be his trademark.

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

 

[Jay_H]

Jiggy Bugger with hackle collar

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What size did you tie that in?

 

[lprudente]

What size did you tie that in?

This one was a size 4, but also tie them in size 6

 

[nfrechet]

Tosh

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Black squirrel

Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann