What Are You Tying Today?
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Love me a bright pink San Juan.
hooker-of-men
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Came across some glass rattles for cheap, so tried one here for the first time. I wanted it under the shank so the fly rides upright, but it crowded the gap too much. It's on top; seems like it could break if it's actually enough weight to invert the fly, despite the materials padding it.
Any suggestions for placement?
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Terry Murphy
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Tying some Bronze Medal Winners and listening to Waylon .
SNF pattern .
SNF pattern .
Not sure where I was going with this but this is what I ended up with.
Articulated Murdich minnow/meal ticket hybrid?
Hook - B10S size 10 stinger hook
Thread - black 140 UTC/White 70 UTC
Tail - white zonker strip
Hook - Mustad R74AP size 4 streamer.
Articulation - 30Lb Power Pro braided line with 5 red glass beads
Body - Hareline large pearl cactus chenille
Flash - UV minnow belly
Head - Chocklletts body wrap UV white, trimmed
Eyes - 3/16 Orvis Mirage
Articulated Murdich minnow/meal ticket hybrid?
Hook - B10S size 10 stinger hook
Thread - black 140 UTC/White 70 UTC
Tail - white zonker strip
Hook - Mustad R74AP size 4 streamer.
Articulation - 30Lb Power Pro braided line with 5 red glass beads
Body - Hareline large pearl cactus chenille
Flash - UV minnow belly
Head - Chocklletts body wrap UV white, trimmed
Eyes - 3/16 Orvis Mirage
Ftyer
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Try taking a heavy piece of 80-100lb mono and tying the rattle to that with some glue (I like E6000), then just tie the mono right off of the bend of the hook so that the rattle makes noise, is easily hidden by the fly's tail, and it doesn't interfere with the shank of the hook.
IlyaP
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On the weekend I fished FF for the first time.
And yesterday I made my first flies for my second outing on the water. It's interesting.
And yesterday I made my first flies for my second outing on the water. It's interesting.
hooker-of-men
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I hate to go against the general spirit of this thread - which I think clearly trends towards creativity - but I'm posting some variation of this fly for at least the third time.
I'm tying 2 or 3 GFA Hoppers in various colors every couple days right now just to keep up with feeding the occasional tree. I haven't shown a trout a fly other than this or a stimmy in weeks. No dropper. This is my favorite kind of trout fishing.
I'm tying 2 or 3 GFA Hoppers in various colors every couple days right now just to keep up with feeding the occasional tree. I haven't shown a trout a fly other than this or a stimmy in weeks. No dropper. This is my favorite kind of trout fishing.
JimNovo
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Simple midges this week.
Broodstock
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Hopper practice for an upcoming trip to Alberta.
Broodstock
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After tying a bunch of hoppers and stimulantors I made a freestyle fly with the scraps. It turned out better than I expected.
hooker-of-men
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Size 10 Iso bombs
hooker-of-men
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Still haven't stumbled across foam cylinders, so playing with some little foam ant variants
looking good, but I promise you that the parachute ant with two dubbing balls of superfine is where it is at. It is, without a doubt, a favorite dry fly of mine, and it has been for well over a decade.
PM me your address, and I will even mail you some just for the heck of it.
TimMurphy
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Dear hooker-of-men,
I'm old and I don't see so well anymore. I ditch the white post, run a grizzly hackle through the middle, and put a dab of scarlet red or neon orange nail polish on the head of the fly.
I'm a hothead so I like my flies to match my personality!
I did buy about 6 feet of black 1/16-inch hard foam cylinders years ago. Tying 14 and 16's I still have enough left for someone to inherit it.
Nice fly though!
Regards,
Tim Murphy 🙂
hooker-of-men
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Give me a pic, and I'll tie some!
I'm guessing the benefit is that the dubbing body / parachute rides a bit lower than the foam body?
I've tried every ant I could ever possibly find, and they all sucked compared to the parachute. I generally tie them with yellow, orange, and white posts. In different conditions, certain colors show up much better.
The pros to the parachute ant are, in my opinion, as follows: 1) They are easy to see. 2) They float really well. 3) They are quick and easy to tie. 4) They land a heck of a lot softer than foam flies, and yes, I think that matters sometimes. I am not always looking for that beetle type of "plop." 5) Fish seem to freaking love the parachute ant. When the fish are looking up, and they are wanting ants, the parachute gets em every time.
I don't have a pic of one right now, but I will tie one up tomorrow and post the pic. I am going trout fishing tomorrow anyways, so I might as well cram another ant in the box.
hooker-of-men
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Imagining a little doggie like this? (Hackle's a bit long, but that's the only size I could find in black right now)
Looks good. The only thing I like to do is put more separation between the two dubbing bumps with just some of the hook shank covered in black thread. I think it makes it look more "anty," even though ants actually have three humps.
If I could only have a handful of dry fly varieties for the rest of my life, that fly would make the cut.
