What Are You Tying Today?

[nfrechet]

Coachman

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note
Also made black tip, also scarlet tail. Also, mallard tail.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[poopdeck]

Hatchmatcher

Hook - Size 12 nymph hook
Thread - White UTC 70
Tail - Mallard flank
Wing - Mallard flank
Body - Mallard flank fibers
Legs - White CDC

Needs work but it’s what I tied today

 

[hooker-of-men]

In the style of the Gonga

 

[nfrechet]

Stovepipe Nymph

Hook - 2xl streamer
Thread - Orange
Weight - .015 lead free wire
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Body - Peacock herl or dark olive chenille
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Teal flank feather

 

[afishinado]

Hatchmatcher

Hook - Size 12 nymph hook
Thread - White UTC 70
Tail - Mallard flank
Wing - Mallard flank
Body - Mallard flank fibers
Legs - White CDC

Needs work but it’s what I tied today
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Very cool fly Poop. Thanks for posting.

 

[poopdeck]

Very cool fly Poop. Thanks for posting.

Thank you and you’re welcome.

 

[nfrechet]

Dark Olive Spinner

Hook - Dry fly
Thread - Black
Tails - Dark moose mane or body hairs (divided if desired)
Body - Dark olive dubbing
Wing - White poly yarn
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Magazine
May/June 2010

Note - Article recipe is wrong for tying a spinner as it includes a bead and hackle in the recipe

 

[hooker-of-men]

Dark Olive Spinner

Hook - Dry fly
Thread - Black
Tails - Dark moose mane or body hairs (divided if desired)
Body - Dark olive dubbing
Wing - White poly yarn
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Magazine
May/June 2010

Note - Article recipe is wrong for tying a spinner as it includes a bead and hackle in the recipe

Ha! Interesting. You should tie one with the incorrect recipe just to be comprehensive

 

[dudemanspecial]

Note - Article recipe is wrong for tying a spinner as it includes a bead and hackle in the recipe

Why would someone even consider a bead and hackle on that pattern? Like seriously?

Kudos for doing it right.

 

[sandflyx]

Some cuda flies today