What Are You Tying Today?

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Hatchmatcher - I think I’ll put a little bend in the hook next time but for now, it’s time to pick up leaves.

Hook - Orvis 1P13 wide gap 14 hook
Thread - Veevus 12/0 white
Tail - Mallard flank
Wing - Mallard flank
Body - Mallard flank fibers
Legs - White CDC

 

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Scoodic Sunrise

Variation

Mike Best

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel and Fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear, Pearl tinsel; Front, Peacock herl
Hackle - Blue hen tied in before the wing
Wing - Gray fox* and orange krystal flash
Collar - Orange hen

*I used gray squirrel

Scoodic Sunrise

Création Mike Best. Hook: Partridge Bartleet Supreme; Code CS10/2.Tag: Oval silver tinsel and fluorescent orange floss.Tail: Golden Pheasant crest.Butt: Black ostrich herl.Rib: Oval gold tinsel.Body: Back 1/2 pearl mylar tinsel, front 1/2 peacock herl.Hackle: Blue hen tied in before wing.Wing...

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Greyhound

Carrie G Stevens

Hook - Mustad R79 - 94720
Thread -Red
Tag - Silver tinsel
Tail - Red hen or schlappen
Body - Red floss
Rib - Silver tinsel
Underbelly - White bucktail & strands of peacock herl
Throat - Red hen or schlappen
Wing - Four grey hackles
Shoulder - Jungle **** body feather
Cheek - Jungle ****
Head - Red with a black band

Carrie G Stevens - Maker of Rangely Favorite Trout & Salmon Flies - G R Hilyard & L K Hilyard

 

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Saugatuck King

Hook - L87AP Streamer
Thread - Black
Body - Gold tinsel
Wing - White bucktail Tipped with golden badger hackles
Eyes (Optional) - Painted black over white

Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

 

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Turkey back crayfish.

 

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Dang, pretty slow around here lately, eh?

 

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Gray Ghost

Carrie G Stevens

Hook - Partridge CS15, #4
Thread - White and black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Under belly - 4-6 strands of peacock herl, then white bucktail
Throat - Golden pheasant crest
Wing - Golden pheasant crest, then 4 gray hackles. Crest and hackles are of equal length
Shoulders - Silver pheasant body feather
Cheeks - Jungle ****
Head - Black with an orange band

Carrie G Stevens - Maker of Rangely Favorite Trout & Salmon Flies - G R Hilyard & L K Hilyard

 

[VinT]

I saw a YouTube video about this fly and gave it a try. They called it the better bugger I think?Pretty shameful compared to the beautiful work in this thread.

 

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I just came off a tying marathon.

This is my favorite LMB and Bluegill fly:
Black Cricket

 

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Okay, here's another favorite of mine.

Crackleback

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