What Are You Tying Today?

[dc410]

I have been intrigued by quill-winged flies since seeing the color plates in Ray Bergman's book "Trout" So, I thought I would try tying some. Here is my first attempt.

Thanks,
steve

Leadwing Coachman
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Nice tie. Quill wing wet flies are pretty cool. The Leadwing Coachman is certainly a traditional classic.

 

[falcon]

That Leadwing in size 14 is excellent during a Grannon hatch.

 

[dc410]

A pattern called the Pick Pocket shared many years ago by Mike O’Brien in the April 1995 issue of the Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide. It’s a version of the Picket Pin that I have tied and fished for decades and have just flat out caught a lot of fish on it. It’s tough to argue against the effectiveness of the combination of peacock herl and grizzly hackle but this fly also has a unique flair of its own. This one is tied on a size 10 hook. I love fishing and swinging this fly in traditional wet fly fashion and it has become one of my “go to” flies for native brookies tied on a size 12 hook.

The Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide was a great publication back in the day and I’m glad I still have my collection of back issues of the magazine. I enjoy looking back through them occasionally and rereading articles by some of the great contributing writers over the years as well as the great artwork provided by the contributing artists including an era by our own Dave W.

 

[falcon]

I have at least 40 Mid Atlantic Fly Fish Guides also. It was a good publication. I would pick them up at sporting goods stores every month.

 

[mt_flyfisher]

A pattern called the Pick Pocket shared many years ago by Mike O’Brien in the April 1995 issue of the Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide. It’s a version of the Picket Pin that I have tied and fished for decades and have just flat out caught a lot of fish on it. It’s tough to argue against the effectiveness of the combination of peacock herl and grizzly hackle but this fly also has a unique flair of its own. This one is tied on a size 10 hook. I love fishing and swinging this fly in traditional wet fly fashion and it has become one of my “go to” flies for native brookies tied on a size 12 hook.

The Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide was a great publication back in the day and I’m glad I still have my collection of back issues of the magazine. I enjoy looking back through them occasionally and rereading articles by some of the great contributing writers over the years as well as the great artwork provided by the contributing artists including an era by our own Dave W.


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Very nicely tied fly, John. Like you, I’ve been tying a variation of the Picket Pin for years, and they flat out work.

I remember taking my grandson, Alex, to fish the Gallatin River one evening a number of years ago. He was probably about 10 years old at the time. We were just below a bridge near Big Sky, MT, and I had put a Picket Pin on his line, and there was another fisherman just across the river from us. After Alex caught several nice trout, one right after the other, he looked at me and asked “Why am I catching all those trout, Grandpa, and that other guy isn’t catching any?” “It’s because you must be a better fisherman, Alex,” I replied. 😉

 

[nfrechet]

The Enticer

Hook - 6xl streamer
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold tinsel
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Red wool yarn
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Black over white bucktail

Designed by Ed Muzeroll

Tying Classic Freshwater Streamers - David Klausmeier

 

[JimNovo]

Reproducing a technique I just saw in a Tim Flagler video….but with a biot abdomen.

EP wing and tail.

 

[albatross]

Reproducing a technique I just saw in a Tim Flagler video….but with a biot abdomen.

EP wing and tail.

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Looks great. I was using a similar pattern last Spring with a couple wraps of hackle (trimmed top and bottom) as legs. Very effective.