What Are You Tying Today?

[goose54cdd]

They really look great!

It is a blend of approximately 60% trilobal Antron and 40% Nylon yarn.

Where do you buy it?

 

[6xAdams(Jones)]

It's been one of those nights. 😳

5-6 dozen or so flies and the train has officially gone off the tracks. 😂

This photo says you're more than a hobbyist. 🙂

 

[KELORGO]

My first and second attempts at Jim Finn’s Golden Retriever:

 

[mt_flyfisher]

Where do you buy it?

I’m not sure if that particular brand is sold in stores these days, but you can find it on EBay, Etsy and perhaps other places online. I also believe that Byron’s original pattern was tied in pink, rather than cream as earlier pictured.

Here’s a copy of an informative post about it that he made about it on another forum awhile back that you might also be interested in.

 

[goose54cdd]

I’m not sure if that particular brand is sold in stores these days, but you can find it on EBay, Etsy and perhaps other places online. I also believe that Byron’s original pattern was tied in pink, rather than cream as earlier pictured.

Here’s a copy of an informative post about it that he made about it on another forum awhile back that you might also be interested in.

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Thank You! I just looked on Ebay and you can buy skeins of Dazzelaire. The trouble is unless you know exactly what colors you want you'll be loaded with skeins of the yarn.

 

[mt_flyfisher]

Thank You! I just looked on Ebay and you can buy skeins of Dazzelaire. The trouble is unless you know exactly what colors you want you'll be loaded with skeins of the yarn.

True. Just buy some Antron dubbing then.

 

[hooker-of-men]

More headstands. #8

 

[nfrechet]

The Farmy

Hook - Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 6x or substitute
Thread - Black
Tag - Silver flat tinsel
Body - Red floss
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Belly - White bucktail
Wing - 2 light dun hackles flanked by grizzly hackle
Shoulder - Light mallard flank
Cheek - Jungle c0ck

Author's Note

The Farmy was created and named for the beloved Farmington River in Connecticut. The Farmington is located in northern Connecticut and is a tributary of the Connecticut River. The river is the only river to flow in all four cardinal directions in the Northern Hemisphere. A few notable pools on the Farmington include Boneyard, School Bus Pool and Satan’s Kingdom.

Originated by Alan Petrucci

Streamers365 - Vol 1 - Darren MacEachern

 

[Kms]

First attempt, early black fly larvae on partridge K4A #20. I think the 0.2mm wire is too thick.

 

[hooker-of-men]

Clouser Cray on a #6 Fulling Mill Streamer Stripper. Wide gap, but I'm trying to keep the actual fly profile small

 

[hooker-of-men]

Another headstand color as well.

 

[Ewanflyfish]

Another headstand color as well.
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those look real nice, especially like that dubbing around the head chain.

 

[hooker-of-men]

those look real nice, especially like that dubbing around the head chain.

Thanks, my dude!

 

[5footfenwick]

My first and second attempts at Jim Finn’s Golden Retriever:
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These look great! They will catch fish for sure. 👍

If I may add my two cents. If you feel up to it. Try a couple just a little less dressed, with a little more of the red popping through on the body. Not only does this give you two color variant options, but the original fly has a fairly red body. More than most I see tied. With seemingly fairly sparce tan. Kinda of the cool thing about it. Not a lot of guys really tie it right, so it always seems to work, even in pressured water, even if fishing right behind a guy throwing an all tan golden retriever.

~5footfenwick