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[nfrechet]

Green Devil

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet fibers
Body - Green floss
Rib - Scarlet copper tinsel
Hackle - Scarlet
Wing - Brown speckled wing quill from Capercaillie*

*I used woodc0ck

Ingvar Jeremiassen Originator

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[Tabasco-Joe]

Green Devil

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet fibers
Body - Green floss
Rib - Scarlet copper tinsel
Hackle - Scarlet
Wing - Brown speckled wing quill from Capercaillie*

*I used woodc0ck

Ingvar Jeremiassen Originator

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I'm curious. You have posted quite a few classic flies. Well tied I might add. Are you tying several at a time? Are you fishing them?

 

[Mwo10mwo]

My take on the front part of the Foam Dungeon as per: https://themissionflymag.com/the-foam-dungeon-sbs-streamer-fly-pattern/ . I am leaving the foam uncut right now, as once on the water I planning on trimming it so it gets down into the water column.

 

[wbranch]

Fly of the Day - Apple caddis soft hackle

 

[hooker-of-men]

My take on the front part of the Foam Dungeon as per: https://themissionflymag.com/the-foam-dungeon-sbs-streamer-fly-pattern/ . I am leaving the foam uncut right now, as once on the water I planning on trimming it so it gets down into the water column.

If you can get in and re-whip finish behind the eyes, it will help to create a little thread dam that pushes all the foam in the backwards direction. The trick I've found with these fettuccine heads is having enough foam strips to make a neat head but not so much that you can't spin the foam. A little dubbing behind the eyes could help to push the foam back if thread won't do it.

 

[JimNovo]

Fly of the Day - Apple caddis soft hackle

What is the tail and hackle?

 

[Mwo10mwo]

If you can get in and re-whip finish behind the eyes, it will help to create a little thread dam that pushes all the foam in the backwards direction. The trick I've found with these fettuccine heads is having enough foam strips to make a neat head but not so much that you can't spin the foam. A little dubbing behind the eyes could help to push the foam back if thread won't do it.

Thanks for the advice!! Will tie some more in a bit and try that!

 

[hooker-of-men]

Thanks for the advice!! Will tie some more in a bit and try that!

Be warned: sweeping that forward facing foam back is one of my #1 ways to make pincushions of my fingers while tying 😂😭

 

[hooker-of-men]

Rosenbauer Rabbit's Foot Emerger #18 Klink

 

[nfrechet]

I'm curious. You have posted quite a few classic flies. Well tied I might add. Are you tying several at a time? Are you fishing them?

i tie one of each pattern and i hope to fish them soon

 

[nfrechet]

Ford's Favorite

Body - Blue floss
Hackle - Grizzly hackle
Wing - Grey wing quill from snipe or slate duck or goose quillsegments

Thomab Ford. Made in 1890.

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[wbranch]

What is the tail and hackle?

I think it is guinea hen. I forget what I used. It's not partridge.

 

[nfrechet]

i dont believe its guinea hen

looks to be the same as the hackle (to my eyes)

 

[nfrechet]

Jensen

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet fibers
Body - ½ flat golden tinsel, ½ claret wool
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Brown mallard (aka bronze mallard)

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[HoboWithAFlyRod]

All hail King Wurm

 

[dc410]

Size 12 gold ribbed hares ear soft hackle.

 

[nfrechet]

Khaki Queen

Tail - Lemon wood duck
Body - Stripped peacock quill
Hackle - Badger hackle
Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments over this lemon wood duck

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[Ladove]

Pictures could use some work but a couple of brush head deceivers to finish off a day on the water on Sunday.

 

[nfrechet]

Old Joan

Tail - Black hairs from bear
Body - Claret wool or seal's fur
Hackle - Claret
Wing - Peacock wing quill segments

This pattern was first mentioned in 1496 in the book "Dun Fly" by Dame Juliana Berners.
This pattern is alsoknown as the "Febuary Red" and the "Red Fly".

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