What's in your vise?

Scottp · Apr 19, 2023

Claret Octopus

Variation on one I saw here.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 red
tail - yarn red
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub claret
hackle - dyed claret (1 Tbs Rit Wine/1 cup water)
1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
2nd shoulder - hen dyed claret

Regards,
Scott

Kfish · Apr 19, 2023

Wittle Wiggles

clarkman · Apr 19, 2023

I'm just gonna call this one, The Silver & Black Dumpster Fire

jasmillo · Apr 19, 2023

Bass and tiger flies…

Bass sized…

Size difference.

A little concerned about hook gap on the small one. We’ll see. Might go up a hook size on the next one.

Based off the Gunnar Brammer tie.

Pink Nighty · Apr 19, 2023

clarkman said:
I'm just gonna call this one, The Silver & Black Dumpster Fire

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Holy shit you nailed the Marc davis cut.

clarkman · Apr 19, 2023

Pink Nighty said:
Holy shit you nailed the Marc davis cut.

I thought about going full mullet there, but didn't feel like dealing with that extensive trimming.

mcswny · Apr 19, 2023

Pink Nighty said:
Holy shit you nailed the Marc davis cut.

This what I was literally typing, then I read your response

Pink Nighty · Apr 19, 2023

clarkman said:
I thought about going full mullet there, but didn't feel like dealing with that extensive trimming.

To call what he has going on up there is an insult to mullets, and frankly to marc davis as well. That thing is singularly awful

Scudley Do Right · Apr 19, 2023

Almost none of the correct materials

Randy Taylor · Apr 19, 2023

I like tying this Spey Fly.
I did not have any Purple Blue Eared Pheasant so I used large Purple Guinea Feathers.

clarkman · Apr 20, 2023

These are old, but they're the ones I was talking to @Billy about when he placed his bluegill-ish colored order. It's easy enough to get the shape & colors mostly down, but way tougher to get them to swim properly. These sometimes would but mostly failed on the latter. 4/0 in the foreground, 2/0 in the background.

Otter · Apr 20, 2023

Dr. Magill said:
Well it is a nice looking fly and you certainly know how to tie it
I think it’s marvelous

I agree! Those are all very, very nice ties.

Brute · Apr 20, 2023

clarkman said:
I'm just gonna call this one, The Silver & Black Dumpster Fire

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Just Swim Baby!

clarkman · Apr 20, 2023

Brute said:
Just Swim Baby!

it will...

Northern · Apr 20, 2023

clarkman said:
These are old, but they're the ones I was talking to @Billy about when he placed his bluegill-ish colored order. It's easy enough to get the shape & colors mostly down, but way tougher to get them to swim properly. These sometimes would but mostly failed on the latter. 4/0 in the foreground, 2/0 in the background.

Having watched a fair number of bluegills in panicked and futile flight from big predators while being landed...
I'm not sure how you'd mimic that crazed motion. Maybe integrate a free spinning diving bill at the front?
Those look freaking awesome, tho!

clarkman · Apr 20, 2023

Northern said:
Having watched a fair number of bluegills in panicked and futile flight from big predators while being landed...
I'm not sure how you'd mimic that crazed motion. Maybe integrate a free spinning diving bill at the front?
Those look freaking awesome, tho!

Thanks! Maybe I should give these a second look in the water. Problem is that the tigers I fish for have a target rich environment of fish without spines.

SometimesIUseBait · Apr 20, 2023

Brute said:
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Bone worm…

That looks like a great carp fly. If you are willing to share could you tell me what material that body is made from? And what chenille is used for the tail? My pink chenille looks a bit bright when I tie this pattern and yours looks just right. It all goes really well together. Thanks!

Jake Watrous · Apr 20, 2023

I can’t remember who posted these a while ago, but I decided to try my hand at these melted-tubing and squashed-mono damsel flies. Thanks, whomever you are, for the fun pattern. Melting stuff and playing with fire never gets old.

Edit: Also, for anyone wanting to look up reference photos, never ever do an image search for “damselfly nymph” without safe search being aaaalll the way on. Apparently “moderate” doesn’t cut it and some things you can’t unsee.

Reminds me of the time I searched up “red-headed triple teaser” (old spinning lure from when I was a kid)…on the computer that was hooked up to the fishing club’s projector.

Zak · Apr 20, 2023

Jake said:
I can’t remember who posted these a while ago, but I decided to try my hand at these melted-tubing and squashed-mono damsel flies. Thanks, whomever you are, for the fun pattern. Melting stuff and playing with fire never gets old.

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Edit: Also, for anyone wanting to look up reference photos, never ever do an image search for “damselfly nymph” without safe search being aaaalll the way on. Apparently “moderate” doesn’t cut it and some things you can’t unsee.

Reminds me of the time I searched up “red-headed triple teaser” (old spinning lure from when I was a kid)…on the computer that was hooked up to the fishing club’s projector.

Huh. Image searches for "damselfly nymph" and "damsel nymph" only turn up pictures of bugs and tied flies for me.

It probably predicts what you want to see based on past searches.

Searching for "jungle cock" though is another story

Jake Watrous · Apr 20, 2023

Zak said:
Huh. Image searches for "damselfly nymph" and "damsel nymph" only turn up pictures of bugs and tied flies for me.

It probably predicts what you want to see based on past searches.

Searching for "jungle cock" though is another story

Lol. Perhaps. I use a VPN, private mode, Apple’s Private relay, and Duck Duck Go. Must be what others with the VPN’s IP address have searched for.

Ironically, this one came up innocent and safe for kids: