All three are nice, but the middle one is very nice.
What's in your vise?
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Scottp
Legend
JFS Softhackle
Last 2 wraps of the grouse were the fluffy stuff at the base of the feather. JFS - just for shiggles.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 tan
tail - Ice Dub Callibaetis
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - Cree
shoulder - sharptail grouse
Regards,
Scott
Last 2 wraps of the grouse were the fluffy stuff at the base of the feather. JFS - just for shiggles.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 tan
tail - Ice Dub Callibaetis
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - Cree
shoulder - sharptail grouse
Regards,
Scott
Czech Nymph
Tan
Hook - Curved
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - Olive
Ribbing - Gold wire
Shell back - Strip of zip lock bag
Body - Tan and brown dubbing
Czech Nymph
Orange
Hook - Curved
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - Olive
Ribbing - Gold wire
Shell back - Strip of zip lock bag
Body - Orange and brown dubbing
Czech Nymph
Olive
Hook - Curved
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - Olive
Ribbing - Gold wire
Shell back - Strip of zip lock bag
Body - Olive and brown dubbing
EmergingFisher
Life of the Party
Scottp
Legend
@Norm Frechette has been sharing some interesting midge patterns, this one you posted, Norm - caught my attention; it's an odd midge pattern and I love the name, "Hog Magnet"
A popper in sort of dragonfly colors for when I see fish busting dragonflies and want to tell myself
that I am matching the hatch. Or a seahawk colored popper if you prefer.
Hook: TMC 8089 #6
Tail: black barred green and blue silicone
Collar 1 green black laced hen hackle
Collar 2 blue over charteuse deer
body: blue over chartreuse over purple over Charteuse deer
Legs: black barred green and blue silicone
Eyes: 7 mm silver
that I am matching the hatch. Or a seahawk colored popper if you prefer.
Hook: TMC 8089 #6
Tail: black barred green and blue silicone
Collar 1 green black laced hen hackle
Collar 2 blue over charteuse deer
body: blue over chartreuse over purple over Charteuse deer
Legs: black barred green and blue silicone
Eyes: 7 mm silver
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Wayne Kohan
Life of the Party
Umm, those work well, speaking from experience.
I just knotted one onto a leader, going to hang it under a Seegercator tomorrow morning....
Pescaphile
Steelhead
Murray's Rolled Muddler
A favorite of mine for Coho.
Hot Chocolate Chironomid
Hook - Curved
Bead - Brown metallic brass or tungsten
Thread - Brown
Breathers - White uni stretch
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body -Brown holographic tinsel
BCFlyguys
Holographic Gray Boy
Hook - Curved
Bead - Black nickel brass or tungsten
Thread - Gray
Breathers - White uni stretch
Ribbing - Holographic brown flashabou
Thorax - Burnt orange marker
Krazy Glue
BCFluguys
Nice work
Very nice! That's exactly the sparse look that I try for!
BTW, have you tried it with a gold body for river coho? I've had good success with that. Some people also tie this pattern with blue feathers and hair, specifically for river coho, but I've not tried that yet.
Pescaphile
Steelhead
Thanks. The fly pictured is a size 8 -I like this pattern a lot for trout too! I'll usually use a 4 or 6 for Coho, but have some in 2 also. I like to fish it for Coho in low water on a clear camo intermediate line.
I pretty much always use silver but I think I'll make some gold ones now too. About the only thing I really vary much is the color of the Crystal Flash, I like to sometimes use red for Cohos, usually it's pearl but sometimes pink or lavender.
The photo doesn't show it, but there's a band of red tying thread visible from underneath just behind the spun head. I was browsing fly tying materials website and saw where tufts of uni-stretch is sometimes used to imitate gills. I'm going to add an extra step and try that on my next batch if I have any in red or wine colored uni-stretch.
