wow. that is beautiful
What's in your vise?
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singlehandjay
Life of the Party
Thank you kindly
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Tom- do you use a tungsten bead on those or just brass? I’m thinking 3/16 tungsten would super heavy
Tungsten, w/ 5-6 turns weight, and the wire rib. The waters I fish tend to be moderately swift and I like it to touch, even drag, bottom during the drift. I tend to change fly size to get a different bead size instead of lots of one size with different beads. Those are my usual winter or higher flow sized flies. Pretty much I go 16/2.4mm, 14 2.8mm, 12 3.2, 10 3.8 and sz 8 gets 4.8. I'll put on a bead up or down a size from that if I know what to expect.
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Starting to get a little happier with these but it will still be a few weeks until I can give them a try. If anyone volunteers to be a field tester let me know. Enjoying tying flies for the first time in a pretty long while and they have to go somewhere.
I know many of you have suggested I use a backround so today I am trying. Earlier I was using an orange one. Bad decision since the tail of the fly was orange to. So heres another fly. It is the same pattern but fly number 4. Why a green butt skunk? Because Daniel Ocean is doing something different this year. I am going way down in size. No more intruders and bunny leaches. Its going to be ho bo speys, and sparser, smaller flies. This is an example of literally how basic I am approaching things now. I got some great weed and am on a tying frenzy. 
TicTokCroc
Sunkist and Sudafed
What strain leads to a mess up like this?
Man, will just have to be a utility fly. LOL
Is that sorta like a range ball...one you use off the tee over the big water hazard?
Black Heron
Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Black Maria
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, yellow floss; the front half, black floss
Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Black bucktail tied low over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
I tend to think mine look fine, until I take a picture
I'd fish that with confidence, I had a couple bumps and a hookup on a green butt skunk earlier this week and I like yours more!
Bucktail Doctor
Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied low over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Nice.
Blair Alexander was one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet.
I always enjoyed talking to him at Kaufmann’s.
SF
Ah I remember as a teen poring through the Kauffman catalog of flies and seeing that one!
Nice looking rendition of it…Are you using bucktail or a synthetic and is there a bead or just the clear fish skull mask?
