What's in your vise?

[SilverFly]

You can knit pick all you want on those mole crabs but an all orange wooly bugger tied to ride hook up (or checkerboard as one guy from SoCal calls it) will clean house. Those look freakin' phenomenal though.

Thanks. I figured anything orange and sparkly would get the job done but couldn't resist taking another stab at a presentable mole crab. All these should ride hook up.

We'll see if they get the job done. We're staying on a very popular beach with zero hard structure. Biggest challenge will likely be not hooking a dog, kid, or inattentive beachcomber on the back cast.

 

[Norm Frechette]

Cosseboom - Miramichi

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Green floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Green floss

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Collar hackle - Yellow

Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

 

[Norm Frechette]

Cosseboom - Pink

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Pink floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Pink floss

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Collar hackle - Yellow

Atlantic Salmon Flies: Naugatuck Report - December 6, 2013 - Who Needs Pink Flies? (theleaper.blogspot.com)

 

[Tom Butler]

My favorite version of a Pat's rubberlegs in 8 3xl. I think the legs are just stiff enough to give a good vibration and let the fish sense it is there also, especially in turbulent water. Every presentation should be finished by lifting and skating the fly, aided by legs and tail. I lost the best fish yesterday on a viscous hit when my 3X leader parted near the fly, knot or nick I couldn't tell.

 

[Jack Devlin]

Replenishing my Flatwing inventory.
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[Norm Frechette]

Brown Tippet

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Dyed red golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black fur

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Collar - Brown hen hackle

 

[Scottp]

Jackson’s Worm Tub (variation)

A couple minor changes to the original; interesting name.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tag - medium tinsel gold
tail - golden pheasant tippet
rib - small wire hot yellow
body - claret/black
body hackles -bad claret (1/2 Tsp Rit Fuchsia, 1/8 Tsp Rit Wine 2 cups water)
1st shoulder - hen badger dyed bad claret
2nd shoulder - hen grizzly

Regards,
Scott

 

[Jack Devlin]

Jackson’s Worm Tub (variation)

A couple minor changes to the original; interesting name.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/ wine
tag - medium tinsel gold
tail - golden pheasant tippet
rib - small wire hot yellow
body - claret/black
body hackles -bad claret (1/2 Tsp Rit Fuchsia, 1/8 Tsp Rit Wine 2 cups water)
1st shoulder - hen badger dyed bad claret
2nd shoulder - hen grizzly

Regards,
Scott

A "horrible" name for an absolutely beautiful fly.

 

[Scottp]

Light Phase Octopus

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 chartreuse
tail - yarn chartreuse
rib - Glo Brite #11
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
body hackle - ginger
1st shoulder - bleached pheasant rump
2nd shoulder - hen grizzly dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

 

[ThatGuyRyRy]

Thanks. I figured anything orange and sparkly would get the job done but couldn't resist taking another stab at a presentable mole crab. All these should ride hook up.

We'll see if they get the job done. We're staying on a very popular beach with zero hard structure. Biggest challenge will likely be not hooking a dog, kid, or inattentive beachcomber on the back cast.

My kids will be back there Guy!!! You better watch out

 

[mtskibum16]

Probably the last flies off the vise before my trip. My biggest tying effort ever by far. Tied way way more than we’ll likely need but I doubt we’ll run out of effective patterns.

This one is on a flat braid covered tube. Bunny is just tied in up front with a chenille ball to stand it up. The rest is pretty obvious. I’m liking the looks and speed that this one tied up with.

 

[Scottp]

Duck Lake Softhackle

A version of Dave Whitlock’s Red Fox Squirrel nymph; just about the only fly my father-in-law used on the Blackfeet Reservation lakes, size 10-12, either unweighted or bead-head. His rarely looked like this - they were chewed up from all the fish he caught. The first time I saw one came after I unhooked a 6lb rainbow of his after it took him on a Nantucket sleigh ride in a float tube; the hackle was gone, the rib was trailing out the back and he had it tied on about 3’ of what was left of his leader (probably about 0x).

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
tail - partridge
rib - oval tinsel gold
body - red fox squirrel
body hackle - ginger
shoulder - partridge

Regards,
Scott

 

[Norm Frechette]

Gravel Bed

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Body - Dark slate floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[Norm Frechette]

Rio Grande King Trude

Trout Fly Conversion to Salmon Fly

Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Black fur dubbing or black chenille

Wing - White calf tail

Hackle - Brown hen

 

[Scottp]

Fox Squirrel Crippler

Tried partridge, hen pheasant and sharptail at the front and wasn’t happy with any of them; the bleached pheasant rump looks okay, might give natural a shot, too.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 amber
tag - medium tinsel gold
rib - oval tinsel gold
body - red fox squirrel
body hackle - ginger
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body yellow
2nd shoulder - bleached pheasant rump

Regards,
Scott

 

[EmergingFisher]

Honey Pot - Barry Ord Clarke’s latest. This one has a bit of a big head.

 

[Vandelay Industries]

 

[Norm Frechette]

Ant Carol

Terrestrial Fly Pattern

Hook - Mustad Heritage R50AP, sizes 10-12
Thread - Brown
Abdomen - Fur, poly, superfine, antron dubbing (black, brown, red, cinnamon etc.)
Wings - Brown buck tail
Thorax - The same as the abdomen
Hackle - Brown

Morris on Tying Flies - Skip Morris

 

[Jack Devlin]

Heading to the beach for a few days. Surf fishing will be a good warm up for tuna.

Havent tied in almost a year. Not my best work but these should fish. Mole crabs are a bitch to tie a decent imitation.

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Those look pretty darn good to me. I found this patten somewhere on the internet and it has worked well for me. Perhaps a bit more elaborate than is necessary but fun to tie.

 

[FinLuver]

Honey Pot - Barry Ord Clarke’s latest. This one has a bit of a big head.

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I have done a similar “black” version in the past.