Caught this
Here
Using this
Had a couple others, and broke off a very nice one on a black version. Fishing was better earlier, when there was a breeze and some chop on the water (can’t believe I’m complaining about lack of wind; I’ve fished there with breakers coming over my wader...
East Slope Muddler
hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown
tag - #14 tinsel gold
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub pheasant tail
hackle - brown
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
3rd shoulder - pheasant rump...
Muddler
Need to do a better job combing out the deer hair.
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black
tail - Starburst dubbing black
rib - #14 tinsel peacock
body - peacock herl
1st shoulder - hen black
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed black
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
McPhail’s Stephan’s Certainty Muddler (variation)
Had to sub a couple things; time to dye up some bleached deer hair. Interesting color combinations; here’s his video, if you’re interested.
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - SemperFli 8/0 black
tail - marabou olive
rib - #14 tinsel peacock...
FAM
Foam was half of a 1/4” cylinder cut with a hollow punch drill bit (came in a set from Harbor Freight; much cheaper than the Upavon ones).
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
butt - foam chartreuse
rib - small wire hot yellow
body - Starburst dubbing olive
hackle(s) -...
Sedgehog
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - Uni 8/0 rusty brown
tail - UV-X ET dubbing bright orange
wing(s) - caribou dyed brown (3/4 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel, 1/ Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/2 cups water)
body - Ice Dub pheasant tail
shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red...
RBP Muddler
Back end was inspired by Davie McPhail’s Big Mac Muddler; rest of fly was random bits and pieces.
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - Uni 8/0 light olive
tail - yarn chartreuse/deer hair dyed red
rib - small wire hot yellow
body - dubbing dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow...