Very nice, Scott! Those golden pheasant tippets and yellow body really set the fly off. Have you tried it out on your local cutts?
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Very nice, Scott! Those golden pheasant tippets and yellow body really set the fly off. Have you tried it out on your local cutts?
The guy calls it a Wilson's Blueill Bugger in peacock/black.
Thanks for posting ... I really like the two-tone effect of the wrapped turkey tail.
Wooly Bugger. If you take along a rainbow of maribou and assortment of chenille you can have everyone from kids to adults tie. The kids especially love picking out wild colors. Hackle, rib and bead...
Wow. Talk about dexterity. I thought he'd use superglue to finish off the fly - when he picked up the whip finisher I was totally amazed!
I've always followed the 'size, shape, color' mantra as a guide for tying flies in decreasing importance. Does color matter? To me, yes, but less so than size and shape. To the fish? who knows for...
Those look really nice!
Agreed, you can't go wrong with peacock herl. I tied it on a 2x long hook and used Flex-floss for legs.
I do have a pdf of the fly and recipe if anyone wants it. Just pm me with an email address...
Another option is to use a glue gun to run a heavy bead of glue along the hook and then roll it in the sand. You can shape it with your fingers as it cools.
More often I'll tie an orange or tan...
Lenny's Peacock Squirmer
Lenny Pitts
Hook: 2x nymph
Head: Gold Beadhead
Tail: Black Biots
Body: Peacock herl
Wing Case: Wide pearlescent flash (aka Pearl Easter grass)
Thorax: Peacock...
Hi Folks,
Had someone recommend this fly the other night but I haven't been able to find anything on it searching the archives or using google. Anyone have the recipe, pattern, picture or link?...
Before you 'toss' them, wash the whole neck in warm soapy water. Dish detergent will do fine. Rinse really well and then blow dry it. I've dyed hackles, on the skin and off and the warm, actually,...
Hi Rick, I've never had the patience to tie woven flies but I admire those who do. Where do you fish these? Ponds or streams?
No problem, my lips are sealed ;) Thanks!
Great looking fly Doug! Do you ever tie them on a curved hook?
Tim
Just my $0.02 but I preferred furling leaders with Danville 3/0 waxed monocord. Once furled I would soak them overnight in a film canister with liquid floatant. Eventually, I settled on using sewing...
Great looking fly, Scott! I like the use of the yellow ostrich - gives me an excuse, I mean, opportunity to pick up another material ;)
In most cases, the wire would be counter-wrapped (in the opposite direction) to make it stand out and not get lost in the herl.
Uncle Jesse, this is the panel. Often you can get scraps or small pieces at a home building store. I should say I got this tip from Charles Jardine, last year's NIFFE featured speaker.
Moscow
A wine glass. Large flies hang off the rim while the heads dry and rejects go inside for later hook recovery.
A plastic 35mm film canister stuffed with steelwool. Bodkins are poked into the...
I've always used the Alex Jackson method of making a peacock herl rope. Tie in several peacock herls along with a loop of thread. Clip my hackle pliers to the butts and thread loop, then spin with a...
And just in case anyone would like to see how Wally Wings are made ...
Nicely done, Scott!
John, don't tempt me so ;)
Good point on the footprint aspect. I guess I was thinking the paraloop would present a similar hackle footprint as the Water Walker with the added benefit of the body...
If the issue is landing upright all the time, then I wonder if paraloop style flies would be a better option. Plus, a heck of a lot easier to tie. I can't say I've tried the comparison, and with...