A few hairwing salmon flies

[logan1193]

Here are some black bears that I tied withtin the last few days. This is my second year at tying so I am still trying to get the hang of these basic flies.

Enjoy,
Logan

-Criticism is very welcome!

[MontanaMoose]

......but no criticism from me logan, those are great...can kinda see how to tye those but a recipe would be much appreciated...thinking that pattern would work well here on the N. Umpqua.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose

[logan1193]

Not a problem MontanaMoose:

There are A LOT of variations of the Black Bear including the Black Bear Green Butt (the most popular of the series and also referred to as just "Green Butt"), the Red Butt and the Orange Butt. The version I tied here is just a traditional Black Bear, tied on a size 6 Partridge Code M. The original pattern calls for a silver tag and rib. Here's the recipe:

Tag:silver oval tinsel
Tail: black hackle fibres
Rib: silver oval tinsel (don't be afraid to use a larger tinsel than you used for the tag)
Body: black floss, dubbing or yarn (I prefer yarn as it's more durable)
Throat: black hackle fibers
Wing: black bear hair (on bears size 10 or smaller, I find black arctic fox hair works well, even though it has a completely different texture than bear)

[DShock]

logan1193,
I think you did a fine job tying them!
Doug

[MontanaMoose]

Well no wonder I like it so much...I tied two Black Bears
a while back and one of them caught a nice 12 lb. steelhead
one bluebird August day on the N. Umpqua !

Thank you for the recipe logan...I'm going to
have to tye up a few in the all black and silver
rib plus two with the green butt. I'm ispired to
go back to my secret spot on the river and try
for another steelhead.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose

[JeffHamm]

Very nice Logan1193! What I find most impressive is how consistant each of them is. You're proportions look really good, the ribs are all nicely spaced and neat, etc. Well done. I suspect they will do you good service.

- Jeff

[eaustin]

They look great to me!
Eric

[ROR-EYE]

Man, they look really good. I recently got into tying hairwings and the like, although I've not tied down to any specific patterns. Here is my first 'collection of hairwings and such. I cross bred a few with sort of a spey type hackle collar.

http://www.myfishingpictures.com/data/519/First_run.jpg

[ROR-EYE]

Sorry Logan,

I didn't mean to hi-jack your thread or anyting.

[Plunker]

Logan, I'm trying to teach myself Salmon flies thru the atlantic tying series here...been practicing floss on some big hooks and it's getting a lot smoother but I still have a fundamental problem with getting the thread started on the tag to begin tying in materials. Your tag looks really good, mine tend to have too much thread for starters.

the instructions call for starting thread with a couple of wraps...I seem to need 5 or six wraps to get the thread started. Am I missing something? Starting thread on a #12 Dry hook is no problem with a wrap or two...these 1/0, 1, and 2's don't seem to hold the thread and Ive got either a bump or a long section of flat wraps before I even get started . (Using 6/0 unwaxed Uni thread)

Got any hints please?