Many of you may know that I am blessed in being able to harvest red squirrels here in Texas, right in my on backyard. I have been want to trade them for flies. Now that I have started tying am asking for ideas and/or patterns based on squirrel. Can you use squirrel for the tail of a gurgler or wooly booger? Does anyone have a pattern or link to pattern for squirrel? Thanks in advance of ideas/patterns. Also, if ya wanna swap, seem to have hit a winter bonanza and have more than I can use right now.
I sent you a pm. Thanks.
Here’s one…
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytyin … 7fotw.html
You can substitute in many patterns…
Here are a few.
Squirrel Tail
http://www.invictaflies.us/Streamers/Sq … 20Tail.htm
Copper Squirrel
http://www.invictaflies.us/Nymphs/Copper%20Squirrel.htm
Squirrelly Cuss
http://www.invictaflies.us/Panfish%20fl … lycuss.htm
Red Fox Squirrel Nymph
http://www.jerrysflyfishingtips.com/May_Fly_Month.htm
Dont forget a clouser—Bob ties small clousers with fox,gray and black with white deer tail
I use it for crawdad fly claws. Tie a bunch on either side for a quick cheap claw and red squirrel would be a good color too!
Y’all are awesome! THANKS!
Mark: Go to www.google.com. Click on “images”. Click on “advance search”. Type “Squirrel Fly” in top window, then click “google search.”
Have Fun - Tim
Mark;
There is an old Michigan Au Sable River fly that is a variation of the Adams. The tail is a few squirrel tail hairs the body is 3 strands of embrodery floss (embrodery floss is 6 strands) with one strand of maroon for the rib. The rest is the same as the Adams.
Many years ago, my father fished the local lakes (Grand Mesa) with a pattern called the Brown Bear. It and a Soft Hackled Muskrat were his favorite flies to use.
Hook - 3x Streamer, size 6 to 10
Thread - 6/0 Unithread in Black
Tail - Squirrel tail hairs
Body - Brown Chenile
Wing - Squirrel tail hairs
Collar - Brown rooster hackle
The tail of the fly should be about 1/4 the hook length. The Wing should extend just past the bend of the hook.
Here is a pattern I find very effective and simple to tie. John
SQUIRRELLY
Hook: Mustad 3906B #10
Thread: UTC 140 Black
Eyes: Gold bead chain
Wing: Red Fox Squirrel
Tail Hair
in the Al Campbell beginning tying section, look for the swapf.
Great fly.
Eric
Here are a few more to consider:
http://www.danica.com/flytier/bobpetti/ … l_gold.htm]
http://www.danica.com/flytier/bobpetti/ … master.htm]
http://www.danica.com/flytier/bobpetti/ … cktail.htm
http://www.danica.com/flytier/bobpetti/ … _trout.htm
http://www.danica.com/flytier/jhaas/hai … minnow.htm
If you tanned the hide rather than just using the tail, you could cut zonker strips and tie mini-zonkers or slump busters. Check out the Zonked Squirrel Streamer in FAOL Fly of the Week (Previous Flies 2nd Quarter 2005).
http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox … arentID=81
http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox … arentID=37
Almost forgot the Edson Tiger (Dark)
http://globalflyfisher.com/streamers/sw … atson.html
Mark, If you would like to trade some red squirrel for some pheasant tail let me know by private post. OK? Thanks Craig