Well, I had a great vacation this last week! Over the weekend I tok my oldest out and we obtained some Fly Tying material:
After which we decided to take a bit of time and use the fruits of our labor. . . .
Got a few of these fun little guys on nymphs and then one nice one on a dry above a beaver dam. Perfect cast, perfect take, perfect landing. Unfortunately the image of that one did not get captured. Sure was fun and we hope to do it again soon!
Nice!!
That looks like the reel seat of a Three Forks.
Now that is what kids need to learn these days. I think that’s awesome and it looks like you guys had a grea time.
Sweet! That is getting down to earth! Shoot it, pluck it, eat it, tie with it, fish with it, hang pictures of it on the wall!!!
No I need to find the hunter’s safety course and take it! Of course the fishing license is NEVER forgotten!
I am glad you and the big C had a great time!
Trout or Bust!!!
Yes it is Jerry. The 3wt combo. I find myself grabbing it more than anything else. Always puts a grin on my chin! 
Your dog looks completely happy.
Nice outing. And ringnecks have so many great feathers to tie with! The obvious tail for nymphs, but the body feathers are great too. I use the large yellow and red body feathers to tie nymphs similar to a standard pheasant tail:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g142/ … sNymph.jpg
The feathers are usually long enough that you can tie them in to make the tail, then wrap for the abdomen, and use the remaining to form the wingcase before finally trimming the wast.
The green rump feathers are used here for a very popular fly called a “Mrs. Simpson”:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g142/ … impson.jpg
The Mrs. Simpson can also be tied with the brown Church Window feathers, and some people have suggested that was the original version. I’m not sure myself, and which pattern you find in a shop can vary. Both are effective though.
Two feathers are tied on each side (some people double these, and have 2 sets of 2 feathers, for a total of 8!), and the tail of black squirrel tail should be a touch longer on this one. The body is either red or yellow (night and day version, though why it should matter I don’t know).
And the purpleish neck feathers make great flat wings, like this (all the body feathers can be used like this in fact):
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g142/ … ko_Top.jpg
I really like pheasant stuffed with brown/wild rice, onion, butter, and wrapped in baccon then roasted in the oven wrapped in tin foil.
Don,
Thanks for sharing…it doesn’t get any better than having children & grandchildren sharing your love of the outdoors.
Good for you, Pop!!
Mike
