It's Cold! What is everyone tying?

Gandolf · February 13, 2012, 4:58am

Hi All,

What is everyone tying this winter?

I am in bad shape for nymphs, but wanted to tie streamers since they are more fun to tie, but first things first. At any rate, I have been tying nymphs, serendipities, but also a few midges and streamers for winter stocker trout here in the Texas panhandle.

Here’s what I have been working on:

Nymphs: both standard and olive gold ribbed hares ears, and Dave Whitlocks red fox squirrel nymphs, sizes 8 to 16, depending on the pattern

Serendipities: four different patterns, sizes 14 to 20 depending on the pattern

Flies for winter stockers, not very many, but: dries, emergers, and nymphs in olive, dun, and cream, plus pheasant tails and griffiths gnats, mostly in #18, and also tied some small streamers to represent silver shiners.

Next to tie: pheasant tails, then weighted and bead head nymphs of the same varieties listed above

It’s cold here, the wind chill is 10 degrees and below. I have fished for winter stockers some, but it has been cold the last couple of weeks and I have stayed inside. It’s been nice to be inside after chruch today, tie flies, watch the snow, and take a good nap.

It is supposed to get into the 50s much of this week, so hopefully the stocker fishing will pick up, and I can try to catch one or two on Saturday afternoon.

Regards,

Gandolf

system · February 13, 2012, 5:05am

Just finished a box for a friends 65th birthday. It is for the lochs here in the Highlands.

Also working on a series of flies specially for the middle position on a team of three.

Had to tie some river flies and traditionals just to keep my hand in.

Then there are my bread and butter salmon flies,

Just about to start tying silly numbers of Ammonite Nymphs.
Cheers,
A.

Arnie · February 13, 2012, 6:20am

Getting ready to fish the White River in Arkansas during the Sowbug Roundup next month. Tying Zebra Midges, WD-40’s, GRHE’s, a few streamers, Stimulators, Parachute Adams, and EHC’s.

Good fishing,
Arnie

Crotalus · February 13, 2012, 11:17am

The past week has been pike flies, articulated mice and pheasant tails

NJTroutbum · February 13, 2012, 11:56am

I’ve been replenishing my most used nymphs, and tying a few flatwings.

Ralph

DG1 · February 13, 2012, 1:49pm

I got off my butt and started tying for the local river to fill up some gaps in the boxes: a couple dozen CDC midges in 20 and 22, and several dozen BWOs in 18; summer flies for the mountain streams, 4 dozen or so CDC caddis in 16, and a dozen or so in 14 and 12; and flies for the Idaho fish-in, #16 and #18 ants, 7 dozen so far. Still got those big Octobers to tie, but I have been highgrading and setting aside CDC as I tie the rest, makes it easier to find those big mallard CDC feathers I need for the 8s and 10s.

gadabout · February 13, 2012, 5:52pm

Hey AlanB, that Quill Gordon is beautiful! I hope you didn’t disgrace it by sticking it into foam rubber with the others. :razz:

EdD · February 13, 2012, 7:13pm

AlanB,
Those are some very nice-looking flies. Thanks for sharing them. Some day I might have the chance to fly fish a lake, or maybe even a loch.

Ed

Rick_Z · February 13, 2012, 9:06pm

been playing with some baitfish patterns in small sizes.

Using many colors of Congo Hiar.

Part of my addiction to crappie.

Rick

Gandolf · February 14, 2012, 12:37am

Alan, beautiful job. Wish my boxes looked 1/4 as good. Nice ties, and very nicely organized. I don’t think I could keep my fly boxes neat if they had 10 flies in them. Thanks for the great pictures.

Thanks and regards,

Gandolf

sandfly · February 14, 2012, 1:40am

just finished hare’s ear page 156 of them;