Hi everyone:
Here is another one of my wet flies I tye and fish with called the Yellow Sally. Hope you like it.
http://www.njflyfishing.com/reviewpost/showproduct.php?product=73&sort=2&cat=9&page=1
Fontinalis
BEAUTIFUL, tie, Fontinalis!
You don’t see the 'wet version", of this fly, very often as it’s popularity seems to still be the “dry fly Yellow Sally”, most of the time.
But, it’s an often overlooked and very productive salt fly that we use a lot for Sea Runs in the tidal waters here. I’ve also hooked two Steelhead on the one I tie.
Mine is a little different than yours. I tie mine using a very old copy of a English tying manual, I’ve had for years. I have NO idea, which is the “original” pattern as I’ve seen probably 6 variations of the Yellow Sally over time!?
(the picture, below is NOT one of my own ties, it only represents the pattern I tie)
Very nice tie! I’ve had a good luck with various yellow bodied wet flies, so I could see this working nicely for me. Will add a few to the box.
yessir- that will work!
nice fly!
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Clarkii.
Fontinalis,
What can I add to what others have said. Beautiful fly. The floss looks like it was painted on, very smooth and even, great tails and the wings are spot on. I could find fault with the head, but there isn’t a fault to find. Great fly.
Did you burnish the floss or just wind it on that smooth?
REE
Very nice…I been eyeing that winged wet pattern for a while…here is my soft hackle version.
Ron Eagle Elk:
The floss body on the fly was done all by hand, It just take a a few seconds and is worth the time. To me, I feel that floss bodies should only be done by hand. I feel you can control the material and obtain the desired affect. I did not use a burnishing tool to get the floss this flat. Thank you for you kind words and appreciation.
Cholcomb13, that is a nice soft hackle version. I bet that pattern catches fish.
Fontinalis
interestingly, that looks a whole lot like the red ibis fly only yellow
maybe you should call it the yellow ibis instead
Interesting Observation. When you look at it, yes the Yellow Sally and the Scartet Ibis are identical except for coloration. Keep in mind that the Scarlet Ibis at one time in tying history incorporated actual feather from an Ibis. Ibis comes in light pink to light red to red and of course in some birds scarlet red. The bird in general is a very nice looking and interesting bird. Moving into todays time frame, Scarlet Ibis is almost if not impossible to aquire. Also to find true scarlet Ibis is extremeley difficult since the bird does vary in the red to pink color spectrum. Now back to todays world we use scarlet Danville floss, Duck or Goose died scarlet which really makes the two patterns look the same. Please note that the Scarlet Ibis does catch Trout in the summer months. I do not fish for Trout in the summer. I want those fish to survive through tough times for them so I can dream of fall fly fishing. However, I do fly fish for Bass, Crappies and Sunnies and Bream and Carp in the Summer. If you have a little one that you are getting into fly fishing, take him or her to a pond or lake in the summer and tie on a Scarlet Ibis. You just might be surprised at the fish you will catch and make a kids day great which is priceless.
Fontinalis
I am in awe at how smooth the body is and how nicely the wings are tied in. Some day I hope to have the patience (and smooth enough fingers) to duplicate your efforts!
Thank you for sharing Andy!
A perfectly tied fly, is the pattern from Bergman?
We have a small stone fly called the ‘Yellow Sally’, a size 6 hook would be a bit much,
Cholcombs fly is more like the type we tie, on a 14 to 16.
Donald:
This pattern is the one that can be found in Bergman’s book Trout.
Fontinalis
Sadly, the link doesn’t seem to be working for me. Would really love to see it.
-RC
Hi RC:
The link is still working, I just tried it and it worked for me.
Fontinalis