What Are You Tying Today?

[tomgamber]

I'm really interested into getting started with spinning deer hair, and I have a few questions about how to get started, if you're willing:

- What tools would you recommend (both essential and quality of life)?
- What types of hair are best to learn on (animal, brand)?
- What patterns should I start with?
- Are there any materials/books/videos that do a particularly good job of explaining the techniques?

First a really good vacuum cleaner...😛

 

[flyguy638]

Look up a guy on U tube, Ed Lash
Ps22 Bass Bugs. He has a 5 part series that explains everything needed to stack hair, tools and materials. You can also search Mike George and Pat Cohen.
Ed Lash is excellent

 

[flyguy638]

The last 3 Divers, in the box

 

[Terry Murphy]

Smallies have been crashing top water.
Can’t wait to try it out .

 

[Shawn_H]

I'm really interested into getting started with spinning deer hair, and I have a few questions about how to get started, if you're willing:

- What tools would you recommend (both essential and quality of life)?
- What types of hair are best to learn on (animal, brand)?
- What patterns should I start with?
- Are there any materials/books/videos that do a particularly good job of explaining the techniques?

When you say spinning deer hair do you mean just generally like a basic streamer head - or are you talking about the bass bugs like fly guy has been posting? Because there is a big difference - almost like 2 totally separate things - to me at least. Your basic deer hair stuff isn’t too hard. Get some good quality deer body hair and check out some YouTube videos - Kelly galloups are good although looong. You can get good results pretty quick.

Bass bugs are a whole different animal. You need deer belly hair - quality matters because if its short it makes it even harder. You need GSP thread. And a hair packer. That would be bare minimum stuff. And razor blades. Prepare to put in many hours and to swear a lot. It is fun but can be very frustrating. I’m a fan of fly tying books - Pat Cohen’s book is the one if you want to get into this.

Josh Varner deer hair is by far the best of any I have ever found - both body and belly. And the colors are great.

 

[nfrechet]

Caughlan

Tail - Gray mottled turkey
Hackle - Dark claret tied palmer
Body - Dark claret chenille or wool
Wing - Gray mottled turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[pjshillingford]

Smallies have been crashing top water.
Can’t wait to try it out .View attachment 1641244750View attachment 1641244751

nice tie! What is the name of this pattern?

 

[flyguy638]

A couple of free styles

 

[nfrechet]

Wickham's Fancy

Tail - Brown hackle tips
Hackle - Brown tied palmer
Body - Gold tinsel
Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[dc410]

I pulled Gary LaFontaine’s book, “Caddisflies” off of my shelf last night and the black and white photos and line drawings took me on a well needed trip down memory lane as I leafed through it. I thought to myself - it’s been a heck of a long time since I tied a LaFontaine pattern. So, here is one of LaFontaine’s Emergent Sparkle Pupas tied on a size 14 hook.

 

[tomgamber]

I pulled Gary LaFontaine’s book, “Caddisflies” off of my shelf last night and the black and white photos and line drawings took me on a well needed trip down memory lane as I leafed through it. I thought to myself - it’s been a heck of a long time since I tied a LaFontaine pattern. So, here is one of LaFontaine’s Emergent Sparkle Pupas tied on a size 14 hook.

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I have way more luck with these in the lake than the stream. Good pattern

 

[flyguy638]

Some Dinks size #6

 

[poopdeck]

Look up a guy on U tube, Ed Lash
Ps22 Bass Bugs. He has a 5 part series that explains everything needed to stack hair, tools and materials. You can also search Mike George and Pat Cohen.
Ed Lash is excellent

Thanks for sharing! That’s hands down the best tutorial on stacking deer hair. I’ve tried to learn this but it would always go sideways for me. This series showed me how to correct the little things I was either doing wrong or not doing at all. I feel like I wasted my time watching all the other videos on this subject. Again, thanks! I can’t wait for the first cold snap of winter to try my hand at this again.

 

[flyguy638]

Thanks for sharing! That’s hands down the best tutorial on stacking deer hair. I’ve tried to learn this but it would always go sideways for me. This series showed me how to correct the little things I was either doing wrong or not doing at all. I feel like I wasted my time watching all the other videos on this subject. Again, thanks! I can’t wait for the first cold snap of winter to try my hand at this again.

Yep, not to blow my own horn, I found value in that series as well

 

[lars]

Yep, not to blow my own horn, I found value in that series as well

check out joe Jackson as well - aka Sgt.bassfisher

 

[nfrechet]

Michigan Stone II

Tail - Dark Elk Hair, tied short
Body - Tan fur or synthetic dubbing
Rib - Ginger hackle, trimmed short top and bottom
Wing - Natural Brown Bucktail, tied down over the body.

MichiganStoneII.pdf

drive.google.com

 

[ChuckofWagon]

In general....this is usually how I look when I'm done cutting spun deer hair.

 

[nfrechet]

Tycoon

Tip - Scarlet floss
Tail - Scarlet over yellow duck or goose quill segmants
Hackle - Yellow tied palmer, claret shoulder
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Wing - Black over white over scarlet over white duck or goose quill segmants

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[nfrechet]

Rich Widow

Tip - Gold Tinsel
Tail - Yellow duck or goose quill segments
Hackle - Yellow tied palmer
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Light blue floss
Wing - Black duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[WV waver]

Michigan Stone II

Tail - Dark Elk Hair, tied short
Body - Tan fur or synthetic dubbing
Rib - Ginger hackle, trimmed short top and bottom
Wing - Natural Brown Bucktail, tied down over the body.

MichiganStoneII.pdf

drive.google.com

Is this fished as a dry or too slender to float?