What Are You Tying Today? 2025

[Shawn_H]

2/0 PR320 Diver with some color fadeView attachment 1641245563View attachment 1641245564View attachment 1641245565

Your hair bugs are all really good but this one takes the cake of what I have seen. Just top notch in every way. Curious how you do the rubber legs - I have really struggled using the “leg puller” tool on hair bugs. And the last thing I want to do after spending all that time is wreck it.

 

[Terry Murphy]

Some buggers Max at Charlie’s did a video on .

 

[flyguy638]

Your hair bugs are all really good but this one takes the cake of what I have seen. Just top notch in every way. Curious how you do the rubber legs - I have really struggled using the “leg puller” tool on hair bugs. And the last thing I want to do after spending all that time is wreck it.

Thanks, I use a small needle and 4 or 6# leader material

 

[dc410]

Picket Pin on a size 10 Mustad 9671 hook

 

[flyguy638]

3 in the box 2/0 Predator 320 hooks, Tied with keel weight ( lead), underbody has 20 lb mono tied on both sides of hook shank.
This fly’s original tyer , Jeff Rowley, his color schemes are challenging 😎

 

[Streammagic237]

3 in the box 2/0 Predator 320 hooks, Tied with keel weight ( lead), underbody has 20 lb mono tied on both sides of hook shank.
This fly’s original tyer , Jeff Rowley, his color schemes are challenging 😎View attachment 1641245610

These are truly mind blowing 🤯. You are super talented . How long does one take to complete?

 

[flyguy638]

These are truly mind blowing 🤯. You are super talented . How long does one take to complete?

Yep thanks, there’s a lot going on in these but once materials are laid out/ready it takes 45 mins to an hour to tie and seems like I can never stop trimming a little here, there, but depends, If it’s tied for display or donation, easily an hour or more to trim, add eyes, legs and coat the collar/underbody, The ones I tie for fishing, 1/2 to an hour.
It’s fun working with Deerhair😎

 

[nfrechet]

Bekeart's Special

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Scarlet kackle fibers
Butt - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Red silk floss
Shoulder - Peacock herl
Hackle - Red
Wing - Brown speckled turkey with jungle fowl sides
Head - Black ostrich herl

Author's Note

Possibly Philip Bekeart, for whom the fly is named, or perhaps John Benn, 1890's

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

 

[Kms]

Hackle stacker attempt with gold dubbing and green tinsel

 

[nfrechet]

Winter's Hope

Hooks - Singler salmon, sizes 1-4
Thread - Claret
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Teal blue, and then purple tied on as a collar and tied back
Wings - Two yellow hackle tips followed by two fluorescent fire orange hackle tipstied on the outside and extending over the body

Author's Note

Bill McMillan of Washougal, Washington, ington, originated this pattern in 1971.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

 

[Ladove]

Played around with some new patterns. A couple CJ’s sluggos and a down sized Sid

 

[flyguy638]

Played around with some new patterns. A couple CJ’s sluggos and a down sized Sid

Very nice work, definitely fish getter’s

 

[Ladove]

Very nice work, definitely fish getter’s

Thanks, I’m just finally taking the deep dive into making packed deer hair heads nothing compared to the art pieces you create!

 

[flyguy638]

Ok, have the multicolored Divers tuned in,

 

[Terry Murphy]

Just some damsel looking buggers .

 

[nfrechet]

Ross McKinney

Hook - Standard wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Barred wood duck
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Brown wool
Wing - Red over white duck or goose quill segments
Cheek - Jungle fowl

Can also be tied with red over white bucktail for the wing

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg

 

[nfrechet]

Sunset

Hook - Standard wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tip - Green chenille
Body - Yellow chenille
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg

 

[nfrechet]

Weekend Warrior

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle
Body - Silver tinsel yarn
Wing - White calf tail
Cheeks - Jungle fowl
Hackle -Fluorescent green

Flies For Steelhead - Stewart & Allen

 

[hooker-of-men]

Some buggers Max at Charlie’s did a video on .View attachment 1641245592

Is the collar just palmered marabou?

 

[Terry Murphy]

Is the collar just palmered marabou?

Whiting hen saddle .