What Are You Tying Today? 2025
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Bamboozle
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Muddler Minnows, Dave's or Joe's Hoppers anyone???
Terry Murphy
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Double Deceivers .
Kms
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Took a break from cooking. Brass bead chain with glass beads on wg jig hooks #18.
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Max Canyon Fly Family
Max Canyon
Hook - 36890 Mustad, Sizes 6-2
Thread - 3/0 black monocord
Tail - Small mixture of orange and white calf tail
Body - Rear 1/3 orange, front 2/3 black wool
Rib - Gold or silver oval tinsel
Hackle - Black saddle
Wing - 2/3 white and 1/3 orange calf tail
Author's Note
In the early 1970’s I developed this fly for Steelhead fishing on the Deschutes River.
www.flyfishingwithdougstewart.com
Dark Max
Hook - Mustad 36890, sizes 4-6
Thread - 3/0 Black Monocord
Tip - Flat gold Mylar tinsel
Rib - Medium gold oval tinsel
Body - 1/3 orange & 2/3 black wool or yarn
Hackle - Black Saddle
Wing - 2/3 black calf tail with 1/3 orange calf tail on top
Author’s Note
The Dark Max was created by Larry Piatt. He wanted to make the Max Canyon a little darker and give it a lower profile. He tied in a flat gold Mylar tip at the hook bend in place of the orange and white calf tail. Then he replaced the white calf tail underwing with black calf tail. This fly is very effective, especially in off color water.
www.flyfishingwithdougstewart.com
The Stewart
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black wool
Hackle - Black
Wing - Orange over black calf tail
Author’s Note
The Stewart was created by Marty Sherman. He wanted to tie a fly with the same color scheme as the Max Canyon but a little darker. He replaced the orange and white tail with golden pheasant tippets, made the body all black with gold tinsel and made the underwing black instead of white. Marty first called it the Dark Max, but he found out that Larry Piatt had already claimed that name. He thought the fly should somehow bear my name so he called it The Stewart.
www.flyfishingwithdougstewart.com
Max Canyon
Hook - 36890 Mustad, Sizes 6-2
Thread - 3/0 black monocord
Tail - Small mixture of orange and white calf tail
Body - Rear 1/3 orange, front 2/3 black wool
Rib - Gold or silver oval tinsel
Hackle - Black saddle
Wing - 2/3 white and 1/3 orange calf tail
Author's Note
In the early 1970’s I developed this fly for Steelhead fishing on the Deschutes River.
Tying and Fishing the Max Canyon
A fly fishing companion blog with tips based on a soon to be published book by Doug Stewart.
Dark Max
Hook - Mustad 36890, sizes 4-6
Thread - 3/0 Black Monocord
Tip - Flat gold Mylar tinsel
Rib - Medium gold oval tinsel
Body - 1/3 orange & 2/3 black wool or yarn
Hackle - Black Saddle
Wing - 2/3 black calf tail with 1/3 orange calf tail on top
Author’s Note
The Dark Max was created by Larry Piatt. He wanted to make the Max Canyon a little darker and give it a lower profile. He tied in a flat gold Mylar tip at the hook bend in place of the orange and white calf tail. Then he replaced the white calf tail underwing with black calf tail. This fly is very effective, especially in off color water.
Story Behind the Dark Max Canyon Steelhead Fly and How to Tie It.
A fly fishing companion blog with tips based on a soon to be published book by Doug Stewart.
The Stewart
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black wool
Hackle - Black
Wing - Orange over black calf tail
Author’s Note
The Stewart was created by Marty Sherman. He wanted to tie a fly with the same color scheme as the Max Canyon but a little darker. He replaced the orange and white tail with golden pheasant tippets, made the body all black with gold tinsel and made the underwing black instead of white. Marty first called it the Dark Max, but he found out that Larry Piatt had already claimed that name. He thought the fly should somehow bear my name so he called it The Stewart.
The Max Canyon Fly Family
A fly fishing companion blog with tips based on a soon to be published book by Doug Stewart.
nfrechet
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Park
Hook - Single salmon
Tread - Black.
Tip - Flat silver tinsel.
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel.
Body - Black chenille.
Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back and down.
Wing - Black Monga ringtail tied over the body*
Author's Note
Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon, originated this pattern. It is a variation of an Atlantic salmon fly pattern.
*Monga ringtail is practically no longer available, so substitute with dyed black squirrel tail
Terry Hellekson. Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
tomgamber
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One for yous Flyer fans, one for yinz Penguin fans...
hooker-of-men
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GCHE re-ups fueled by leftover turkey day jalapeno dill pickle margs.
SlingingWets
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You are my kind of Fly Tyer! I tie my best when i'm tanked....... BTW - That looks delicious.
Streammagic237
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That looks amazing !
The fly looks cracker to !
hooker-of-men
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Articulated diver head. No particular natural in mind.
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tomgamber
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M'nom M'nop! IYKYK
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Thompson Special
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange
Tail - Brown calf tail
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Brown calf tail tied over the body, with a small bunch of black Flashabou Accent tied on top
Author's Note
Bob York originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
bdhoover77
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I’m trying to decide what to tie and I just can’t get motivated to pick a pattern or two at the moment.
If you read my post down in the Gear forum regarding fast 5wt rods, you'll notice that I am on a purple kick today, lol. In keeping with that theme, I tied a purple version of Joe Ackourey's "Killer" bead head hare's ear nymph. Joe has a video on YouTube with instructions to tie this simple pattern.
Purple bead, purple pheasant tail, purple Krystal Flash rib, and purple thread.
Purple bead, purple pheasant tail, purple Krystal Flash rib, and purple thread.
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Kms
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Nylon wrapped nymph with CDC wing #20.
Ladove
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Size 2 swim bugs ready for UV resin
nfrechet
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Thompson River
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red and orange hackle barbs mixed
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Hackle - Scarlet red and orange tied on as a collar mixed and tied back and down
Wing - Red bucktail tied over the body, with an over wing of natural brown bucktail
Author's Note
Walt Johnson of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern in the 1960s.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
dc410
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Size 16 - IOBO (It ought to be outlawed) fly. A really simple and very effective fly if you have the right cdc feathers. However, it can be extremely frustrating to tie if you’re trying to use the wrong cdc feathers.
bdhoover77
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What is the right CDC to use?
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