What Are You Tying Today? 2026

[nfrechet]

Lady Atherton

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Black moose hair tied low over the body
Cheeks - Jungle fowl eyes or substitute

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

 

[Richbo69]

Getting ready for April….hopefully these look like Hendricksons. Lol

 

[JimNovo]

First shot at Kelly Galloup's Barely Legal.
MFC 7052 Size 2 up front and size 4 on the back. I still can't believe he wets the Maribou by mouth....yuck!

 

[bingsbaits]

Gentlemen I just had to show these off. Not tied by me but one of our Tying instructors and vets at the Erie Project Healing Waters group. He has been working with packing some deer hair and I found these to be quite nice.

 

[Terry Murphy]

Just messing around with some sculpin looking stuff .

 

[flyguy638]

Gentlemen I just had to show these off. Not tied by me but one of our Tying instructors and vets at the Erie Project Healing Waters group. He has been working with packing some deer hair and I found these to be quite nice.View attachment 1641249169View attachment 1641249170View attachment 1641249171

Right in my wheel house, can you tell me his name?

 

[Jay_H]

Size 20 - Griffith’s Gnat

 

[KELORGO]

Some inspired by Albatross on the forum, some inspired by Joe Ackourey, some little ones in brown and black that just work:

 

[Terry Murphy]

More and more baitfish patterns .

 

[hooker-of-men]

Very nice looking tie, John.

Here is a variation of the Prince Nymph from Blue Ribbon Flies:

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“Too many times when a classic pattern is changed we find it not as good as the original. This is not the case with The Fly Formerly Known As Prince. Adding the mylar flash has produced an incredible fish catcher.”​

A very good friend of mine in Montana, who was also an experienced Atlantic salmon fisherman, showed me how he fished large Prince Nymphs for trout much like one would fish for for salmon, with long casts quartering downstream, and letting the fly swing until it was directly below him. He held his rod low to the water, and constantly raised and lowered his rod tip to lift the fly, much like a real insect might do as it was hatching. He and I spent many evenings fishing those large Prince Nymphs that way together, and catching an equal number of large trout.

I was introduced to these before I ever fished a Prince, and it was also out on the Madison. Pat's Rubber Legs on top for the whities and a small FKA Prince underneath for the trouts got it done that trip.

 

[Cougarbaby]

Pats rubber legs is one I never had success with,lol, usually just hooked onto the bottom and break my line, we all have that one that doesn't work that's one of mine,

 

[dc410]

BWO nymph tied on a size 18 hook.

 

[dc410]

March Brown nymph, size 10

 

[nfrechet]

Garrison

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Ribbing - Heavy black thread reverse wrapped
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Black moose hair tied heavy and flared over the body

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

 

[bdhoover77]

BWO nymph tied on a size 18 hook.

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Biot bodies always look so good.

 

[KELORGO]

March Browns (inspired by dc410) and some small bwo nymphs. The trout were really keyed in on March Brown dries on upper Pine during last year’s trip, so thanks to dc410’s reminder I will have the nymph version this year 👍.

 

[Richbo69]

Following Charlie Craven’s video on the Iwan-E-Dun in an olive dun. A little rough but hopefully they will fish anyway

 

[skiltonian]

Sz20 Sulphur emerger. Hairline barred mayfly tail, ultra 70 thread body, markered for the rib, whiting Sz 18 ginger hackle, trigger point EP fibers for the post, super fine dubbing in amber.

 

[KELORGO]

 

[JimNovo]

Staying in the Kelly Galloup streamer mode....Peanut Envy.