What Are You Tying Today? 2026

[dc410]

an irresistible stimulator?

That pretty well describes it.

 

[dc410]

Adams irresistible, Mustad 94840, size 10.

 

[JimNovo]

Size 22 olive "speck".

 

[hooker-of-men]

#14 Hare's Ear Caddis

 

[nfrechet]

Old favorites I enjoy seeing tied. Nice tie, well done.

thank you

 

[dc410]

Traditional Adams, size 14

 

[laurelhighlander]

Mice

 

[nfrechet]

Jay Silver

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - White under tinsel body, Black head
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel (if desired)
Body - Silver tinsel
Hackle - Ginger
Wing - Eurasian blue jay

Jay Yellow

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - White under floss body, Black head
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Eurasian blue jay

Jay Blue

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - White under floss body, Black head
Tail - Light blue hackle fibers
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Light blue floss
Hackle - Light blue
Wing - Eurasian blue jay

Blue Jay

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - White under floss body, Black head
Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Hackle - Orange
Wing - Eurasian blue jay

Trout - Ray Bergman

Eurasian Jay is legal to possess in USA. Blue Jay (American) is not

 

[nfrechet]

Cheney

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - White under floss body; Black head
Ribbing - Scarlet or red silk (floss)
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[JG63]

Jay Silver

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - White under tinsel body, Black head
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel (if desired)
Body - Silver tinsel
Hackle - Ginger
Wing - Eurasian blue jay

Jay Yellow

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - White under floss body, Black head
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Eurasian blue jay

Jay Blue

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - White under floss body, Black head
Tail - Light blue hackle fibers
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Light blue floss
Hackle - Light blue
Wing - Eurasian blue jay

Blue Jay

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - White under floss body, Black head
Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Hackle - Orange
Wing - Eurasian blue jay

Trout - Ray Bergman

Eurasian Jay is legal to possess in USA. Blue Jay (American) is not

I’m especially loving the Blue Jay! The complimentary colors of blue and orange are always pleasing to my eye … even if the fish don’t always agree - as usual, beautifully tied Norm!

 

[JG63]

Adams irresistible, Mustad 94840, size 10.

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Nice to see a classic hook with a classic pattern - Bravo!

 

[JG63]

Slow Water Caddis (John Gierach)

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LOVE the super sparse approach! - so do the fish!

 

[JG63]

Coachman

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel if desired
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Dark red brown or brown
Wing - White
Trout - Ray Bergman

Coachman - Leadwing

Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel if desired
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Dark red brown or brown
Wing - Dark slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Makes me wonder just how many trout have fallen victim to these patterns over the decades - beautiful!

 

[JG63]

A little different flare on a Stimulator pattern.

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Think it’ll float? 😉

 

[JG63]

Does anyone have any favorite October caddis patterns?

I know they only come out at night and the dry fly approach doesn’t work and all that - but it doesn’t stop me from using these in low light when the hatch is on - one is a simple large orange body EHC with orange sharpie mottled elk hair, one is with foam wings using a Caddis wing cutter on thin shipping foam - mottle the wings with orange and brown sharpie and outline the wing edges with brown sharpie before attaching to the hook - antennae is 4X Maxima tippet, and one is hand cut shipping foam with short Estaz type “hackle” and orange dubbed body

 

[JG63]

Should probably have another hook in there somewhere
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Nah! Even smaller feesh will snap up hellgies in one bite!

 

[laurelhighlander]

Nah! Even smaller feesh will snap up hellgies in one bite!

I don't like using two hooks, smallies for example, when they eat the fly like they are supposed they completely engulf it and that 2nd hook can get caught in their gills. Last thing I want to do is kill a fish for doing what he's supposed to do

 

[tomgamber]

Downsized salmonfly patterns would work. Just need that orange body, big head and long wing.

 

[bdhoover77]

I’ve been tying some flies for a fall coming trip to central PA — some stoneflies, isos, and October caddis.