>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part VI

[Kms]

If that’s messy, then I have a long way to go to achieve messy. 👍View attachment 1641238935

Very messy first attempt at a Zoo Cougar, but I imagine it'll fish.

Shout out to that time I said tying cleaner was my resolution but then I drank a bunch of beers and continued to make a mess.

 

[hooker-of-men]

If that’s messy, then I have a long way to go to achieve messy. 👍View attachment 1641238935

Ha. Thanks.The head was supposed to be a good deal more substantial. I ran into some issues with crowding the eye and had to take a razor to hack away maybe 30% of the deer hair I had spun on. Was not ideal

 

[Ewanflyfish]

Lightning Bug size 18

Tad bit sloppy, but happy with it for my first time tying it this small

 

[sandflyx]

box of pusher heads and a 6/0 fly tied with one on the shank.

 

[sandflyx]

The other way, this way you change colors. I also do these for musky/ pike flys

 

[bdhoover77]

Tying up some flashback stonefly and baetis nymphs. I really like the segmented look you get from using turkey biots.

 

[Tiogadog]

Some hair wing Quill Gordons with EP Trigger Point fibers for the body.

 

[nfrechet]

Lake Edward

Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Yellow quill sections
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Light brown wool or fur
Hackle - Scarlet
Wing - Yellow, dark blue, mottled brown turkey *

Don Bastian Note

* Referring to the Prime Directive of Married Wings (see the Ferguson, No. 103, Plate 3), the Lake Edward is another fly with mottled turkey and other colors in a married wing. To maintain uniformity of texture, use goose shoulder when marrying turkey in wet fly wings.

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[hooker-of-men]

box of pusher heads and a 6/0 fly tied with one on the shank.

Never seen these before. Interesting!

 

[bdhoover77]

I tried some turbo midges with an ostrich herl collar. First time using ostrich herl for me.

 

[dc410]

Galloup’s Wooly Sculpin tied on a size 2 Tiemco 5262 that was given to me by @mt_flyfisher. Thanks, John!

 

[sandflyx]

Never seen these before. Interesting!

Something I came up with in the early 2000's

 

[JimNovo]

Thinking of Montana next July….
Some Yellow Sally Perdigons that will be the dropper under a Golden Stone dry.

 

[sandflyx]

Tribute to Bob Popovics, schoolie fly on a 4/0

 

[hooker-of-men]

Purple Haze Parachute, sz 14. Dubbing made of poly yarn and fairy hair..

 

[JimNovo]

Still in Yellow Sally mode…
TurDuckHen style.

 

[Kms]

Wooly bugger, Partridge H1AXL #18. I’m pretty happy with my tying, but I think the tail may be too long as I haven’t seen any discussion of proportions.

How long should it be? A hook length or more? Does it matter? This one may be 2x hook, lol.

 

[poopdeck]

Cling wrap fly

Hook - 16 Dry fly
Thread - 12/0 Veevus, black
Tag - unknown red stuff
Body- Hares ear plus dubbing
Wing - plastic cling wrap

 

[dc410]

Kelly Galloup’s Smoke Wagon tied on size 2 Gamakatsu B10S hook.

 

[dc410]

Wooly bugger, Partridge H1AXL #18. I’m pretty happy with my tying, but I think the tail may be too long as I haven’t seen any discussion of proportions.

How long should it be? A hook length or more? Does it matter? This one may be 2x hook, lol.
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I would probably shorten up the tail a bit - maybe closer to a hook shank in length. One with a tail that long may be much more susceptible to short strikes. Nice job on that little bugger!