>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part V

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Getting striper-ready

Size 2/0 Gurgler

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Some recent 5/0 jig flies, one with added shanks in the rear, the rest are just the hook.
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Modified game Changer platforms various combinations of shanks & hooks. Bucktail.
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Absolutely beautiful flies. Display quality. Excellent. You are reaching the top of your craft.
 
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Dirty Olive

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent, size 8-14
Thread - Brown
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Dyed orange round monofilament
Body - Brown olive fur dubbing
Wing case - Gray goose quill
Thorax - Brown olive fur dubbing
Legs - Dyed brown guinea hen fibers tied in at throat

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

Tying notes: I used an ancient technique of hand blending olive and brown fur for the dubbing. 😀

As for the dyed brown guinea hen feather fibers, if you don't have any brown hackle fibers will be okay. My goose quill was really dark but useable. I also use small orange swannundaze for the ribbing.
 
wbranch said:
Absolutely beautiful flies. Display quality. Excellent. You are reaching the top of your craft.
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Thank you, that's really quite a compliment.

Tom Gamber,
Musky. Specifically, winter flies that get deeper & fish slower than the spun deer hair head Buford style of fly, for when they're not as apt to chase stuff down.
 
These are tied on 4/0 swim bait hooks with a shank in front. Made for fishing in heavy cover.
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A couple of flies using Pacchiarini dragon tails. 2/0 hook in the rear, 6/0 up front. The Black/white/orange one has a shank between the hooks.
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A couple of flies using Pacchiarini dragon tails. 2/0 hook in the rear, 6/0 up front. The Black/white/orange one has a shank between the hooks.
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Big boys!

Here's a small stonefly from a recipe found in Matching Major Eastern Hatches.

Hook: TMC 200R #14
Tails and antennae: Black goose biots
Body: Black hare's ear dubbing
Rib: Black D-rib
Legs: Black pheasant tail fibers
Wingcases: Mottled oak thin skin

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Cream Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 10-14

Thread - White

Tail - Barred lemon wood duck fibers

Body - White, off white chenille

Wing case - Barred lemon wood duck fibers

Legs - Cream hackle wrapped through the thorax

Thorax - White, off white chenille

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

I used cream color uni yarn in place of the chenille
 
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Puget Bug

Hook - Mustad 7957BX or equivalent

Thread - Black

*Tail - Black goose quill fibers taken from the back of a flight quill and tied in a V

Body - 1 dark and light moose mane wrapped in alternating bands

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Gray partridge

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

* I used biots as depicted in the book's illustration

Apply a very light coat of crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the moose mane body or coat with uv resin for added durability
 
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Brown Bomber

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Brown
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed muskrat fur with guard hairs removed
Hackle - Brown partridge

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson
 
Mikkelson's baitfish

Daiichi 2546 #2
Mono thread
White and olive bucktail
Fish-Skull Living Eyes 3mm ice color
Pearl Krystal Flash
Flashabou rib
Silver holographic braid
Solarez medium UV resin

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