What Are You Tying Today?

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Starting it off with a Double Bunny!
 
I'm just getting started with my tying for this year, working on some small frog patterns about 2 inches long. I haven't tied a complete fly yet. Just working on the bodies
Hook: Ahrex Predator Swim Bait hook, size 4. I also tie them on size 2 and 2/0
Body: strip of 6 mm craft foam
Legs: Silicone Spinner Bait Skirts(Sili Legs)
Eyes: Fish Skull Living Eyes, 6 or 7 mm
Belly Flash: Micro UV Polar Chenille, color to match body.
Thread: 3/0 or heavier, color to match foam
I'll also give them a coat of thin UV resin to help with floatation.
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I'll post the completed pattern when I get them tied.
 
For the life of me, I can’t remember what it was that I started out to tie today.

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Well, that cleared things up, somewhat.

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Ah, yes. Inspired by a recent post of his Pickett Pin by dc410, here are a few of my versions of that fly. Plus, a Red Quill, because it’s getting near to that time of the year.

Now, I’m going to tie some more Pickett Pins using a CDC collar. If I can find my CDC.

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Gold Monkey

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Pale yellow floss
Hackle - Guinea (black and white)
Wing - Slate (gray)

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils
 
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Golden Duke

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Crimson
Body - 1/3 black floss, 2/3 gold tinsel
Hackle - Black
Wing - Crimson

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils
 
I’ve been spending some free time trying to tie up soft hackles. Here are some partridge & green, partridge & orange, march brown, and something with a brown stretch tubing body. All in size 12 and/or 14. I’m not sure I have enough hand-eye coordination to try tying anything smaller in a soft hackle.

I haven’t done any actual fishing for the past few weeks, but I’m looking forward to fishing these and other soft hackle patterns soon.
 

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The big puffy ones have worked well in the past on what I call big water (Loyalhanna Creek).
I thought I would do some small less puffy ones for some of the normal size streams I fish. So far white yellow and olive. Still plan to do some black & brown in smaller sizes. The big puffy ones get messy n the box.
 

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