What Are You Tying Today?

[nfrechet]

Flamer

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Crimson
Tip - Black chenille
Body - Gold tinsel
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Crimson

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

[nfrechet]

Emerald Coachman

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Tippet fibers
Body - Emerald green floss
Hackle- Brown
White - White duck or goose

Reference

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

 

[nfrechet]

Orange Miller

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Fine gold wire
Tail - Scarlet ibis (or substitute)
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Orange wool
Hackle - White
Wing - White duck or goose

Reference

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

 

[lprudente]

A few from this weekend

 

[hooker-of-men]

Orange Miller

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Fine gold wire
Tail - Scarlet ibis (or substitute)
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Orange wool
Hackle - White
Wing - White duck or goose

Reference

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

I like that wire tag. Feel like I don't see that much.

 

[hemlock]

Feather-changer sculpins

 

[nfrechet]

Cutthroat

Winged Streamer

Jack Boehme, 1930's

Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Red hackle fibers, beard style
Wing - White goose quill segments

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

 

[nfrechet]

Lutz Favorite

Winged Wet Fly

Mark Lutz, 1960's

Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Tag - Black floss
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Full brown collar
Wing - Brown mottled turkey quill

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

 

[nfrechet]

Montana Madison

Winged Wet Fly

Originator Unknown, 1940's

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Black thread
Body - Orange floss
Hackle - Brown, beard style
Wing - Mottled turkey quill segments

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

 

[nfrechet]

March Brown

(English female)

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Partridge
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Gray-brown dubbing
Hackle - Partridge
Wing - Pheasant (light)*

*Or substitute mottled turkey

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

[MJMFlyfisher]

Happiness is........
😁
(I can't be the only one) LOL

 

[mt_flyfisher]

Now, if I could only genetically change the mayfly hatch to match my fly…

 

[nfrechet]

Happiness is........
😁
(I can't be the only one) LOL View attachment 1641229344

full house!

 

[Jay_H]

Rosenbauer’s Wire Soft Hackle
Size 14
3/32 bead
Copper Brown, Green, Ginger wire
Hungarian Partridge

 

[Terry Murphy]

Something to throw for smallies .

 

[WeekendNacho]

Should’ve got better lighting for this pic, but happy with this little caddis larvae imitation.

 

[nfrechet]

Mountain Swallow​

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Blue and orange fibers
Body - Orange wool ribbed with gold tinsel
Hackle - Mixed blue and orange
Wing - Blue duck with married strips of orange duck on top

Reference

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

 

[mt_flyfisher]

Should’ve got better lighting for this pic, but happy with this little caddis larvae imitation.

Inspired by your fly, and pictures of the caddis larvae…

I gave it a shot this morning.

 

[nfrechet]

Ugly Rudamus

Attractor Fly Pattern

Caddis/Stonefly

John Foust, 1980's

Tail - Elk hair
Body - Pearl tinsel
Under wing - Mottled fly sheet
Over wing/head - Elk hair

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

 

[WeekendNacho]

Inspired by your fly, and pictures of the caddis larvae…

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I gave it a shot this morning.

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Thanks beautiful! Glad I could inspire.