What Are You Tying Today?

[wgmiller]

Yep. That many flies would take me 2 year to tie!!! 🙂

You'd be surprised. Once you get in a groove with nymphs you can really crank them out!

 

[nfrechet]

Something

Tip - Silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Black
Wing - Green, scarlet, purple and yellow duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[Kms]

Popper 2/0 PR320


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If you don’t mind sharing, how long does it take you to tie one of these?

 

[nfrechet]

White King

Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Orange duck or goose quill segments
Hackle - White tied palmer, orange shoulder
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - White floss
Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[Shawn_H]

Getting ready for fall with some nice new brushes I just got.

 

[JimNovo]

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Getting ready for fall with some nice new brushes I just got.

What size hooks are you using in these?

 

[Kms]

Playing with lined glass drop beads. I like how radically the look varies from different angles. First, fur with zonker on 2xw #14 scud, second, mid body bead wet fly on #12 kinked. Maybe fish will like them too, lol.

 

[Shawn_H]

What size hooks are you using in these?

B10s hooks. Pretty sure both flies are #4 in front and #6 in back. Right around 3 inches total fly length. I think they should fish well.

 

[dc410]

Stimulator tied on a size 10 Mustad C53S hook

 

[hooker-of-men]

Blacked out snake. Same as above: big offset trailing hook, fettuccine skirt, straight shank with a double barrel.

 

[flyguy638]

If you don’t mind sharing, how long does it take you to tie one of these?

Can tie one up in 15 to 20 minutes, then 1/2 hr to trim and add eyes, but I normally putts around watching the tube when tying so probably a little over an hour

 

[flyguy638]

Size 1, quick tie, hot off the vise, 4 colors, stacked

 

[nfrechet]

Montreal White Tip

Tag - Gold Tinsel
Tail - Scarlet duck or goose quill segmants
Ribbing - Gold Tinsel
Body - Claret wool
Hackle - Claret
Wing - Black turkey white tip

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[Shawn_H]

Size 1, quick tie, hot off the vise, 4 colors, stacked

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Very nice - I'm impressed you can get the tying part of these bugs done in 15 minutes. I have so much trouble after the first stacks. Find it really hard to not catch the hair from the previous stacks once I move forward. And then whip finishing is always a nightmare.

 

[flyguy638]

Very nice - I'm impressed you can get the tying part of these bugs done in 15 minutes. I have so much trouble after the first stacks. Find it really hard to not catch the hair from the previous stacks once I move forward. And then whip finishing is always a nightmare.

A little tip,I often use a square piece of plastic bag with slice in it and hold it with a food saver clip😎, no more trapped hair. Just remove it b4 packing. So when I say 15 minutes, that’s when I’m on a task, when I’m putzing around, non attentive I can spend an hour trimming

 

[flyguy638]

A little tip,I often use a square piece of plastic bag with slice in it and hold it with a food saver clip😎, no more trapped hair. Just remove it b4 packing. So when I say 15 minutes, that’s when I’m on a task, when I’m putzing around, non attentive I can spend an hour trimming

Hard to see but plastic is in front of ears, and behind the bottom stack so it doesn’t muck up the ears, but I use it after pretty much every section😎

 

[nfrechet]

Wilderness

Tip - Gold tinsel
Hackle - Brown tied palmer
Ribbing - Silver or gold tinsel
Body - Green wool
Wing - Dark red over brown duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

Tying Note - Can also be tied with a tail of dark red over brown duck or goose quill segments as shown in Forgotten Flies by Schmookler ans Sils

 

[nfrechet]

Winters

Tail - Brown mallard or light gray mallard
Body - Claret floss
Hackle - Brown furnace or dun
Wing - Brown mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[nfrechet]

Vanity

Hackle - Brown tied palmer
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Wing - White duck or goose quill segments and jungle body feathers

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[pjshillingford]

A little tip,I often use a square piece of plastic bag with slice in it and hold it with a food saver clip😎, no more trapped hair. Just remove it b4 packing. So when I say 15 minutes, that’s when I’m on a task, when I’m putzing around, non attentive I can spend an hour trimming

I'm really interested into getting started with spinning deer hair, and I have a few questions about how to get started, if you're willing:

- What tools would you recommend (both essential and quality of life)?
- What types of hair are best to learn on (animal, brand)?
- What patterns should I start with?
- Are there any materials/books/videos that do a particularly good job of explaining the techniques?