What Are You Tying Today?

[hooker-of-men]

The Breadcrusts look great. I bet that's a killer case caddis imitation.

 

[mt_flyfisher]

First Pat’s rubber legs, size 8. I never tie anything this big, it almost felt like spinfish lure, so I made a size 12 on a red hook with an iridescent glass bead. Not as neat, but I like the size and colors better.
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If you fish those flies you’re going to get into some brown trout. And if you fish them often, they might even turn into looking like brown trout. Or visa versa.

 

[Ladove]

I need to work on my camera work compared to some of the stuff on here. Regardless here’s some more predator flies for when the water doesn’t look like Rutters chocolate milk.

 

[bdhoover77]

For those interested in caddis wet fly patterns, this video with Davy Wotton is interesting.

 

[HoboWithAFlyRod]

Some kind of black and purple jiggy bugger. The hackle came out a little long but otherwise I’m happy with it. Go Ravens 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

 

[nfrechet]

Orange Sedge

Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Orange
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Black or dark gray wool
Hackle - Orange*
Wing - Orange duck or goose quill segments

*Hackle is not called for in the original recipe but the artists renedering shows it

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[nfrechet]

Caperer

Body - Red brown wool
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Copper pheasant (i used hen pheasant)

Trout - Ray Bergman

 

[dc410]

Size 14 Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail with a bit of a sulphur pop. This time of year I like to run this pattern on the middle dropper of my 3 fly rig when swinging wets.

 

[sandflyx]

First Pat’s rubber legs, size 8. I never tie anything this big, it almost felt like spinfish lure, so I made a size 12 on a red hook with an iridescent glass bead. Not as neat, but I like the size and colors better.
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size 8,, try size 6-2 works great

 

[sandflyx]

crane fly larva

 

[nfrechet]

Scarlet Gnat

Tip - Gold tinsel
Body - Scarlet
Hackle - Scarlet
Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Flt Dictionary - J E Willmarth

 

[nfrechet]

Red Grouse

Tip - Gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Furnace
Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

 

[nfrechet]

Olive Nigel

Ribbing - Silver wire
Body - Olive tying thread
Thorax - Olive seals fur or substitute
Hackle - Olive

Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Magazine - March 2025