Fly tying and patterns sharing thread

[eggs]

badass :clap: looks like it would go good on the swing or with a spey rod for coho or steelhead.

Swinging for steeel and maybe springers is the plan!

 

[GungasUncle]

Hey eggs, that fly is way hotter than Lindsay Lohan That's more like Jessica Alba. And is crotch a censored word round these parts?

 

[eggs]

No I just didn't want to go there to avoid offending anyone hahahha

 

[eggs]

Something something for tomorrow..

Hot OFF the bench..

 

[brandon4455]

Something something for tomorrow..

Hot OFF the bench..

i'm telling you bro, not just the steelhead but try those flies for coho on the swing this fall i guaruntee it will catch one.
:clap: clap: :clap:

 

[Sinkline]

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[brandon4455]

awesome looking fly randy :clap: i might have to start taking up fly tying soon.. that pattern looks killer for the lake run ctties we got out here.

 

[Sinkline]

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[OnTheFly]

Catching your first fish on a fly you tied yourself is a very rewarding experience!

The very next great feeling is delicately landing your own fly a foot from a natural and the fish takes Your fly!

 

[GungasUncle]

Here's a few of my latest ties...

first couple I'm actually naming - the rest are generics -

First: "McKenzie's Paddle Wheel May Fly"



This one is olive in color.

Hook: Mustad standard dry fly hook, #12
Thread: Olive 6/0
Tail: Natural squirrel tail fibers
Body: dubbed synthetic, olive
Wing: White poly yarn
Hackle: Olive grizzly

Start the fly normally, laying a thread base. Tie in a tail of squirrel hair, with the tail length equal to the length of the hook shank. Dub in a body of olive synthetic dubbing. Tie in the white poly yarn wing like you would for a spent-wing fly. Now wrap the bases of the wings as you would a parachute fly. Using two matching hackle feathers, tie in the hackle around the wing-post bases. Whip finish the head. You should wind up with twin hackles, off set 90 degrees each when compared to either a standard dry fly hackle, or a normal parachute style dry fly - hence the 'paddle wheel' hackle.



The next fly I'm calling "McKenzie's Mating Paddle Wheel May Flies"



Hook: Mustad 2X nymph hook, straight shank
Thread: olive, 6/0
Tail: Natural squirrel tail fibers
Body: dubbed synthetic, olive and yellow
Wing: White poly yarn
Hackle: Olive grizzly

Start with a good thread base. Tie in the squirrel hair,a little shorter than the length of the hook shank. Dub in an olive body about 1/4 the way up the shank. Tie in the first set of poly wings. Wrap the wing bases to form parachute posts. Tie in the hackle feathers. Figure-8 some more dubbing to hide the thread. Wrap the hackles and tie off. Add a pinch of yellow dubbing ahead of the next olive body, and wrap up a little more than 2/3 the hook shank. Tie in the 2nd set of poly wings and duplicate the previous steps of tying in the hackles, dubbing over the center of the wings to hide the thread, then whip finish the fly's head. Now you've got 4 paddle wheel hackles and 4 parachute type wing posts in the spent-wing fashion.





I haven't been able to find any other flies tied similarly after searching through major retailers, or FAOL's archives.

 

[GungasUncle]

And here's some of my other more recent ties...

Bass bugs:











Trout flies:

 

[halibuthitman]

so you plan to skate the second fly? they both look fishy-

 

[eggs]

so you plan to skate the second fly? they both look fishy-

Yep a waking, skating, son of a *****!

 

[halibuthitman]

the first one is like a termintor salmonfly hybrid lookin dart.. I like it, the bulls on the Met might respond very well to it on a swing-

 

[Drew9870]

Mark, you should post a video on tying the Bass Bugs, I have to tye some for a few private ponds. Those are really nice.

Eggo, what do you mean $1600/oz? I am being serious here lol, don't know if the fly seriously is worth that.

 

[eggs]

Eggo, what do you mean $1600/oz? I am being serious here lol, don't know if the fly seriously is worth that.

The lake is named after a yellowish very soft metal used to back the value of money.

 

[Drew9870]

*Hits head on wall*

:lol:

 

[halibuthitman]

what is gold alec....

 

[GungasUncle]

Au!

And Drew, I'll try to do some video work soonish... I'm not 100% sure I know where my camera is at the moment, and we can't find the charger to the wife's camera. Has made the last few trips out pix-less

 

[OnTheFly]

The lake is named after a yellowish very soft metal used to back the value of money.

Dude ......I'll give you 1200.00 for it...