Check out the first part of the Instagram Fly Swap I hosted... Dean from Gin Clear wrote an amazing post about it... check it.
Instagram Fly Swap -- Part 2A
-- Graphics by @phishtitz -- |
@mkupfer32 Flies |
Trout
@mkupfer32 MK Caddis Dry |
- Hook, Size - Mustad Dry Fly, 14
- Thread - Grey 6/0 UNI-Thread
- Body - Grey Muskrat fur dubbing
- Wings - Flex-sealed turkey feather clipped to look like caddis wing
- Hackle - Brown
- Antenna - 2 clipped feather shafts
@mkupfer32 Glass Caddis Pupa |
- Hook, Size - Mustad Long Curved Nymph, 3x 12
- Thread - Grey 6/0 UNI Thread
- Thorax - Muskrat for dubbing
- Wings - Pheasant body feather tip
- Hackle/Legs - Tan CDC
- Abdonmen - 3 green or yellow craft beads
Bass
@mkupfer32 Bass Gurgler Popper |
- Hook, Size - Mustad Steel, 6
- Thread - Black 210 Denier Danville
- Body - Charteuse Estaz, Black craft foam tied in and folded over body
- Tail - Black marabou, 2x length of the hook shaft
B-Ass Clouser Streamer
- Hook, Size - Bass Pro Shops Aberdeen Tournament Series, 6
- Thread - White 3/0 Danville
- Body - White/Brown calf's tail
- Eyes - Small dumbbell eyes, chain link eyes
- Flash - Orvis silver angel hair, 2x the length of the hook shaft
David, @phishtitz, of "Blurred Focus" produced a great three-fold brochure to deliver his flies. Definitely the most creative presentation thus far for the fly swap. No recipes were provided, but from his descriptions and pictures, one could possibly figure out the recipes.
@phishtitz Flies |
For trout, the Black Flash Jig (left) & the Green John(right).
@phishtitz Black Flash Jig & Green John |
Mario, @mgoblue_mg, emailed pictures of his ties with recipes which are shown below. The trout flies are the Foxee Clouser and Bunny Leech.
The bass flies from @mgoblue_mg are the Triple Double and the Single Fly Cray.
@mike_phazeone Flies |
"I tie these in sizes 18-24. I kept this one at an 18 since I'm not sure where you guys can fish. It can also pass as an attractor nymph pattern in faster water in this size. It does very well for me on the limestone strams here in PA, especially in the winter. I also tie them in red."
@mike_phazeone Flashabou Midge |
- Orvis emerger hook size 18
- Michaels Craft Store glass bead
- Black UNI-Thread 8/0
- Pearl Flashabou (ribbing)
- Jan Siman Synthetic Peacock Dubbing - Black
- Light olive marabou (tail/body)
- Mallard died wook duck feather (collar #1)
- Harelin craft fur - Olive (collar #2)
- Sili-legs - white
- Cone head
- Michaels Craft Store glass bead
- Black UNI-Thread 8/0
- Pearl Flashabou (ribbing)
- Jan Siman Synthetic Peacock Dubbing - Black
Bass
Mike writes, "I fish a lot for bass in farm ponds, and the Perkiomen Creek which is right near my house in PA. Purple has always been a killer largemouth color for me, and Chartreuse always works the best on smallies in the streams. I combined the two colors late last year with great results for both species. Slap these down next to some structure, or fish them fast and deep with a sink tip line. Try Streamer #1 (top) early in the morning."
@mike_phazeone Streamers |
Streamer #1 (left)
- Orvis size 6 3XL streamer hook
- Purple Marabou (tail)
- Purple Schlappen (collar 1)
- Chartreuse Schlappen (collar 2)
- Sili-Legs - Chartreuse
- Lead Cone - Chartreuse
- Purple Marabou (tail)
- Purple Schlappen (collar 1)
- Chartreuse Schlappen (collar 2)
- Sili-Legs - Chartreuse
- Lead Cone - Chartreuse
Streamer #2 (right)
A similar pattern, but a better choice for a more natural presentation. Works well mid-afternoon in clear water.
- Orvis size 8 2XL streamer hook- Light olive marabou (tail/body)
- Mallard died wook duck feather (collar #1)
- Harelin craft fur - Olive (collar #2)
- Sili-legs - white
- Cone head
@ginclear Flies |
Finally, @ginclear (yours truly), of the Gin Clear blog tied some tried and true patterns. The Klinkhammer emerger has been one of my more productive trout flies. I've even caught bass and pan fish with this pattern. For bass, I tied Skip Morris's Skip's Dad pattern. Skip has a bunch of great bass and pan fish flies on his DVD titled "The Art of Tying the Bass Fly".
Trout- Klinkhammer - Hans van Klinken (Italics are modifications)
@ginclear Klinkhammer |
- Thread 6/0 Brown
- Body Light Brown (16) & Golden Olive (18) Dubbing
- Body wrapped with red (16) & gold (18) brassie wire
- Abdomen Peacock Hearl
- Post Orange (16) and green (18) Antron
- Hackle Brown
- Abdomen Peacock Hearl
- Post Orange (16) and green (18) Antron
- Hackle Brown
Bass - Skips Dad - Skip Morris (Italics are modifications)
@ginclear Skip's Dad |
- Hook 2xl to 3xl regular or heavy wire. Mustad CS53 size 8 (Mustad 3906 size 8)
- Thread Brown 6/0, 140 denier (70 denier)
- Tail The butts of the pheasant tail fibers that form the shell back
- Body Thickly dubbed brown or brownish-olive rabbit, squirrel or blended dubbing (ice dub)
- Shellback Pheasant tail fibers
- Claws Pheasant tail fibers
- Weight Lead eyes, unpainted (lead wraps on hook and black bead-chain eyes)
- Thread Brown 6/0, 140 denier (70 denier)
- Tail The butts of the pheasant tail fibers that form the shell back
- Body Thickly dubbed brown or brownish-olive rabbit, squirrel or blended dubbing (ice dub)
- Shellback Pheasant tail fibers
- Claws Pheasant tail fibers
- Weight Lead eyes, unpainted (lead wraps on hook and black bead-chain eyes)
That's a lot of flies. I wanted to get this post up with the pictures before fishing any of these beauties (knowing I would probably loose them).
Everyone did a fantastic job with their ties. This was a blast to be a part of and get all these great patterns. Thank you, Morgan for hosting, and David, Mario & Mike for putting out quality work.
Boom...Morgan
Thanks for the re-blog, Morgan. It's time for me to start using these great patterns.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Dean! Let us know how it goes!
Delete