Home Forums Fishing Flyfishing First Annual Fly Swap, 2007......

Great job everyone. I can't wait to see them in person. And maby, just maby, it won't snow on a weekend between now and July and I can try them out.

I tried a new brand of epoxy for the backs of the Stoneflies and it didn't dry very clear. Oh well, aways next year and the fish won't care. Here's the recipe.

Hook - Size six streamer hook, slightly bent
Head - Tungston bead
Tail - Two Goose Biots
Underbody. solid wrap of lead
Body - Black Awsome Possum dubbed
Rib - Copper wire
Wing - Turkey tail feather tied in at the middle then folded forward then back and gills tied off and trimmed
Back - Epoxy shell

Keep the cast slow folks! Get wacked in the back of the head with one of these and you'll know it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Awesome looking flies everyone!

Damn nice pics HG.

Nice job guys, I want in on the next go 'round.

Pugs-
Is it my eyes or is the eye of the hook you used canted 90 degrees?

Check out the Daiichi 1850 with its 'flat' or 'vertical' eye.

(But don't ask me why it's done.)

Elf, are you using Glo bug yarn or Mcfly foam?

Correct. I chose that hook specifically because it's what I had 15 or so of when I got in the mood to tie <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I usually use them on small clousers I tie for smallmouth and bluegills and they seem to "swim" better

Another new goody to give me an excuse to go into Sportsman's Warehouse <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Fishkilla,
It was yarn..

I thought it was, you might try the mcfoam. A buddy o mine ties baseballs with it, they're nice. As for myself, I gave up on the egg, never got real consistant. It does help however to have a pair of ultra sharp scissors dedicated to eggs.

Hey Cast&blast could I have the recipie for the Quigley Cripple you tied?
Thanks,
Riley

Sure AK. (Nice job on the caddis larva BTW).

Tiemco 100 or other dry fly hook/thread to match the body color. The tail and back half of the abdomen are maribou, lt. tan or grey ususally but you can vary the colors to match your local mayflies. Tie in the tail then wrap the butts halfway up the hook. Ahead of that is a ball of dubbing, rabbit or synthetic. Then mount the deer hair wing pointing forward and clip the butts above the dubbing ball. Tie in and wrap hackle color of your choice on top of the wraps holding the wing down. Pull the wing up and out of the way so you can finish the head and you're done.

Have also tied it with a pheasant tail back end and caught fish on it.

Only apply floatant to the front half of the fly so the back half can hang in the film like an empty shuck. It imitates a mayfly that is having a problem fully emerging, an easy target for the fish.

If you are coming back down this way next summer it would be a good fly to bring along!

AKgrayling: I love the shape of the English bait hook, have carried them in hares ears for years, but have terrible luck hooking fish with them. Any hook set techniques that I'm missing? 1Minute

Some very nice lookin' bugs all! I can't wait to see them in person!

They came today HG! Nice selection and work all. Didn't need my own back but knowing how well they catch fish I'll use it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Alrigt thanks Cast&Blast those look like they wouldnt even be fair fishing with them!
Riley

Got mine today too!!!!!!!!! Enjoyed it folks and I hope I get to get em wet soon..........Here's tight lines to all of ya.......Boots

1minute....you might try putting that fly in the vise and gently twist the hook left or right, to get that point out to one side slightly for a better hook up.....

The mustad 37160 (IIRC) has quite a bit of offset already. That is the hook model Grayling used. I think the biggest problem is over-dressing... Keep them sparse and they work much better.
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