The flies are here ... the flies are here!!

Wow, that was fast. What a great looking bunch of flies. Thanks to
all the tyers (tiers? tyres?), and special thanks to the illustrious
swapmeister.

Favorites so far would have to be BD's Klodhopper (and his bidness
card), Jeffrey Barnes' Sweet Cheeks and Marty Werling's Blue Bellied
Sumptin', because they all look like they'll work on warmwater fish.
:-) As far as trout flies, Hans' Traun Spezial, Opie's Riffle Grizzly
and Wayne's Robert's Yellow Drake are probably my favorites. (All the
flies are excellent; these three just struck me as flies that I would
probably want to tie for myself.)

Notes on my fly: I call it a Madam CDC, as it's got the basic
swept-back deer-hair bullet-head shape of the Madam X, but I used CDC
wrapped like the CDC & elk for the body and "legs" (rather than the
rubber legs on the original). It's something I came up with when I had
a bunch of CDC I was looking to work into a pattern. I figure the fish
take it for a hopper of some sort, though it has also worked by letting
it swing at the end of the drift. I tied it on a #8 TMC 5212 and used
Petitjean "cream" CDC (it's not really cream, but more of a light gold,
which matches the color of hoppers on my home river pretty well). I
used yellow 8/0 Unithread, though in retrospect, I probably should have
used tan.

I expect you could play around with the design and it would work as
a stonefly imitation.


Chuck Vance

Conan The Librarian wrote:
Wow, that was fast. What a great looking bunch of flies. Thanks
to all the tyers (tiers? tyres?), and special thanks to the
illustrious swapmeister.

Alas, I'm closest, and still flyless. Perhaps if I offer the Timster some
more Woodford Reserve as incentive...
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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Wayne's Robert's Yellow Drake

Thanks Chuck.

Wayne Knight wrote:

"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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Wayne's Robert's Yellow Drake

Thanks Chuck.

You're welcome, Wayne. A question: How did you create the deerhair
body? Is it just several strands twisted together and wrapped?


Chuck Vance

"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
...

You're welcome, Wayne. A question: How did you create the deerhair
body? Is it just several strands twisted together and wrapped?

I tie the deer hair behind the hook eye and "cross hatch the thread" towards
the back and bring it back towards the front.

If I had used a bigger hook and darker thread it would have been easier to
see but maybe you can get a better idea from this example.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/fl...erts_drake.htm

Wayne

Wayne Knight wrote:

I tie the deer hair behind the hook eye and "cross hatch the thread" towards
the back and bring it back towards the front.

If I had used a bigger hook and darker thread it would have been easier to
see but maybe you can get a better idea from this example.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/fl...erts_drake.htm

Man, my eyesight must be going to hell. I totally missed that.

Thanks for the info (and thanks for reminding me of boudin in that
other thread). :-)


Chuck Vance

"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the info (and thanks for reminding me of boudin in that other
thread). :-)

No prob,

Wayne
Currently enjoying LSU make boudin out of the Volunteers

Originally Posted by Conan The Librarian

Wow, that was fast. What a great looking bunch of flies. Thanks to
all the tyers (tiers? tyres?), and special thanks to the illustrious
swapmeister.

Favorites so far would have to be BD's Klodhopper (and his bidness
card), Jeffrey Barnes' Sweet Cheeks and Marty Werling's Blue Bellied
Sumptin', because they all look like they'll work on warmwater fish.
:-) As far as trout flies, Hans' Traun Spezial, Opie's Riffle Grizzly
and Wayne's Robert's Yellow Drake are probably my favorites. (All the
flies are excellent; these three just struck me as flies that I would
probably want to tie for myself.)

Notes on my fly: I call it a Madam CDC, as it's got the basic
swept-back deer-hair bullet-head shape of the Madam X, but I used CDC
wrapped like the CDC & elk for the body and "legs" (rather than the
rubber legs on the original). It's something I came up with when I had
a bunch of CDC I was looking to work into a pattern. I figure the fish
take it for a hopper of some sort, though it has also worked by letting
it swing at the end of the drift. I tied it on a #8 TMC 5212 and used
Petitjean "cream" CDC (it's not really cream, but more of a light gold,
which matches the color of hoppers on my home river pretty well). I
used yellow 8/0 Unithread, though in retrospect, I probably should have
used tan.

I expect you could play around with the design and it would work as
a stonefly imitation.


Chuck Vance

Thank You Conan,for the Compliment on SweetCheeks. I'm proud to have been a participant. Would be great to hear about it catchin a fish or 2 before it gets torn up.
All You Guys sent me some Beeutiful Flies: Ya'll some Fly Tyin Hombres'..
Hats Off to Each One of you, and if we ever get to Swap again, It would be an Honor to sit and Tye up sompthin for my New Friends.
It was Big Fun Fellas,