Fly Swap #1 - Favorite Trout Streamer
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:37 pm
The theme for the first FH fly swap will be your "Favorite Trout Streamer". If you're interested in participating, send me PM with the pattern that you will be tying and I will reply with the additional details (see fly swap FAQ) and update the tier list.
Sign-up: Closed
Fly Submission Deadline: Nov 30th
Flies:
Sign-up: Closed
Fly Submission Deadline: Nov 30th
Flies:
- Psychedelic P-Quad (by Todd B.)
Hook: #8-10 2x
Thread: Flame Orange
Tail: Medium Olive Marabou (short, sparse tail. Tear the fine ends off so you're left with wide fibers)
Body: Medium Crystal Dubbing
Rib: Fine gold wire
Hackle: Partridge
Wing: Teal (rolled wing style)
Head: Buildup of orange thread, coated with Hard as Nails - Marabou Black Ghost (by Salar)
Hook: Mustad 79580 #6
Thread: 8/0 Black
Tail: Yellow Hen Saddle Hackle Fibers
Rib: Flat Silver Holographic Mylar Tinsel (Medium)
Body: Black Uni-Stretch
Throat: Yellow Hen Saddle Hackle Fibers
Wing: White Marabou - Chartreuse and Black Booby (by Mike lennox)
Hook: #8-12 streamer hook
Thread: 6/0 black uni thread
Tail: Black Marabou
Body: Chartreuse rabbit dubbing(seal is best, sorry i was out)
Wing: Black marabou
Eyes: White roe bags and white foam roe from lebaron coloured with a black sharpie - Crappie Fly (by Mike Lennox)
Hook: #12-16 Mustad 3399
Tail: White, pink or chartreuse marabou
Body: Pink, pearl or chartreuse ice dubbing(normal dubbing works too)
Eyes: Small chain eyes - BH Brown Bugger (by northernfly)
Hook: #8 streamer
Bead head: 5/32†gold
Thread: Brown 3/0
Weight: 10-12 wraps
Tail: Brown marabou with 6-8 strands of gold Krystal Flash
Body: Dark brown chenille
Rib: Copper wire
Hackle: Brown - Hamill's Killer (by JVE)
Hook: #6-8 streamer
Thread: Black 3/0
Tail: Black squirrel tail topped with golden pheasant tippets
Body: Red chenille
Wing: 4 matched, yellow mallard flank feathers, with two feathers tied on each side (Note: for small flies a single pair of matched feathers will suffice.)
Head: Black thread coated with enamel or Hard as Nails - Doc Spratly (by Beachburger)
Hook:1x, 2x, or 3x long. #6 to 12.
Thread: Black.
Body: Black wool or dubbing or floss.
Rib: Flat silver or gold tinsel.
Tail: Grizzly hackle fibers or guinea fowl.
Legs: Grizzly neck or guinea fowl tied back along sides and bottom of fly.
Wing: Ringneck pheasant tail.
Head: Peacock herl - Denny's Seal Bugger (by Woolly Bugger)
[The pattern was taken from "Fly-Fishing Stillwaters for Trophy Trout". 1997. Denny Rickards. pp.52-53.]
Hook: #6-10 4x long
Thread: Black
Weight: 20 wraps of .020 wire at the head
Tail: Black marabou (somewhat sparse)
Hackle: Purple dyed grizzly saddle hackle palmered over the body four times
Body: Black seal fur mixed with a pinch of red or suitable substitute, picked out after ribbing
Rib: Copper wire
Head: Black