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Are you a fly fisherman who like to swap flies with others? This idea was brought to my attention a little while back and I think we should give it a try.
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:
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
Last edited by Todd B. on Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:21 pm, edited 6 times in total.
Thanks for the flies everyone. Thanks for hosting it too Todd, Don't know if I can afford to do another one with the 18$ shipping fees I was charged by Canada Post . I cannot wait to try them this summer....cabin fever has hit me
I have one question for Todd- The psycedilic P-quad...is it primarily used in Rivers or Lakes? Great tie, ill whip a few up this X-mas break.
Mike Lennox wrote:Thanks for the flies everyone. Thanks for hosting it too Todd, Don't know if I can afford to do another one with the 18$ shipping fees I was charged by Canada Post . I cannot wait to try them this summer....cabin fever has hit me
I have one question for Todd- The psycedilic P-quad...is it primarily used in Rivers or Lakes? Great tie, ill whip a few up this X-mas break.
Mike
I was hit hard by Canada Post on the delivery too (not $18 though). They said it would be $6 bucks to ship the envelop back to me but I see Todd put alot less than that on (and send the stamps back). Who can figure Canada Post?
Hmmm...$18 sounds a little off to me. Express post for a simple bubble pack that eveyone used should have only been in the $5 range. Since the swaps are relatively local you might even consider regular mail. I'm sure a package can make it anywhere in eastern Ontario within 5 business days.
The P-Quad was designed as a stillwater pattern, but I've fished it occasionally in rivers as well. I'll post the recipe this evening. If anyone wants the recipes for the other P-Quad variations just let me know.
The flies look great . I'm looking forward to fishing them in the spring. It's always interesting to see what others are using.
As for my fly, it's works well for both brook trout and brown trout. For brook trout in lakes I'd tied it in a #6-10. For brown trout in rivers I'd tied it in a #2-6.
. I cannot wait to try them this summer....cabin fever has hit me 
. I'm looking forward to fishing them in the spring. It's always interesting to see what others are using.