Hey Fly Tiers...What's In The Vise?

[bigal409]

And you leave those tail feathers alone Big Guy   

[rgfixit]

Dom will probably send you some if you ask

Rg

[big_guy_13021]

Yes Dom sent me some feathers not long ago

[Raquettedacker]

You guys are silly and theres a lot to go around. But what parts are you interested in?  The eyes mostly?

[rgfixit]

The eyes are ok, but most flies requiring peacock herl use the long strands lower on the feather......of which you've already sent me a lifetime supply.

And...I thank you Sir....and your Mom and.......her bird ( can't remember it's name)

Rg

[Dug1898]

Here's how I use peacock herl...on The Dog Fly, patterned after my Alaskan Malamute O'nee   

[Raquettedacker]

Cool I learned something new today..
Learned those herls have some cool tyedie colors......





Oh yeah and learned what you guys  used them  for....

[big_guy_13021]

I use the hurles for collars on my flies and jigs..something about the color in them catches the fishes eye .I even made nymph boddies out of the hurles..amazing color.

[MattyP123]

Nice one dug

[Dug1898]

Thanks Matt, anyone tie the Royal Coachman? Post a picture if you do.
Peacock herl and red floss body, really kool dry fly...
I always wanted to tie them, tried years ago and never mastered it. I'm not good with little flies.

[MattyP123]

Any Pike fly tiers out there?

[seamonkey84]

Any Pike fly tiers out there?

Here’s a post I made a month back, I’ll have to take an updated pic as I’ve added some bunny leaches and more colors of the “well-fed” fly

Here are some stuff I’ve been tying lately, I just started targeting pike with a fly last year. In memory of the legendary Lefty Kreh, here is my first batch of Lefty deceivers, along with some sea-ducers 





Here’s a pattern I found called the Well-fed (baitfish) tied on a wide gap offset worm hook to give it a broader profile.





My diy pike box.

[rgfixit]

My rule of thumb for tying pike flies is simple. Add a bunch of stuff, then double it ......then triple it. When it looks like you've tied a dead chicken and two rabbit skins and an entire buck tail on a couple of hooks......you've got almost anough stuff on there. I used to fly fish them in Canada quite a while ago.

Rg

[MattyP123]

Thanks seamonkey and well done! I figured I'd get a pike line for my 8 weight and give it hell. Bob, Thats Freaking hilarious!

[rgfixit]

The guy I learned from owned a bait shop locally. He was a pretty good fisherman. I'd bring in flies I tied for his advice. For pike flies he always told me ......"BIGGER" .

I built my 10' 9/10 wt for pike. Turned out it was equally matched for carp. You have to try some carp on the fly Matt. They're just too much fun.


Rg