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

[SKUNK-MASTER]

I dont know what a mulberry bush looks like........ i guess we just look for a monkey chasing a weasel 

[trapper2000]

it's a tree leaves sorta remind you of apple tree leaves and it grows mulberrys they sorta look like long raspberrys but are real soft ,you can google it for pictures

[westernmas]

Those are nice Swamp Rat.  They slam larva flies like that in the west branch of the farmington out my way.

Jon, something like this?

[big_guy_13021]

Jon, something like this?

I like that fly I'm gonna add a few of them to my collection

[lowaccord66]

Jon, something like this?

That'll work.  One similar in all tan with no bead would be killer.

Our opener is tomorrow but the water is fast and high so I will jig for them instead.  Not many jig rivers for trout...at least that I see.  Super deadly.

[trapper2000]

early season fish seem to like everything ,once they become selective it gets a bit harder ,then I pretty much stick to the old reliable .....right now I bet a fake trout pellet would work 

[rgfixit]

Thought I posted this already, guess not.

Been tying some McPhail Caddis Larvae.





 And some "Mini Buggers" for gills.



Nice to get back at the bench for a bit.

Rg

[big_guy_13021]

What size hook on the mini boogers🤓.I haven't tried them

[SwampRat]

Thought I posted this already, guess not.

Been tying some McPhail Caddis Larvae.

And some "Mini Buggers" for gills.

Nice to get back at the bench for a bit.

Rg

Well done Rg, very nice ties...........mercury dime is nice too, I have a bunch from metal detecting

[Swamp Rat]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That post above was from me^^^^^^^^^^^ I had to reset my password and the system gave me the profile of some guy with the username Swamprat, my screen name is Swamp Rat. I just rerset my password again and got my account back......That's some weird Friday the 13th stuff right there.

[rgfixit]

Thanks Swamp Rat.

What size hook on the mini boogers🤓.I haven't tried them

Hook: TMC 100 size 10 or  12
Bead: brass, sized to the hook add a few wraps of fine lead wire behind the bead to add weight and hold it in place.
Body: Peacock Herl
Hackle: Grisly, rust, Dun, black.....most any color really
Tail: red...I use cheap red chicken feathers from Walmart's craft department. White and yellow work too.

Rg

[seamonkey84]

Glad I found this thread! I hardly ever venture onto other states boards, but I’ll have to keep an eye on this one. 
Big Guy, your mop jig sounds interesting, but for some reason I can’t see any of the pics you’ve posted of them. Is it just like a mop fly or green weenie but on a jig hook?
RG, nice mini buggers. I will tie mini buggers down to size 14, very useful for trout and gills, some patterns I found under the name baby buggers and a variant they call briminators have produced very well for me. I’ll have to take some pics when I get home.

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.

[Swamp Rat]

Glad I found this thread! I hardly ever venture onto other states boards, but I’ll have to keep an eye on this one. 
Big Guy, your mop jig sounds interesting, but for some reason I can’t see any of the pics you’ve posted of them. Is it just like a mop fly or green weenie but on a jig hook?
RG, nice mini buggers. I will tie mini buggers down to size 14, very useful for trout and gills, some patterns I found under the name baby buggers and a variant they call briminators have produced very well for me. I’ll have to take some pics when I get home.

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 

Welcome seamonkey, nice ties! Glad you found us, I'm just starting out tying so it's great to have more participants to see and learn from.

[geo315]

On topic / off topic
I am looking to find a place where I can get parts for my medalist fly reels.
 ereplacementparts.com has my parts as discontinued.  Any body have an idea?  Thanks Geo.

[rgfixit]

Spent some tying crappie flies today. A couple of my go to patterns.





Chartreuse in #10 4x long
Hot pink in #6 tmc 100.

Couldn't dig up any sources for Medalist Parts Geo. There was a guy in PA that always came through for me. I feel I can only remember the name.

Rg