Fly Tying/Fishing Thread

[FREAK]

 

[perma]

I can finally contribute! My niece wanted to land it in her butterfly net. I didn’t have the heart to use my $40 net. Hit it on a horse fly of all things.

 

[MTLabrador]

I’ve been fishing a lot of old fashioned unweighted pheasant tails of different styles from a rooster I shot last fall that had a really nice tail. The soft hackle has been absolutely deadly behind a stonefly or bugger. Got a few little rainbows to bite today.

 

[Ought Six]

I’ve been fishing a lot of old fashioned unweighted pheasant tails of different styles from a rooster I shot last fall that had a really nice tail. The soft hackle has been absolutely deadly behind a stonefly or bugger. Got a few little rainbows to bite today.

Great lookin flies! I’ve been tying some PTs as well lately. This one is a fly I have good luck on lakes with. The body is a mix of PT and turkey tail feathers giving a small light/dark contrast. Our local fisheries have really been heating up lately and fishing phenomenally.

 

[Ought Six]

 

[Hem]

Did a little fishing after swatting some gobblers. 5 pike to the boat, but nothing large.

 

[Ought Six]

Did a little fishing after swatting some gobblers. 5 pike to the boat, but nothing large.View attachment 323999

When I lived in NE MT I used to love chasing pike on the fly in the Poplar, Four Buttes Creek, and the Redwater. Always got a funny look from the locals

 

[Hem]

When I lived in NE MT I used to love chasing pike on the fly in the Poplar, Four Buttes Creek, and the Redwater. Always got a funny look from the locals

Yes, I was the only one with a flyrod.

 

[Ought Six]

Yes, I was the only one with a flyrod.

Never caught any big boys but had about an 8 pounder follow it to me feet. Caught a walleye though that was kind of cool. Could piss across most parts of the streams

 

[Djfan]

I had training in Jackson, WY last week. The rivers that were no longer frozen were gunky. Didn't get to fish, even though I brought it all. I feel ripped off.

 

[Ought Six]

Took the kiddos out yesterday on a local freestone and they got to see a pile of fish, one of those rivers where it should probably be illegal to throw nymphs

 

[Ought Six]

Tied up a quick 50 piece nymph assortment for a buddy in my free time the last couple days, I enjoy tying enough I just charged him the cost to replace the materials, should catch him a few fish.

 

[MTLabrador]

Tied up a quick 50 piece nymph assortment for a buddy in my free time the last couple days, I enjoy tying enough I just charged him the cost to replace the materials, should catch him a few fish.View attachment 324332

There’s no need to blur our the squirmies and eggs, we won’t be offended…

I wasn’t able to fish or hunt bears at all this week so I stocked up on a bunch of the small stuff that catches a ton of fish. Soft hackles, $3 dips, shop vacs, hares ear and pheasant tail varieties, and others. Threw in a couple streamers for good measure when I was getting tired of the 16s and 18s.

 

[Ought Six]

There’s no need to blur our the squirmies and eggs, we won’t be offended…

I wasn’t able to fish or hunt bears at all this week so I stocked up on a bunch of the small stuff that catches a ton of fish. Soft hackles, $3 dips, shop vacs, hares ear and pheasant tail varieties, and others. Threw in a couple streamers for good measure when I was getting tired of the 16s and 18s.

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I didn’t blur those flies for fear of offending anyone, it’s just the way I tie them that might set them apart from others flies and have been extremely effective for me when fished side by side with other versions.. Trying to keep a slight fish catching advantage over other anglers by not giving all the secrets away, I think the the fish like to see a slight variety from the typical fly shop offerings hahaha

Great flies @MTLabrador!!

 

[MTLabrador]

I didn’t blur those flies for fear of offending anyone, it’s just the way I tie them that might set them apart from others flies and have been extremely effective for me when fished side by side with other versions.. Trying to keep a slight fish catching advantage over other anglers by not giving all the secrets away, I think the the fish like to see a slight variety from the typical fly shop offerings hahaha

Great flies @MTLabrador!!

I agree completely, I do the same with a few common patterns to mix it up. Or I just fish a pink ray Charles and pretend they’re not taking it as an egg, which they definitely are.

 

[Ought Six]

I agree completely, I do the same with a few common patterns to mix it up. Or I just fish a pink ray Charles and pretend they’re not taking it as an egg, which they definitely are.

Yep I’ve always said that as well. Fishing a “fire bead pink Ray Charles” is just fishing an egg pattern but feeling better than everyone else fishing traditional egg patterns lol. Once had a guy give me a weird, disappointed look when I said I was fishing a McFly foam egg, I asked what he was fishing and he put his nose up in the air and said “a fire bead pink Ray Charles” and I couldn’t help but start laughing

 

[NR_Hunter]

Tied up a quick 50 piece nymph assortment for a buddy in my free time the last couple days, I enjoy tying enough I just charged him the cost to replace the materials, should catch him a few fish.View attachment 324332

You don’t gotta blur the worms. We don’t judge.

There’s no need to blur our the squirmies and eggs, we won’t be offended…

I wasn’t able to fish or hunt bears at all this week so I stocked up on a bunch of the small stuff that catches a ton of fish. Soft hackles, $3 dips, shop vacs, hares ear and pheasant tail varieties, and others. Threw in a couple streamers for good measure when I was getting tired of the 16s and 18s.

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EDIT: yoooo I thought the same thing about the squirmies but you beat me to it