What's in your vise?

[DenWor54]

Hey Darrel,
They cast fine as long as you match the appropriate leader size. Steelhead wakers and skaters will mess up a leader if you go to light. Try throwing a bomber, steelhead bee, Waller waker, bakke dragonfly on light leader. As far as micro-swivels I have never tried one and i don’t think I ever will.
Tight lines

 

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[Wes Penny]

Glamorous Glammorus

 

[Matt B]

What can I say, I was 18!

 

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[Norm Frechette]

Colorado King, Brown

Hook - Mustad R50
Thread - Brown
Tail - Two dark moose body hairs or moose mane, tied split
Hackle - Brown tied palmer-style over the body
Body - Dubbed with brown synthetic fur
Wing - Dark elk hair tied over the body

Colorado King, Dark

Hook - Mustad R50
Thread: Black
Tail - Two dark moose body hairs or moose mane, tied split
Hackle - Grizzly tied palmer-style over the body
Body - Dubbed with muskrat fur
Wing - Dark elk hair tied over the body

Colorado King, Female

Hook - Mustad R50
Thread: Black
Tail - Two dark moose body hairs or moose mane, tied split
Hackle - Grizzly tied palmer-style over the body
Egg sac – Yellow dubbing
Body - Dubbed with muskrat fur
Wing - Dark elk hair tied over the body

Colorado King, Light

Hook - Mustad R50
Thread - Gray or black
Tail - Two dark moose body hairs or moose mane, tied split
Hackle - Grizzly tied palmer-style over the body
Body - Dubbed with yellow synthetic fur
Wing - Light elk hair tied over the body

Tie these in different colors to represent the caddis and stoneflies in your area

If you feel the need to reinforce the hackle with wire, then do so on your flies

Designed in 1971 by George Bodmer of Colorado Springs, Colorado

Reference

Western Trout Fly Tying Manual - Volume II - Jack Dennis
Fish Flies - Volume One - Terry Hellekson

 

[Dr. Magill]

Hoping to fish these soon

 

[Wes Penny]

One off my most favoured lake pattens is this tiny mini macro leech. Fished under an indicator, it also represents a tiny damsel.

 

[Plugs]

Good trip to the mailbox from Fly Tyers Dungeon 40 different colors of Congo Hair

 

[Steve Saville]

Good trip to the mailbox from Fly Tyers Dungeon 40 different colors of Congo Hair
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That's good stuff at a very reasonable price. Very quick delivery, as well.

 

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[Stonefish]

playing around with real dragon tails....

hopefully it'll put something in the net this weekend.

Randy,
Have you seen these?
I bet they give some pretty nice action.
SF

DOUBLE DRAGON TAIL | nightmaremuskyflies

Paolo Pacchiarini's newest tail design. The double dragon tail is sold in a package of 3 and only sold in XL at this time.

www.nightmaremuskyflies.com

 

[Clarkman]

Randy,
Have you seen these?
I bet they give some pretty nice action.
SF

DOUBLE DRAGON TAIL | nightmaremuskyflies

Paolo Pacchiarini's newest tail design. The double dragon tail is sold in a package of 3 and only sold in XL at this time.

www.nightmaremuskyflies.com

I just saw them today incidentally....they look interesting. I still need to get the ones I have dialed in. This one that I used looked great in the water, but I need to resist the urge to put stuff on the shank I attach it to so that it gets the full action as intended, that and I need to use a longer shank. It still worked and looked great, but I couldn't get it to move much with a really slow retrieve.

 

[Dr. Magill]

Longer shank like streamer type? I think I heard that you’re trying to get by without articulations in the body.