[Buzzy]

Muddled Golden Invicta (variation)

Notional.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 black
tag - Orvis Saltwater fluoro orange/resin
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub golden brown
body hackle - furnace
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather yellow
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

I wondered about the blue hackle and at first thought it might be peacock breast: nope, another fascinating dye job!

 

[ScottP]

Thank you. I need to try dyeing bleached pheasant rump blue, too; should be a bit brighter.

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Hare’s Ear Crippler (variation)

Trying out the blue pheasant rump in a few places.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tag - medium tinsel opal
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s eat
body hackle - ginger
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Flossy Muddler

Playing around with different body materials and a neat way to shape the head.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 black
tail - yarn chartreuse
rib - small wire silver
body - floss (Oral B used here but any tape-like brand works)
body hackle - grizzly
shoulder - hen badger
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Foam Backed Viz-a-Dun

The foam adds a bit of buoyancy to John Barr’s fly.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 black
tail - elk hair
rib - tying thread
body - Ice Dub tan
wing - Congo Hair white
hackle - grizzly/ginger
head/overbody - 1mm foam tan

Used a brown version here

To catch a few of these

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

AFM

Lately, the cutts in the little blue lines have preferred something more subdued like this.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
tail - yarn flame
rib - medium tinsel opal
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear gray
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Muddled Hedgehog

Used Davie McPhail’s fly as inspiration. Subbed pheasant rump for the pt legs since I don’t have any an wasn’t in the mood to knot some up; the Muddler head just because.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 black
body - Ice Dub hot orange
wing(s) - elk hair dyed orange
shoulder - pheasant rump dyed black
collar/head - deer hair dyed black

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Leggy Hedgehog

Tried dubbing, hackle and plain thread for the head, none of which gave me the look I wanted; found the aftershaft sifting through the waste bag on the vise.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange/black
body - Ice Dub hot orange
wing(s) - elk hair dyed orange
shoulder - golden pheasant tippet
head - pheasant aftershaft dyed black

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Mason’s Mighty Mayfly (variation)

Original has a poly downwing but I prefer the upright position for better visibility. Tied here as a washed out Adams; change color/size to suit your needs.

hook - WFC Model 3 #12
thread - Uni 8/0 tan
shuck - Congo Hair shiner tan
tail - grizzly
body - biot tan
pfd - 2mm foam tan
wing - Congo Hair white
hackle - grizzly/light ginger

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

East Slope Muddler

Main ingredients were harvested there and that’s where I’ll fish it, primarily.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
tail - sharptail marabou
1st rib - medium tinsel opal
2nd rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
body hackle - ginger
shoulder - sharptail
collar/head - pronghorn

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Spruce Moth Muddler

hook - WFC Model 3 #12
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
tail - Congo Hair shiner tan
body - mini flat braid root beer
wing case - 1mm foam tan
wing/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

East Slope Muddler II

A passable spruce moth.

hook - WFC Model 3 #12
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
shuck - mini flat braid root beer (unraveled)
rib - Krystal Flash root beer
body - hare’s ear bleached
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
shoulder - sharptail
collar/head - pronghorn

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Leggy Pennell Muddler

Notional

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tag - medium tinsel silver
tail - golden pheasant tippet
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub peacock black
body hackle - black
shoulder - Amherst pheasant tippet
collar/head - pronghorn white

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Claret Muddler

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - golden pheasant tippet
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing claret
body hackle - grizzly dyed claret (1 TBS Rit Wine/1 cup water)
shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red
collar/head - deer hair dyed claret

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Leggy Claret Bumble

Notional.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 wine
tag - tinsel gold
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing claret heather
body hackle - grizzly dyed claret (1 TBS Rit Wine/1 cup water)
shoulder - golden pheasant tippet dyed orange (1 TBS Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
collar - hen grizzly dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

 

[ScottP]

Muddled Swamp Donkey

A few changes to Rob Denson’s wet fly, in addition to the deer hair head.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 black
tail - woodduck flank
rib - small wire gold
body - hare’s ear/squirrel
body hackle - grizzly dyed golden brown (3/4 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel, 1/8 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange/2 cups water)
shoulder - woodduck flank
collar/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott

 

[Roomiemistake]

really dig the deer hair, ive lost my patience trying to stack it.

 

[ScottP]

Jacklin’s Spruce Moth (variation)

A few additions to the original.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Semperfli 8/0 tan
tail - deer hair butts
rib - xsmall wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
body hackle - ginger
underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan
shoulder - bleached pheasant rump
wing/head - deer hair

Regards,
Scott