[chris stiemert]

Starting a fresh box for winter in the sound. Going to try and keep it limited to the "must haves", curious what others have if they have a specific winter specific box for the sound? Next up to tie I have some green and silvers, crazy plankton, squimp, fj pink, bristle worms Justin waters style, micro flatwings, sea run buggers in orange/pink/tan, chart clousers, pink streak, couple small deceivers, grey ghost, a few surf candys in various colors, the don simonson euphasid, Johnson's beach fly and Knudsen in various colors.

Will keep posting as I add to the box!

 

[SeattleFarq]

You got my #1 covered in the photo. Add some searun buggers and Knudsen spiders and that would cover 95% of my sub-surface fishing. I'm not familiar with all the patterns you listed, but do you have any topwater stuff in there? If not, a few gurglers are a must.

 

[jasmillo]

Starting a fresh box for winter in the sound. Going to try and keep it limited to the "must haves", curious what others have if they have a specific winter specific box for the sound? Next up to tie I have some green and silvers, crazy plankton, squimp, fj pink, bristle worms Justin waters style, micro flatwings, sea run buggers in orange/pink/tan, chart clousers, pink streak, couple small deceivers, grey ghost, a few surf candys in various colors, the don simonson euphasid, Johnson's beach fly and Knudsen in various colors.
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Will keep posting as I add to the box!

That fly you have in your box in olive is my comfort SRC fly. There are a few folks on this forum with a lot more experience than I that will likely chime in but for me, nothing has caught more SRC I'm the salt over the last few years then a cone or bead head olive wooly bugger. All seasons. To a point that I am not even fishing them much anymore. I have tied up all kinds of other odd sh*t trying to expand my horizons because I have become too dependent on that fly...

 

[chris stiemert]

You got my #1 covered in the photo. Add some searun buggers and Knudsen spiders and that would cover 95% of my sub-surface fishing. I'm not familiar with all the patterns you listed, but do you have any topwater stuff in there? If not, a few gurglers are a must.

I have some miyawaki poppers and I'm going to add some gurglers! I got the flymen fish tank in the mail today so my tying time has shifted to watching flies swim! I wish we could do a post with videos easily that was "what's in your tank", this thing is so cool

 

[Luke R McNeley]

I have had great success in the sound using a composite loop bait fish. I tie it on a size 4 hook down eye, with dumb bell eyes tied on the underside of the fly. Its just one big dubbing loop I usually use ice dub in pearl UV. It looks just like some chum fry and is a very good bait fish pattern. Its the only fly ive used this winter and its produced every time out.

 

[chris stiemert]

Do you have a picture of the fly Luke?

 

[Luke R McNeley]

Do you have a picture of the fly Luke?

 

[SeattleFarq]

I'll have to give that a try. It's a good example of the concept we fly tiers most often ignore: KISS (keep it simple, stupid!).

 

[Luke R McNeley]

I'll have to give that a try. It's a good example of the concept we fly tiers most often ignore: KISS (keep it simple, stupid!).

Yeah there is a good video on you tube posted by OPST, thats where I first saw it and the version they tie is a bit more dubbing colors. I just chose one and its exactly that its simple but very effective.

 

[Steelhead]

A weighted sculpin fly is a must have in the winter. Looks like you are off to a good start.

 

[Luke R McNeley]

A weighted sculpin fly is a must have in the winter. Looks like you are off to a good start.

What are some good colors? If youbdont mind

 

[SeattleFarq]

What are some good colors? If youbdont mind

Olive and black work for me, plus orange of all things. I typically use searun buggers to mimic sculpin by fishing them deep with a slow retrieve. I let the fly sink for a count of ten (or longer if the water is deep or moving quickly), then I use a slow, twitchy retrieve. Good way to catch real sculpin, too!

 

[Luke R McNeley]

Olive and black work for me, plus orange of all things. I typically use searun buggers to mimic sculpin by fishing them deep with a slow retrieve. I let the fly sink for a count of ten (or longer if the water is deep or moving quickly), then I use a slow, twitchy retrieve. Good way to catch real sculpin, too!

I was gonna that's a good way to tell if your waiting to long on the drop and the retrieve, is if we're catching sculpin. Hahahah

 

[SeattleFarq]

I was gonna that's a good way to tell if your waiting to long on the drop and the retrieve, is if we're catching sculpin. Hahahah

Or flounder, crabs, oysters, rocks.... I brought a solid 48" barnacle-covered log to hand a few weeks ago. Put up a hell of a fight!

 

[Luke R McNeley]

Or flounder, crabs, oysters, rocks.... I brought a solid 48" barnacle-covered log to hand a few weeks ago. Put up a hell of a fight!

that's awesome hahaha

 

[FinLuver]

Or flounder, crabs, oysters, rocks.... I brought a solid 48" barnacle-covered log to hand a few weeks ago. Put up a hell of a fight!

Pics...tailed or netted...or it didn't happen.

 

[SeattleFarq]

Pics...tailed or netted...or it didn't happen.

Damn. I kept it wet and released it unharmed, so perhaps I can land it again and get a photo. I refuse to hotspot, but I will say that particular log took a #6 Delia Squid stripped slow. Just make sure you load up your tippet. Those monsters will break you off in a second.

 

[Steelhead]

A weighted sculpin fly is a must have in the winter. Looks like you are off to a good start.

Olive and small. Crawl them along the bottom

 

[chris stiemert]

Little bit of progress...

 

[Ryan Janos]

@chris stiemert -

What are you using for the small black eyes? How are they attached?

Thanks!