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My first soft hackle wet fly it's a partridge and orange I know my hackle is a little far back something I will fix on my next one

[Christopher K]

Hackle is a little far back as you said but still pretty good. This is just personal preference but I like a very slim body too.

 

Caddisking, I was using a scud hook yesterday and it was going fine, it works better with a good hook but if you put the hook in the vise so the bend of the hook is in the jaws (basically the shank is sticking straight up) it works a lot better.

[fishing with a fly]

Ya Chris I like the thinner body as well I tried it with a bead head behind the hackle I liked the way that looks as well I have some uv resin coming I want to try putting some of that on the body as well

[Christopher K]

Ya that should look good!

[Jacklake]

My first soft hackle wet fly it's a partridge and orange I know my hackle is a little far back something I will fix on my next oneimage.jpg

I am curious.  What size hook did you use, and do I see tinsel ribbing on the body?  Maybe some options for change once we know.

[Jacklake]

Here are the first dry flies I have ever tied, Griffiths Gnat. I was finding it tough to find grizzly hackle that wasn't so long, because it seems a bit longer than it should be for it. To be honest Im not sure what fish even hit this fly I just saw it and it looked the easiest to tie, and easy to learn how to tie dries on a small hook. The one to the left of the beer cap is on a nymph hook, just tied it to get the pattern down first! How do they look?

Except for the one under the cap, they look quite good IMO.  They are basically WBs with no tail, and are meant to represent a midge (chironomid) that is hatching, or a cluster of same at mating time.  Trout like them a lot.  They should be tied on dry fly hooks (fine wire), and treated with floatant and fished with a dead drift - although as a sunk fly they will work OK.  Since they are small, I recommend getting a small container or fly box and always carrying some when fishing rivers.  More than once I have been expecting caddis, grasshoppers or even steelhead patterns to be needed, and what was happening was a rise of 12" fish to midges (and of course I didn't have them with me).  Never leave home with out midges and WBs (the two extremes).

[Jacklake]

I was pretty bored so I tried a foam frog. I've never tied foam before, and the foam was leftover after making a toy for my kid

This 'frog' will catch fish because it will push water and it will wiggle, so it will attract bass.  Frogs may be green, but fish only look up at them and see a silhouette, so they don't know the colour.  I think you should use a finer hook with a bigger gap. This will help the fly float better and aid in hook-ups ... that is the first adjustment I would make.

It would look more froggy if you tied the rubber in (or with) a knot to make a leg and foot profile.  I suggest on the next one you leave out the bottom lip, the fly will still push water but be easier to cast.    Good luck.

[Jacklake]

i used head cement to flatten the tail end cause i usCAM00229.jpged too much dubbing-hence the shine

If you are using a dry fly hook, you can use pliers to bend the first part of hook (near the eye) down somewhat, to create the flat area for the parachute tie.  If you feel this impedes the gap of the hook you can offset the bend a little.  Not as good a solution as buy Klinkhamer hooks, but it works until you do.

[fishing with a fly]

I am curious. What size hook did you use, and do I see tinsel ribbing on the body? Maybe some options for change once we know.

It was a size 12 nymph hook and it was wrapped with fine gold wire

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Bitch Creek Nymph

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Here's a better partridge and orange

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[FrequentFlyer]

Here's a better partridge and orange

 

 

sweet! very nice looking

[ChaseChrome]

Bitch Creek Nymph

 

Good to see you posting up some good sh!t again man...

Lord knows we need it...

cc

[Bow Man]

Bitch Creek Nymph

 

All your flies are great.... please post more!

 

 

cheers

[Bow Man]

Here's a better partridge and orange

Also great stuff, keep them coming boys.

 

 

 

cheers

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Thanks to Christopher K for helping me out on my first fly.

[Christopher K]

Oh, no I can't take credit for that! LOL, glad you guys had fun, hoping for more of a crowd tomorrow