Fly Tying Photo Thread

[ChaseChrome]

Nymph...

 

[Christopheraaron]

You never answered, rabbit in a loop?

 

[wayjep]

A zoo cougar made from maribou, Mylar, polar bear, mallard flank and deer hair. I heard they are good for browns. Anyone used them?

 

[Christopheraaron]

Looks pretty good Way, you may want that flank higher up though. I haven't tried them but I do plan on using them this year.

 

[Christopheraaron]

Some musky MEAT.

 

[wayjep]

My first ever Pike fly, inspired by the musky meat.

 

[Christopheraaron]

Looks good Way, is it weighted or tied to be a diver?

 

[Christopheraaron]

Now for some bass/brown meat

 

[remyboy1]

K here are a few i have been tying...the klink has come a long way since the one in the pic but meh who cares/

 

[Christopheraaron]

For your pheasant tails tail should be the length of the hook, measure your wingcase/legs to the length of the hook shank that way when you fold them over they are half the length of the shank, also don't cut the PT fibres. Klink looks ok, but shorten the post. With the reverse tied fly finish your fly on the hair, don't build a head infront. And don't cut your marabou on the poppers! Now let's see the next ones

 

[remyboy1]

For your pheasant tails tail should be the length of the hook, measure your wingcase/legs to the length of the hook shank that way when you fold them over they are half the length of the shank, also don't cut the PT fibres. Klink looks ok, but shorten the post. With the reverse tied fly finish your fly on the hair, don't build a head infront. And don't cut your marabou on the poppers! Now let's see the next ones

what does the underlined mean

also the poppers need to be a certain size...is there a way of cutting it so it doesnt look cut with out cutting from the other end--i want a certain part of the feather to be used

 

[Christopheraaron]

When you fold the bucktail back and tie it down whip finish on the hair instead of building a second head in front. And for the marabou, find good quality stuff that has even tips.

 

[remyboy1]

so tiee off where you can see the yellow thread on the streamer?

 

[Christopheraaron]

Tie off where that thread is behind the eyes.

 

[Christopheraaron]

And remember not to go too heavy on bucktail, the more you have the less movement you have.

 

[grayer]

I was attempting to tie my first adams, and it came out like this….lol was having trouble tying in the hackle for the collar/wing area

 

[Christopheraaron]

Well, it might nowrk for bluegill, but they'll hit a bare hook lol. Show a side view and try the hackle again, let's see what you've got!

 

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an attempt at the pheasant tail

 

[Christopheraaron]

Body looks good, tail's a few fibres too heavy, while it is acceptable to have 1 or 2 wraps of thread under the tail to prop it up you have a lot under it. Also, don't cut the legs, measure them beforehand so you are left with only what you need. That said that fly will still catch fish!

 

[Christopheraaron]

Could start te body just a little further back aswell, at the bend.