[3Wt Reel?]

Age old question $100.00 for a reel or $500.00, they both hold line, click and pawl or disc drag.

When it comes down to it it's personal choice and what you can afford. I could go out and buy high end reels if I wanted

but to me they just hold line, and the fish don't care. I have had a flyrod in my hand since I was 6 and have never spent mor than 150 on a reel.

And not because i'm cheap, because I find no need to.

My Opinion

[Howard Hackle]

I get stuff from Howard's or Pat Nolan in Ireland depending on what color's I'm looking for

[Jean's Kiss]

That is the best fly ya ty and me wife Jean loves the bloody thing little jelousy on my part

PMSL...

[Leftover Spey]

 

was cleaning up my bench one day and this was the outcome

[Jean's Kiss]

 

Hook- Daiichi #2051 1.5

Tag- Flo. Pink Floss

Rib- Gold Oval Tinsel

Body- Red Floss Under/Veevus Pearl Mylar Over

Flash Collar- Red Angel Hair

Rear Collar- Red Spey Hackle

Mid Collar- UV Natural Guinea Fowl/2 Strands Red Krinkle Flash (each side)

Front Collar- Red Guinea Fowl

 

Tied this for a friends wife when she was ill,

[Matuka Spey]

I love spey flies, ever do any dee flies?

As for Spey flies, I don't think there is enough bronze mallard in the world for me to get that wing right.

And I have only ever tied one Dee style, but intend to play with them more this year

[Snake-Truder]

 

A welsh friend turned me on to Dai Jones's blog

where he has a SBS of a snake fly. He also has

a Snake- truder pattern

this is my version.

If your not familiar with the snakefly its tied on

plastic coated stainless steel wire in a loop

[Black Widow]

i like it, but that hook is excessively far back. only need it long enough to switch out. Dont need to gill a steely

have never gilled one with this, always been in the hinge. but ya have a good point

[My Prawn]

thanks :-)

[Matuka Spey]

 

Originator: Ken Chandler

 

Hook- Daiichi 1.5 #2051

Thread- Sheer 14/0 White

Tag- Gold Flat Tinsel

Rib- Gold Oval Tinsel

Body- Front 3/4 Hot Pink Chenille

Body- Front 1/4 Flo Pink Crystal Chenille

Wing- Cotton Candy Rabbit Strip ( held in place with rib)

Collar- Mallard Flank (stripped one side)

 

Good alround pattern for steelhead and works well in many colors

especially black/blue/purple

[Welsh Influence]

 

Hook- Mustad L87-3665A #8

Tail- Orange GP Tippet

Rib- Silver Wire

Body- Flat Silver Tinsel

Throat- Tan Mallard Barbs with Chinese Red Floss

Wing- Silver Doctor Blue Calf Tail

- 6 to 8 strands of Light Blue Crystal Flash

- 3 Peacock Herl or 3 Peacock Swords

 

Originally tied for coho, found that it works well for cutties, dollies, and bulls as well

 

 

 

[My Prawn]

 

Created out of boredom

 

Tube- Pro Tube Classic (sparkle pink)

Feelers- White Yak Hair

Head- Hot Orange Seals Fur

Claws- White Hackle Tips (stripped both sides leaving 1.5 in of barbs)

Then i threw in 1 each side Hot Orange Grizzly Hackle Tips

Carapace- Pheasant Back Feather

Flash- Pearl Crystal Flash

Body- Shrimp Pink Arctic Fox (in dubbing loop)

- Followed by 6 White Ostrich Herl

- Then 2 turns Pearl Palmer Chenille

Carapace- Pheasant Back Feather

Body- Same as above (repeat 4 times)

After each body tie in add carapace

 

 

[Black Widow]

 

Shank- Waddington 25mm

Thread- Black 8/0

Stinger Attachment- Rio Bit Tippet

Rear Station- Deep Red Chenille Ball (red polar bear flaired over)

Rear Body- UV Red Polar Chenille

Mid Body- 1 Black Marabou Plume 1 Red Marabou Plume (palmered Together)

Paddles- 1 Each Side Red Hackle Tips 4 in. long Stripped 2.5 in. and tied in

Front Body- 1 Red 1 Black Marabou (palmered together) Then 1 each side Red Hackle tips tied in

Collar- UV Red Guinea Fowl

 

This was tied 5 years ago and has worked well on a number of steelhead rivers in B.C.

 

[Wascally Wabbit (In Hot Orange)]

Thanks Vern, :-)

[Wascally Wabbit (In Hot Orange)]

 

 

Hook- TMC 7999 #2

Thread- Sheer 14/0 Orange

Tag/Rib- Veevus Pearl Mylar Tinsel

Body- Flo Orange Lagartun Flat braid

Wing- Barred Orange Rabbit Stip

Cheeks- Jungle Cock

Collar- UV Hot Orange Guinea Fowl

[Spey Rod For The Bow]

Ya don't need much more than a 5/6 weight hell I have used my 5 weight for coho on the coast

[Skagit Or Scandi?]

I use a scandi on my 5 weight skagit on my 6 weight, backed up with Rio Grip Shooter running line.

I have found that scandi works better for me on 5 weight and down.

Personal choice

[Dark Montreal]

I recognize that tying, awesome as usual

[Black-N-Blue Bleeding Demon]

Well done M8 nice to see you here and your flies as well

So where's your flee's oldtimer, ya forget how to use your camera

[Black-N-Blue Bleeding Demon]

I might tie this as a hair wing and let my son try it out where he lives

will work well as a hair wing, where does your son live

[Uk Influence West Coast Style]

Have you tried it yet? Looks like it should work well

yes i have, steelhead like it and so do most salmon species

[Wascally Wabbit West Coast Style]

My guess that pink and blue would work well too

most deffinately

[Uk Influence West Coast Style]

 

 

Hook- Daiichi 1.5 #2051

Thread- Sheer 14/0 Black

Tail- Red Golden Pheasant Crest

Tag- Veevus Pearl Mylar

Rear Collar- SD Blue Lady Amherst Neck / Natural Guinea Fowl

Rear Body- Veevus Pearl Mylar

Center Collar- UV Blue Guinea Fowl

Front Body- Veevus Pearl Mylar

Front Collar- Purple Spey Hackle / UV Natural Guinea Fowl

 

Played with this style for winter steelhead got the idea from some of my Welsh and Irish buddies

[Wascally Wabbit West Coast Style]

Thank Its a Jim Missuri pattern I tricked out for west coast winter steelhead, works well

If you tie it in burnt orange or olive or even hot orange will work well for summer run steelhead

[Black-N-Blue Bleeding Demon]

Thanks, and yes it does work