murray Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Hey Bird, I really like this one. Have you fished it? Is it supposed to be a beetle or a backswimmer or am I wrong on both counts. Quote
Birdo Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Hey Bird, I really like this one. Have you fished it? Is it supposed to be a beetle or a backswimmer or am I wrong on both counts. Nope I haven't fished it. But it sure looks yummy! Just trying out different stuff. It's suppose to be a backswimmmer/boatman. Quote
Guest bigdirty Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Slider Andy sweet color! On the topic of color. Streamer tiers, how much red, if any, do you tie into your flies? Quote
sldrose Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Damn hound chewed up the cape I used on these flies that's got to hurt. Sounds like he owe's you some fur!! Quote
AndyR Posted February 28, 2015 Author Posted February 28, 2015 Thanks BigDirt! And for your question about the red, really it just depends on how I feel when I'm tying, unless I already have plans on incorporating red in my patterns Quote
BigFoamy Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 that'll slayem in lakes and rivers 1 Quote
BigFoamy Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 my variation of the Bow River bugger what a beauty! Quote
Gil Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Played with a few new versions of a stone. Settled on this one. Takes a bit longer than I'd like but like the look. 7 Quote
Popular Post Gil Posted February 28, 2015 Popular Post Posted February 28, 2015 Preparing for our trip to the Missouri River Mo this summer....Very easy tie. 10 Quote
AndyR Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 The Rattling Bellyscratcher Slider Minnow 7 Quote
lorney Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Wow Gary. Thanks for sharing your flies. Amazing talent at the vise. 1 Quote
murray Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 That is a good looking damsel nymph Terry. Do you mind my asking how it goes together? Quote
TerryH Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Murray, the extended body is based on a technique that I developed (sure I'm not the first to do it) when designing this green drake pattern. The basic idea is to cut a strip of closed cell foam (of appropriate colour) and attach it to a long needle held in the vise. In the case of the green drake, the foam is wide enough that you can thread it on the needle, and then apply dubbing and ribbing as you would on the shank of a fly. In the case of the damsel, I cut a foam strip that is very narrow (~ 1mm tapered to a point at the tail) so you need to wrap it onto the needle with tying thread. It is important to compress the foam enough that when you pull the finished abdomen off the needle, the foam will expand and maintain tension on the thread wraps. The abdomen is done with five or six marabou fibres -- tie in to form the tail, then twist the remainder and wrap it forward to form the abdomen. Tie off, whip finish, and pull it off the needle. I usually crank out a number of these before moving on to constructing the complete fly. The hook is a #12 TMC 2457. The steps are 1) attach the eyes, 2) attach the abdomen 3) tie short sections of 0.02" lead along each side of the hook shank to widen the body and add weight, 4) dub the back half of the thorax (olive antron), 5) tie in the legs on either side (green mallard flank), 6) dub the forward half of the thorax up to just behind the eyes, 7) tie in a strip of thin skin for the wing case (mottled oak, olive), 8) lightly dub over the tie-in point on the wing case and figure eight over the eyes. 9) whip finish at the eye. The dumbbell eyes are made using 30lb mono and small glass beads (~1.5 mm dia.). Use a lighter to melt and form a ball on one end of a short section of line, string on the beads, trim the other end, and form a ball on that end to keep the beads in place. As you might have guessed, I am a firm believer in extended body flies. The green drake is my go to green drake pattern. I haven't tried the damsel yet. In designing this pattern, the main objective was that the extended body be very flexible, so that it would show motion in the water when stripped. If you've ever seen a damsel nymph swimming, there's a lot of wiggling that happens in the back half. 7 Quote
Birdo Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Both those flies are pretty sweet! Going to have to give the drake pattern a try. Quote
mattpreat Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks for the info Terry, I never could quite get the hang of extended bodies but that explained it perfectly! Looks like I'll be tying a few of those green drakes up also Quote
RedBeard Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Love those flies Terry, thanks for passing on the How to! Quote
murray Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Terry, excellent description. I'm sure that damsel will work very well. The green drake is very nice as well. Quote
lumpy Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Ventured out of my comfort zone. Took a stab at this style. And quickly realized you need some pretty awesome materials to start this venture. oh well 2 Quote
RedBeard Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 I've been looking for a good brown trout fry imitation... I did the spotting with a sharpie and it bled into the fibers a bit. Any suggestions on spotting streamers? 1 Quote
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