Oaf Winter Fly Swap

[Gavin]

Nice looking bunch.....Been tossing blocks in the swap for 2-3 years nown...just need and excuse to keep my box stocked....like Jeremy Hunts addition...its about spot on for a sphinx moth...not that those catch fish anywhere.

[DaddyO]

How about everyone posting a Fly Recipe for those sweet flies that you tied. I'll start with mine.

Fly: Hair & Copper

Hook: #14 Scud Hook

Bead: Copper Tungsten Bead to match Hook Size

Thread: Brown 6/0

Tail: Pheasant Tail Fibers

Rib: Copper Wire

Body: Mix of Brown Dubbing made from Yarn and Blood Red Leech Sparkle Dubbing (60/40 mix).

Instructions: Put the materials on in the order listed above and use a dubbing loop for the body. The buggier this fly looks, the better it fishes.

Fishing Method: I use an indicator, when fishing this fly, in all types of water. The Tungsten Bead will make this fly drop through the water column very quickly. Make sure your indicator is big enough to support this fly. I have caught fish on this fly in Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas. I plan on trying it in Colorado later this year.

Let me know how it works for you.

[flytyer57]

Woolybugger:

Hook: TMC 5262 Size 8

Bead: RealFlyColor™ Bead (Caddis Green/Bloodworm Red)

Thread: Uni 6/0 (red/olive)

Tail: Fluff from the base of a turkey body feather for black/olive barred marabou

Rib: Ultra Wire Brassie (red/green) counterwound over hackle

Hackle: Generic rooster sadle hackle (grizzly/grizzly died olive)

Body: Hareline Dubbin's Ice Dub (black/olive)

[FishinCricket]

Recipe? Uhm, okay..

Small corn yellow chenille

Small hooks I bought from the fly shop (the ones with lead heads)

Corn yellow paint

Yellow thread

I fish em like corn...

[Zach Bearden]

Hook: Dry fly (thinner wire, penetrates a fish's mouth quicker)

Bead: Silver to match hook size

Tail: Pheasant Tail or Hackle Fibers.

Hot spot: Orange thread (you can omit this if you'd like, I just really like hot spots lol)

Rib: Green Wire

Body: Pheasant Tail

Collar: Some crazy spiky dubbing

I list all my materials in the order that I put them on the hook.

[Outside Bend]

Hook: Scud or Emerger hook, size 12-20 (I tied the ones in the swap on a #16)

Thread: Chartreuse 8/0

Bead: Black or brown

Underbody: Chartreuse thread, overwrapped with pearl or chartreuse Krystal Flash.

Body: Midge sized vinyl rib, olive (can also be tied in Chartreuse and orange)

Legs: CDC barbules & picked-out dubbing

Thorax: Mix of synthetic peacock dubbing (ice dubbing works well), and dark natural fur.

[DaddyO]

I've still got two more weekends of VolleyBall tournaments before I can get out to fish. Has anyone gotten the opportunity to put any of these flies in the water? If so, what were your results?

[Trout Commander]

I've been out - but still haven't got my flies

OB, I hoped you listened to FT57 and are punishing me since mine were the stragglers and it's not that the postal service ate them

[Trout Commander]

I could've sworn I had posted my recipe already too but don't see it. I will go over the specifics of hook and thread and get it added as soon as I get the chance.

[FishinCricket]

I've been out - but still haven't got my flies

OB, I hoped you listened to FT57 and are punishing me since mine were the stragglers and it's not that the postal service ate them

If I was you I'd find out just what in the world your postman is doing with your stuff...