With my apologies for bad photography, here are the first two patterns (upper left) of the Orvis Flymph Selection.
Watery Dun
Pale Watery Dun
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- Sun Jan 10, 2021 1:54 pm
- Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
- Topic: Orvis Flymphs
- Replies: 31
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- Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:28 pm
- Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
- Topic: Orvis Flymphs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18385
Re: Orvis Flymphs
I was just gifted a complete Orvis Flymph Selection by my friend Dr. Jim Mead, DVM. During this holiday season I'll try to get a closeup picture of each of the ten patterns. No brochure however. Jim also included an "Old Roan". He said that it had appeared in a Dan Bailey catalog back when...
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:14 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Can it get any worse?
- Replies: 11
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Re: Can it get any worse?
I'll throw in my penny -- not a flymph. A beaded soft hackle or a bead head soft hackle is what I would call it.
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:43 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Soft Hackle Patterns for Madison & Firehole
- Replies: 29
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Re: Soft Hackle Patterns for Madison & Firehole
Ray, Here's the pattern for my White Miller Caddis Hook: Syl Nemes Raised Eye Soft Hackle Wet Fly, Gaelic Supreme, size 13 & 15 Thread: Uni 8/0 Chartreuse Silk: Persall's light olive Dubbing: Nature's Spirit Emergence Dubbing, cream color spun on silk using a Clark dubbing block Hackle: Partridg...
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:23 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Soft Hackle Patterns for Madison & Firehole
- Replies: 29
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Re: Soft Hackle Patterns for Madison & Firehole
Here's the White Miller soft hackle I use on the Firehole.
Charlie
Charlie
- Sun Feb 02, 2020 4:44 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: New member intro
- Replies: 57
- Views: 31048
Re: New member intro
Now, that I would have seen. I did hear bagpipe music coming from the parking lot!
- Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:30 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: New member intro
- Replies: 57
- Views: 31048
Re: New member intro
The original Betts Microfibbetts were sable paint brush bristles. I helped John package up a bunch of these after he had cut the brushes apart and dyed the fibers.
We needed some sort of signal yesterday to know who was who. I didn't see anybody in a kilt but a lot of other folks.
Charlie
We needed some sort of signal yesterday to know who was who. I didn't see anybody in a kilt but a lot of other folks.
Charlie
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:15 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: My attempt at Stewarts Black Spider
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8979
Re: My attempt at Stewarts Black Spider
Great fly.
I've had folks tell me that a fly as simple as this can't possibly catch trout. I don't try to change their minds, I just tie it on and catch fish. Works really well in the South Platte.
Charlie
I've had folks tell me that a fly as simple as this can't possibly catch trout. I don't try to change their minds, I just tie it on and catch fish. Works really well in the South Platte.
Charlie
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:48 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: New member intro
- Replies: 57
- Views: 31048
Re: New member intro
Jim Anderson lives in Longmont and is a member of this forum. He'll probably be at the tying gig.
Charlie
Charlie
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:15 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: New member intro
- Replies: 57
- Views: 31048
Re: New member intro
Welcome! You will enjoy being part of this group. If you live on the front range, come out to the West Denver Fly Tying Clinic at Jeffco Fairgrounds (6th and Indiana) on February 8th (10am - 3pm) and introduce yourself. I'll be there along with at least one other individual tying spiders and soft ha...