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by flyfud1
Sun Jan 10, 2021 1:54 pm
Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
Topic: Orvis Flymphs
Replies: 31
Views: 18182

Re: Orvis Flymphs

With my apologies for bad photography, here are the first two patterns (upper left) of the Orvis Flymph Selection.

Watery Dun
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Pale Watery Dun
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Charlie
by flyfud1
Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:28 pm
Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
Topic: Orvis Flymphs
Replies: 31
Views: 18182

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...
by flyfud1
Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:14 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Can it get any worse?
Replies: 11
Views: 3544

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.
by flyfud1
Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:43 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Soft Hackle Patterns for Madison & Firehole
Replies: 29
Views: 20259

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...
by flyfud1
Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:23 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Soft Hackle Patterns for Madison & Firehole
Replies: 29
Views: 20259

Re: Soft Hackle Patterns for Madison & Firehole

Here's the White Miller soft hackle I use on the Firehole.
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Charlie
by flyfud1
Sun Feb 02, 2020 4:44 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: New member intro
Replies: 57
Views: 30806

Re: New member intro

Now, that I would have seen. I did hear bagpipe music coming from the parking lot!
by flyfud1
Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:30 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: New member intro
Replies: 57
Views: 30806

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
by flyfud1
Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:15 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: My attempt at Stewarts Black Spider
Replies: 23
Views: 8894

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
by flyfud1
Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:48 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: New member intro
Replies: 57
Views: 30806

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
by flyfud1
Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:15 am
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: New member intro
Replies: 57
Views: 30806

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...