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by Old Hat
Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:36 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Winter Stonefly Flymph
Replies: 10
Views: 4197

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Thanks everyone. The hooks are nice but this about as small as this style comes and is too big for most applications. Works well for stonefly sizes though.
by Old Hat
Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:39 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Winter Stonefly Flymph
Replies: 10
Views: 4197

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Not this exact pattern, but a very close variation. I have fished flymphs during this hatch for a long time. I developed
It initially for the huge winter stonefly hatch on the middle Deschutes.
by Old Hat
Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:11 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Replies: 11
Views: 4943

Furnace and Primrose Palmer

Hook: Mustad R50 #14
Thread: Pearsall's gossamer silk thread in primrose
Rib: tag end of thread
Body: peacock
Hackle: Whiting hen cape in furnace

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by Old Hat
Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:07 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Winter Stonefly Flymph
Replies: 10
Views: 4197

Winter Stonefly Flymph

For our winter stonefly or little brown stone hatch. Hook: Ken Sawada Low Water salmon hook #12 Thread: brown Griffith's 16/0 Tail: dark natural moose hair Rib: copper wire Abdomen: hare's ear (equal mix of black, dun, and natural) Thorax: black SLF Hackle: English grouse palmered through thorax htt...
by Old Hat
Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:50 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear variations (swap pictures)
Replies: 26
Views: 8949

Re: Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear variations (swap pictures)

I suppose I should put mine down as well since I asked :D

Hook: mustad best kirby 3135 #14
Thread: griffith's 16/0 dun
Rib: x-small lagartan gold braid
Body: hare's ear dubbing (mix of rusty brown, dun, and natural)
Hackle: partridge dyed olive
by Old Hat
Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:40 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Steelhead Flymphs
Replies: 7
Views: 3489

Re: Steelhead Flymphs

Great looking flies guys. I like the look of the orange thread in yours Roadkill and wool is one of my favorite materials for the bodies on these flies. It dubs nice and helps to get the fly down. Creation bear, That is a beauty, and I'm sure would work for trout as well. I have caught more trout on...
by Old Hat
Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:31 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: P&O
Replies: 12
Views: 5790

Re: P&O

A great example Roy.

I can look a partridge spiders all day long. Just love the simple effectiveness of them.
by Old Hat
Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:30 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Greenwells, a few from the family
Replies: 14
Views: 6497

Re: Greenwells, a few from the family

Just lovely patterns Otter. Greenwells is great pattern to play with all types of combinations in construction.
by Old Hat
Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:31 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Grey Flag ww and Grannom ww
Replies: 13
Views: 5247

Re: Grey Flag ww and Grannom ww

Beautiful flies. They should match those grannoms well. The photos do a wonderful job at showing the detail.
by Old Hat
Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:10 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear variations (swap pictures)
Replies: 26
Views: 8949

Re: Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear variations (swap pictures)

Creationbear - On these, I just used two generic natural light lamps (ott lite type). One from the top right and one from the left. They are my tying lights. I lifted a piece of slate tile up onto a gallon can of paint to bring it up to the level of the camera's tripod. I used my point and shoot, on...