I had to see if I could still tie a beadless soft hackle! The rivers are getting high and dirty. I have a hunch these will still take trout fishing soft water on the inside bends . :lol: :lol: https://i.postimg.cc/wMXnjS8S/20200505-155550.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/W3JQQd9p/20200505-151141.jpg https:/...

Olive was preferred by the trout today.

RickA wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 8:17 am ...and me too.
They have a Picket Pin look to them.
Is that black head seal?

No Rick, it is some Black synthetic dubbing I have.

Now that you mention it, it does have a Picket Pin look about it.

Variant wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 3:29 pm Hey Dubbin,
Great looking flies.
There is a company called D’s Flyes that sells the melon colored quills. They are located in Denver. Web site www.dsflyes.com. They also have a color called Frying Pan PMD.

Lou

Yes sir, I know of them. Now if they just had thread that color.

Frying Pan PMDs a new trick this September! I swear, there are times when I believe I am the only person in the entire state of Colorado that has heard of a Tups. There are times that I mention it by name and I get the weirdest looks from other fly fishermen. The first photo is my standard Tups var...

Size 18, Olive and Tan I hope I get the chance to try these before Spring run off swells all of the local rivers. This pattern is a great way for me to use up the larger Partridge feathers that normally are never used. I will definitely tie some up to size 12 https://i.postimg.cc/xCkgYQTj/IMG_202005...

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Fri May 01, 2020 10:51 pm Wayne, that's a really good fly. It must be good, it's stuck in a trout's mouth. Is that a metal, glass or plastic bead?

Thanks Ron. These are glass beads. Normally I just slide the bead up the tippet then tie the fly on.
For some reason I am on a bead kick at the bench.

I nymphed from sun up till 11:00 AM. Hooked and landed some very large Bows on small baetis nymphs. Working my way back I had immense fun swinging that silly Partridge and Yellow. I did well with the Gray version as well. The river will be blown out with snow melt soon. I am happy I got a little SH ...

Oh yeah! That’s the stuff! :D Congratulations Wayne. This post brightens my day. BTW - I fished hard on both Saturday and Sunday, and got skunked both days. Best I could manage was a couple bumps (short strikes) on streamers. It was still nice spending time on the stream. My wife brought plants hom...

Lots of good fish today. The fish were eating Yellow Sally nymphs. The Guides Choice and the P&Y did a great job imitating. https://i.postimg.cc/gjhGKv0V/20200427_111921.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/vHRYZSP3/20200427_081629.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/44H4ZT1Y/20200427_083023.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/2...