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Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:06 am
by willowhead
Thankx everyone.....please keep 'em commin' yourselves.......be so cool to see everyone give it a shot. And you know what's amazing.....is once you stick a Salmon hook in the vise........your whole mind-set opens up. Pretty cool how Bill took an old style and transformed it into something so special and perfect. Steelie will NOT be able to resist that thing. It's a perfect little Stonefly imitation, and they HATE! those things gettin' anywhere near their reds when spawing.
Bill, that fly in Purple would REALLY be the ticket, specially with just two to four (tail & or antenna), strands of Lavendar KF added in there...............trust me.
Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:03 pm
by tie2fish
willowhead wrote:Bill, that fly in Purple would REALLY be the ticket, specially with just two to four (tail & or antenna), strands of Lavendar KF added in there...............trust me.
Just because you asked, Mark, witness the "Purblymph" ...
Hook: From willowhead
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer #8
Hackle: Waterhen wing feather
Thorax: Mixed seal, scarlet and cinnamon, in loop
Tail: Lavender Krystal Flash
Abdomen: Purple Kreinik metallic braid, touch dubbed with rusty brown Artic fox
Head: Thread wraps w/multi coats of Griff's
Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:46 pm
by willowhead
That's FANTASTIC! Bill.......i LOVE it. A bonifide flymph for steelies.........and that puppy will WORK!!!!! NO doubt.
It came out PRIMO!
Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:07 pm
by daringduffer
This is an AWESOME thread.
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Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:24 pm
by Old Hat
Tie2fish, that has stonefly all over it. Wiley looking pattern. Wiley in the best way.
Church Pheasant
Hook: Alec Jackson Steelhead Iron
Thread: Pearsall's maroon
Tail: pheasant church window fibers
Body: SLF Squirrel mix to blend with pheasant
Hackle: pheasant church window feather
Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:51 pm
by Kelly L.
Mark and Old Hat, beautiful flies!
Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:02 pm
by letumgo
Handsome flies guys.
Carl - Seeing your fly makes me realize that the pheasant church windows are under an utilized feather. I love the bold markings. They accent the fly beautifully.
Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:50 pm
by Old Hat
It is a striking color scheme on those church windows. They do run a little stiffer than some other larger hackles. Fine for bigger flies though.
Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:12 pm
by JohnP
Great-looking flies, everybody. I tied a soft-hackle version of the Humboldt Railbird, an old steelhead pattern from the 1930s. If I can get my computer hooked up, I might post a pic of it here.
Re: Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:00 pm
by Roadkill
Here is another Pheasant hackle steelhead flymph that I tied in August. It was my steelhead tie of letumgo's Rusty Berlin Bum #12 trout fly.
Hook- Mustad 90240 #6
Body-Orange wool and Peacock sword in a dubbing loop.
Hackle- Ringneck Pheasant
B0015052 by
William Lovelace, on Flickr