Having fun with some stones

Here are some pictures from the vise the last couple weekends

2013 Fly Fishing Show

Starting tomorrow at 10:00am and going thru the weekend I will be tying at the 2013 Fly Fishing Show. Will be showing some of my new patterns and also tying some old favorites. Please stop by and say hi. I will be away from my station from about 12:15pm to 2:15pm on Friday. The show starts on Friday January the 4th and runs threw Sunday January the 6th. Please check there web site for show times.

Step By Step Tutorial Tan Luccent Larva

Tan Luccent Larva

Hook: MFC #7045 Size 12 thru 16

Bead: MFC Luccent Tungsten Coffee

Thread: 8/0 Brown

Rib: X-SM Copper Wire

Abdomen: MFC Sand Luccent Micro Chenille

Thorax: MFC Brown Generation X Dubbing, Brown SLF Spikey Squirrel and Brown UV Ice Dubbing. All Blended together

Scud Back: Tan Mottled Scud back

 

Place Bead on hook and put hook into vice

 Wrap 6 to 8 turns .10 lead wire

 

 Start thread and lay down base of thread

 

 Tie wire rib on side of hook and bind down to back of fly

 

 Tie in Luccent Micro Chenille

 

 Bind down Luccent chenille down to back of fly

 

Wrap Luccent chenille forward to the 75% point of fly. Bind down and trim excess away

 



 Split thread

 

 Insert dubbing into split thread. Do not over do the dubbing, does not take that much dubbing.

 

 Spin bobbin clockwise to tighten up dubbing

 

 Wrap dubbing forward to behind bead

 

 Brush dubbing down to create a smooth top of fly

 

 Attach scud back right behind bead

 

 Pull scud back down over the back of fly and bind down with copper rib. About 5 to 6 turns

 

 The last rib should end up at the back of thorax. Pull wire underneath thorax and make one wrap behind bead and tie of with thread. Cut wire

 Whip finish and cut thread

 

 Color thorax region of fly with brown marker

 

 Finished Fly side

 

 Finished fly top

 

Finished fly bottom