2016 - What did you tie this week?

Anybody been tying this year?

I have a drying wheel full of Clouser's this evening. Not very fancy, but fun to tie.

2016 is a blank slate for trying so far. I agree that it's soothing to tie simple, familiar patterns; patterns that we have an affinity for.

Great ties!!! Bring them down here Rex. We can catch a bundle of white bass on those. If we don't lose them to the lure eating Yeagua monster.

Did somebody say white bass????

Great flies RexW. I have a few that are already dry. Can't have too many Clousers this time of year or shad fly.

Nicely done!

First time to post any pix of any of my flies. NOT the first fly I've ever tied. LOL.

JR

Since that worked so easily, here is a little articulated number for ya.

JR

A Gulley-style worm with rubber legs.

JR

Hope to go on a saltwater trip this year so I tied up some redfish favorites.

Here are 3 more redfish favorites. Kwan, Slider and Redfish Crack. I am ready for the salt water now.

Snowflake Sculpin

It was a new fly on Tightlines on their You Tube page. Looked too good not to tie!!

Here's some shannon fly clones; kicker spinner trailing the fly. Haven't tried it yet but it looks good-p-

Here's some smaller, tied on a #12 60 degree jig hook

Nice baits!

What are the advantages of tying a clouser on a 90 degree jig hook compared to a straight hook ????
Steve-stabgnid

none I can think of since the eyes will turn the fly hook point up on a straight hook.-p-

I don't really care who wins this game, so, here's a quick tie for each of them.

(First time to use UNI-Stretch. I like normal floss better.)

For Denver:



For Carolina:

I don't use 90 degree hooks, but I do like using 60 degree hooks. They swim better than 90 degree hooks and I can bounce them through the rocks in Texoma with fewer snags than straight hooks. George got me hooked on using them.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hook: Partridge Double Salmon size 2
Body: Silver Tinsel
Tag and Rib: Holographic Red Tinsel
Throat: Red Schlappen
Wing: Red Squirrel Tail

(First time Tying with a double hook, judging where to tie the head is a challenge with these things!)

I tied these for my 3wt, been catching bass the last two weeks up to 5 lbs on that little rod.

good looking flies!-p-

Nice flies, what are they called?

Rex, that fly needs to be in a frame!!!-p-

Thanks Pearow. It's on my desk at work.

They are just ones I made for the llano River. That gray crawfish looking one has been really good lately. Or oarnge poppers.

Some flies I hope will work for redfish/trout. I love simplicity.

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All these are for my local bays and marshes. Shrimp has been a great producer of reds, trout and flounder. Baitfish pattern is a good open water option for speckled trout. The other two work great up shallow for reds, drum, etc

No pics but I tied some guber bugs, a ghost minnow jig, and a few zonkers while at work. What can I say, I was bored.

About all I tie are Near Deers and my version of the Squirminator

Llano was muddy so I tied a bunch of these for the Frio River, they liked the more natural colors Saturday. Fished two crossings on the paddle board. Not many people and the river was clear.

Nice flies; nice squirminators also-p-

Hopper season is coming!! Hopper season is coming!!


Wiese's GFA Hopper in tan on a size 8 Tiemco 2312

yes sir; that's a winner! Try the tan with some white/black legs also!-p-

Pearow, it's funny you should mention white/black legs. When I pulled materials yesterday, I had to search for the two tone legs and the only version I could find was the Orange/black. I was putting everything away a few minutes ago and I discovered that I have several different color combinations leg materials. Although, I still don't know why I thought putting rubber legs and dubbing together in the same box was a good idea???

No wonder I couldn't find it yesterday...

Here's a different version of a foam hopper. Very similar tying process as the GFA pattern.

Pink Pookie Hopper

nice tie; gurglers of all shapes and sizes are great topwater stimulators and mimic the grasshopper and cricket-p-

Dollar General yellow puffer worm on #12 streamer hook, with 1/8"gold bead, small pearl chenille, and some black hackle. Hardest part was attaching the squirmy worm material to the hook and keeping it in line. I ran the hook thru the worm and then glued it down to the shank. I plan do a number of different color variations of this squirmy worm jig fly.

Nice, those ought to catch bluegill and crappie. I guess I'll be heading to Dollar General soon. Thanks for sharing.

Some "old school" strike indicators...



Also known as Elk Hair Caddis.

Extra long squirmy wormy flies on a #6 hook. Hoping these will be more appealing to the bass. I think I may put together something for specs and flounder too. I need to test these out first and then implement improvements as needed.

Nice fly. They work well don't they?

Threading the "worm" on the hook straight is not fun. I've seen a couple of options for doing it. One is to heat your bodkin up and lay it on the worm to melt a groove into the plastic. Then put the hook in the groove and super glue it in place (wrap some thread around the hook shank and the glue will hold better.) Another option is to use an x-acto knife or razor blade to cut a shallow groove in the worm (be careful if you try this method.)

Good looking flies.

I applied head cement to the hook shank on the first batch and that didn't hold the worm in place. I'm using super glue on top of a thread wrapped shank and that seems to hold the worm in place better. I haven't field tested these longer worms, but plan to use them to target largemouth bass. I like to tie, try and then modify.

I tie the same smaller version using the sili worms material. I put a layer of thread on feed the hook threw the center of the sili worm material for about a 1/4" depending on the hook size. Add a drop of superglue to the butt end of the thread and slide the worm material over the thread and superglue. Most end up with no tail before the thread and glue give out.

another method is to use a razor blade to cut a groove; insert the hook covered with thread and super glue; close the slit and use a small flame to seal the cut, being careful not to burn it too much; the worm will melt around the hook slit; takes a little practice and some are ruined-p-