SST_Flies
06-16-2017, 03:44 PM
I have amassed close to 10 fly shops worth of material over the years. However, within the last dozen or so years, I've been in a habit of saving clippings and scraps of materials I thought I could utilize for future use in small plastic bags. After an adult beverage or two the creativity really kicks in and I start playing around with different dubbing mixes and ideas. If the fly looks promising it finds a corner in the fly box and the recipe is written down and placed in the bag. Should the fly produce favorable results I'll mix larger batches and whip out a dozen or so flies.
You'll see below that deer hair is perhaps my favorite material!)
Filoplume Hare's Ear (Great lake or slow water pattern.)
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y303/ITieSpeyflies/GRHE34_zpsgh3jvx48.jpg (http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/ITieSpeyflies/media/GRHE34_zpsgh3jvx48.jpg.html)
Black hare's ear mixed with purple Arctic Frost. Collar is black deer hair
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y303/ITieSpeyflies/GRHE20_zps0f1xarzo.jpg (http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/ITieSpeyflies/media/GRHE20_zps0f1xarzo.jpg.html)
Cased Caddis
The body is a mixture of black, brown, and natural deer hair mixed with dark hare's ear. Body is clipped to shape. Leave a few black deer hairs in place for the legs. When wet this pattern looks like the Real McCoy
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y303/ITieSpeyflies/GRHE18_zpsfakgwz6x.jpg (http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/ITieSpeyflies/media/GRHE18_zpsfakgwz6x.jpg.html)
Caddis emerger
Leftover Z-lon (shuck and over wing) and clear Antron fibers under wing). Black and brown deer hair was mixed with pearl blue Ice Dubbing, clear Antron and hare's ear to create a very buggy collar which surrounds the fly. This is a killer caddis pattern!
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y303/ITieSpeyflies/emergerII_zpscfyuxtg2.jpg (http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/ITieSpeyflies/media/emergerII_zpscfyuxtg2.jpg.html)
Enjoy!
John
You'll see below that deer hair is perhaps my favorite material!)
Filoplume Hare's Ear (Great lake or slow water pattern.)
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y303/ITieSpeyflies/GRHE34_zpsgh3jvx48.jpg (http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/ITieSpeyflies/media/GRHE34_zpsgh3jvx48.jpg.html)
Black hare's ear mixed with purple Arctic Frost. Collar is black deer hair
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y303/ITieSpeyflies/GRHE20_zps0f1xarzo.jpg (http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/ITieSpeyflies/media/GRHE20_zps0f1xarzo.jpg.html)
Cased Caddis
The body is a mixture of black, brown, and natural deer hair mixed with dark hare's ear. Body is clipped to shape. Leave a few black deer hairs in place for the legs. When wet this pattern looks like the Real McCoy
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y303/ITieSpeyflies/GRHE18_zpsfakgwz6x.jpg (http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/ITieSpeyflies/media/GRHE18_zpsfakgwz6x.jpg.html)
Caddis emerger
Leftover Z-lon (shuck and over wing) and clear Antron fibers under wing). Black and brown deer hair was mixed with pearl blue Ice Dubbing, clear Antron and hare's ear to create a very buggy collar which surrounds the fly. This is a killer caddis pattern!
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y303/ITieSpeyflies/emergerII_zpscfyuxtg2.jpg (http://s1024.photobucket.com/user/ITieSpeyflies/media/emergerII_zpscfyuxtg2.jpg.html)
Enjoy!
John