In this video, Kelly shows you how to grade and select a good piece of deer hair for your fly tying needs. http://slideinn.com
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Tungsten Flash Bang Midge
Devan Ence tying one of his signature fly patterns from Solitude Fly Company. If you are looking for a killer midge dropper look no further. This pattern can be tied in any color to match the situation and it doesn’t hurt that the fish love to eat this bug. The original pattern had a glass bead on it but out of demand from some of the Henry’s Fork Anglers guide staff there is now a tungsten version.
Materials List:
Hook: Daiichi 1130 #16 (#16-20 are the prime sizes)
Bead: 3/32 Black Nickel Tungsten
Thread: UTC 70 Black
Abdomen: Hollow Micros Tubing Blood Red
Wingcase: Pearl Micro Flashabou 1/100
Legs: Flouro Fibre
Website:
www.henrysforkanglers.com
Filed under nymphs
Brad’s Brat Winter Steelhead
I think it’s a good time to post a winter steelhead fly and I think Jay Nicholas does a wonderful job of tying this winter version of Brad’s Brat. I really like how beautiful the fly turns out in this one. Listen to Jay and he will provide the back story for this pattern and his changes to it.
Hook: Alec Jackson’s Spey Fly Hooks #3 heavy wire Gold
Thread: Lagartun 150 D – Black
Rib: Lagartun Oval Gold Tinsel – Small or Medium
Tail: Short Tuft of Red Kip Tail
Rear Body: Orange Hareline STS blend with Fl. Shrimp pink Ice Dub
Fore Body: Red Hareline STS blend with gold Ice Dub
Under Wing: White Eumer Arctic Fox tail or Eumer Zonker strip
Over Wing: Orange Eumer Arctic Fox or Eumer Zonker Strip
Topping: Hot Orange Krystal Flash
Hackle: Hot Orange Saddle hackle soft and webby
Filed under Steelhead, Step by Step
Thunder Creek Streamer – Jim Misiura
This is a good minnow imitation and I’ve heard others say this is definitely a pattern that works.
Filed under Step by Step, Streamers
HMG Green Butt Video – Joe Nicklo
Joe Nicklo sent me a video using his hot glue method.
Many of you skeptics have wondered and several have asked how is it possible to use hot melt glue as a fly tying component or in some cases a complete no-thread fly, being that it is so difficult to control and even more difficult to shape. Well, here is your opportunity to watch the innovative application of hot melt glue as a material/component used in tying a soft-hackle caddis, one of the all time famous soft-hackles flies known by many as the Green Butt. The HMG Green Ass is one of the ten patterns found on the instructional dvd included in the HMG Fly Systems kit seen at www.hmgflysystems.com.
While viewing the HMG Green Ass video, think outside the box, let you mind soar, visualize the many possible applications for hot melt glue in your fly tying … midges, scuds, sow bugs, streamer bodies, heads, eyes and terrestrials. See 40 + HMG patterns at www.hmgflysystems.com.
Filed under Uncategorized
Becca Schlaff – artist
Below you can read more about Becca, but I wanted to chime in and say you should definitely take the time to gaze at her art. It’s not just beautiful, but if you are a FrankenFly reader, it’s our favorite subject right?!?! I met Becca last year at the fly tying show in Holt, MI. She was very pleasant to talk to and her art in person was even better! Be sure to look at her website to see more of her work. She also does commissions if you want her to paint custom work for you. becca-schlaff.com
Becca began showing professionally in May 2010 and has gained praise as an emerging artist. Her style of painting brings the awe of the natural world to fishing enthusiasts and art collectors alike. Many admirers of her work often remark how it provides both the sense of seeing the fish itself and also the experience of being out on the water.
Becca grew up in Pinckney, MI surrounded by rivers, lakes, and fields…endless playgrounds for her imagination which still hold true today no matter where she is on the map. She has exhibited in juried art shows across Michigan and Florida, and her work is held in private collections in the United States, Canada, England, and Sweden. She has been featured in MidCurrent, American Angler, and Fly Rod & Reel magazine.
True North Trout EZ Mouse Pattern
Brian “Koz” Kozminski ties up a simple, yet effective, mouse pattern. Check out True North Trout.
Knock this one out in four minutes.
Thread: Black or Brown Veevus, UTC, or GSP your choice
Tail: leather shoe lace
Hook: Gamakatsu B10S #2
Body: palmered Rabbit strip color of your choice
Overbody: 5 mm closed cell foam, black or brown
Filed under Largemouth, Trout flies
A look into Kelly Galloup’s fly boxes
Kelly Galloup with a big brown
I asked king streamer junkie Kelly Galloup to send me a photo of one of his fly boxes because I thought FrankenFly readers might want to see it. He obliged and lists the patterns that are included. Kelly also sent me some pictures of the fly boxes he takes when he goes fishing. Check it out!
Kelly Galloup’s Slide Inn Fly Fishing Lodge
Starting front left and going up
1 and 2 pearl necklace
3 Barely legal
4 double screamer
5 Wooly tips up
6 Tips up original
7 Creature
8 Triple D ( triple dungeon )
9 Home Wrecker
10 White Triple D
11 McClures Kill Whitey
Bottom Right and up
12 Triple T&A Bunker ( baby brown)
13 T&A bunker (baby brown)
14 Peanut Envy
15 Big Hole bug
16 Nancy P ( the ultimate deceiver )
17 Silk Kitty
18 White Boogieman
19 Black Sex Dungeon
20 Black Boogieman
Paul, this is a sample box that I take on the road to show people what I may be fishing at anytime.
The attached photos above may give you an idea about what I bring with me on a normal day.
731 and 927, sorting after a two day trip
731
927
571 packing light for a drift
571
480 how they all look for the beginning of the trip. I generally carry about ten boxes like the two last ones when I am in the boat and generally two bugger barns when I am on foot.
480
Filed under Streamers
From the Vice of the Mayfield Tyer -by Tom Deschaine
Tom did two and a half years of research on the creator of the Adams dry fly, Leonard Halladay. I have provided the link here to the article. I have also provided the youtube videos that Tom mentions in the article. This is really good! Tom’s website is one of my favorites, www.michigandryflies.net
From the Vice of the Mayfield Tyer – Tom Deschaine
Filed under Classic, Trout flies
Partridge of Redditch hook comparison chart
This is the 2014 Partridge of Redditch hook comparison chart. It was sent to me straight from Mark Hamnett, so it is legit. I know it is very helpful to me, so I wanted to share. Click on the logo.
Filed under New Product
