Dubbing Blend

Dubbing blend for balanced leech fly pattern.

 

I wanted some Firecracker red, but not as much as the Arizona Diamond Dub provided, so I blended it with Hairline Ice Dub in UV Black. I like it.

 

Fly Tying - Sierra Trout Jig

I'm starting a fly tying project to tie a set of flies for next trout season in the Eastern Sierra that emulates a popular and successful brand of rubber trout jigs. The rubber jigs are about 1.5 inches long, so tied like this on a size 8 euro nymphing jig hook it matches it pretty well.

PARTRIDGE SLJ short shank, wide gap, size #8

Popular Rubber Jig (not to scale)

Fly Tying - Gurgler Variation

 Based off of Jack Gartside's Gurgler pattern, I've added a little weight to the inside of the downward lip and tied it to try to match the minnows at Lake Sonoma. Could be both slow trolled or as a casting fly.

Simi Front View

New Tying Bench

New fly tying bench set-up.

More to come...

Black Marabou UV Leech

Black Marabou UV Leech (wet) - Size 6

Klamath River Steelhead Fly

A long time ago, while fly fishing the Klamath River in Northern California, an old timer fisherman gave me a raggedy tied steelhead fly he called the "Chappie". I didn't know anything about it at the time, and don't even remember if I fished it, but I think I still have it kicking around with a bunch of old steelhead flies.  

This afternoon I was tying up a small selection of flies for (hopefully) a trip up there in the coming weeks. I thought about the old fisherman and the Chappie so quickly wrapped one up with a slight variation.

My version of "Outdoor" Franklin's Chappie, size 6.