RvrWader Fly Tying and Fly Fishing: BWO

Monday, March 5, 2012

Porkie Chutes

I think I may be done tying soft hackles for a few days. Actually I know I have enough tied for this year at least. At least I hope so. It's been a while since I have thrown a fly so who knows. Hopefully I don't lose offer too many sacrifices to the tree gods. If I do I hope they are appreciative of my offerings and reward me in kind. Hopefully I don't offer up too many of these flies.

Tonight I broke out my McLean's Quill Body Material to tie up a few more Olive Parachutes. This time I was using curved scud hooks to use them as emergers and wanted to have a little more segmented look. If you have not used McLean's Quill Body you need to give it a shot. From my understanding these are actually porcupine guard hairs and they make excellent quill bodies. Even my wife agrees that they make nice bodies. I know there will be a few nice fish caught on this little guy.

Quill Body Parachute Olive

Hook: Tiemco 2487 #16-20

Thread: Uni 8/0 Olive

Tail: Ginger Z-Lon

Body: McLean's Quill Body Olive Small

Post: Ginger Z-Lon

Hackle: Dun Hackle

Thorax: Olive Dubbing

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

More Soft Hackles

Well I took a couple days away from the vise. Time to get back at it in full force. I don't know if it laziness or if I wanted to keep listening to some live Crowes but I kept Freak 'n Roll in the CD player. I think I will pick up the DVD also. If it is half as good as the CD I know I won't be disappointed.

I ended up tying a bunch more soft hackles. Especially the Partridge and Green and the Partridge and Yellow. I figure these will come in handy during the Sulfur and BWO hatches. I am predicting at least one large brown on the Partridge and Green. Hopefully more than one.