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[Kingfisher]

Put your step by step fly tying patterns here.


Here is a step by step of my Ridgeback pattern. I tied this pattern several years ago for rainbows in Sheridan Lake. But it has since become my go to pattern over the years.

The Ridgeback


For a hook I use either a Tiemco 200R or a Daiichi 1260. Size 12 to 6.
Tie in black and red marabou for the tail with a few strands of flashabou. Just in front of the tail tie in a hackle, a wire rib and some flashabou for the back.


Twist some dubbing onto your thread and wrap the dubbing forward


Wrap the dubbing up to the bead.


Wrap forward the flashabou. Then tie it off behind the bead


Wrap the hackle forward over the flashabou.


Then wrap the wire rib backwards to the hackle for strength to hold the hackle in place. This will help your fly last longer.


Whip finish the fly.


The finished Ridgeback fly. On this particular one I cut the tail with sissors. But I generally just tear off the marabou with my fingers to give it an uneven look at the back of the fly.

Rob

Nice. Do you use a metal bead, or glass all the way?

Here's a sculpin pattern I had seen online and tied it up quickly last night.



I'll get a quick SBS later on this evening or this week.

[Kingfisher]

On the ridgeback I use a red bead only. But you could use any color of glass or metal bead you like.

So Got2fish that looks like a great sculpin pattern.
This thread is for step by step instructions to show others how to tie the flies. I think we all would love to see how your put that fly together.

Rob

[Kingfisher]

One of my favorite sculpin patterns.

Cone head Sculpin


Hook Tiemco 200R or Daiichi 1260 size 8 to 4.
Start with a black cone head. Tie in 2 partridge feathers side by side for the tail.


Tie in a gold rib. Dub some green rabbit fur for the body 2/3rds of the way down the body.


Put a hot spot of red dubbing at the front of the green dubbing. Then wrap the gold wire rib forward and tie it off.


Spin in some olive green deer hair behind the cone head.


Tie off the thread behind the cone head.


Trim back the spun deer hair. Leaving a sparce bit of the long deer hair on the top and sides.


Trim the bottom of the deer hair so you can see the body and the red hot spot.



The finished Cone Head Sculpin

Rob

Alright folks I'm working on the fly as I write this up. Watch out!

Things you need



Place 35 mm shank in vice.



Take a zonker strip and tie it at the eye of the shank.



Tie an 8 inch piece of body fur right where you tied the rabbit strip.



Bring the thread forward and start wrapping the body for towards the junction point of the shank.



Tie off body fur and whip finish.



Take the time to fluff up the body fur before trimming.


Trim slowly, don't take too much off, you'll want to give a final trim once fly is complete.

[Albertafisher]

Originally Posted by Got2fish

Nice. Do you use a metal bead, or glass all the way?

Here's a sculpin pattern I had seen online and tied it up quickly last night.



I'll get a quick SBS later on this evening or this week.

That is one SEXY sculpin fly...

[fishstix]

Hi all. Just sitting around thinking about fly fishing. Tying season is almost here for me.

Here is my recipe for the H&L variant.

What you need....

Hook..size 10-16
Tail and wings ..white synthetic yarn
Body...peacock herl
Hackle..orange/reddish rooster cape.

Step one...tie white synthetic yarn on to hook. Use a piece about 6-7 cms long

Now where you have secured the white synthetic tail, tie a piece of peacock hackle on pointing it backwards


Next wrap the synthetic yarn up the shaft


Nnow tie a small loop with the yarn just short of the hook eye.


Now wrap the peacock hurl over the synthetic


Now tie on your hackle feather where the hurl stops. 3-4 mm short or the synthetic loop


Wrap the hackle. Tie it off. snip the synthetic loop to make two seperate wings.

Ta-da! Done.. This fly floats like its made of expanded polystyrene. I love it. So do the cutts!

[flyslinger]

My first attempt at a fly tying video! I would love some feedback from you guys. Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gp_6NfCEFM

[MtnGuy]

Originally Posted by flyslinger

My first attempt at a fly tying video! I would love some feedback from you guys. Thanks!

Hi flyslinger. Quite a nice instructional video, in my opinion. Some minor depth-of-field issue's.
I'm a beginner, so videos like this really help me out. Thanks

[john Roukens]

very good pictures and good info! Thanks

[natureman37]

Nice! you guys are very creative. Good work!

[ALBTUFF]

Here is a couple I tied tonight. If anyone is interested, let me know, and I will share the recipe/SBS.



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[ALBTUFF]

A few more today.

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[ALBTUFF]

A couple of purple John's tonight.

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[ALBTUFF]

I am sure everyone likes stimmy's



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[Lornce]

It's a nice step-by-step.

[ALBTUFF]

Originally Posted by Lornce

It's a nice step-by-step.

I was just posting to see if anyone was even looking at this. I did also say if anyone wants SBS just ask. Next time I sit down at the tying bench I will take some SBS pics and do a write up.

[58thecat]

They look great! After a bottle of wine not too sure how they would turn out but you got this down to a science Well done

[densa44]

The reason that I haven't posted anything is because I don't show my "flys" to anyone. When I first got to Alberta, over 50 years ago, I tied all kinds of flys. As time when on I tied just a Caddis and Hopper both with elk hair.

As more time has passed, the caddis and hopper look a lot alike!

My grand father told me long ago, that careful wading was more important than long casts. I would add that careful presentation means a lot too.

I love this post!

[ALBTUFF]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

They look great! After a bottle of wine not too sure how they would turn out but you got this down to a science Well done

Thanks! Fly tying is my winter hobby, so I am just starting back up for the season. Tie all winter, fish the patterns all spring summer fall. My buddy commissioned me to tie him a Euro Nymph box of 140 flies, so I got some work to do. It should help me pay for the new waders I need.

I don't actually wine, so had a hard time finding a cork. I just happened to be in Wisconsin last year and the restaurant I was at had corks everywhere. Now I have a life time supply of corks.......all the way from Wisconsin!

[ALBTUFF]

Stimulator SBS

Recipe:
Hook-York bend #10 3x long
Fire Orange 8/0 thread
Golden badger saddle
Grizzly saddle
Orange UV ice dubbing
Green UV ice dubbing
Gold wire small
Elk hair


1.Start your thread 3 eye lengths back. Run your thread to where the hook starts to bend.


2.Create a small ball of thread at the tail section


3.Cut off a match stick size of Elk hair. De-fluff it and put in hair stacker. Tail should stick past back of hook about 1.5x the hook gape. Tie in using 2 pinch wraps. Wrap thread forward about 6-7 wraps. Trim excess and bring thread back to start of tail.


4.Tie in gold wire.


5.Take the green UV ice dubbing and created a noodle. Remember less is more.


6.Bring dubbing noodle forward to where you started the thread and tie in the golden badger saddle.


7.Wrap daddle back to tail, once back to tail, hold saddle and cross wrap gold wire back to the start of where you tied in the saddle. Weave gold wire between the daddle so you don't pinch any saddle fibers down. Trim of saddle and helicopter the gold wire off.




8.Take another chunk of Elk hair for the wing, about 1.5x bigger then the tail. De-fluff and put in hair stacker. Wing should stick out about half way to end of tail. Tie in using 2 pinch wraps and follow with 6-7 more wraps. Trim excess hair away and wrap thread to eye and back to start of wing.


9.Tie in the Grizzly saddle at the start of the wing.


10.Create a dubbing noodle with the Orange UV ice dubbing. Once again, less is more.


11.Wrap dubbing noodle to eye of hook, creating a taper towards the eye. Follow with Grizzly saddle and tie off at the eye of the hook.


12.Create a small head by the eye with the thread and whip finish 4 or 5 times. I like to use UV resin instead of head cement. It caps the tread off and makes the head pop.

And there you have stimmy.

Tight lines.




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[RichV]

That Stimmy looks great. Thank you

[ALBTUFF]

Originally Posted by RichV

That Stimmy looks great. Thank you

Thanks! I love tying stimmys, love fishing them even more.

[ALBTUFF]

A few jig offs.

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[flyrodfisher]

awesome looking stimmys!

[ALBTUFF]

Originally Posted by flyrodfisher

awesome looking stimmys!

Thank you!