Snowshoe Flymphs

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Re: Snowshoe Flymphs

Post by Roadkill » Sun Sep 06, 2015 12:07 pm

William,
Great flies & thread!! 8-)

I have a few shades of feet for Usuals matching the hatch, tyers shouldn't neglect other shades for other bugs.

Here is a medium dun Hare and Wine ribbed with red wire...

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and a natural cream Hare and Twist flymph...

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Re: Snowshoe Flymphs

Post by DUBBN » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:13 pm

Each is a great pattern from both tyers.
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Re: Snowshoe Flymphs

Post by tie2fish » Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:37 am

Great idea, Bill. The potential variations are endless.
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Re: Snowshoe Flymphs

Post by Roadkill » Mon Sep 07, 2015 2:29 pm

You can think outside the box for size as well. Here is a #2 Dyed Hare & Pheasant Flymph for Steelhead...

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Re: Snowshoe Flymphs

Post by letumgo » Mon Sep 07, 2015 7:27 pm

Oh! That's the stuff!

Love em, Bill. ;)
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Re: Snowshoe Flymphs

Post by William Anderson » Tue Sep 08, 2015 7:52 am

Bill, you've put together some sweet patterns. These look killer. I know Bill Shuck has also tied using some of the dyed snowshoe and they look great. I picked up some dun dyed snowshoe last year to use for wingposts and usuals. But maybe a few other shades might be a good idea.
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Re: Snowshoe Flymphs

Post by tie2fish » Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:28 am

I think snowshoe hare is an underused material, especially for soft hackled flies. It is translucent like seal and is enough hydrophobic to keep a fly in the film. It is fairly readily available in quite a few shades from several companies, including Hareline and Spirit River, and takes DIY dyes very well. Also, if you weight it on nymphs, it will carry trigger air bubbles down with it.
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Re: Snowshoe Flymphs

Post by DOUGSDEN » Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:47 pm

You are touching a chord here William with the first entries! Very sim. to my beloved Cream Flymph except I like yours a whole lot better!
Your tying has just got that......unexplainable appeal to it! I'm lovin' every minute of it!
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