Steelhead/Salmon Flymphs..... ;>)

Post by **willowhead** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:06 am

Thankx everyone.....please keep 'em commin' yourselves.......be so cool to see everyone give it a shot. And you know what's amazing.....is once you stick a Salmon hook in the vise........your whole mind-set opens up. Pretty cool how Bill took an old style and transformed it into something so special and perfect. Steelie will NOT be able to resist that thing. It's a perfect little Stonefly imitation, and they HATE! those things gettin' anywhere near their reds when spawing.
Bill, that fly in Purple would REALLY be the ticket, specially with just two to four (tail & or antenna), strands of Lavendar KF added in there...............trust me.

Post by **tie2fish** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:03 pm

willowhead wrote:Bill, that fly in Purple would REALLY be the ticket, specially with just two to four (tail & or antenna), strands of Lavendar KF added in there...............trust me.

Just because you asked, Mark, witness the "Purblymph" ...

Hook: From willowhead
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer #8
Hackle: Waterhen wing feather
Thorax: Mixed seal, scarlet and cinnamon, in loop
Tail: Lavender Krystal Flash
Abdomen: Purple Kreinik metallic braid, touch dubbed with rusty brown Artic fox
Head: Thread wraps w/multi coats of Griff's

Post by **willowhead** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:46 pm

That's FANTASTIC! Bill.......i LOVE it. A bonifide flymph for steelies.........and that puppy will WORK!!!!! NO doubt.

It came out PRIMO!

Post by **daringduffer** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:07 pm

This is an AWESOME thread.

dd

Post by **Old Hat** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:24 pm

Tie2fish, that has stonefly all over it. Wiley looking pattern. Wiley in the best way.

Church Pheasant

Hook: Alec Jackson Steelhead Iron
Thread: Pearsall's maroon
Tail: pheasant church window fibers
Body: SLF Squirrel mix to blend with pheasant
Hackle: pheasant church window feather

Post by **Kelly L.** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:51 pm

Mark and Old Hat, beautiful flies!

Post by **letumgo** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:02 pm

Handsome flies guys.

Carl - Seeing your fly makes me realize that the pheasant church windows are under an utilized feather. I love the bold markings. They accent the fly beautifully.

Post by **Old Hat** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:50 pm

It is a striking color scheme on those church windows. They do run a little stiffer than some other larger hackles. Fine for bigger flies though.

Post by **JohnP** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:12 pm

Great-looking flies, everybody. I tied a soft-hackle version of the Humboldt Railbird, an old steelhead pattern from the 1930s. If I can get my computer hooked up, I might post a pic of it here.

Post by **Roadkill** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:00 pm

Here is another Pheasant hackle steelhead flymph that I tied in August. It was my steelhead tie of letumgo's Rusty Berlin Bum #12 trout fly.
Hook- Mustad 90240 #6
Body-Orange wool and Peacock sword in a dubbing loop.
Hackle- Ringneck Pheasant

B0015052 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

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