Readying the phesant skins for dyeing. I’m after the choice rump feathers near the very rear and the base of the tail.
I’m excited about the whole new universe of fly tying possibilities that are about to open up. Stay tuned for the step-by-step dyeing experiment some rainy weekend.
Posts Tagged ‘fly tying’
Skins
Posted in fly tying, tagged fly tying on February 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Thoughts on tying steelhead flies with coot
Posted in Steelhead Sanity, fly tying, tagged fly tying on February 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
For the most part, the coot has fallen out of the winter repertoire – the largest spey-type patterns I have been able to muster up is a size 5. Size 3 would be possible, but asking for long, spider-type hackles would be pushing it. There seem to be two groups of feathers that have application [...]
What is it?
Posted in Steelhead Sanity, fly tying, tagged fly tying, rivers, Steelhead Sanity on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is it about moving water that draws us from afar? Makes us skip out of work? Entrances and enthralls us? Excites us and soothes us? From the tiniest trickle to the worlds largest rivers, we, as a species, seem drawn to moving water. Whether for its life-giving, thirst-quenching sustenance, spiritual renewal, adrenaline rushes or [...]
Basic Tying – Percy’s Blue Hope
Posted in Steelhead Sanity, fly tying, tagged fly tying, spey, Steelhead Sanity on January 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mid-winter, low water, cold mornings, WARM afternoons. Let’s go!!! Added some blue schlappen into the mix of tinsel, llama, pheasant rump and mallard.
Preparing for the New Spey Rhythm on the Eel
Posted in Steelhead Sanity, fly tying, tagged fly tying, spey, Steelhead Sanity on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Replacement camera arrived today. Just in time for green water on the lower river. I tied a few larger flies using pheasant rump and hackle-tip wings. More to try out the camera than anything as the fly box is well stocked. Hoping to do the early walk into Elinor bend where the river does a [...]
Down Among the Stones
Posted in Steelhead Sanity, fly tying, tagged fly tying, Steelhead Sanity on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t see any of what lies below. Only a guess, a feeling that the little seam on the far side ’seems’ like the place to sit. Just a hunch that they are there lying in wait unfettered by the fast water rushing by. Their sleek bodies slide through it all, waiting for a [...]
Prototype Christmas Gift
Posted in Steelhead Sanity, fly tying, tagged fly tying, Steelhead Sanity on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Playing with the alignments, colors and, of course, the flies for a gift. I ended up placing the flies upside down in relation to the hanger on back, so I will have to do a version 2 which is OK since I figured out a better way to secure to mounting posts for the flies [...]
Suicide dogs
Posted in Steelhead Sanity, fall, fly tying, tagged fall, fly tying, Steelhead Sanity on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The dogs lie in waiting during the dawn hours. A truck zipping by at 50 miles per hour constitutes fair game apparently. Twice they seemed to just miss the front tire. Maybe that was their version of success – game won. Crossing and walking down to the bottom of the north-south run at the corner [...]
Roasted tomatoes
Posted in Food, Steelhead Sanity, fly tying, tagged fly tying, Food, Steelhead Sanity on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I promised myself I would take care of chores today: laundry (including folding), kitchen cleaning, vacuuming (yes, I occasionally do vacuum the house), and, the fun part, making tomato sauce! All this prior to tomorrow’s hike into a rarely-fished stretch of water unseen to most. The river is currently up nearly a foot and a [...]
Tying with Coot – The Spey Experiment
Posted in Steelhead Sanity, fly tying, tagged fly tying, spey, steelhead, Steelhead Sanity on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The new coot skin arrived! Yippee..my substitute for heron feathers – or so I was hoping.
This really wasn’t an experiment – as others have used coot for a variety of spey flies. But I had to see if it met my expectations of a good looking buggy fly with hackles that would stand up in [...]
