Tying Tuesday: Eclectic at the Vise

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This week’s Tying Tuesday options an eclectic mixture of patterns that vary from the normal to the whimsical. We kick issues off with a venerable dry fly created by Fran Betters. Adam of Fly Anorak walks you thru the tying course of, emphasizing that class is just not the purpose. Subsequent up is a quite simple streamer from J.J. Murray (a.okay.a. Long Rod), which is efficient in each trout rivers and bass ponds. Issues go wonky after we get to Steve Cullen‘s Chamwaah, which is an element nymph and half Squirmy. It’s a funky-looking sample that works. Lastly, Strike-Zone Fly Fishing ties a cool redfish sample with a lot of movement and a contact of blue to distinction with extra pure colours.

Ausable Wulff
Hook: Lengthy shank dry-fly or streamer hook, sizes 10-14.
Thread: Scorching Orange, 6/0 or 140-denier.
Tails: Woodchuck tail fibers or guard hairs from a fur patch.
Wing: White calftail.
Physique: Dyed rusty orange Australian possum dubbing.
Hackles: Grizzly and Brown saddle hackles.
Head: Tying thread.
Adhesive: Superglue.

R&R Streamer
Hook: Salmon egg hook, measurement 12.
Bead: Black nickel bead, 3/16-inch.
Thread: Black, 3/0 or 210-denier.
Tail: Rusty brown Zonker strip.
Hackle: Brown saddle hackle.
Adhesive: Head cement.

Chamwaaah 2.0
Hook: Commonplace Jig Hook, measurement 8.
Bead: Blue/purple tungsten slotted bead, 3.5mm.
Stomach/Tail 1: Pure chamois leather-based strip, break up lengthwise.
Thread: Black, 6/0 or 140-denier.
Rib: Purple wire, medium.
Physique: Darkish peacock dubbing.
Collar: Darkish peacock dubbing.
Adhesive: Superglue.
Instruments: Xacto knife, dubbing brush.

Redfish Nugget
Hook: 2X-strong saltwater hook (right here a Mustad C70SAP), measurement 2.
Thread: Blue, 3/0 or 210-denier.
Weight: Gold brass eyes, medium.
Tail: Sand Variant Rabbit Strip.
Eyes: Black mono eyes, massive.
Physique: Tan pearl chenille, medium.
Wing: Brown Arctic fox tail.
Legs: Mild blue/pumpkin Fly Enhancer Legs.
Head: Tan deer physique hair, cleaned and stacked.
Weedguard: 20-pound Arduous Mono.
Adhesive: Solarez Bone Dry (elective).