Flies to work on over the winter

[Carl Z.]

Does anyone have flies they are planning on working on over the winter?

I have standards that I will eventually get around to (Royal Wulff, Parachute Adams, Elk Hair Caddis) but I'm thinking about things that are a bit out of the ordinary.

I was going to try some Patriots (Charlie Meck flys) and then try to get my woven nymph techniques back in shape.  Something like this.

http://flies.montana-riverboats.com/?page=Frank-Matarelli/up-2016-03-08_Matarelli-golden-stonefly-nymph.jpg

or

https://loren.teamfreestone.com/tutorials/nymphs/woven-polish-nymph

Carl

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Carl Zmola

[Gregg DiSalvo]

I've recently enjoyed spinning and packing deer hair.  I'd love to start catching some larger browns (as I know they are in many streams I fish, but I usually pick on the small guys) therefore I am trying to tie more articulated, deer hair headed streamers like sex dungeons and cheeky sculpins.  I do need to restock my go-to shenandoah dries like the royal wulff, parachute mr. raps, and hoppers, but I find I greatly enjoy articulated streamer tying.

Gregg

[tperkins]

I've been playing with game changers a bit, just tied my first feather version. Probably also work on some musky patterns. Would like to get into deer hair as well, but may just stick with foam poppers for now. 

[abbie mcmullen]

Carl,
I just had a very productive couple of days on mossy creek with a greenie weenie! I got a lot of smaller fish and a couple big boys gave it a try as well! Bonus that it's super easy to tie!

[Carl Z.]

On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 3:26 PM, Gregg DiSalvo <grdi...@gmail.com> wrote:

I've recently enjoyed spinning and packing deer hair. 

I love working with deer hair, but it is a warm weather past time.  Cleaning up inside is too much work and deer hair ends up everywhere.  

I've tried some articulated streamers, but they haven't fished well for me.  It might just be my lack of confidence in them, but normal streamers seem to work better for me. I've thought about trying tube flies, but have been too lazy to commit to it.

 

[Carl Z.]

Patriot (this is just the 4th tie, and the first one that is slightly presentable.  The placement of the red band and size of the head need some work.

Definitely fishable, but not quite presentable for looking at.

as for streamers.  Instead of articulated streamers, I designed a funny work.

​Easy to tie and relatively life-like in the water, but that brown chenille tail holds a fair amount of water, making it more difficult to cast than I would like.
This was last winter's project.
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Carl

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Carl Zmola

[namfos]

I'll be working on a supply of this frantic tailed-streamer I received from Ivan in the spring - worked well at Weverton and Lander in September. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc3Qh8wDecR/

Mark

On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 12:18:50 PM UTC-5, Carl wrote: