Wet Fly Swap

[peregrines]

For those of you into fishing and swinging wet flies for trout, this ones for you.
Traditional patterns like soft hackles, winged wets, flymphs and new fangled patterns like caddis pupae are examples.

As always new tyers are welcome in this swap, if you have any questions about what qualifies for this swap, or want some suggestions for easy to tie patterns, send me a PM.

I'm thinking a due date of Feb 15 2010.

1. Peregrines- Tup's Indispensible - DONE
2. Fish gypsy- Red Ass -RECEIVED
3. Greenwood- TBD
4. Pocono- Lead Wing Coachman_RECEIVED
5. Joni- something beautiful out of silk and coq de leon - Olive Wisp RECEIVED
6. Jimmie- Mormon Girl RECEIVED
7. BlueDun- Reid's Assassin - RECEIVED
8. Kerry Pitt - Mallard and Claret - RECEIVED
9. Rip Tide - Flymph - RECEIVED
10. ChrisinselwynNZ Nemmos Killer -RECEIVED
11. Catfish- Endrick's Spider
12.

 

[fish_gypsy]

I'm in- probably tying the Red Ass

 

[peregrines]

Great, you got it.

 

[Greenwood]

Put me down; I'll let you know later which pattern....

 

[peregrines]

Greenwood- great, glad you joined in. This should be fun. I'll send out my address after we have a few more folks and we're sure it's a go.

mark

 

[Pocono]

If Bob, the "Wet Fly Master, is going to be in on this swap, then so am I. My plan, subject to change, will be to tie up some Leadwing Coachmen, or other similar winged wet.

Feb 15th sounds very doable to me.

Pocono

 

[peregrines]

Great Allan, you're in.

 

[Joni]

Yeah Baby, I am in on this one something out of silk and CDL.

Yes Please!

 

[peregrines]

Excellent Joni, glad you jumped in on this one.

 

[Jimmie]

Would like to do a wet. Will do a "Mormon Girl" if OK.
Thanks for doing this Mark.


"Mormon Girl"
Hook: Da 1560, 1xl, #12
Thread: Grey 6/0
Tag: Red Floss
Body: Yellow Floss
Hackle: Grizzly Saddle (webby), palmered
Wing: Natural Mallard Flank

 

[peregrines]

Jimmie- that's a great one.

Looking forward to seeing the flies in this swap, this is going to be a good one.

 

[BlueDun]

I'll tie something - TBD.

Can someone point me to a photo or ingredients for a "Red Ass?" If it is too similar to what I was planning, I'll pick something else.

Thanks!

 

[peregrines]

BlueDun-

Great glad to have you in the swap.

There are a bunch of different variations of Red Asses out there, but usually a red thread butt, peacock body, a turn or two of partridge for a soft hackle, and red head. Here’s a link to a pic:

http://www.northarkansasflyfisher.org/FlySw08010.html

 

[Jimmie]

Whoops. Another revision for my tie. It's the same fly. Just found the original pattern. I'm a traditionalist so I'm pleased that I found this pattern.
The "Mormon Girl" was created by Bob Carmichael, and Roy Donnely in Jackson Hole in the 1940's.

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Deanna Lee Birkholm compiled the above picture.

Mormon Girl

Hook: TMC 200R (3xl) #10
Thread: Black 6/0
Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippet
Rib: Flat Gold Tinsel
Rear Body: Red Floss
Front Body: Yellow Chenile
Hackle: Soft Grizzly Beard
Wing: Badger Guard Hairs

 

[peregrines]

Looks like a beauty!

 

[Joni]

Just finishing up my offerings. A simple Soft Hackle. Olive silk over yellow thread, with a HINT of copper ribbing.(LOL) and finished with a nice whisp of CDL for a collar.

 

[peregrines]

Wow Joni- that was fast. This is going to be a good one.

 

[Joni]

I am in like three swaps so I thought I better get busy. I know I am way ahead, but it is one of those days that LOOKS beautiful (blue skies and a few clouds, soft breeze) but LIKE 19 DEGREES!!!!!!
I wish it would snow to warm up!

Anyway, I know we do softhackle swaps, but when you say wet flies, I can only think softhackles with of course the Royal Coachman wet, but I don't have enough duck feather for wings...LOL

 

[Kerry Pitt]

I'll do a Mallard and Claret if there is room for me. It will fit in with the Salmon Fly swap as I extrapolated the Mallet from this pattern for a swap that required you to create a Spey pattern from a wet fly pattern.
Silk and Coq de leon eh Joni? I think I knew her back in '77

 

[Joni]

That is funny Kerry......