Hook: Dai-Riki 899 #1/0
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippets Orange
Body: UNI-Floss Yellow, UNI Mylar Tinsel SM
Wing: Hair that was in my box, unknown origin, 4 strands of Sparkle Organza
Head: Ostrich
Throat: Golden Pheasant Tippets Orange
When I explore a pattern I normally try out different colors to see how they come together. This one is the same as the Hairwing Salmon that I did yesterday, but with a yellow body.
Hook: Dai-Riki 899 #1/0
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippets Orange
Body: UNI-Floss Black, UNI Mylar Tinsel SM
Wing: Hair that was in my box, unknown origin, 4 strands of Sparkle Organza
Head: Ostrich
Throat: Golden Pheasant Tippets Orange
A hairwing single-hook salmon fly that should work well once the hairwing gets wet, the tail and throat should also be good visual indicators. I have no idea where the hair in the wing comes from: I have some samples in my box that I just don’t know the origin of, but they work well!
Hook: Dai-Riki 305 #10
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Body: UNI-Mylar #10 Gold/Silver, Wapsi Micro Zonker in different configurations (over/under)
Head: 3mm Bead, Hare’s ear Plus Dubbin Dark Olive
Got a shipment of some eyeless hooks from Taimen and while I had a order in I got some micro zonkers to see what I could do with them, these small strips of squirrel zonkers makes for a very good pattern that should come alive in the water
One on a #12 TMC 5263 streamer hook:
Hook: DR 305 #10
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Green
Body: Sheer 14/0 Green, Ultra Wire SM Gold
Collar: Green Guinea
I don’t have much experience with spider patterns, but I got a green guinea fowl skin the other day and wanted to test it out. This will most likely not be tested until spring when the ice is gone and trout waters/rivers again is fishable, but I will bring it with me in november when there still might be a chance for catching a trout after the spawning period is over in the rivers close to Oslo (this is a might-be-happening moment: in mid-november the snow can be quite deep around here!)
Hook: Dai-Riki 305 #12
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: Mallard Flank
Body: Wapsi Natural Fur Mink
Thorax: Ostrich, Black
Wing: Jungle Cock
The danica.com site of Hans Weilenmann provides a lot of inspiration and ideas for new patterns to try out, here is my Evil Eye interpretation with the materials I have available.
I like the jungle cock eyes that should make this a real eye-catcher for the trout, it is also very easy to tie up and should work in different color combinations. This is one to test out in the river when it opens for fishing again.
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