North Fly

Bunny Strip Muddler:

Thread: Danville Flymaster + Orange

Tail: White bunny strip

Skirt: Deer hair

Weight: Plated dumbell eyes

Head: spun deer hair

Forgive me for the total absense of new posts. I have been extremely busy the last couple weeks and so have had no time to post scruffy flies or blurry photography.

Hopefully I will get some new posts up in the near future.

But I will present this bit of symphony:

Mottled LA Nymph:

Hook: Nymph #12

Thread: UNI-8/0 Brown

Tail: Lady Amherst fibers

Body: Lady Amherst Fibers

Rib: Gold or silver wire

Wingcase: pheasant

Thorax: Peacock herl

Legs: Tips of wingcasing

One Christmas eve in a  busy shopping mall a middle aged woman squeezed into an already full elevator, arms heavily laden with items. She sighed tiredly as the elevator clicked through the levels. “Who ever started Christmas aught to be strung up and shot!” She suddenly declared. The other occupants of the elevator mumbled agreement.

Then suddenly from the back of the elevator a quite voice said, “They already did.”

The  tired shoppers craned their necks to see where the voice came from.

“He was strung up on a tree, and murdered. His name is Jesus Christ.”

–Unknown

Jesus Christ is the reason for Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all, have a fantastic Holiday season!!

Tom Nixon’s Black Gnat Bass                                        

Hook: Mustad Limerick #4
Thread: Danville 6/0 Black
Body: Large black chennile (or red)
Hackle: Black saddle hackle

Enjoy

Got this guy a couple days ago. I believe it is a large Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus).

Well today in Moses Lake, Washington, we had our first snow of the season. For over two hours it poured in huge, fluffy snowflakes. But unfortunately the ground was wet from a previous rain so the snow didn’t last long.

All this to say…….Good bye Summer, hello Winter!

Black Nosed Dace

Hook: 3X Streamer #6
Thread: Black Danville 6/0

Tail: Red floss, clipped
Body: Silver Tinsil

Wing: White, Black, and brown bucktail

Just recently I upgraded my tying tool to Avil’s Apex vise, an affordable, well built peice of equipment.

So far I am extremely happy with it, having before made due with a el cheapo Thompson vise.
I mean, this vise kicks!! Lets run through a couple of its features:

The Jaws: Hold a hook rock solid, from very small to very large. One nice feature is the two hook grooves in it, so that a hook sliding is beyond a feasable challenge properly set.

The Cam Lever: Easy, very easy to tighten and unclamp. Very slick manufactoring.

Rotory:  Extremely smooth and even. Easy to operate!

Pedestal:  Solid and heavy. The vise sits snug and unmoving in it once tightened.

C-Clamp: Very nice. Not only does it look great, but it works great as well

CONS: The only things I don’t like about the vise are the plastic heads on the wing nuts. Kind of goes against the Sturdy Stainless Steel profile. Also is the difficulty in tilting the head at differant angles. Even with the bolt loosed, it takes a bit of pressure to position it at a differant angle.

All in all—this is a very nice tool and I am very satisfied with it.