Charles, PM me your address. I've got a handful of flies ready to go for ya.




Awful pretty feathers.

First attempt at a floating chum fry since some were spotted this weekend.
Used a silver metallic sharpie to color the foam.
I don't like the body shape but hope to solve that once the round Rainy's foam I ordered comes in.
SF

Those are pre-ban heron feathers, right, Coley?

Sg

But of course.

Glad you care package showed up Charles.

The material in question is silver pheasant.

Water was dirty yesterday from all the wind and rain last week. Some chum fry were present so I threw this all day on an intermediate line. Figured the head would cause some disturbance which might help get some action.



Ended up with eight hook-up on a really wet day.

Very nice. 2 more nights of work then I'm off for 3 weeks. Might have to get in some beach fishing for a fix.

BTW I just replentished by chicken flock. The Rooster is a big guy with lots of barred feathers just like the ones on your latest popper, but with his almost 3 inch spurs I'm a little apprehensive about trying to harvest any. Thanks for the posts SF. When I was younger, before I caught my steelhead addiction I spent most my time targeting cutties in most of the streams all around the Hood Canal. Ironically we always hooked several steelhead every year on light spinning setups as bycatch, but it took me years to even consider targeting them. Ah the good old days. Thanks again.

Metal,
I used to fish all those canal streams as well. It is a shame what they've become in regards to steelhead.

A few chum fry per Coley's suggestion of mylar over foam. Like the bodies, need to work on the tails.
SF

Cool! How do they float compared to the FSB? I like the use of the grizzly for the parr marks. I might try and work that into a smolt pattern.

Not the most aesthetic from a tying standpoint, but I tie a few smolt/fry patterns with these tails



Betcha they would work well on your troots as well with added action.

Coley,
Not great on the float but they give a good bobbing action on the strip pause with a decent surface commotion.
They would need more foam to really float well but that would mess up the smaller profile.
I do plan to tie up some bigger versions this summer for coho.

Those curly tails would surely add some action to any pattern.
SF

I am releasing a limited edition version of my "Lucky" yarnball.



Fish catching function with a touch of class.

I am going to call it the "KK gets Lucky." The yarn is 100% goat, I thought it fitting.

Nice Coley.

I've been messing around with bendbacks a bit lately. I don't have the correct hooks and they are difficult to find. I ended up bending a 811S to get a decent shape. I added a few lead wraps to give it a keel for point up presentation. I covered the lead wraps and body braid with UV cure for durability.

If anyone has a state side source for Tiemco 411S bendback or Mustad 79666S keel hooks please let me know.
SF

Great looking fly Brian!

Checked my sources and none carry that 411S. Sorry man.

I thought you like those gami SC17's for tarpon?

Snow...its dumping right now. So much for an early spring.

I am jealous BU. Gotta take one of those trips before too long. Stuck working on my house and rentals this week off. Might sneak to the OP for a one dayer though with as nice as it is and therivers dropping in nicely.

Coley you obviously have cabin fever.

"When the tide was right"..... Funny how that works out sometimes.

To bad about the piglet refusal. Should have used a popper.

I saw a pattern similar to that at Waters West. Grabbed a couple with the idea of tying my own. That bend back caught my eye for sure.

Latest FSB version.
Finally got some 1/4 round Rainy's foam. Colored them up with a silver metallic sharpie and added some par marks. They got eaten a few time today.
SF

Good looking baitfish imitation there! Kinda' makes the Chum baby fly pattern obsolete.