What is your favorite mayfly jig pattern? What do you use for the tail and wings? I use a foam and stamp cutter for the wings but have seen other methods.:)
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What is your favorite mayfly jig pattern? What do you use for the tail and wings? I use a foam and stamp cutter for the wings but have seen other methods.:)
I tie 1 using pheasnt tail, for the tail and back, and use tan chennille for the body, and use a pumpkin head. On either a 1/80 or 1/64 oz. head.
Have caught gills, yellow perch and crappie on it.
Sounds interesting but what does a Mayfly jig look like??
I guess it's a mayfly on a jighead.
I tie mayfly...flies. But not on jigs. I do tie some light bug looking jigs though for bream.
Heres mine
VERY NICE !!! did you tie that for trout or what ?Quote:
Originally Posted by flytyfish
What is the body made of, foam ?
flytyfish would u like to sell a couple of those if so pm me those things look sweet
Very nice look. Excellent workmanship.Quote:
Originally Posted by flytyfish
I can tell you that if he did tie it and where to sell them it would cost you at least $100 to $250 dollars for each one. There is probaly 20 or so hours of tying in it. I used to freguent the realastic fly tyers website before it went down and thoses guys are great at tying realistic looking flies for display. Some tied semi realistic flies for fishing though. I wish there website was up and running again.
Mike P.
Really nice work there Flytyfish!Quote:
Originally Posted by flytyfish
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That's insane I keep telling myself thats real no way did he tie it!!
it is amazing!!!
Joe
That was my first thought as well Jiggin Joe. If it's not real, then that is truely a work of art. I would never actually fish with something like that. If I was able to tie one like that, It would be in a glass case somewhere.
Prybis
I know the site you're talking about and you're 1000% correct amazing tying. There's a bit of it on Fly Tying in their realistic section if you want to keep up on it.
Also you can check out some here http://www.grahamowengallery.com/fis...fly-tying.html
Fatman
It really is tied nothing is glued or carved. The body is made from raffia.I have put these on here before. And by the way thanks for the compliments.I am in the process of tying a mayfly that I already have about 40hrs in and I have not even finished the body on it yet.
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...2-09-07018.jpg
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...tonefly017.jpg
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...Picture059.jpg
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...Picture050.jpg
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...Picture058.jpg
That is some seriouse awesome work !!!!!!
i'm speachless
Joe
FLYTYFISH
All I can do is repeat what others have said
Wow, double Wow
Lets get back to the original post please.
What is your favorite mayfly jig pattern?
Fly Anglers OnLine, Your Complete Internet Flyfishing Resource. Type in mayfly in the search box and go to realistic Mayfly.
I would be happy if I could just find the right shade of yellow.
I used to use a pale yellow tube jig back in the '80 and killed the
crappie on Lake Tyler. Now all the plastics are too yellow, don't work
as well.
good luck
MO
Yeah, mayflies float! :) On the other hand, traditional nymph patterns like PTN's, GRHE's, woolly worms, etc. work great (if not better) as jigs. They work so well, they were actually banned from international fly fishing competitions.Quote:
Originally Posted by smoothlures
I've tied an Adams dry fly on a collarless jig head before but the pheasant tail nymphs, gold ribbed hares ears work good too. If you tie a dry fly pattern on a jig head get ready to get stabbed:D:D LOL. With the hook eye pointing up in the vise you'll get dinged sooner or later.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ans1/adams.jpg
Fatman