Fly patterns you have not seen before-More added 4/16

[Matthewc]

Here are some fly patterns I developed over the last year. I have named them all but the names are rather simple. I guess I could have called them fancy names and stuff but anyways--- I may in the future include instructions on 1 or 2 of them if the interest is strong enough but for now you can take a gander and form some ideas of your own from them. Most of these are made for steelhead but large trout will certainly take a few of these to. Could also take fresh salmon that are inclined to bite flys of this nature such as in Alaska.

Fire Fly Bug
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/firefly1.jpg

Fire Fly Bug top view
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/firefly2.jpg

Pink Steel Bug- a variation of the Egg Sucking Leech, in pink
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/pinksteelbugger1.jpg

Olive Flash Sculpin- my own design
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/oliveflshsculpin2.jpg

Olive Flash Sculpin top view
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/oliveflshsculpin3.jpg

Purple Flash Sculpin- my own design
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/purpleflashsculpin1.jpg

Purple Flash Sculpin- top view
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/purpleflashsculpin3.jpg

Pink Crystal Comet- Crystal Bullet variation
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/pinkcrystalcomet1.jpg

Pink Crystal Comet- top view
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/pinkcrystalcomet2.jpg

I will post some more a bit later this week but its time for dinner and fresh broodstock steel is on the plate courtesy of Mark Anderson & the Wilson River : )

Let me know what you guys think about the patterns and if there are 1 or 2 you would like to see instruction on in the near future.

Peace

[BigSkyHunter]

Those are some pieces of art and your own designs look GREAT. Have you field tested your designs yet?

[NCL]

Beyond very nice. Probably a dumb question, but with what are you coating the head of the Pink Comet?

[Matthewc]

I form a thick head of the pink thread to a bullet shape then I use SEVERAL coats of basic head cement [fly tie glue] Make sure the coast are light so they dont run, but after a few coats it builds up the nice look. I bet apoxy head cement could work too but ive not tried it yet. That fly has 4 coast of head cement.

Waiting to try the sculpin patterns this year, almost time : )

[Slow and Low]

I form a thick head of the pink thread to a bullet shape then I use SEVERAL coats of basic head cement [fly tie glue] Make sure the coast are light so they dont run, but after a few coats it builds up the nice look. I bet apoxy head cement could work too but ive not tried it yet. That fly has 4 coast of head cement.

Waiting to try the sculpin patterns this year, almost time : )

That's a lot of work on a fly you are probably going to fish one day tops. I don't use cement on anything I tie (except for the swap flies).

[abalone-girl]

Nice flies!:smash: Looks likes some of them might catch steelie over here in Cali.

[AndyK]

Nice Flies!

One of the fun things about tying flies is experimenting and then catching a fish on the fly. That can be the best part about fly fishing!

[Matthewc]

Thanks Andy : )



That's a lot of work on a fly you are probably going to fish one day tops. I don't use cement on anything I tie (except for the swap flies).

It does not realy bother me and is not much extra work realy. I like to get a certain look from the fly and this gets it. :smirk:

Also one correction The pink crystal comet is actually a "crystal bullet" variation....my bad

The crystal bullet is tied with the long end of the flash material tied foward and then folded over itself twords the back of the hook and then tied off collar style but this "comet version I tied has the formed head instead of the collar, I know hard to explain...

[NCL]

Mathew,

Thanks. It looked way to smooth for just basic head cement. I can't get it that smooth but I am new at fly tying. How do you apply the cement?

[2/0Dee]

How do those big heads effect how the fly rides in the water? I was under the impression that large heads would cause the fly to ride on its side, upside down or in some other way as to adversily effect how the fly fishes. I hope I havent been tying small heads for nothing!!
Thanks
Mike

[Matthewc]

How do those big heads effect how the fly rides in the water? I was under the impression that large heads would cause the fly to ride on its side, upside down or in some other way as to adversily effect how the fly fishes. I hope I havent been tying small heads for nothing!!
Thanks
Mike

Mike I honestly have no idea how the thing ride on a downstream swing:shrug: Most of these flys are streamers that would be stripped in areas with aggresive fish? I guess I am not critical enough to worry about how it would ride. I will leave that to the fly shop owners, guides, and guys with money for rods & fly lines that would also make a difference as well. :jester: :jester: :jester: ..


I sadly admit I just use either a plastic or wooden tooth pick to apply my head cement :redface: I do what I can with what I have and you should too. That leaves me to think only of the flys design and how I want it to look.

If your talking bead heads your fishing them on an indicator? or,,,what?

[2/0Dee]

fair enough.
Thanks
Mike

[Matthewc]

Mike I was asking how you fish your beads heads and here is why, I too fish alot of bead heads.

If your talking bead head nymphs, and your fishing the on and indicator in choppy water I would guess the fly is doing a bit of rolling around.

If your talking about dead headed streamers most of them are kinda uniformaly round? such as the bugger family...

I honestly consider the size of the bead head I use to be more relative to the weight I need to fish soft or heavery water. As long as its not like a big head where the bead is WAY to big so that the fly looks like tadpole :laugh:

uhh ohht I think I just opened a can of fly fishing worms! All hands on deck and get ready for a thread highjack!:jester:

[2/0Dee]

I was specifically addressing the thread head flies in the pictures above when fished on the swing. When fished under an indicator it really doesnt matter. However if you are stripping the fly or swinging it then I think the size of the head matters. This is negated some what when you place a bead at the head of the fly.

I have been tought that tying a small head on a fly was very important and have never really thought about why untill reciently. The flies pictures are nice and would definitly catch fish I was just curious if you noticed if the hook point was down while you fished them. I assumed that you where swinging them and we all know what assume means:laugh: .

I have experienced some problems with some flys fishing on there side or up side down before and some of this is due to material selection and how it is tied on the hook. However I suspect that an overly large head my also cause this problem.
Mike

[Matthewc]

YES, and no..The Pink Crystal Comet is a variation of the Crystal Bullet. I did not design the original "crystal Bullet" only the variations.

This is an odd deal because although it looks like a typical wet fly the 2 patterns are actually a kind of "mini streamer" that was designed to be stripped fast through salt chuck silvers and perhaps dollys when they would not show an interest in larger patterns. I found these small paterns to be great jack killers when larger adults would not bite anything. I had hoped with this pattern to create something small and pink to entice the non biting adaults but I need to further test this Crystal Comet on the coast and in Alaksa. It is said they love pink up there.

The head of the fly is also weighted a tad bit to give it a sort of light jigging effect while being stripped fast, but just a tiny bit so that is also going to effect the overall action of the fly.

Below are pics of Crystal Bullets and other variations tied by me. Notice the collar style head tie on these bullets. One variation I call the Bleeding Blackbird which may help to represent an injured minnow bleeding from the lower gill area swimming quickly to the shallows to escape death, further enticing a predatory instinct reaction to not so interested fish. The Bleeding Blackbird also has a epoxy minnow style head like the Pink Comet. The trout shure like this fly :) A smaller version may also serve as a dandy sea run cutt fly.

Bleeding Blackbird
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/crystalbullets3.jpg

Hand tied Crystal Bullets in assorted custom colors. Some of their bodys are spun with sparkle dubbing used for nymphs, perticularly the purples.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/crystalbullets2.jpg

Fromt view
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/crystalbullets1.jpg

Matthews Copperhead :laugh:
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/crystalbullets4.jpg

[salmonslug]

Nice flies and great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[B-RUN STEELIE]

1001 ways to tie a bugger or a BGS. Thats what makes fly fishing great. You can adapt anything out there into something you like and enjoy seeing if it works !! I like the first one best. All good stuff