SOFT – Tuesday, January 10, 2017
6:00 pm
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
6:00 pm
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
I hope that everyone enjoyed their holidays, and you are
healthy and happy starting the new year.
Lots going on at the McCants household with the heavy snow and tree
damage. I do hope that you all made it
safely through the storm and are not without power and enjoying the snow we
have this year. I understand that this
was the second most snow in Medford in the last 100 years (if you can trust
those weather persons). In any event, I am looking forward to our coming events
and time together as we learn from one another both old and new tricks in our
tying efforts.
Mr. Mark Teeters will tie two flies for fishing everywhere.
Mark will tie the Gimp, a Midwestern nymph fly designed by
Lacey E. Gee, and identified in “Practical Flies and Their Construction”, 1966,
page 34. The fly is used in the Midwest
for “most uncooperative” rainbows and browns (also “steelheads”). It also is used for panfish like bluegill and
crappie.
Gimp
·
Hook – any standard number 10 down eyed (and
debarbed, of course),
·
Thread – any claret or red 6/0 to 16/0 thread,
·
Tail – a few fibers (5-8) of dark blue dun hen
hackle fibers,
·
Abdomen – grey wool,
·
Wing – two Gimp feathers (aftershaft feathers at
base of Amherst Pheasant Tippet feather),
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Hackle – Dark, blue dun hen hackle, 2 turns only
(do not overdress the hackle) 2-3x hook gape
·
Head – Thread and then whip finish.
Additionally Mark will tie a fly of his design which
he calls the Sleech. The Sleech is used
in both rivers and lakes for all species of fish. The key features of this pattern are the
profile and use of materials that have maximum mobility. This fly uses the minimum of materials for
maximum effect. The pattern follows below:
Sleech
Standard
·
Hook – Mustad 9574 or similar hook size 12-14,
·
Thread – Claret 6/0 to 12/0,
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Rib – Small or fine copper wire,
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Tail and body – On the Sleech I tie in the copper at the tail set and advance the
thread back to the head. I stack 3 to 5 aftershafts and tie them in at the
head and use the copper wire to tie them down at the tail set and wind wire
forward, ribbing and binding the aftershafts down zig-zagging to leave the
edges free.
·
Head – Thread as above.
Sleech Steelhead
·
Hook – Standard Steelhead TMC 7999 size 4-8,
·
Thread – Claret 6/0 to 8/0,
·
Rib – Small or fine copper wire,
·
Tail and body – On the Sleech I tie in the copper at the tail set and advance the
thread back to the head. I stack 3 to 5 aftershafts and tie them in at the
head and use the copper wire to tie them down at the tail set and wind wire
forward, ribbing and binding the aftershafts down zig-zagging to leave the
edges free.
·
Head – Thread as above.
Bottom View
Sleech Steelhead
