Fun With Craft Fur, Part 3 -- Winter Fly

This winter fly is a mix of synthetic and natural.  The orange is finn racoon, while the blue is craft fur.  The flash is a combination of several colors that were tied over the blue.  Duck flank was used for the collar.

The whole fly is around 3 inches long.  Which seems to be the length I've been sticking to lately.  It is large enough to attract the attention of fish in colored water, but small enough where it doesn't affect my casting in the least bit.  There is no weight built into the fly.  I can easily pinch some split shot on the leader while at the river.

Ignore the messy head. I've pretty much stopped caring what they look like. As long as the fly holds together, it's all good.

Fun With Craft Fur, Part 2

Happy Thanksgiving people.  I was supposed to be posting more pics of my fly tying, but became a little pre-occupied with family things.  I've actually been tying a lot of winter flies the past week or so, I hope to start posting them soon.  They combine natural materials with synthetics.  Some of them are looking really fishy.  Can't wait to try them out.

 

This fly has been used successfully on the Deschutes in the mornings.  The wing is some synthetic fur of some type that I've accumulated over the years.  If I'm not mistaken, it is tied on a size 4 hook.