Fun with Craft Fur, Part 5 -- Purple

The picture of this fly does not do it justice.  It is absolutely awesome looking in person.  I cannot wait to try it out.  Once again, I'm using (purple) craft fur for the main body, along with purple angel hair over top.  Underneath, something you can't really see is opalescent estaz.  Amherst feathers and a blue collar round it out.

I'm hoping to jump out for a couple of hours later today.  This is the fly I'm putting on before leaving the house.

Fun with Craft Fur, Part 4 -- Tube

I know I swore off tube flies a while ago.  The main reason is that I find them a pain in the arse to rig while on the water.  However, I may of found a way to make it a little easier.  So, with that in mind, I'm tying a few tubes here and there.

Once again, I've made an enormous head.  The beauty of tying on a tube is that you can trim the tube so that the heads aren't long like this!  However, I was stupid in that I tied some thread way up top prior to putting any fur on.  I inadvertently screwed up one of the best reasons to tie on these things.  Oh well.  Lesson learned.  Lucky for me, the fish won't care.

This fly is not weighted.  I will pinch split shot on prior to fishing it.  Depending on how deep I want to get in whatever run I'm in.  All in all, I'm pretty excited to give it a swing.

Fun with Craft Fur, Part 1

It has been a long time since I've posted any pictures of my fly tying.  It isn't that I haven't been tying them, I just haven't taken any pictures.  I decided it was time to get back to it.  So, over the next week, I'll post a handful that I've created with craft fur.

The craft fur kick began quietly a while ago.  However, it has escalated into my material of choice.  It is easy to use and looks great in the water.

This one, as you can imagine, sinks like a rock.  I've been using it in deeper water or really fast currents.  I've gotten some pulls on it.  So, I know the fish are watching.

I'm heading off to fish the Klickitat tomorrow.  And of course, I'll be dragging along a box of flies made of synthetic material.  I'll mix it up with some made with more traditional materials and report back with the results.  Of course, that assumes I'll even get a grab.  Fingers crossed.