Time at the Vise

A few samples of my work

Tied a few flies. From left to right are three Deceivers, a Cockroach and a Toad fly. The Deceivers are for the beach snook; the Cockroach is for the tarpon; and the Toad fly is for tailing reds.

I tied each with a goal. For the Deceivers, I tried to tie sparse to make the profile as sleek as possible. The big issue was tying the tail feathers on straight. That's simply a matter of holding the fly against the shank of the hook with the off hand and being steady. It's the same deal with the Cockroach. You line the feathers up, get them straight on the hook shank and secure them. With the Toad fly, it's the same pattern I've been using --- except with smaller, lighter eyes. I'm hoping that a lighter fly will sink slower and not get hung up in the turtle grass. We'll see what happens next week with the new moon tides.