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September Fly O' the Month - Saltwater Coho Beach Pattern !!

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September Fly O' the Month: Saltwater Coho Beach Pattern!! Post your pictures in this months Fly O' the Month Gallery and in the Septembers thread with recipe to qualify for the this months prize. Click this link to see the new monthly prizes and detials (New Fly Line) available for this contest. Happy tying, lets see those Saltwater Coho Beach Pattern's!

Here is the prize for September, provided by Nile Creek Fly Shop.

WF8-BT - XS Buzzer Line (Olive Tip/Ivory)

The now renownded ‘Buzzer’ line was developed especially for optimum performance when fishing the ubiquitous and hugely rewarding style of the buzzer, whether from the bank or boat. This fly line has the same profile as the ever popular XS Floating Ivory, but the last 3-4ft of the front taper section is coloured a neutral shade of olive where it has been purposely designed to sink slowly and improve successful ‘hook ups’ and ‘feel’, when buzzer fishing or straight line nymphing in particular, resulting in countless extra fish.

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SB Dart (My variation on original)

[Original fly: Shawn Bennett]

Hook: TMC 811S
Thread: Black uni-thread
Body: Gold holographic tinsel
Dorsal: Green lady amherst pheasant
Rib: Green wire
Tail: Pearl chartreuse flashabou
Eyes: Chartreuse prism stick on eyes

Pickled Herring


Hook: TMC 811S
Thread: Black uni-thread
Body (top): Black pearl flashabou
Body (mid): Seafoam green angel hair
Body (btm): Gold pearl angel hair
Head: Epoxy
Eyes: Chartreuse prism stick on eyes

Ferguson Green & Silver (My variation on original)

[Original fly: Bruce Ferguson]

Hook: TMC 811S
Thread: Black uni-thread
Tail: Chartreuse barred mallard flank
Body: Silver holographic tinsel
Body (front): Chartreuse pearl chenille
Rib: Chartreuse holographic tinsel & silver wire
Wing: Green polar bear & Chartreuse pearl flashabou

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Here are my entries for this month.
All based on Art Lingren's killer Wizard pattern. (For those interested in the pattern from another thread.)


Olive Wizard:
Hook: Mustad C71SSS Size 6
Thread: White 6/0
Tail: Diamond wing fibre, Pink pearl
Body: Wapsi sparkle braid, pearl
Upper wing: Olive polar bear and 3/4 strands of peacock Krystal flash
Lower wing: White calf tail (but polar bear would be better) and 3/4 strand of pearl Krystal flash
Throat: Diamond wing fibre, Pink pearl
Eye: xs red tape eyes
Head over-thread: Fine uni-mono
Head cement: I used brush-on super glue, but anything hard and shiny.




Blue Wizard:
Hook: Mustad C71SSS Size 6
Thread: White 6/0
Tail: Diamond wing fibre, Pink pearl
Body: Wapsi sparkle braid, pearl
Upper wing: Blue polar bear and 3/4 strands of blue Krystal flash
Lower wing: White calf tail (but polar bear would be better) and 3/4 strand of pearl Krystal flash
Throat: Diamond wing fibre, Pink pearl
Eye: xs red tape eyes
Head over-thread: Fine uni-mono
Head cement: I used brush-on super glue, but anything hard and shiny.




Olive Shaman (South American Wizard...):
Hook: Mustad C71SSS Size 6
Thread: White 6/0
Tail: Diamond wing fibre, Pink pearl
Body: Wapsi sparkle braid, pearl
Upper wing: Olive Llama and 3/4 strands of peacock Krystal flash
Lower wing: White Llama and 3/4 strand of pearl Krystal flash
Throat: Diamond wing fibre, Pink pearl
Eye: xs red tape eyes
Head over-thread: Fine uni-mono
Head cement: I used brush-on super glue, but anything hard and shiny.

And just for a laugh...



Stoned Shaman (on Ayahuasca. Bug-eyed and probably a little wobbly...):
Hook: Mustad C71SSS Size 6
Thread: Gray 6/0
Tail: Diamond wing fibre, Pink pearl
Body: Silver holo-tinsel
Upper wing: Olive Llama and 3/4 strands of peacock Krystal flash
Lower wing: White Llama and 3/4 strand of pearl Krystal flash
Throat: Diamond wing fibre, Pink pearl
Eye: Orange chain eyes
Head cement: I used brush-on super glue, but anything hard and shiny.
 
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It doesnt show because it wasnt uploaded. You might need to do this,

To resize an image, right click on the picture you want to resize and then select OPEN WITH PAINT. When the program paint opens, this picture you want to resize will be open in the paint program. Now if you look up to the left to the menu bar, click on IMAGE you will then see some more options, select Stretch/SKEW or Resize/Stretch, depending on how new the Paint program is. To resize your image, change the stretch or resize value in the HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL from 100% to anywhere from 15%-30%, this depends on how many megapixels you cameras is. Then press OK and under file, SAVE AS and you are done. If you want to see what the image size and dimensions are, click once on the file, move your curser away, then move it back over the file without clicking and it will give you the info in a hover box.
 
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Fly: Olive Beach BaitFish
Hook: Tiemco TMC 811S
Thread: 6/0 White
Bottom Body 1: White Buck Tail
Body Flash 1: Pearl Gliss n Glow, 2 strands per side
Mid Body 1: Pearl Angel Hair, slightly longer than the buck tail
Mid Body 2: BaitFish Angel Hair, slightly longer than than Body 2
Body Flash 2: 2 strands of Pearl Krystal Flash
Top Body: Olive Saltwater Yak Hair
Eyes/head: Silver Tape Eyes, Med. Covered with 2 hour epoxy
 
#23 ·
A simple, yet almost-realistic Clouser Minnow:


Hook: TMC 9394
Thread: Black 6/0
Tail: Pearl Krystal flash
Body: Large Holographic tinsel
Lower: Olive/Pearl Midge Flash
Mid: White Polar Bear
Upper: Blue bucktail
Eye: Brass dumbbell eye
 
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And another Clouser, this one a Zonker - usually with a black zonker strip, but I'm out, so natural is as close as I could get.....



Hook: TMC 9394
Thread: Black 6/0
Tail: Pearl Krystal flash
Body: Large Holographic tinsel
Lower: Olive/Pearl Midge flash
Mid: White Polar bear
Upper: Natural rabbit Zonker
Eye: brass dumbbell
 
#29 ·
Okay, here goes another - this one took a little experimenting, and it's my first successful attempt at creating a fly (unless someone else has already done it, which is quite likely....). Not sure what to call it - double zonker, cool coho, nasty needlefish.....I'll think of something....



Hook: TMC 911S or 9394
Thread: Black 8/0
Tail: Pearl Krystal Flash
Body: Large Holographic Tinsel
Rib: Fine Silver Wire
Lower: Black Barred Rabbit Strips, Baby Blue
Mid: White Polar Bear
Upper: Navy Blue Rabbit Strips
Eye: UV Dumbbell Eye

Tie in a long tail tail about a shank length, then silver rib. Tie in holo tinsel and wrap forward, then mount eye. Tie in Baby Blue strip in front of eye, then use silver rib to tie rabbit strip in Matuka-style. Flip hook, and tie in Polar bear and Navy rabbit strip. Push hook point through navy strip at a point that allows it to lie straight. Clip the hide of the baby blue strip at end of tail, and clip the hide of the navy blue strip at the end of the baby blue hair.

Now I just need to get out and catch a fish on it.....I know it will.:rolleyes:

:cheers:
 
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