Pictures My top 5 Flies for the year

Fly-Boy-Wray · 11-10-2009, 09:15 PM

I have had a lot of people ask me "what flies do you like?" or "what should I tie?" I though this would be a good way to get the fly community to to add there two cents. Pictures or links would be help full.

Thanks Bryan

Mine would be:

The Hammer (an Egan's Headstand variant)
The Flanders Rubber Leg Nymph
Briminator (Hammer color variant)
Shad dart
Black Wooly Bugger

What are your top five flies for the year?

jarredbehrendt · 11-10-2009, 09:43 PM

Alright Ill play:
1. Black Woolly Bugger
2. PTN
3. Caddis Larva in Black
4. Hare's Ear Nymph
5. Scuds

Fly-Boy-Wray · 11-10-2009, 09:59 PM

I have been using a Mustad 37160 hook (they were cheep $1.88 for 100ct) to make my Pheasant Tail Nymphs (PTN) on and I like the results.

**holdemplyer** · 11-11-2009, 10:56 AM

Panfish Polecat
black woolly bugger
black/silver zebra copper john
ptn
olive teal

centerx · 11-11-2009, 10:56 AM

Nice to see the favorites from the year………

Mine ….

Brown Woolly Bugger till apparently it hit a snag and broke off.

Purple/black Woolly Bugger till it got shredded by a run of fish

Black Woolly Bugger because that's all I have left besides prince head nymphs that have not caught anything yet

Might as well laugh at yourself when you can. Next year hopefully I can expand that list and say that they were made by my own hand

gkobes · 11-11-2009, 02:41 PM

Anyone ever triede to make a popper? i saw some bodies at cabelas and was wondering what making one would be like

**holdemplyer** · 11-11-2009, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gkobes

Anyone ever triede to make a popper? i saw some bodies at cabelas and was wondering what making one would be like

Making poppers can be fun, I took the advice of another member on here and now make my own bodies too.

Painting poppers with patterns and designs, for the fish, or for the fisherman?

centerx · 11-11-2009, 03:55 PM

The black one keeps staring at me

AV Angler · 11-11-2009, 04:29 PM

I'll play along.........by the way I love that shad dart FBW.

1) Olive bugger
2) Foam beetle
3) Black Bugger
4) Foam Spider
5) Flash Dance (it's an at home design by one of my friends for Pike. We used it in a Western Nebraska sandhills lake and HAMMERED them). I coined it flash dance because it's basically a bunch of tinsel tied to a 1/8 with purple

BTW, the black buggers are still drawing the bass out of the depths. My buddy caught several on Saturday.

Keep in mind, these are the selections of a very conventional fairy wander....don't take them as expert advice. These are just what I caught the most on this year.

Hooligan · 11-11-2009, 07:10 PM

Hell***** Sculpin (One of my flies)
JuJu Baetis Umpqua - JujuBaetis, Craven'sâ„¢
Puterbaugh's Foam Golden Umpqua - Foam Salmonfly, Puterbaugh'sâ„¢
Barr's PMD Emerger wet/dry Tied in this category with GoldenGoldie PMD
Halfback Copper Tungsten (One of my flies)

Fly-Boy-Wray · 11-11-2009, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by holdemplyer

olive teal

Do you have a pic?

**holdemplyer** · 11-11-2009, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fly-Boy-Wray

Do you have a pic?

It's a Ward Bean fly, the orange variation works very well too.

Fly-Boy-Wray · 11-11-2009, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hooligan

Hell***** Sculpin (One of my flies)
Halfback Copper Tungsten (One of my flies)

Would you share a pic?

LincolnLunger · 11-11-2009, 08:25 PM

My top 5 in no real specific order...

Wray's Hammer
Size 10 Wooly Bugger (white, yellow, black, color didn't seem to matter)
Foam spider and Poppers
Beadhead Rubber-Legged Hares Ears
Scuds worked well too

This fly kicked out a lot of fish towards the end of the year though, im certain it will be a Killer fly in the years to come.

Hooligan · 11-11-2009, 09:38 PM

I'll get a picture or two at some point. I just got a hook order today, expecting sheep hides in the next day or two.

huskerduckhunter · 11-11-2009, 10:15 PM

this looks fun... i should learn

Harold · 11-12-2009, 09:15 AM

My top "fly" was the second out to the warning track in the nineth inning of final game in this years World Series.

Harold F.

What?

Fly-Boy-Wray · 11-12-2009, 01:12 PM

AV Angler do you have Pic of the "Flash dance" you would / could share?

AV Angler · 11-12-2009, 02:20 PM

I'll take a separate one, but you can see it in my Avatar picture from a little more of a distance. It's on the end of my leader on my fly rod in the picture.

AV Angler · 11-12-2009, 02:48 PM

Here is the same fly but with blue/silver tinsel instead of purple/silver tinsel.

11-10-2009, 09:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fly-Boy-Wray Fly-Boy-Wray is looking for a MA bluegill on the fly in 2010~! Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Omaha Ne Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 551 Thanks: 254 Thanked 181 Times in 92 Posts	My top 5 Flies for the year I have had a lot of people ask me "what flies do you like?" or "what should I tie?" I though this would be a good way to get the fly community to to add there two cents. Pictures or links would be help full. Thanks Bryan Mine would be: The Hammer (an Egan's Headstand variant) The Flanders Rubber Leg Nymph Briminator (Hammer color variant) Shad dart Black Wooly Bugger What are your top five flies for the year? __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> Last edited by Fly-Boy-Wray; 11-10-2009 at 09:51 PM..

11-10-2009, 09:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
jarredbehrendt jarredbehrendt is Dreaming of Paradise Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Omaha, NE for now.... Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 2,476 Thanks: 600 Thanked 406 Times in 304 Posts Blog Entries: 68	Alright Ill play: 1. Black Woolly Bugger 2. PTN 3. Caddis Larva in Black 4. Hare's Ear Nymph 5. Scuds __________________ Fish when you can...... Work when you have to.

11-10-2009, 09:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fly-Boy-Wray Fly-Boy-Wray is looking for a MA bluegill on the fly in 2010~! Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Omaha Ne Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 551 Thanks: 254 Thanked 181 Times in 92 Posts	I have been using a Mustad 37160 hook (they were cheep $1.88 for 100ct) to make my Pheasant Tail Nymphs (PTN) on and I like the results. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>

11-11-2009, 10:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
holdemplyer holdemplyer is waiting on open water Director Join Date: May 2007 Location: hunting for Kenzies MA gill!!! Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 6,088 Thanks: 850 Thanked 1,389 Times in 821 Posts	Panfish Polecat black woolly bugger black/silver zebra copper john ptn olive teal __________________ "So I says to Mabel, I says... I'll continue this later." Waiting on the shadow to materialize.... Gone, but never forgotten.

11-11-2009, 07:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hooligan Hooligan is just biding his time. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 98 Thanked 555 Times in 330 Posts	Hell***** Sculpin (One of my flies) JuJu Baetis Umpqua - JujuBaetis, Craven'sâ„¢ Puterbaugh's Foam Golden Umpqua - Foam Salmonfly, Puterbaugh'sâ„¢ Barr's PMD Emerger wet/dry Tied in this category with GoldenGoldie PMD Halfback Copper Tungsten (One of my flies) __________________ "If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong." John Gierach

11-11-2009, 10:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
centerx centerx has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 180 Thanks: 15 Thanked 98 Times in 55 Posts	Nice to see the favorites from the year……… Mine …. Brown Woolly Bugger till apparently it hit a snag and broke off. Purple/black Woolly Bugger till it got shredded by a run of fish Black Woolly Bugger because that's all I have left besides prince head nymphs that have not caught anything yet Might as well laugh at yourself when you can. Next year hopefully I can expand that list and say that they were made by my own hand

11-11-2009, 02:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
gkobes gkobes is craving to catch a bass Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Elkhorn NE Posts: 102 Thanks: 158 Thanked 23 Times in 14 Posts	Anyone ever triede to make a popper? i saw some bodies at cabelas and was wondering what making one would be like

11-11-2009, 03:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
centerx centerx has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 180 Thanks: 15 Thanked 98 Times in 55 Posts	The black one keeps staring at me

11-11-2009, 04:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
AV Angler AV Angler is on the water...at least in my mind. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 182 Thanks: 64 Thanked 63 Times in 52 Posts	I'll play along.........by the way I love that shad dart FBW. 1) Olive bugger 2) Foam beetle 3) Black Bugger 4) Foam Spider 5) Flash Dance (it's an at home design by one of my friends for Pike. We used it in a Western Nebraska sandhills lake and HAMMERED them). I coined it flash dance because it's basically a bunch of tinsel tied to a 1/8 with purple BTW, the black buggers are still drawing the bass out of the depths. My buddy caught several on Saturday. Keep in mind, these are the selections of a very conventional fairy wander....don't take them as expert advice. These are just what I caught the most on this year.

11-11-2009, 08:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
LincolnLunger LincolnLunger is on Spring break and Ready to go fishing! Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: southeastern nebraska Posts: 2,179 Thanks: 978 Thanked 590 Times in 370 Posts	My top 5 in no real specific order... Wray's Hammer Size 10 Wooly Bugger (white, yellow, black, color didn't seem to matter) Foam spider and Poppers Beadhead Rubber-Legged Hares Ears Scuds worked well too This fly kicked out a lot of fish towards the end of the year though, im certain it will be a Killer fly in the years to come. __________________ Shut Up And Fish! ><((((((((()*< ~--------------

11-11-2009, 09:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
Hooligan Hooligan is just biding his time. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 98 Thanked 555 Times in 330 Posts	I'll get a picture or two at some point. I just got a hook order today, expecting sheep hides in the next day or two. __________________ "If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong." John Gierach

11-11-2009, 10:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
huskerduckhunter huskerduckhunter is waiting for snows Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Syracuse Posts: 97 Thanks: 27 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	this looks fun... i should learn __________________ How's the hunting? The hunting is good, and sometimes we shoot something. -Grandpa

11-12-2009, 09:15 AM	#17 (permalink)
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11-12-2009, 01:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
Fly-Boy-Wray Fly-Boy-Wray is looking for a MA bluegill on the fly in 2010~! Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Omaha Ne Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 551 Thanks: 254 Thanked 181 Times in 92 Posts	AV Angler do you have Pic of the "Flash dance" you would / could share? __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> Last edited by Fly-Boy-Wray; 11-12-2009 at 01:15 PM..

11-12-2009, 02:20 PM	#19 (permalink)
AV Angler AV Angler is on the water...at least in my mind. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 182 Thanks: 64 Thanked 63 Times in 52 Posts	I'll take a separate one, but you can see it in my Avatar picture from a little more of a distance. It's on the end of my leader on my fly rod in the picture.

11-12-2009, 02:48 PM	#20 (permalink)
AV Angler AV Angler is on the water...at least in my mind. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 182 Thanks: 64 Thanked 63 Times in 52 Posts	Here is the same fly but with blue/silver tinsel instead of purple/silver tinsel.

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