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Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:19 pm
by CreationBear
Ray's softhackle got me thinking "orange" again, so I thought I'd try my hand at a "Royal Wulff" softhackle conversion.
With a "twist" in the thorax:
A "double twist," abdomen and thorax:
And "stretched" a little to "mini-streamer" length:
Basic recipe:
Hook: TMC 200r #12
Thread: 14/0 Griffths, Cinnamon
Tailing: GP dyed hot orange
Abdomen 1: three peacock herls/hen feather twist
Abdomen 2: gold tinsel underbody/Pearsall's orange floss
Thorax: four peacock herls/hen feather twist
Hackle: Blue Ribbon sharptail/plover sub
Re: Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:23 pm
by willowhead
OMG..........FRICKIN' FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!
Those are Stone Gold SICK! INCREDABLE tyin'.....
Re: Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:26 pm
by letumgo
Unbelievable! Jon, these are AMAZING!
Crazy good...Certifiable!!!
Ten out of ten for creativity, originality and execution. The photos do them justice.
Re: Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:30 pm
by CreationBear
Ha, thanks guys...
At least they ought to make y'all look forward to cooler weather.
Re: Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:30 pm
by kanutripr
I love it. That's funny I just finished tying a mutated version of the good old Mickey Finn on a salmon hook. Just to amuse myself. These are killer for sure Jon. You'll have to beat the fish back with a stick, luck with that!
Vicki
Re: Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:36 pm
by willowhead
Wait'll Bill sees them...........
Re: Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:36 pm
by Ron Eagle Elk
Very nice in all versions. I'm thinking tube flies. Great flies and photos.
REE
Re: Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:27 am
by michaelgmcgraw
That would make a dandy attractor fly for lake fishing - Rainbows or Cutthroat n' Brookies. . .
Re: Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:33 am
by tie2fish
willowhead wrote:Wait'll Bill sees them...........
Bill is essentially speechless with envy
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Re: Punkin' Wulff's
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:14 am
by CreationBear
Ha...it's hard to flub a Royal Wulff, no doubt.
If any of y'all are inclined to tie some, don't forget the "Tennessee Wulff" version (which has a green/chartreuse band) especially in smaller sizes. The dry is a classic winter fly, at least in these parts, and I've caught my biggest fish on them by tugging them under at the end of the drift and "pulsing" the fly back against the current as you might an emerging caddis. (No doubt you could tweek the color scheme a bit and use the same technique if similary energetic Iso nymphs were on your mind, too.