Callen and Lucas Are My New Fishing Buddies…..Wyboo Creek, SC…..6/29/2025
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Flarewing Guinea and Red, #12
This was inspired by the creature from the popular Sci-Fi movie, "Alien." That sucker gave me nightmares for years, so here's my tribute to it.
It is a #12, tied this AM, while it was raining.
I've been trying to do a couple of things, lately:
1. Focus on proportion
2. Figure out how to use the different types of hen hackle/neck feather I've collected.
1. This has a traditional 2x2 proportion ratio:
Tail = 2x hook shank
Wing = 2x hook shank
Body = 2x wrap.
[ [ Aside from the tail, it is also tied in the traditional English fashion for wet flies - from the front. This is in contrast to the more common rear-focused methods.] ]
2. This uses a guinea neck feather, not the usual sort of hackle type.
It is tied on a dry fly hook, to which I added a slight "humpback," using round nose pliers. Tying on was done in the order of the listed materials, below -
* Hook: Umpqua #12 dry fly
* Tail: 10 Guinea hen neck feather barbs.
* Body: Red floss. Tied in at front, wound to end of barb and back.
* Thorax: Medium black chenille - 2x wraps (I'd like to also try black Ice Dub or black Krystal Chenille)
* Wing: 10 Guinea hen neck feather barbules.
Tied atop the hook shaft to flare proportionally to either side of the head.
* Head: Thread and 2x whip finish, 2x cement coat to form glossy bead.
I don't know if it will catch fish, but it looks a treat to my eyes!
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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 23, 2013 at 2:39pm
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Thanks fellas. As I've gone down the path researching fly designs, I came to the notion that I needn't reinvent the wheel. The things that make a fly...
A. Look good
B. Fish good
... have been sorted out a long time ago. All I needed to do was stumble over them. It was the connection to English wet flys that got the wheels spinning.
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Comment by Vince Fusco on November 23, 2013 at 2:21pm
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I like it David and bet the fish will too! Good job! I think sometimes less is good when tying a fish catching fly, and this one looks like a winner.
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Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on November 23, 2013 at 2:13pm
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MC SCRUFF , BEFORE I EVEN read you description I was impressed by the proportions on this fly. Just plain looked great to me !!!!!!! This one again reminds me of classic English patterns of days gone by , GREAT TIE BUDDY ..........
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Thanks, guys. Like I said, dunno if it'll catch fish... But it sure looks mean!
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Comment by Jen Nayfly on November 23, 2013 at 11:08am
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Pretty fly!
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Comment by dick tabbert on November 23, 2013 at 10:35am
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Nice Alien mc scruff
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