My flies

[Ray Ditzenberger]

Trying to figure out how to post a pic of the flies that I use probably 75% of the time.

[Leo Nguyen]

Great flies! Love the intimidation appearance of the hooks.

[Ray Ditzenberger]

These flies are all used except the popper. That is my latest creation and has not yet been tested. All my poppers have been cork in the past.

[DAVID L EITUTIS]

HEY RAY GREAT LOOKING BUGS BUDDY and especially like the one with the eyes in upper left corner. They all look like gill getters to me buddy!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bruce Tomaselli]

Hi Ray. I fish with a fly rod, too. Maybe you can post the patterns to those flies? I just started fishing for bluegills last year and I'm interested in some new patterns for this year. They look great.

Bruce

[Ray Ditzenberger]

I have used a flyrod exclusively for about 5 years and started 45years ago.

 

Top left...Head Stand type fly on #10 curved shank hook. I like to use materials that move. Marabou, rabbit fur, coyote, fin racoon. with bead chain eyes. Either a bushy dubbed body or wrap body with hackle. Many other fish besides gill will take these including carp. These can be tied with a tail and no wing or a wing and no tail or with both. Very versitile and will sit on the bottom with the tail up.

Middle left...Soft hackle on 14-8 in desired color body and any soft feather such as starling or partridge. No body or just a thread body will work fine

Bottome left.. McGinty 12-8 ...red calf tail tail, black and yellow chenille wrapped together and a soft hackle at the head. I sometime use chartruse in place of yellow.

Top right ..Blind squirrel..google pattern...I use a bright orange dubbing instead of the squirrel hair dub. size 10-6....supposed to be a carp pattern but gill, bass, rockbass all seem to luv it. Could be tied with beadchain or small lead eyes but I tie it with no additional weight.

middle right...craft foam popper. I use a paper hole punch to punch holes in craft foam which creates 1/4" disks. I C/A glue 3 disks together to form a cylinder. Cut a slot in the cylinder and glue a 12 hump shank hook to cylinder. Just tail and hackle as desired. I have C/A glued to the hook but I may need to go to epoxy for strength. These small poppers will catch bass so be prepared. I just started making these with a 9mm dia to use as a bobber with a wet fly under it.  

bottom right....simple craft foam spider on 14 - 8 hook. I like aberdeen hooks. If it gets hung just pull to straightern the hook and bend hook back to normal. I have caught hundreds of gills on this fly in the last few years. Seldom catch anything but gills on this.

....any other question just ask....

 

 

 

[Lee]

 Nice looking flies Ray!