That Sassy Blond Smurf Girl ...Kebari

It works

It works!

A slight action from the wire wrapping, caused the fly to dip down in the butt quicker and the partridge allows a little more in water visibility.

Almost like a gentle hopping or skipping under the water.

Beaded Hopper

 The Beaded Hopper

Recipe = yellow glass bead, yellow plastic bead, partridge, two tan glass, two clear glass, brown glass bead, tan 8/0, #12 

Orange Midge

orange midge

creek bugs

recipe - tan 8/0, partridge, white glass bead, #18

creek bugs

blue macaw bubble kebari

I was lucky enough to be gifted a small bag of parrot feathers a while back and I have to say that they are hands down the most beautiful feathers I've worked with.  So vibrant and even the bad/damaged ones make great flies.  The trouble is they are super small and mega delicate, my hands have to be nimble in order to get a good one tied.

blue macaw bubble kebari

Quick Posting - Flies that worked at Castle Rock Creek

Just a quick posting before I sign off for the night.  Here are about half the flies that caught trout this week.  (trip update tomorrow)

The Silver Diver is a glass bead, partridge, peacock, silver wire, black 6/0, and about a  #12 nymph hook.  It caught a nice brown trout that was in fast water under a rock right at the end of a deep pool.  It drew him out and I think he knew he was fascinated by the tiny flashy object when it was a split second too late.

silver diver

This had the biggest trout of the trip

Kebari #34

#34 = Partridge, Peacock, Red Wire, Black 6/0 Thread

#34

skinny tropical kebari

recipe = orange thread, partridge, j.a blue/green body dubbing, black holo tinsel, #8 3xlong streamer hook

skinny tropical kebari

Inspired Tying

Listening to David Gilmour while I was tying this evening.  Zero plan, random ingredients for a fly and this is what I came up with.  I call it the Gilmour Kebari.

Inspired Tying

Recipe = orange thread, partridge, rooster neck feather, ice peacock tubing, peasant tips, black 6/0, #10 3x natural bend, which i bent the eye slightly up to change is position in the water

The Gilmour Kebari

Red Headed Kebari

Glass Bead Head, partridge, peacock, tan 8/0

got kebari??

small school of bluegill kebari

this is my offering for the facebook group Tenkara-Midwest fly swap.  the theme was flies for panfish and/or bass.  so i made this bluegill kebari.

baby bluegill kebari

Aaron's Fly Box

Had the chance to send a small fly box out to the West Coast to the TenkaraHero in the Pacific Northwest.   Just a wide range of new tester flies.  We'll be hearing back from him on rod reviews, fly, and trip reviews.  Can't wait.

World Champion Kebari in the center of the box.