[ScottP]

Bergman's Bostwick








Added a wire rib to protect all that naked hackle.

hook - Mustad 3906 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - barred woodduck
rib - x-small wire silver
body - tinsel silver
hackle - hen brown/grizzly (fibers stripped off leading edge before wrapping)

[ScottP]

Bloody Mary







More vintage stuff from across the pond.

hook - Mustad 3906 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - hackle red
rib - oval tinsel gold
body - dubbing orange/peacock herl
hackle - hen black

[ScottP]

Joergensen's Orange Trim








A Danish seatrout fly; seems to share some genetic code with Whillock's Whiskey Fly.

hook - Mustad 9671 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
rib - Uni-Stretch orange
body - tinsel silver
hackle - hen orange
wing - grey squirrel tail (fox squirrel could also be used)

[austrotard]

dude.
enough about you. I made meatloaf.

[ScottP]

dude.
enough about you. I made meatloaf.

SBS, please?

[austrotard]

you'll never find it as it's not up your own ass, mate.





and that, folks... is what makes this the drake.
go fuck yourself.

[ScottP]

Tryggelev Terror








Another Danish seatrout fly, this one from Rudiger Hohn; basically a saltwater Wooly Worm.

hook - Mustad 3406 #4
thread - UTC 140 chartreuse
underbody - non-tox .020
tail - mallard flank
rib - small wire copper
body - Sow/Scud dubbing smokey olive
hackle - grizzly

[ScottP]

Joergensen's Hairwing Bloody Butcher








Another Danish seatrout pattern; a simple variation on a vintage wet fly. Gonna try this one on some ice-out stillwater 'bows this spring.


hook - Mustad 9671 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - schlappen red
rib - small wire silver
body - tinsel silver
hackle - red
wing - Australian possum tail black

[ScottP]

Agerhønen



I believe the name is Danish for Buggy As Shit.

hook - TFS 2305 #4
thread - UTC 140 grey brown
underbody - non-tox .020
tail - grizzly hen
body - Ice Dub hare's ear
hackle - brown partridge


mash barb, wrap front 2/3 of shank with non-tox; start thread/wrap to bend






measure (gap width past bend) some grizzly hen (this stuff is something between marabou and hackle tip), or use marabou; tie in/trim






dub thread/dub rear 1/3 of shank






tie in partridge by tip; wrap, tie off/trim






repeat










and again; whip finish










rough it up a bit




SHHAN

[ScottP]

Kræ 2



Continuing the Danish seatrout series. Original had grizzly marabou throat but I preferred the hackle; use what you will.

hook - Mustad 9671 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
rib - small wire silver
tail - grizzly marabou
body - tinsel silver
hackle - hen grizzly
wing - calftail white
topping - peacock swords


mash barb/start thread; tie in rib, wrap to bend




measure (gap width past bend) a clump of marabou; tie in, wrap to front (1 eye width back from eye), keeping everything as smooth as possible for the tinsel






tie in tinsel; wrap to tail and back with touching turns (use as much tension as you can), tie off/trim






counterwrap rib, helicopter end, cover with thread






tie in (folded) hackle by tip; wrap, tie off/trim






stroke fibers down/back, cover with thread






measure (tips not quite to tail) a sparse clump of calftail; tie in/trim






measure (tips even with wing) some peacock sword fibers




tie in/trim, whip finish, SHHAN

[ScottP]

Bornholmer Sokken







A few changes to the Agerhønen; same tying sequence.

hook - Mustad 9671 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
underbody - non-tox .020
tail - golden pheasant tippets
body - Ice Dub hare's ear
hackle - hen brown

[ScottP]

Jensen's Otto









hook - Mustad 3906B #8
thread - Danville 6/0 white
tail - hackle black/Krystal Flash pearl
rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub pearl
hackle - grizzly
collar - guinea dyed blue