Skinny Nelson

Heres a pattern I found in a fly bin in one of the fly shops in
Fort Smith, Montana on the Big Horn River.

Skinny Nelson

Hook: Nymph 

Thread: Black

Tail: Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing: Fine gold wire

Body: Black thread

Wing case: Pearl tinsel

Thorax: Peacock herl

Fire Tiger Bass Popper

Dyeing with Koolaid

Dyeing Feathers with Koolaid

http://www.flyfishingtechniques.co/2010/10/tying-hackle/

Dyeing Alpaca with Koolaid

http://www.alpacabytes.com/2009/06/30/how-to-dye-alpaca-fiber-with-kool-aid/

Dyeing Wool with Koolaid

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall02/FEATdyedwool.html

Dyeing with Koolaid

http://www.snowangels.com/sketchbook/?page_id=418

http://www.woolworks.org/dyeing.html

Ants

Add black beads to your hook

Tie on black thread and begin securing the the beads in the position you want them to be in.

NOTE: You may also use crazy glue in place of tying thread to hold the beads in position on the hook.

Beads in position.

Trim the thread and coat the beads with epoxy or one of the UV curing acrylic goo's. If you are using one of the goo's that remain tacky after drying, overcoat the goo with Sally Hansen Hard as Nails fingernail polish.

Reattach the thread and tie in a black hackle.

Wrap the hackle forward and tie off. Trim off the tying thread.

Some Cool Vise Designs

C & F Reference Vise

http://www.candfdesign.com/product/6-61609

Sava F1 Vise

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sl&tl=en&u=http://www.sava-ribiski-pribor.com/PRIMEZI.html

JVise

http://www.jvice.com/index.html

CAE Vise

http://www.caeengineeringservices.com/features/features.html

Cottarelli Vise

http://www.artisticflies.com/COTTARELLI_VISE/COTTARELLI_VISE.html