Awesome bug! Where do you get baitfish emulator? It does not look like a 5" bug. A nice big target for the churned up waters in early spring. Looks like a simple version of the Barto Minnow.
Thank you gents! This winter I have put some time at the vice. Looking forward to putting time on the water! Don't sell yourself short, Ryan. Your bugs are awesome! Keep posting...
Creating pieces that imitate life definitely connects us to the natural world.
Tom L. And Ryan you are inspirations to me. I am new to flying and tying. I love when you post your creations! Thank you. Here are some of mine....
The blockheads I purchased from Brad Miller's site: www.flybass.biz
The Clouser pattern is Temple Dog hair. I found that at ChiFly on Clybourn ave in Chicago. It's alot like fox body fur, very "poofy" and soft.
I hope we can share a strech of river some time.
As an angler who has just begun a fly fishing endeavor, that video was on point! Getting out on the water and whipping around that fly rod and trying to loop that cast just in the right spot is just as fun as getting bit and hooking up a nice fish.
Thanks for posting.