Latergrams - Week 47

Dressing up an old favorite. Check out the armored car san juan worm wearing a bug collar. #carpfood #flytying #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies @bozemanflygoods #sickflies #chokeyourbug

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:19pm PST

Who doesn't love bumping a clam every now and then? The Darth Clam 2.0 #carpfood #flytying #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies #darthclam #knowyourforage @umpquafeathermerchants @loonoutdoors @carp_pro

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:55pm PST

Mama didn't get a deer this weekend but she did get me a couple of 'yotes for the tying bench. #flytying #flyfarming #coyotes #rollyourown #artisanflies

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:38pm PST

Latergrams - Week 36

I realize that content being published on the blog has not exactly been superfluous this year. For that I apologize to my viewers, if any of you are even left here to read this. It's not that content isn't being created, it is! It's just that I haven't been posting and publishing that content directly to the blog. There always was, and will continue to be, content being published directly to roughfisher.com's social media outlets, due to its design to be simple, interactive and in real-time.

There is a need from time to time to have and maintain a static database, a log if you will, of all of my published content. This is where my blog will likely reside for the indefinite future. It is a trend I have been observing across the board, and frankly with my time constraints, it is quite burdensome and daunting to transcribe all of my content on the blog on a daily basis. Thus, I will bring to you a weekly digest highlighting my most popular Instagram photos of the week, so that you, the reader, can stay abreast of what's being created at my vise or being caught out on the water, even if you do not participate in social media. So please enjoy, and if you have any comments, question, or concerns, with my future publishing content and delivery methods, please do not hesitate to leave a comment or use the Contact form to notify me. The following listed are links to my various social media outlets. Please check them out if you haven't already done so and follow! Thanks!

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Lipton's Black Flag

Lipton's Black Flag:
Hook: Umpqua U401 (O'Shaugnessy Stainless) Size 6
Thread: UNI Thread, 6/0 Black
Tail: Moose Mane
Body: Roughfisher's custom dub, Black Gold
Underwing: Krystal Flash, Black/Peacock
Legs: India Hen, natural
Thorax: 3.2 mm tungsten bead; Roughfisher's custom dub, Black Gold
Eyes: #3 (2.4 mm) ball chain, black

This fly is patterned after the black quill mayfly, Leptophlebia Cupida, prevalent in northern Minnesota in early Summer. Most nymphs range in the 9-11 mm size range with adults measuring around 15 mm. While not prolific enough to generate superhatches, their medium to large size and their propensity to school up and migrate upstream like minnows are enough to make this species of mayfly relevant to anglers. As a result, I would not hesitate to fish this fly as a streamer in riffle sections or in pocket water adjacent to the slack water they are known to reside in much of the year. Due to the dark coloration and size of this pattern, these would also fish well as a larger mayfly, or stonefly or skwala nymph pattern.


Notes: I like to tie on heavy, short-shanked hooks, so even though this particular pattern is tied on a size 6 O'Shaugnessy hook, the body of the fly is probably sized closer to a traditional sized 10 or 12 nymph hook. I colored the hook black with a marker to keep hook glare down and give the fly a dark, subdued look. Like most mayfly nymphs, I tie mine heavy; there is a tungsten bead tied in underneath the body just behind the bead chain eyes. This will help keep your fly in the zone when fish riffles or deep runs.

Lipton's Crushtacean

Perhaps better suited for the salt flats, this shrimp pattern will provide plenty of protein to any freshwater predator.

Lipton's Crushtacean:
Hook: O'Shaugnessy, Stainless, Size 6
Thread: UNI Thread, 6/0 Fire Orange
Tail: Calf Tail, gray
Body: Roughfisher's custom seal sub dub, DSP Grey
Underwing: Krystal Flash, UV Tan
Wing: Calf Tail, gray
Thorax: Ruffed Grouse; Roughfisher's custom seal sub dub, DSP Grey
Antennae: Centipede Legs, Medium, Gray.
Eyes: #8 (5/32") bead chain, black

Notes: Eyes are tied in double wide, i.e. four beads on the chain instead of the normal two. This is also known as "hammerhead" style. Not only does this provide a wider profile, it also adds a bit of rattle and movement.
Antennae can be trimmed to length, if preferred.
This pattern is tied to imitate a forward swimming shrimp; if a rear swimming shrimp is preferred, simply move the bead chain to the rear of the hook instead of behind the hook eye.

Fly Carpin 2014 Carp Fly Swap

My entrants to the Fly Carpin 2014 Carp Fly Swap, a drift of Whistle Pigs.

Check out McTage's swap page to see all of the tasty shizz that has been submitted to this year's swap. Forty tyers, that's a lot of fly porn!

2014 Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo

Only a few days left until the 2014 Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo. Check out the vendors and catch a few of the featured speakers, including presentations from master fly tyer Skip Morris, Brian Bergeson of Musky Bacon fame, artist Bob White, Dan Frasier of CarpPro, and myself, to name just a few. Plenty of new gear to check out, especially exciting is Scientific Anglers new Sharkwave line. SA will be demonstrating this line at the show! Don't forget to stop by many of the fly tying tables where myself and others like the St. Paul Fly Tiers will be demonstrating fly tying for the public. If anything, don't pass up the chance to reconnect with friends, share your fish stories from the past season and help us all get through this long winter. See you there! Details below:

2014 Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo
Admission
Adult: $10/day
Youth (ages 12-17): $7/day
Children under 12 are free

Hours
February 21, 2014: 3:00-8:00 pm
February 22, 2014: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
February 23, 2014: 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Location
National Sports Center
1700 105th Ave. NE
Blaine, MN 55449

Directions/Map
From the Twin Cities area, take 35W North to Highway 10 West to Hwy 65
North to 105th Ave. NE.
Turn right onto 105th Ave. NE
Turn right at entrance past the brick marquee.
The Schwan Center is straight ahead.
Parking is located in front of the building.

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