Agree with Driftless, those things still work, Vlad!

Size 6 Cone head Woolly Bugger

I'm working on a single grab-and-go box to cut down on what I carry (yea right! )

I am a "professional" fly tyer, meaning that I tie several dozen flies for a couple of local shops each year. But, for various reasons, I hadn't tied a single fly since March. But, I have a batch of flies due on January 1st, so I needed to get working. Started with some size 8 Rusty Stimulators. I was happy that my tying wasn't too rusty...

Dirty Bug Yarn Caddis size 16

Nice ties Ken. What's the hackle on the caddis? Looks kind of brownish vs. b&w of most Hungarian partridge feathers.

A few for my next Baja trip coming up in May.

Permanent markers are you friend...

Those are lovely flies, clarkman23! You will slam roosters, black skipjack, and the rest of the species in Baja!

I tied some crease flies inspired by the currently popular lure design: Zebra Glow...Zebra stripes in silver and glow-in-dark white. It is a successful color scheme for tunoids.

Nice ties Ken, wondering what is causing the ribbing on the bodies? Is it a rib of twisted silk? When I use silk it looks smoother (unless I use a rib material).

I would like to make these as good as I can so please let me know if you have any suggestions? Should the shape of the head be more conical vs flat, should I paint yellow and black eyes on and add another coat of head cement? Too much hair, not sparse enough? These are size 6 and 4 hooks 3xl (I think they should be 4xl?) Thx!

Thanks Gaddis. I'm not 100% sure on the hook length Art Flick used for this pattern. I have a copy of Bates Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing (1966 edition, an excellent reference book) and Plate 1 shows a BND dressed by Art Flick and the hook looks like a 3XL. Other baitfish patterns on that plate clearly have longer shank hooks, such as the Little Brook Trout (Slaymakers) and Bates specifies a 6XL there. On page 170 Bates states the patterns in the book use 3XL and if longer hooks are to be used he provides that in the specific pattern instructions. 3, 4 or 5X may all be effective hook lengths for this fly. I'll report back if I have any luck fishing my 3X streamers. Another thought on hook length, Kelly Galloup has a video where he ties the Grey Ghost on a 4X streamer hook, though the original Carrie Stevens patterns were on longer 5X-8X? (intended for trolling I believe). He reasons that predator fish often strike the head of the fish to stun it before eating it so a shorter shank is, in his mind, better for that fly. I love fly tying. Thanks again for your reply.