A 1910 picket pin

[Johnny Utah]

Decided to tie up some picket pin streamers. I have had pretty good luck with this tie before, so i twisted up a couple.
Originator: Jack Boehme,
Hook: Mustad 79580, or equivalent, size 4-6.
Thread: Black 8/0 Montana fly co.
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet fibers (3-5).
Rib: Medium gold french tinsel.
Hackle: Brown rooster neck palmered over body.
Body: Flat gold tinsel.
Wing: Gray squirrel tail.
Head: Peacock herl.

 

[Trout Fever]

nice tye johnny

 

[JeffK]

Old patterns don't catch fish- particularly the Picket Pin. Nice tie anyway.

 

[golden beetle]

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Decided to tie up some picket pin streamers. I have had pretty good luck with this tie before, so i twisted up a couple.
Originator: Jack Boehme,
Hook: Mustad 79580, or equivalent, size 4-6.
Thread: Black 8/0 Montana fly co.
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet fibers (3-5).
Rib: Medium gold french tinsel.
Hackle: Brown rooster neck palmered over body.
Body: Flat gold tinsel.
Wing: Gray squirrel tail.
Head: Peacock herl.

Johnny, I consider you NEFFs greatest fly tying resource.

I say this because Grobert is seriously over-rated. His videos are narrated by some clown - nnot even Grobert will waste his time narrating his annoying videos.

The fake Grobert voice makes me think of those 1950s Japanese monster mmovies that were dubbed in to English...

So perhaps Grobert's narrator for his next tying video could announce something like this....

"this fly is so effective...

That when it hits the water you'll shout....

Godzilla is coming!!! Godzilla is coming!!!"

 

[Johnny Utah]

Old patterns don't catch fish- particularly the Picket Pin. Nice tie anyway.

Haha you got that right Jeff. Thanks.

 

[tomfly]

nice tie JU but I would neve use a picket pin. That fly never catches fish.

 

[Johnny Utah]

nice tie JU but I would neve use a picket pin. That fly never catches fish.

I know, This is what i give people that ask me what im using.

 

[BRK TRT]

That's a great fly. But it's out lived its usefulness.
Guys don't fish it, especially if there are brook trout in the stream.


Brk Trt

 

[Johnny Utah]

That's a great fly. But it's out lived its usefulness.
Guys don't fish it, especially if there are brook trout in the stream.


Brk Trt

I couldnt agree more, worst brook trout fly ever!

 

[Broadheadscreek]

Nice tye JU ! After doing a post on this fly last year I fished this pattern quite a bit.. And have to say it is just as useless now as when it was first tied and fished. When I thew them out I saw WBDluver and Mac fighting over them at the trash can ..But who's to say..

 

[Trout Guy]

Johnny, I consider you NEFFs greatest fly tying resource.

I say this because Grobert is seriously over-rated. His videos are narrated by some clown - nnot even Grobert will waste his time narrating his annoying videos.

The fake Grobert voice makes me think of those 1950s Japanese monster mmovies that were dubbed in to English...

So perhaps Grobert's narrator for his next tying video could announce something like this....

"this fly is so effective...

That when it hits the water you'll shout....

Godzilla is coming!!! Godzilla is coming!!!"

HAHA this has to be your funniest post in...

..looks at imaginary wrist watch..

WEEKS!!

 

[Johnny Utah]

Nice tye JU ! After doing a post on this fly last year I fished this pattern quite a bit.. And have to say it is just as useless now as when it was first tied and fished. When I thew them out I saw WBDluver and Mac fighting over them at the trash can ..But who's to say..

Thanks, yeah my last batch went in the dumpster, worthless ties to fish.

 

[JeffK]

When I thew them out I saw WBDluver and Mac fighting over them at the trash can ..But who's to say..

You tie a sweet fly Allen (and I'll bum any you give me - same to you Johnny), but those guys would dig your old socks out of the dumpster if they had a hook stuck in them.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Here is a more common picket pin. The fly was thrown out right after the photo.