Crabs!! So many crabs!!

I've been tying like mad these past few weeks.  Trying out a lot of new patterns and coming up with a few variations.  Here are a few crab patterns that I really like.  They are based on  Don Lee's Furry Foam Crab V2.  I had to make some adjustments as I didn't have the right materials but I think they came out pretty nice.

Only 24 days to go!

My very first original fly pattern

I sat down at my vice the other night with the idea of crafting some flies for my trip to the keys.  I've been tying crazy charlies and Gotchas, shrimp and crabs and all manner of bait fish.  I was looking for something else to tie up so I just started tying and came up with this.

I guess it would resemble a shrimp or small crab.  Lots of sili-legs and a little flash.  I used magnum rabbit strip for the wing.  This color is peach barred with brown.  I used pink 6/0 thread over wrapped with pearl mylar tinsel and clear vinyl V-dub.  The antenna are brown rubber hackle and the legs are pearl barred sili-legs.  I really like the way it came out.  Just thirty days until I can see if it works!

Well I hope you like it.  I'm quite proud of how it turned out.