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A Better Bugger
Materials:
Hook: Tiemco 5263, size 4 – 12
Thread: Black, 140 denier (6/0)
Bead: Black Bead-chain; size depending on hook size
Tail: 6 – 8 hairs of black Elk, then Black marabou with 4 strands black Crystal Flash on either side of the tail
Rib: Small silver, copper, or black wire
Body: Black Chenille; size depending on hook size
Hackle: Black or Grizzly saddle 1. Beginning just behind the eye, lay a base of thread all the way down to the beginning of the bend and then back up to the eye. Coat with head cement.
2. Tie on the bead-chain eyes about an eye length behind the eye of the hook, using Figure 8, then “around-the-world” wrap. Apply Head Cement. Wrap the thread back to the beginning of the bend.
3. Tie in the Black Elk hair, then the Marabou, about shaft length or slightly longer. Tie in 4 strand of black Crystal Flash on both sides of the tail. Apply Head Cement.
4. Tie in the wire rib, then the hackle, and then the Chenille, all at the base of the tail.
5. Lay a thin coat of Head Cement on the shaft, then wrap the chenille forward in touching wraps, tying off just behind the bead-chain eyes.
6. Palmer the hackle forward to the bead-chain eyes, with each turn about 1/8 to 3/16 inch in front of the previous turn. Tie off the hackle.
7. Counter wrap the wire rib forward (weaving it in between the barbs of the hackle) to help secure the hackle and help protect the fly. Tie off just behind the bead-chain eyes.
8. Wrap a small head just in front of the bead-chain eyes and whip finish. Cut off the tread. Apply a drop of head cement to the whip finish..
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EPF Baetis Emerger
The EPF (Electronic Packing Foam) Baetis Emerger hangs in the film and attracts lots of hits, especially in Spring and Fall
Hook: Size 18-20 TMC 2487, or light wire similar scud hook
Thread: Olive, 70 denier
Shuck: Tan or Dun Antron, sparse, cut on an angle to tail isn’t square
Abdomen: Olive biot
Thorax: Olive dubbing
Legs: Dun CDC feather, separated by wingcase
Wingcase: EPF, can be picked up for free from Radio Shack or any retailer that receives electronic items. This packing foam is about 1 mm in thickness and adds a great deal of buoyancy, keeping the head of the fly high in the film.
|  | | The Cossack Intruder Steelhead Fly (for the Russian River)
Materials:
Front hook: Tiemco 7999, size 4 (cut off at the bend of the hook after the fly is finished)
Trailing hook: Owner Mosquito or Octopus hook, size 4
Lash line: 20 lb test Flourocarbon, lashed through the eye of the front hook
Thread: Black 140 Denier
Eyes: Eye balz
Hip and shoulder Marabou: Hot Orange
Front Marabou: Black
Body: Black Estaz
Krystal flash: Hot orange
Collar: Orange and black Guinea feathers (2)
Head: Black Chenille
|  | | October Caddis Wet
Hook: Mustad R70 #12
Thread: Gossamed no 16 Claret
Trailing shuck: TMC AeroDryWing Cinnamon
Body: Wool dubbing, cinnamon blend
Rib: Tying thread
Wing (air bubble): Polyyarn light grey
Front dubbing: Pine Marten fur with long guard hair touch dubbed on waxed thread
Tying Instructions: Materials are listed in the order they are tied onto the hook. |  | |
Salmonfly Nymph. This world’s largest Stonefly hatches in many of our Western streams usually in early June. As they crawl across the bottom of a riffle en route to a shoreline rock or submerged limb, in preparation for crawling out and hatching into an adult, they will frequently become dislodged and be adrift along the bottom in the current. Try High Sticking or Czech Nymphing this fly along the bottom in the slow side of a current seam, ideally in slower deep water just downstream from a fast shallow riffle, or alongside boulders in areas of large rocks, where the water is 2 to 4 feet deep.
Hook: TMC 5263 or nymph hook 2X heavy, size 6, weighted
Thread: Black or Dark Brown 6/0
Tail: Black or Dark Brown Goose biots
Rib: Black vinyl ribbing or large copper wire
Body: Mixture of black and brown dubbing
Wing case/head: Turkey feather sections cut to shape, coated with Flexament or Softex
Legs: Medium black or brown rubber
Antennae: Black or Brown goose biots, tied in slightly longer than the tail
|  | | March Brown Emerger: Hook: Mustad 3906
Thread: Gold
Bead: Gold
Body: Hare’s ear dubbed
Rib: Gold tinsel
Wing: Partridge
|  | | October Caddis
October Caddis hatches are close in relation to some of the larger mayflies like Drakes and Hexes in that they are often known for bringing larger trout into the upper part of the water column. If you hit one of these events on the head it can be very rewarding. This particular pattern is very versatile and can be fished dead drift, swung on a semi tight line or even retrieved like a streamer. Find the most useful method during this emergence and you should strike gold.
Hook: Dohiku S or Similar 2-3x Long Hook, Size 10-6.
Thread: UTC 140 Burnt Orange
Underbody: Lead or Lead-Free Wire
Body: Hareline Trilobal Dubbing
Collar: Brahma Hen
Antenna: Buggy Nymph Legs
Head: Whitlock SLF Dub
|  | | Pale Morning Dun (PMD) Cripple
Hook: #16 standard dry fly
Tail: Rusty marabou or antron
Rib: Small sliver wire
Body: Two pheasant tail feathers mounted PT nymph
Thorax: Dubbed yellow ball (change color for other insects)
Wing: Sparse deer hair or elk hair with butts trimmed over dubbed ball
Hackle: Grizzly over wing
|  | | Alderfly
Hook: standard dry fly #14
Thread: black 6/0
Body: black dubbing or peacock herl
Hackle: black hackle at head, tied short - width of barb. No body hackle
Wing: black dyed elk hair or black duck wing
Pattern should be fished under vegetation and low in the water
|  | | "The Parachute Blue Winged Olive Dry Fly is the parachute style tie of the classic BWO, or Blue Winged Olive mayfly of the Genus Baetis and related mayflies. Hatches occur as early as February and gather momentum through June, take a slight break except for cloudy days during the summer, and then come back with a vengeance in late summer through November. In spite of all the new BWO patterns being originated, seemingly one a day, this classic parachute style BWO tie in various sizes will take trout whenever the hatch is on strong.
HOOK SIZES: 14, 16, 18, 20
HOOK OPTIONS: Tiemco 100BL , Mustad 94840 standard dry fly hook , Mustad 94845 barbless dry fly hook
THREAD: Gray Danville 6/0
WING: Gray Para Post Wing material or dun calf body hair
TAIL: Blue dun hackle fibers
BODY: Blue Winged Olive Super Fine Dubbing (Best for most small dry flies and emergers).
HACKLE: Blue dun wrapped parachute style
HEAD FINISH: Water base head cement
|  | | Freight Train:
HOOK: 7999, sizes 2-6
THREAD: Black
TAIL: Purple hackle fibers
WING: White calftail with pearl Krystal Flash
RIB: Fine silver tinsel
BODY: In sequence from back to front: fire orange fuzzy wool, red fuzzy wool, back chenille
HACKLE: Purple |  | |
Skunk Hopper:
Hook: TMC 9395, #6-#10
Thread
UTC 50 GSP or comparable small denier gel spun thread
Tail: Calf Tail; red, orange or pink - combed, cut and stacked
Body: Crystal Antron Chenille, lt. olive, tan, yellow, med and small
Wing and Head: Very high quality elk, natural dark or light (I use Ultra Select Elk from Blue Ribbon Flies)
Legs: Round Rubber Legs, medium; color to match body color
|  | | Light Cahill Spinner:
Hook: Mustad 94840, Size 14
Thread: Yellow, 8/0 Uni
Tail: 4 microfibbets
Body: Light cream Fine & Dry dubbing
Rib: None
Stripe: None
Wings: 2 Hen hackles, tied spent style
Legs: None
Head:Yellow thread
|  | | March-Brown Sparkle Dun:
Hook:#12-14 Tiemco 100
Tail:Brown Z-Lon.
Wing:Fine deer hair.
Body:Brown Superfine dubbing.
| .JPG) | | Skwala Stonefly Adult:
Hook: Daiichi 1260, size 8-12
Thread: Olive 8/0 or similar thread
Tail: Moose body hair (dark)
Body: Pale yellow dubbing
Ribbing: Black V-rib, midge size
Egg Sac: Black dubbing
Underwing: Black crystal flash
Wing: Same as tail
Post: Calf body hair or white synthetic material
Hackle: Grizzly saddle dyed brown
Legs: Black stretch floss (aka flex-floss) |  | | October Caddis Wet:
Hook: Gamakatsu 3761 size 8
Thread: 6/0 Black Uni-thread
Body: Burnt Orange Ultra-chenille
Hackle: Partridge
Wing: Deer hair, natural |  | | Red Copper John:
Hook: heavy wire curved hook #10-16
Thread: 6/0 Black
Body: red wire
Weight: to match bead size (to fit inside bead)
Bead: to match hook size
Tail (optional): two dark goose biots
Head: peacock herl |  .jpg) |
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