Monday, February 28, 2011

Elastic-Tungsten Nymph Body

Heres a cool product I found on a German fly shop web site. These are not for the dry fly guys and some folks may cringe, but these seem to be a neat product nonetheless.



Heres a description from the website:

Unique, pre-formed body nymph from a combination of plastic and tungsten.
A great product, complete with brains, a strong chest and a segmented body. Can be easily integrated with three-thread or with a thin Dubbingstrang on the hook shank. The high dead weight, the use of lead wire or beads unnecessary. This body can be colored with waterproof markers or colored lacquer. Available in 8 sizes.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Al's Rat

A very simple midge pattern from the vise of Al Miller.


Al's Rat

Hook: Your favorite, size 20-32
Thread: The original color is brown monocord
Body: Built up thread
Thorax: Muskrat


Can also be tied in different colors.







Saturday, February 19, 2011

Colorado Caddis



Colorado Caddis

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Black
Shellback - Natural gray duck quill section
Body - Yellow wool yarn
Legs - Black Hackle
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Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Black
Shellback - Natural gray duck quill section
Body - Apple green wool yarn
Legs - Black hackle

Friday, February 11, 2011

Telephone Box Streamer

Converting a Ray Bergman wet fly to a streamer.


Using white thread, lay down a thread base to the bend of the hook


Tie in the Golden Pheasant Tippets for the tail


Tie in the peacock herls and wrap the butt as shown


Advance the thread in touching turns to the eye of the hook and tie in the black ultra wire for the rib and the orange floss for the body


Wrap the thread toward the bend of the hook and wrap back forward to the eye of the hook building a smooth under body of thread


Wrap the orange floss forward for the body


Rib the body with the black ultra wire in 5 approximately equal turns


Switch the tying thread from white to black


Tie in brown hackle fibers or schlappen for the throat


Tie in the red squirrel tail fibers for the wing


Trim off thread and cement the head

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Butt - Peacock herl
Body - Orange floss
Rib - Black floss
Throat - Brown hackle
Wing - Natural red squirrel tail