Sunday, June 24, 2018

Madam X


Madam X

Doug Swisher

Hook - Curved dry fly style

Thread - Yellow

Head - Deer hair

Tail - Deer hair

Body - Deer hair

Wings - Deer hair

Legs - White round rubber legs

Tied from a recipe I found on the internet.
Feel free to substitute materials when tying your version of the Madam X.

Stimulator


Stimulator

Hook - Curved dry fly style
Thread - Orange
Tail - Deer or elk hair
Rib - Fine copper wire
Abdomen - Uni-Stretch floss, pumpkin
Hackle - Golden badger
Wing - Deer or elk hair
Front Hackle - Golden badger
Thorax - Peacock Herl

A fly style POPULARIZED (NOT CREATED) by Randall Kauffmann

Note - The recipe above is what I used but this fly can be tied in whatever 
color combination with whatever materials you currently have on hand.

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Old Guide Bucktail


Old Guide Bucktail

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Red
Tail - Short white bucktail over which short red bucktail
Butt - Two turns red chenille
Body - Bright red wool
Rib - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - White bucktail over which red bucktail
Throat - Red hackle barbs
Head - Red with a center band of very fine oval gold tinsel