Sunday, January 31, 2021

Conflagration

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Conflagration

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange uni yarn

Hackle - Orange hen

Wing - Black squirrel tail

UV Resin

Source - Internet Photo

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Copper John

 


Copper John

Hook - 2X heavy, 2X long nymph or streamer hook, sizes 10-20
Bead - Gold or copper
Weight - .015 lead/lead free wire
Thread - Black, brown, red or your choice
Tail - Brown goose or turkey biots
Abdomen - Copper wire
Wing case (top) - Pearl flashabou
Wing case (bottom) - Strip of black thin skin
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Speckled brown hen hackle, Hungarian partridge etc
UV Resin

Friday, January 29, 2021

Night Dancer

Night Dancer

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch

Hackle - Purple

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail

Source - Internet Photo

Thursday, January 28, 2021

First Course

 


First Course

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tag - Yellow floss or uni stretch
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black peacock herl or ostrich
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Purple uni stretch and peacock herl
Hackle - Claret
Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Source - Internet Photo





Saturday, January 23, 2021

Icy Heron (Variant)

 


Icy Heron (Variant)

Category – Nymph

Hook – Mustad R50-94840, size 10-16

Thread – Gray or black

Tail – Coq de Leon

Ribbing – Silver wire

Body – *Heron or equivalent substitute

Wing case – Peacock ice dubbing fibers

Thorax – *Squirrel or hares ear

Coat the wing case with UV Resin

*I substituted gray goose fibers for the body and gray hares ear dubbing for the thorax

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Clouser Minnow

 

Clouser Minnow

Category - Nymph/Streamer/Baitfish

Hook - Fresh or saltwater style

Thread - White

Eyes/Weight - Lead dumbbell/hourglass eyes, whatever color you like

Belly - White bucktail hairs

Flash - Pearl krystal flash

Back - Chartreuse bucktail hairs

Everybody has an opinion on how sparse or thick you're supposed tie this fly but it is entirely up to YOU  

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Garry Dog

 

Garry Dog

Category - Hairwing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Butt - Yellow uni stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch

Throat - Dyed blue guinea hackle fibers

Wing - Yellow over red bucktail

Head - UV Resin