Saturday, July 31, 2021

One Eyed Worm


 

Black


Maroon


Olive

One Eyed Worm

Hook - Mustad S80-3906, S82-3906B or equivalent, size 10-18
Bead - Red seed bead, brass or tungsten
Thread - Red
Tail - Micro chenille in the colors shown above or other colors
Body - Copper wire

From an internet photo

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Bunyan Bug


Tying a classic old fly pattern.

 

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Hot Vac

 


Hot Vac

Hook - Any curved style hook

Bead - Brass or tungsten

Thread - Hot orange

Ribbing - Gold or copper wire

Body - Pheasant tail fibers

Wing - White uni stretch

Hot spot - Tying thread


Blue Ribbon Flies Website

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Carey Special

 



Carey Special

Hook - S82-3906B, size 8-14

Thread - Black

Tail - Black or brown bear hair

Body - Black or brown bear hair

Hackle - Pheasant rump feather

Originated in the Northwest around 1925 by Dr Day and Col Carey and was originally 

thought to be tied bear hair for the tail and body (as tied above).

Tying Flies with Jack Dennis and Friends

Modern versions are tied with multiple colors of chenille for the body 

and pheasant rump feather for the tail and hackle.

Also known as "Monkey Faced Loiuse"

Saturday, July 24, 2021

Barr Emerger

 


Barr Emerger

Hook - Curved style, size 16-22

Thread - Gray 

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Abdomen - Olive dubbing

Wing case & legs - Dun hackle fibers

Thorax - Gray dubbing


Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Galloup's Ant Acid


Galloup's Ant Acid

Hook - Dry fly style

Thread - Tan

First Body Segment - Cinnamon dubbing

Underwing - Gold holographic braid

Wing - Deer Hair

Second Body Segment - Brown dubbing

Third Body Segment - Cinnamon dubbing

Legs - Small speckled centipede legs


Monday, July 19, 2021

Bird's Stonefly - Dry

Bird's Stonefly - Dry

Hook - TFS 2302, size 4-8

Thread - Orange

Tail - Moose body hairs

Body - Burnt orange floss

Rib - Brown saddle hackle, trimmed

Wings - Fox squirrel tail or black bucktail

Hackle - Brown saddle hackle

Antennae - Moose body hairs


Saturday, July 17, 2021

Brahma & Orange

 


Brahma & Orange

Hook - Standard wet/nymph style

Thread - Orange

Body - Tying thread 

Hackle - Brahma hen

Bottle Imp

 


Bottle Imp

Hook - Standard wet/nymph style

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet quill sections or hackle fibers

Body - Blue gray wool or fur 

Hackle - Black 

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Z Wing Caddis


Z Wing Caddis

Hook - Mustad C068 - size 12-18

Bead - Copper, gold, nickel, black etc

Thread - Black

Shellback - Turkey tail fibers

Rib - Chartreuse thread or ultra wire

Abdomen - Caddis green dubbing

Wings - Zelon, antron, biots etc

Thorax - Peacock herl

Moose Mane Caddis

 


Moose Mane Caddis

(Skunk Hair Caddis Variation)

Hook - 2XL nymph or curved nymph hook

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Black

*Body - Black skunk tail hairs, twisted

Ribbing - Copper wire tied in at the head and wrapped rearward and then back over the body

Hackle - Soft black hen, one or two turns

A Charles Brook fly pattern

*I didn't have skunk hair and not about to buy any so I substituted moose mane

Try different colored bucktail for different colored caddis



Thursday, July 8, 2021

Pat's Rubber Legs

 


Pat's Rubber Legs 

Hook - 3xl-4xl nymph style

Thread - Black

Weight - Lead/non lead wire

Tail, legs and antenna - Super Floss, Flex Floss, Life Flex, and Spanflex

Body - Variegated chenille - experiment with other colors 

Notes: Pat's Rubber Legs is also known as Jimmy Legs, Knotty Girls, Restless Stone, The Turd, Cat Turd, Cat Puke and The Pickle. "Pat" has been suggested to be a guide, Pat Bennett, that works out of the Hyde shop in Island Park, Idaho but this may be a ruse. Jimmy Legs is a variation from Idyllwild Flies in which the legs are pre-knotted and tied on a bent hook, such as a Daiichi 1730. Knotty Girls also have knotted legs but they are usually round rubber material. Restless Stone is another name as marketed by Umpqua. Whatever the name, the pattern works quite well and has become a favorite among guides. The pattern is a variation off an older pattern known as the Girdle Bug. This pattern was developed in the 1930's by Frank McGinnis of Anaconda, MT. He developed this pattern while fishing the Big Hole River. Originally, round rubber legs was used but a spandex rubber material such as Super Floss, Flex Floss, Life Flex, and Spanflex has become preferred over round rubber legs. It is much more durable and transparent than rubber leg material and very supple with lifelike movement in the water. Mickey Wooton, a guide out of West Yellowstone, came up with a nice variation of trimming the chenille at the abdomen for a flattened taper and replaced the antennae and tails with Krystal flash and goose biots, respectively. Fish Pat's Rubber Legs in the riffles and runs of fast-moving water. It also makes a great pattern for short line nymphing. The weight of the pattern allows it to quickly sink into deeps slots and pools.


Sunday, July 4, 2021

Bench Mark

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Bench Mark

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Orange or black

Tail - Orange marabou

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Hot orange floss

Hackle - Hot orange

Wing - White bucktail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal

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Bench Mark

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Eagle Claw 1197N (if you have them or can find them, or equivalent substitute), Size 1-6

Thread - White

Tail - Hot orange calf tail

Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel

Body - Hot orange chenille

Hackle - Hot orange

Wing - White calf tail

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

Bennett’s Halo

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Bennett’s Halo

Hook - Alec Jackson Spey Hooks (Black, Size 3 - 7)
Thread – White for all body work; Orange for the head
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tag – Flashabou; Dyed pearl peacock
Tail - Teal flank
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Grizzly
Underwing #1 – Pearl midge krystal flash
Underwing #2 - Holographic gold lite brite
Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Egg Sucking Teeny

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Egg Sucking Teeny


[BC] Alan Grombacher


Hook Teeny TDE black salmon (or substitute), size 2-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Black pheasant tail

Body - Black pheasant tail

Wing - Black pheasant tail

Throat - Black pheasant tail

Head - Fluorescent orange or fluorescent red thread tied large to give egg effect


Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Ron's Radar

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Ron’s Radar

[Newfoundland] Ron Hillier 

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Blue hackle fibers

Body - Chinese red uni stretch

Wing - Moose hair

Throat - Blue over yellow hackle fibers

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Berry's Comebacker

 

Berry's Comebacker


Steelhead


Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold Tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Collar - Red hackle

Wing - Ringneck pheasant tail fibers


Source - Internet photo


Experimenting with iPhone camera for fly photos

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Dark Priest


Dark Priest

Steelhead

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Purple

Tip – Oval silver tinsel

Tag – Orange uni stretch

Tail – Orange hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Black dubbing, yarn, seals fur etc.

Hackle – Black

Wing – Gray Squirrel

Topping – Black krystal flash

 

Reference – Internet photo