Showing posts with label marabou. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marabou. Show all posts

Friday, November 8, 2019

Heimasaetan



Heimasaetan (Heimasætan) 

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 6 - 12
Thread - White (underbody); Black (head)
Tail - Dyed orange bucktail or marabou (pictured)
Body - White wool, floss or uni-stretch (pictured)
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Wing / back - Red calf tail
Throat - Dyed orange bucktail or marabou (pictured)
Eyes - Painted black over white

Quigley Cripple


Quigley Cripple

Hook - Curved dry fly style
Thread - Tan
Shuck - Dyed olive marabou
Rib - Gold wire
Abdomen - Dyed olive marabou (continuation of shuck)
Thorax - Dyed olive dubbing
Wing/stubs - Deer hair

Hackle - Grizzly

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Thin Mint Wooly Bugger



Thin Mint Wooly Bugger

Hook – Nymph/streamer style
Bead – Tungsten
Thread – Black
Tail – Olive, brown and black marabou; pearl krystal flash
Ribbing – Pearl krystal flash and copper wire
Body – Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown

Monday, October 14, 2019

Stordal’s Killer



Stordal’s Killer

Hook - Partridge CS 42 size 4-6-8
Thread - Black
Tag - Fine silver wire or oval silver tinsel *
Tail - A few fibers of mallard or teal
Butt - Red fluorescent wool tied much longer than normal
Rib - Oval silver tinsel 
Body - Peacock herl
Beard - A nice bunch of rabbit fur, dyed fluorescent blue or marabou **
Wing - Dyed blue squirrel tail (bottom)
            Fitch tail or dyed black squirrel tail (middle) ***
            Mallard or teal fibers (top)

* I used oval silver tinsel
** I used a bunch of marabou
*** I used dyed black squirrel tail

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Squirrel Tail Streamers


Squirrel Tail Streamer - Copper

Hook – Mustad 9671, #8
Thread - Orange
Tail - Orange marabou fibers
Body - Flat copper tinsel
Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel
Wing: Orange calf tail under orange dyed squirrel tail



Squirrel Tail Streamer - Gold

Hook – Mustad 9671, #8
Thread - Black
Tail - Red marabou fibers
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Wing: Brown calf tail under fox squirrel tail



Squirrel Tail Streamer - Silver

Hook – Mustad 9671, #8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red marabou fibers

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Wing: White calf tail under gray squirrel tail

Monday, August 12, 2019

Antigo Caddis



Antigo Caddis

Hook- Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread – Black
Tail – Red marabou
Body – Apple green floss
Wing – Fox squirrel tail hairs
Hackle – Soft grizzly hen

Minnows of North America and Their Streamer Imitations - George L Herter

Friday, August 9, 2019

Herter Brothers



Herter Brothers

Hook - Straight eye streamer hook
Thread - Black
Body segments - Oval or flat silver tinsel
Wings - Brown, red and grizzly (chinchilla) marabou

Reference - Minnows of North America and Their Streamer Imitations - George L Herter

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Bucktail Shad



Bucktail Shad

Hook - Streamer style
Thread - Black 
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Gray chenille
Wing - Black over white bucktail
Throat - Yellow marabou

Sunday, April 21, 2019

Marabou Centennial Smelt


Marabou Centennial Smelt

Hook - Mustad 94720, size 6-8
Thread - Black
Body - Copper Mylar Braid, wrapped around hook shank (I used oval copper tinsel)
Throat - White Marabou, to bend of hook.
Wing - 3 strands each of pearl, blue, and pink Crystal Flash, over which is a medium gray marabou plume. (I used rainbow crystal flash)
Topping - 4 or 5 peacock herls as long as wing.
Eyes - Painted white with black pupils

Friday, March 22, 2019

Bob Church's Appetizer


Bob Church's Appetizer
Lure (fry pattern)

Hook - Long nymph/streamer style
Thread - White then finish with black
Tail - Green and orange hackle fibers mixed and topped with mallard flank fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - White chenille
Throat - Same as tail materials
Wing - White marabou, pearl krystal flash and gray squirrel hair

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Milk Weed Fly



Milk Weed Fly

hook- streamer/nymph style
thread - black
tail - wood duck
ribbing - flat silver tinsel
body - orange floss or uni-stretch
throat - black and white barred wood duck
wing - white milk weed fibers

tying note - i have no idea where to find milk weed bushes in my local area, so i used the next closest thing - white marabou

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Scorpio



Scorpio

Hook - Nymph/streamer style
Thread - Color to match color of fly
Eyes - Painted dumbbell eyes 
Tail - Marabou
Body - Tying thread under v-rib, larva lace etc
Thorax - Estaz 
Throat - Rubber legs (optional)

Additional Colors


Sunday, December 31, 2017

Crystal Buggers




Crystal Bugger

Hook: Nymph/streamer style
Thread: Black
Weight: Lead or non-lead wire
Tail: Marabou and a couple of strands of crystal flash (optional)
Ribbing: Wire
Body: Crystal chenille in your choice of colors
Hackle: Black, brown, grizzly or your choice of color

I used Lucent Chenille for the body material



Friday, December 15, 2017

PEAC-ABOU


PEAC-ABOU

Hook - Nymph style
Weight - Lead/non lead wire
Thread - Brown
Tail - Brown marabou
Body - Peacock herl
Collar - Brown marabou, tips tied forward and then folded back in a collar

Monday, November 20, 2017

Shufelt Special


Shufelt Special

Category - Trout Streamer

Hook - Streamer style
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Under wing - Mixed red & yellow bucktail
Over wing - White marabou

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

White Ghost



White Ghost Marabou Wing
Hook: 6xl – 8xl streamer
Thread: Black
Tail: Yellow hackle fibers
Rib: Oval silver tinsel
Body: Flat silver tinsel
Throat: Yellow hackle fibers
Wing: White marabou

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Moosehead Belle



Moosehead Belle

Hook: 6xl - 8xl streamer
Thread: 6/0 red
Tail: Yellow hackle fibers
Body: Red Floss
Rib: Medium flat silver tinsel
Throat: Yellow hackle fibers
Under wing: Mallard dyed Ginger
Wing:White marabou