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Friday, September 28, 2018
Matt's Midge
Matt's Midge
Hook - Dry fly style
Thread - Black
Body - Black thread
Wing - White z-lon
Hackle - Grizzly
Tie this pattern in different colors
Matt’s Midge is named for its originator, Matt Miles of Colorado.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Catnip
Catnip
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Orange dubbing
Hackle - Orange
Wing - Yellow calf tail
Reference - Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Ingall's Butterfly
Ingall's Butterfly
Hook: Bronze down-eyed wet fly hook, eg Mustad 3399A, size 2-12
Thread: Black
Tail: Stiff red saddle fibers
Body: Rusty peacock herl
Wing: White goat hair, sparse, slightly longer than the body, divided, set slightly above the body and slanted at an angle of 45 degrees
Hackle: Brown hackle wound on as a collar, two turns, one behind and one in front of the wing
Reference:
Ingall's Butterfly
and
W. W. Doak
Monday, September 17, 2018
Admiral
Admiral
Category - Steelhead
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Red or black
Tail - Red hackle fibers or red bucktail
Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel
Body - Red wool yarn
Collar - Red hackle
Wing - White bucktail/calf tail
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Green and Red Ants
Green Ant
Hook:
Salmon/steelhead style
Thread: Black
Tag: Silver tinsel (optional)
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet in strands
Butt: Peacock herl
Rib: Silver tinsel (optional)
Body: Fluorescent green floss
Collar: Black hackle
Wing: Gray squirrel tail
Reference:
http://www.johnkreft...erns/green-ant/
Red Ant
Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - Black
Tag - Silver flat tinsel
Tail - golden pheasant tippets
Butt - Peacock herl
Body - Red floss
Collar - Brown hackle
Wing - Brown bucktail
Monday, September 10, 2018
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
Hook - Streamer
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle tips
Body - Green oval tinsel
Throat - Red hackle tips
Wing - 4 black hackles
Cheek - Jungle cock
Topping - 2 peacock herls
Reference - Forgotten Flies
Tying note - I used medium size oval silver tinsel colored with a green marker and coated with uv resin
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Rusty Rat
Rusty Rat
Tag: Oval gold tinsel
Tail: A few peacock sword herl
Body: Rear half, Orange-Yellow Floss (UNI-Floss rust orange), veiled above by one strand of same floss (
You can either tie this part in before the herl or after, as I have done)
extending to the middle of the tail, Front half, Peacock herl
Rib: Oval gold tinsel.
Wing: Grey Fox guard hairs
Collar: Soft grizzly hackle
Cheeks: Jungle Cock (optional)
Head: Red/orange
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