Moose & Grizzly

Moose & Grizzly

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Moose mane

Thorax - Black beaver dubbing

Hackle - Grizzly hen

Apply a swipe of crazy glue to the thread wraps before wrapping the moose mane or overcoat the body with uv resin

Brown Biot Nymph

Brown Biot Nymph (Variation)

Hook - 2xl nymph style

Thread - Woodduck

Tail - Brown goose or turkey biot

Body - Brown goose or turkey biot wrapped over crazy glue for durability

Wing case - Brown goose or turkey biot coated with uv resin (I omitted the tinsel under the wing case shown in the video)

Thorax - Ostrich, peacock herl, dubbing etc

Reference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaQ2EnrOFXs

Wormfly Tandem

Wormfly Tandem

Aft fly

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red antron yarn

Body - Peacock herl rope

Hackle - Brown hen

Connector - 20 lb Maxima monofilament

Front fly

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red antron yarn

Body - Peacock herl rope

Hackle - Brown hen

Reference - http://www.flymailflies.co.uk/categories/53-tandems/wormfly-tandem/prod_1069.html

Mosquito Larvae

Mosquito Larvae

Hook - Dry or nymph

Thread - Black

Tail - Grizzly hackle fibers

Body - 1 light & 1 dark moose mane hair

Thorax - Peacock herl

Feelers/antenna - Grizzly hackle fibers

Note: For added durability, coat the thread underbody with a crazy glue and then wrap the moose mane hairs forward. Do the same thing for the peacock herl. You may also overcoat the moose mane hairs with your favorite UV resin.

"Crazy Glue" Leader to Fly Line Connection

Here is one of many ways to connect your leader to your fly line.

"Crazy Glue" Connection

1.       Take a small needle and insert the sharp end into a pin vise.

2.       Insert the needle eye into the end of the fly line and bring out through the line.

3.       Thread the tippet end of the leader into the needles eye.

4.       Pull on the tippet end, pulling the entire leader through the fly line.

5.       Leave about an inch or so of leader butt section sticking out of the fly line.

6.       With some sandpaper, rough up the leader in front of the fly line.

7.       Apply a drop of "crazy glue" on the roughed up leader.

8.  Pull on the leader butt where it exits the fly line until the roughed up section of the leader  butt is inside the fly line. The leader is now glued in place. DO NOT TUG on the leader at this point to check on the connection.

9.    Trim the excess leader butt as close as possible to where it exits the fly line. 

10. Now you can GENTLY tug on the leader & fly line. The end of the leader butt will disappear into the fly line for a perfectly smooth connection.