Woodchuck Special

Woodchuck Special

Hook - Mustad 9671 or 9672 

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Orange hen hackle fibers 

Body - Silver tinsel

Rib - Copper wire

Wing - Woodchuck fur (use both guard hair and under fur)

Collar - Orange hen hackle

For a weighted streamer, wrap .015 lead wire over the front half of the shank, leaving about two hook-eye widths for the head.  

Other variations: Orange is a great attractor color, but red or yellow are also good choices for tail and collar color. Further variations can be made with dyed woodchuck fur, such as red, yellow or olive, or by using colored wire for the rib.

Gapen's Flick Fly Sreamer

Gapen's Flick Fly Streamer

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Weight - Optional

Tail assembly - #12 barrel swivel, .23 inch diameter split ring and size 00 colorado spinner blade

Tail assembly connection to hook shank - .015 diameter beadalon 7 strand wire

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Chenille in your choice of color 

Wing - 2 or 4 hackle tips - white, grizzly, brown, badger, red, yellow, orange etc

Collar - White, grizzly, brown, badger, red, yellow, orange etc 

George Nymph (Cottontop)

George Nymph (Cottontop)

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 12-16

Thread - Dark brown or black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Shellback - Section of turkey tail feather

Abdomen - 3-5 strands of peacock herl

Wing case - White polypro yarn

Thorax – Peacock herl

Legs - Brown hackle fibers

Created by Eddie George in the 1930's for fishing the Little River in Tennessee.

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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

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

Brown's Crayfish

Brown's Crayfish

Hook - Mustad R73-9671 or R74-9672, size 4 to 8

Weighting (optional) - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Black

Claws - V-shaped bunch of fox squirrel tail

Body - Dubbing or wool yarn (brown, orange, olive or black)

Hackle - Rooster saddle, palmered

Shell - Turkey tail or wing fibers, epoxied

Maple Syrup

Maple Syrup 

Hook: TMC 300 #10 6XL

Thread: Black

Tail: Yellow calf tail, sparse

Body: Beige chenille wrapped in 2 layers; front to back then back to front

Big Trout Only

Hook: TMC 300 #6 6XL

Thread: Black

Body: Peacock colored chenille wrapped in 2 layers; front to back then back to front

Variations

ORIGINAL MAPLE SYRUP
BEAD HEAD MAPLE SYRUP....gold bead head

BEST MAPLE SYRUP (golden tippet tail)
BLACK BEAD HEAD MAPLE SYRUP Black bead head
RED BEAD HEAD MAPLE SYRUP (red tail)
RED TAILED MAPLE SYRUP
TROLLING MAPLE SYRUP

NEW SYRUP SERIES: All red tail

BLACK SYRUP  shortest of the syrups, imitating caddis larvae (weighted)
COPPER SYRUP maple syrup with copper flash mixed in
GOLD SYRUP maple syrup with gold flash mixed
PEARL SYRUP maple syrup with pearl flash mixed in (weighted)

RED SYRUP maple syrup with red flash mixed in (weighted)
SILVER SYRUP maple syrup with silver flash mixed in (weighted)
NESOWADNEHUNK SPECIAL is an orange body with a white wing
NESOWADNEHUNK TROUT DEVIL is a red body with a white wing
OLIVE CHENILLE NYMPH (our next best colored chenille nymph for trout ) 

Tying Notes

Tying these flies is simple, but there are some rules. First, you can change the suggested sizes and colors if you want, but the recipes above seem to be the best producers. Second, you may be tempted to use only one wrap of chenille. Resist that temptation – both flies call for two wraps of chenille. Tie in at the eye, wind back and then wind forward over your first wrap. That’s two layers and anything less just doesn’t work as well. Third, the tail on the Maple Syrup should be sparse. Using too much material is the most common mistake fly tiers make. And lastly, the chenille on the Big Trout Only is wrapped back into the bend of the hook and then wrapped forward to the eye. If you only wrap it back to the point of the hook shank where the bend starts, some trout will spit it out. If you wrap the body a bit down into the bend of the hook, you’ll get better hookups.

For imitating dragon fly, stone fly, hellgrammite, hexagenia, and worm. 

Brown's Crayfish

Brown's Crayfish

Hook: Mustad 9671 or 9672, # 4 to 8

Weighting (optional): Lead Wire

Thread: Black

Claws: a V-shaped bunch of Squirrel tail

Body: Dubbing or wool (brown, orange, olive or black)

Hackle: Rooster saddle, palmered

Shell: Turkey tail or wing, epoxied

Prince Nymph

Prince Nymph

Hook: Nymph/wet style

Bead: Tungsten or brass(optional)

Thread: Brown

Weight: Round lead wire

Tail: Brown biot

Body: Peacock herl

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel

Collar: Brown hackle

Horns: White biot

Silly Creek Savior

Silly Creek Savior

Hook: Tiemco 2302 or Tiemco 700 #8-#2 (Steelhead) Weighted 

Thread: Black

Tail: Black Goose or Turkey biots

Rib: Fine Copper Wire 

Body: Black Seal’s Fur

Wingcase: Pink Pearl Krystal Flash

Thorax: Peacock Herl 

Hackle: Black Saddle Hackle 

Transformer

Transformer

Hook - Mustad 3906, size 10-12

Thread - Black

Weight - Lead/lead free wire (optional)

Ribbing - Pearl tinsel

Body - Black dubbing

Legs - Knotted pheasant tail

Wing case - Turkey tail

Thorax - Black dubbing

Antennae - Butt ends of the legs over the hook eye

Bird's Stonefly Nymph

Bird's Stonefly Nymph - Brown

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 4-12

Thread - Brown or orange

Weight - Lead free wire

Tail - Brown goose biots

Ribbing - Burnt orange floss or uni stretch

Abdomen - Reddish brown dubbing

Wing case - Dark mottled turkey

Hackle - Brown hackle

Thorax - Peacock Herl

Bird's Stonefly Nymph - Gray

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 4-12

Thread - Yellow

Weight - Lead free wire

Tail - Gray goose biots

Ribbing - Yellow thread or uni stretch

Abdomen - Gray fur dubbing

Wing case - Strip of clear zip lock bag

Hackle - Blue dun 

Thorax - Peacock herl

Info Charts for the Fly Tyer

FACETED AND ROUND TUNGSTEN BEADS

BEAD SIZE	HOOK SIZE	SINK RATE (IN/SEC)
5/64 (.078IN / 1.98MM)	18 - 20	19.55
3/32 (.093IN / 2.38MM)	16 - 18	20.57
7/64 (.109IN / 2.78MM)	14 - 16	23.20
1/8 (.125IN / 3.18MM)	12 - 14	25.25
5/32 (.156IN / 3.97MM)	8 - 10	26.57
3/16 (.188IN / 4.76MM)	4 - 6	29.27

ROUND BEAD HEAD BEADS

 

BEAD SIZE	HOOK SIZE	SINK RATE (IN/SEC)
1/16 (.062 / 1.5MM)	20 - 22	N/A
5/64 (.078IN / 2.0MM)	18 - 20	13.45
3/32 (.093IN / 2.3MM)	16 - 18	14.88
1/8 (.125IN / 3.2MM)	12 - 14	15.79
5/32 (.156IN / 4.0MM)	8 - 10	18.21
3/16 (.188IN / 4.8MM)	4 - 6	21.07
7/32 (.218 / 5.6MM)	2 - 4	22.50

HOT BEADS

BEAD SIZE	HOOK SIZE	SINK RATE (IN/SEC)
1/8 (.125IN / 3.18MM)	12 - 14	15.79
5/32 (.156IN / 3.97MM)	8 - 10	18.21
3/16 (.188IN / 4.76MM)	4 - 6	21.07

TUNGSTEN CONE HEADS 

BEAD SIZE	HOOK SIZE	SINK RATE (IN/SEC)
SMALL 3/16 (.188IN / 4.8MM)	4 - 6 - 8	25.00
MEDIUM 7/32 (.218IN / 5.6MM)	2 - 4	27.14
LARGE 1/4 (.250IN / 6.3MM)	1 - 2 - 4	29.32

  

SEED BEAD APPROXIMATE DIAMETER

BEAD SIZE	INCHES	MILLIMETERS
6/0	.145	3.7
7/0	.134	3.4
8/0	.118	3.0
9/0	.102	2.6
10/0	.091	2.3
11/0	.087	2.2
12/0	.074	1.9
14/0	.063	1.6
15/0	.059	1.5

 LEAD WIRE TO HOOK SIZING CHART 

HOOK SIZE	WIRE SIZE
4 AND LARGER	.035
4 – 6	.030
6 – 10	.025
12 – 14	.020
14 – 16	.015
18 AND SMALLER	.010

DISCLAIMER

The charts shown above are simply for information only and to provide the fly tyer with a basic guide as to what fits what. The information is not carved in stone and it is up to the fly tyer should decide to use these charts or not. It should be noted that the fly tyer may opt for a different bead size for a given hook or may want to apply a different diameter of lead wire to a given hook size. Tyers preference.

Montana Nymph

Montana Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9671/9672, size 2-14

Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle fibers/moose body hair
Body - Black chenille (underbody of lead wire optional)
Thorax - Yellow chenille
Wing case - Black chenille
Hackle - Black/brown hackle

Hook - Mustad 9671/9672, size 2-14

Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle fibers/moose body hair
Body - Black chenille (underbody of lead wire optional)
Thorax - Fluorescent green chenille
Wing case - Black chenille
Hackle - Black/brown hackle

Hook - Mustad 9671/9672, size 2-14

Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle fibers/moose body hair
Body - Black chenille (underbody of lead wire optional)
Thorax - Orange chenille
Wing case - Black chenille
Hackle - Black/brown hackle

The original was designed to imitate large dark stonefly nymphs of Northern American. 

It was first tied by Lew Oatman of New York.