Showing posts with label stripped peacock herl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stripped peacock herl. Show all posts

Friday, April 5, 2019

Traditional Wet Flies


Dark Hendrickson

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Wood duck flank
Body - Muskrat
Hackle - Dun hen
Wing - Wood duck flank



Dark Cahill

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Dark ginger or brown hackle fibers
Body - Muskrat
Hackle - Dark ginger or brown hackle
Wing - Wood duck flank



Light Cahill

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Light ginger or brown hackle fibers
Body - Natural buff red fox fur
Hackle - Light ginger or brown
Wing - Wood duck flank



Quill Gordon

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Natural dun hen hackle fibers
Body - Stripped peacock eye quill
Hackle - Natural dun hen
Wing - Wood duck flank


The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla

Monday, April 2, 2018

Quill Gordon Winged Wet Fly


Quill Gordon Winged Wet Fly


Hook – Mustad 3906, 3906B, size 10

 Thread - Olive/olive dun

 Tail - Dun hen hackle fibers

 Body - Stripped peacock herl, counter wound with extra fine wire (or cemented)

 Hackle - Dun hen hackle collar

 Wing - Lemon wood duck flank




Quill Gordon Winged Wet Fly

 

Hook – Mustad 3906, 3906B, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Lemon wood duck flank (or medium dun)

Body - Stripped peacock herl, counter wound with extra fine wire (or cemented) 

Hackle - Dun hen hackle collar 

Wing - Lemon wood duck flank


Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Quilled Muskin Midge Pupa



Quilled Muskin Midge Pupa


Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black size 10
Tail - Whiting Coq de Leon fibers
Body - Stripped peacock quill
Thorax - Fluorescent orange and black UV dubbing
Wing case - Dyed black pheasant tail
Breathers/Gills - White uni stretch

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Beacon Beige


Beacon Beige

Hook: Dry fly
Thread: Black
Tail: Grizzly hackle fibers
Body: Stripped peacock herl
Hackle: Brown & grizzly