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McGinty (Wet)

McGinty

Winged Wet Fly

Don Martinez

Hook - Wet/nymph style

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers and mallard flank

Body - Yellow and black chenille

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Reference

Stoneflies

Silver Nymph

Silver Nymph

Hook: Nymph/wet style

Thread: Black

Belly & Back: Turkey tail feather fibers pulled forward after wrapping body

Body: Flat silver tinsel

Legs: Brown hackle trimmed top & bottom

Tying note: Try different colors of tinsels for the body to achieve different effects. Add ribbing for added durability. Apply a swipe of your favorite adhesive to the top and bottom of the tinsel body and then pull the turkey fibers forward glueing them to the body.

Bird's Caddis

Bird's Caddis

Hook - Nymph/wet style

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Floss, uni-stretch etc in your choice of colors

Thorax - Peacock herl

Bird's Nest Muddler

Bird's Nest Muddler - Dark

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent

Thread - Tan

Tail - Mottled turkey flat dyed brown

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Throat and Wing - Mottled turkey flat dyed brown

Thorax - Gray dubbing

Bird's Nest Muddler - Light

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent

Thread - Cream

Tail - Mottled turkey flat dyed woodduck

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Throat and Wing - Mottled turkey flat dyed woodduck

Thorax - Cream dubbing

Black Midge Pupa

Black Midge Pupa

Hook - Dry/wet style hook

Thread - Black 

Butt - Black peacock herl or ostrich herl

Body -Tying thread, floss, antron yarn, z-lon, uni-stretch etc

Feelers - Black hackle fiber

Shufelt Special

Shufelt Special

Streamer, size 4-10

Black thread

Golden pheasant fibers

Flat silver tinsel

Oval silver tinsel

White marabou over red and yellow mixed buck tail

13th Lake Bucktail

13th Lake Bucktail

Hook - Mustad 3665 #10

Thread -Black 

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss 

Wing - Black bucktail over root beer krystal flash over orange bucktail

Black Maria Variant

Black Maria Variant

Hook: Nymph style

Thread: black

Ribbing: Black thread or wire

Back strap: Flat pearl tinsel

Abdomen: Black floss

Collar: Black hackle

Thorax: Black floss

Bitch Creek Nymph

Bitch Creek Nymph (Non-woven version)

Hook: Nymph style

Thread: Black

Weight: Lead wire

Tail/Antenna: White rubber legs

Body: Black chenille with yellow chenille pulled forward

Legs: Black/brown hackle

Thorax: Black chenille

Professor

Professor

Hook: Streamer

Thread: Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail: Red duck/goose quill fibers or red hackle fibers (depicted)

Ribbing: Flat gold tinsel

Body: Yellow floss or uni stretch (depicted)

Throat: Brown hackle fibers

Wing: Gray squirrel tail

Willy's Pip

Willy's Pip

Hook - Mustad C068, C49S or equivalent 

Thread - Black or your choice of color

Tail - Furled black, white, grey, tan, red or green floss, antron yarn, z-lon etc

Collar - Peacock herl.

 Try different tail and peacock herl colors. Add different color beads in glass, brass or tungsten.

Whisky Fly

Whisky Fly

Hook: Long shank 6-10.

Thread: Red.

Body: Flat silver tinsel, gold can be used as an alternative.

Rib: Red tying silk.

Wing: Red or hot orange dyed calf's tail.

Throat: Red or hot orange cock.

Head: Build up of red tying silk.

Creator of this trout fly: Albert Willock

Country of origin for this trout fly: England

This trout fly is designed to be fished on Dams & Reservoirs, Still Water fish

Tying Bench

Out with the old.....Oasis Compact Tying Bench

In with the new.....Greenback Tying Bench from Finest Fly Tying Benches of Colorado

I had another company (Hartman Woodworking) attempt to build one for me. I sent them a complete set of drawing to my specifications and they could not even follow my directions. After all, I'm was paying for the damn thing and wanted it built my way. They resisted my requirements and built certain parts their way and kept telling about heirloom quality that would last for generations. After a comment I made to them about their unwanted changes they decided not to ship me the finished product. Oh well, buyer beware!

WD-40 & WD-50

WD-40

Hook - Any curved style hook

Thread - Your choice of colors

Tail and wing case - Wood duck

Body - Tying thread

Thorax - Gray dubbing

WD-50

Hook - Any curved style hook

Thread - Your choice of colors

Tail - Wood duck fibers

Body - Tying thread
Wing buds - Butt ends of wood duck tail fibers
Wing case - Pearl tinsel

Thorax - Gray dubbing

These flies can be tied in whatever color you choose

Warden's Worry

Warden's Worry

Hook: Streamer, 3X to 6X long, size 4 to 12

Thread: Black

Tag: Flat gold tinsel

Tail: A narrow section of a red duck or goose wing feather or hackle fibers

Body: Orange-yellow spun fur or wool

Ribbing: Flat gold tinsel

Throat: Yellow hackle, wound as a collar or a throat of yellow hackle

Wing: Light brown bucktail

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. 

Bullhead

Bullhead

Hook: Long nymph/streamer style

Thread: Black

Tail: Hen hackle tips or partridge hackle tips

Ribbing: Black uni-stretch

Body: Hares ear dubbing

Wing: Gray squirrel tail

Pectoral fins: Hen hackle tips or partridge hackle tips

Head: Hares ear dubbing

Peacock Caddis

Peacock Caddis

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl*

Wing - Deer, elk, caribou hair etc 

Hackle - Grizzly

* For durability, wrap the peacock herl around the tying thread to create a herl chenille and apply a coat of crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peacock herl forward.