Thursday, June 29, 2017

Treacle Parkin


Treacle Parkin

Hook - Wet/nymph style
Thread - Black
Tag/tail - Yellow yarn
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Ginger hen


Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Slim Richard


Slim Richard

Hook: Streamer
Thread: Black
Tail: Red hackle fibers
Body: Flat silver tinsel
Wing: White bucktail, over which a single blue dun hackle 
tied flat over the body, over which is a few peacock herls

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Norm Albiston Podcast from Fly Fish Radio Episode #1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xM7_-EKE3iGhknge-wItjui2PwPulVrR/view?usp=sharing

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Red Fox Squirrel Tail Nymph (Beadhead)


Red Fox Squirrel Tail Nymph

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Orange
Tail - Red fox squirrel body hair
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - SLF red fox squirrel abdomen dubbing
Thorax - SLF red fox squirrel thorax dubbing
Hackle - Dark barred ginger hen cape or partridge


Red Fox Squirrel Tail Nymph (Beadhead)

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent
Bead - Mottled brown
Thread - Brown
Tail - Red fox squirrel body hair
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - SLF red fox squirrel abdomen dubbing
Thorax - SLF red fox squirrel thorax dubbing
Hackle - Dark barred ginger hen cape

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Mansfield


Mansfield

Hook: Streamer
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel
Body: Black floss or uni-stretch
Wing: Orange over white bucktail

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Muskrat Nymph


Muskrat Nymph

Hook - Nymph style
Thread - Black
Body - Muskrat dubbing
Legs - Partridge hackle fibers
Head - Peacock herl


Saturday, June 17, 2017

Bottle Rocket


Bottle Rocket

Hook: Streamer
Thread: White under body; black head
Tail: Yellow bucktail
Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel
Body: Red Floss or uni-stretch
Throat: Red hackle fibers
Wing: Yellow over white bucktail or mixed

Friday, June 16, 2017

Vic Special


Vic Special (Orange)

Hook: Streamer
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant tippes
Butt: Peacock herl
Body: Orange floss
Wing: Red fox squirrel tail


Vic Special (Red)

Hook: Streamer
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant tippes
Butt: Peacock herl
Body: Red floss
Wing: Gray squirrel tail

Phonecia Bucktail


Phonecia Bucktail

Hook - Streamer
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow Yarn
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - White calftail

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

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Juracek Emerger


Juracek Emerger

Hook: Dry style
Thread: Black/Brown
Tail: Mallard flank
Body/Thorax: Dubbing
Wingcase: Gray foam

Saturday, June 10, 2017

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

Monday, June 5, 2017

WD40



WD40

Hook: Curved
Thread: Olive or any other color
Tail: Wood duck fibers
Body: Thread
Wing case: Wood duck fibers
Thorax: Dubbing

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Crackleback


Crackleback

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Hackle - Grizzly
Shellback - Peacock herl
Body - Yarn, dubbing, z-lon, uni stretch etc.

Tie this in your favorite color body and hackle

 Developed by Ed Story in the mid 1950's.

Dyret (Animal)



Dyret (Animal/Beast)

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent, 10-16
Thread - Brown
Head/tail - Deer hair
Hackle - Brown, trim off the bottom
Body - Olive superfine dubbing

Change hackle and dubbing color as desired

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Gierach Special


Gierach Special

Hook - Streamer
Thread - Red
Body - Pearl tinsel
Throat - White bucktail
Wing - Gray squirrel & pearl krystal flash
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Painted black over white

Friday, June 2, 2017

Pearl Jam


Pearl Jam

Hook - Curved
Bead - Gunmetal glass bead or black nickel metal bead
Thread - White
Body - Pearl midge braid or pearl krystal flash, twisted


Periwinkle



Periwinkle

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent
Bead - Gunmetal rainbow glass bead
Thread - Olive
Ribbing -Black wire
Body - Tying thread
Thorax - Olive ice dubbing or equivalent


Rogan's Gadget

Rogans Gadget

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black at head; red at tail
Rib - Silver oval tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Tail & Shellback - Slips of bronze mallard shoulder tied in at the bend of the hook with point extending beyond bend and tied over top of the body
Head - Peacock herl 

Tying Note - Substitute silver wire for the oval tinsel and overwrap the shell back for additional durability.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Pabst Blue Ribbon



Pabst Blue Ribbon

Hook - Curved
Bead - Clear silver lined
Thread - Red
Body - Red thread and pearl or mirage tinsel
Thorax - Rainbow scud dubbing