Posted in Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, tagged Articulated, Fly Tying on March 7, 2010| Leave a Comment »
not quite sure what gave me the idea for this but i think it was a combination of a brain fart and some sticky foam! a 4 hook articulated caterpillar!
Articulated Caterpillar
Hook: 4 #2 hooks
Thread: Green Danville 210 denier
Body: Green sticky side foam
Legs: Grizzly Hackle
Posted in Fly Box, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, tagged Clouser on March 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
A Killer saltwater pattern, bass pattern, and stocked trout pattern. Also amazing for large brown trout and rainbows!
Hook: #6 Tiemco Streamer Hook
Thread: 6/0 Black
Eyes: Gold Medium Dumbell Eyes
Tail: Silver Flash
Body: Copper Flash
Tie this pattern the same as a regular clouser!
Posted in Fly Box, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, tagged Clouser on February 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Materials
-#1 Mustad Saltwater Hook
-Medium Dumbell Eyes
-210 denier flat- lay danville thread
-Chartreuse Bucktail
-White Bucktail
-Pearl Flash
Secure Thread
Secure eyes in. Be sure eyes cant wiggle around
Tie in white bucktail angled up.
Fold bucktail over eyes and secure with 2 thread wraps.
Wrap thread over bucktail to the bend of the hook. Wrap back foward. (leave space in between each wrap)
take 1 strand of pearl flash and double it over. tie in the flash and fold over to other side and tie in.
Rotate vise. Tie bucktail in lightly. use you fingers to move bucktail around to all sides to cover the bottom half of the hook pull thread wraps tight.
Make nice and even head. Whip finish. Cement Head.
Posted in Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, tagged Fly Tying on February 26, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Just like i promised! just a few days late!(not the flies the pics!) These are bluegill flies tied for a bluegill fly swap! (in hopes of warmer weather!) Some of my best bluegill fishing has been done with nymphs (thats why i choose to do a nymph) and i have found that they prefer a fly with flash! and the also like legs! so i concocted this wild thing up at the vise last night!
the host of the swap has a blog: http://chuckingfluff.blogspot.com/
A Crazy Bluegill Fly
Hook: #16
Bead: 3/32 Copper
Tail: Brown Biots
Body: Pearl Flash
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Back: Flashback
Legs: Green Silli Legs
Posted in Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, tagged Silli Skin on February 21, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Gummi Bugger- Just like a woolly bugger but with silli skin instead of chenille
Hook: #10-2
Thread: 6/0
Tail: Marabou w/ flash
Body: Silli Skin
Hackle: Saddle
Not the best Gummi Minnow. Shape is not the best but it was my first time with it. Also it has no eyes……. need to figure out what to do!
Hook: #8-1/0
Thread: 6/0
Body: Silli Skin
Posted in Fly Patterns, Fly Tying on January 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Topwater-Hand Painted Popper
Subsurface- Streamer with ice chennile and marabou. color combo has always worked very good
Articulated Hellgramite-got the idea from murrays hellgramite but i really did not like the tail on it. the tail was black herl and i thought it looked like a woolly bugger in the water. So i decided to use the body on 2 hooks and make it articulated.
The 3 together
Posted in Fly Box, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, tagged Nymph on January 23, 2010| Leave a Comment »
this is one of my go-to fly patterns. my favorite feature of this fly is its ability to appear as an emerger because the flash from the flashback appears as if the bug is emerging and its wings are coming out.
BH Flashback Pheasant Tail
Hook: sz. 12-22 nymph hook
Bead: copper 3/32 (or bead to fit hook)
Thread: 8/0 Brown
Tail: Pheasant Tail
Body: Pheasant Tail
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Back: Peacock Flashback
Rib: Small Copper Wire
Put hook in vise.
Take about 5 pheasant fibers from the pheasant tail. Tie the tips in leaving about 1 length of the hook behind. fold the rest the pheasant back and tie in.
Tie in copper wire for rib
Wrap the pheasant fibers up the shank of the hook 3/4 of the way. tie in
Wrap the rib up the shank of the hook around the pheasant
Tie in flashback infront of the pheasant. make sure the flashback faces the back of the hook.
Tie in peacock herl.
Wrap the peacock herl up to the bead and tie in.
Fold Flashback over and tie in. Whip finish and add a dab of head cement.
I like to fish this fly with no indicator because i believe they scare spooky fish but you can if you prefer to. put the indicator 1 and 1/2 the depth of the water. at the end of the drift lift your rod tip to make the emerger to appear as if it is emerging.
Posted in Fly Box, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, tagged Emerger, Soft Hackle on January 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Soft Hackle
Thread: 8/0 Uni
Dubing: Golden Brown Ice Dub
Wing: Silver Phesant
Tie in thread. Keep minimal thread near hook eye. important for later
Apply Dubbing: Put a small pinch of ice dub on thread and spin it on the thread IN ONLY ONE DIRECTION. Apply dubbing wax if prefered.
Take feather and strip the bottom bare. like in the picture
Tie in like in the picture.
Attach Hackle Plier to the tip of the feather. wrap around the hook shank 1 time. secure the material. tie off. whip finished. fly complete.
NOTE: fish fly as preferred. my favorite way to fish a soft hackle is to cast down and across the stream and let string across. use a pulse return if desired. Good pattern to use as an emerger. Match the color thread and feather to aquatic insect that you are trying to match. Enjoy!
Posted in Fly Box, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, tagged Midge, Nymph on January 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thread Midge
Hook: 18-24 Nymph
Thread: Red
Weight: Small Gold Wire
Tie in at hook eye. wrap thread to back of the hook
Tie in Wire. Cover wire totally with thread
Wrap wire to front of the hook. this is to get the midge patter a little larger
Wrap wire back to the bend of the hook. This will also help get the fly down
Cover the led with your thread. make sure you can’t see any thread
Wrap the wire up the shank of the hook. Tie of and hook eye. Whip Finish. Apply Head Cement. The Fly is Finished.
NOTE: Some of the best midge fishing occurs in the winter and fish are often sluggish and feeding on or near the bottom. To get the fly down use a dropper rig with a attractor nymph above to help get this pattern down. Some good attractor nymphs that i like to use are BH Prince Nymphs,BH Zug Bugs, Weighted BH Czech Nymphs, BH Phesant Tail, BH, San Juan Worm, Valadi Worm. And any of your favorite nymph patterns in larger sizes with weight to help get this pap get this pattern on.
Posted in Fly Patterns on January 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Check out the new page titled “Fly Box” there is little in it now but there will soon be a pattern recepie and tutorial for each. more flies added soon!
The Barbless Hook 
