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20-Incher Stones

for the Stone Fly Swap

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Hook: #10, curved

Head: 5/32 bead, copper

Weight: 12 wraps . 02 wire

Thread: Brown, 8/0

Tail: Gold biots

Rib: Small copper wire

Body: Olive synthetic dubbing to build taper, 5 peacock hurls

Wingcase: FTD sparkle pearl bug back, brown

Legs: Partridge

Thorax: Hare's mask

Collar: Olive synthetic dubbing

UV finish on the wingcase

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Academy

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Red floss
Tail - Crimson
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Claret

Trout - Ray Bergman

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PURPLE STONE NYMPH

HOOK: #16 STANDARD NYMPH

THREAD: 8/0 BLACK

UNDER BODY: .015 WIRE

TAIL: GOOSE BIOTS- BLACK

ABDOMEN/BODY: BLACK UTC VINLY RIB

WING CASE:  MYLAR TINSEL- PEARL WITH LOON U.V. RESIN

THORAX: BLACK DUBBING

LEGS: BLACK FLOSS- 1 STRAND

HEAD:      LOON U.V. RESIN

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Scuds

  • Hook: Firehole 718 BL, Size 16-20
  • Thread: Semperfli Nano-silk 50 Dn
  • Antennae/ Tail: India Hen, to match body
  • Body: Arizona Simi seal dubbing, olive, tan or gray
  • Hot Spot: Fluorescent Orange Thread
  • Shell Back: Scud back, clear
  • Rib: Copper or gold Wire, Small

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1 hour ago, sandflyx said:

bass flies

Nice. What's the material? 

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Orange Reynard

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Guinea fowl barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back

Keith Fulsher of Eastchester, New York, originated this patterns in 1982.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
 
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Prince Edward

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent red floss
Tag - Short strand of fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Badger tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Green and hot orange bucktail mixed and tied low over the body, with an overwing of fox squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock sword feather barbs

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

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Yellow Reynard

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval gold tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent yellow floss
Tail - Guinea fowl barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back

Keith Fulsher of Eastchester, New York, originated this patterns in 1982.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

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I wanted to jump in on the challenge but work had me very busy lately. Anyway, I had two Polish quills left and this was the only fly I finished since I broke the second one. I’ll have to get some more and try again. 

Mahogany Dunn dry fly

Hook - Size 14

Thread - 8/0 Uni, Burnt orange 

Wing - Wood duck

Tail - Wood duck

Body - Stripped Polish quill, ginger

Hackle - Brown

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April is really off to a great start, excellent ties all. 

 Poopdeck, sorry I beat you to it, that is a beauty tie.  

 

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20 hours ago, niveker said:

Nice. What's the material? 

FTD congo hair, watersilk and angilina flash

 

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