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Ash Fly

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Browm hackle
Body - Light gray floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Light slate duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note
Also made - brown floss rib, light slate tail, gray hackle.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

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On 10/22/2024 at 9:29 AM, Gene L said:

What is the hook size, Flytier.  I ask because of the long body being a peacock quill.  I've been tying Quill Gordons and a typically stripped quill is stretching it to tie on a size 12 hook.  Are you into a source for stripped quills of extraordinary length?

i use mustad 3906B size 10 for winged wet flies

the stripped quills were longer than polish quills which are rather short

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Autumn Dun

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle
Ribbing - Yellow floss
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Gray
Wing - Gray turkey

Amateurs Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

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Ashey

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Body - Grey floss
Hackle - Gray

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

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Caddis Emerger

Hook - Dry fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Antron yarn
Body - Olive dubbing
Wing - Elk hair
Thorax - Dark dubbing

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WOODCHUCK WET FLY

HOOK: #10 2XL NYMPH

THREAD: #70 BROWN

UNDER BODY: .015 WIRE

TAIL: WOODCHUCK NATURAL

ABDOMEN/BODY: 50/50 MIX OF GINGER CADDIS AND ICE DUB – GOLDEN BROWN

RIB: SMALL COPPER WIRE

HACKLE: PALMERED BADGER

COLLAR: GINGER HEN NECK SOFT HACKLE

HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS   

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Coachman

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note
Also made black tip, also scarlet tail. Also, mallard tail.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Trout - Ray Bergman

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size 14 hooks, chenille bodies, flash over body in different colors and twisted twice.

Wanted flash to show to the sides also.

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On 10/24/2024 at 12:40 PM, flytire said:

i use mustad 3906B size 10 for winged wet flies

the stripped quills were longer than polish quills which are rather short

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Thanks, Flytier.  I thought the hooks to be size 4 or so!  I've got peacock quills I stripped and they're long, but so thin at the little end that there's no definition.

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Stovepipe Nymph

Hook - 2xl streamer
Thread - Orange
Weight - .015 lead free wire
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Body - Peacock herl or dark olive chenille
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Teal flank feather

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#2 - Crabby Patty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BePi7bUPVM&t=7s

First attempt at tying some salt water patterns for the surf here in CA.  I think it turned out fairly well but maybe the shell is oversized.  I also made a version where I soaked the shell in UV resin, I think it looks nice but, I'm interested to see if both catch fish.  

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#2 EP Minnow

This is my first attempt at tying this style of fly and I'm mostly pleased with how it came out.  I feel like it could be a bit wider at the front, with more of a rearward taper?  The other thing I added that I'm somewhat on the fence about is the inclusion of the large flashabou down the sides.  It might be a bit too large/bold?  

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