letumgo 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2007 http://hatchesmagazine.com/page/april2006/163 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisfish 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2007 this pattern rocks ray!! I'll tie up a dozen and have the kids try them out on calm evening water this summer when the hatch comes. The gills are gonna go nuts on this fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
letumgo 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2007 Chris - I do not get any of the credit. All the credit for this article goes to John Ridderbos. I just posted a bunch of the links to the wonderful articles in the step-by-step section to make it easy for new members to find the fly tying content in Hatches Magazine. Also note that the original pattern for the firefly was developed by Mr. Harrision Steeves. He published a book back in August 2003 called "Tying Flies With Foam, Fur, and Feathers" that contained this pattern along with many other great foam terrestrial patterns. The paperback version (ISBN-10 0811729095) is listed on Amazon for $18.96. I've had great luck with every pattern I've tried from this book (foam beetles, crickets, UFO's, LA Ants, etc.). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chase Creek 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2007 Also take a look at "Terrestrials" by Harrison Steeves and Ed Koch if you can find it. Great patterns, along with very good discussions about terrestrials and fly design. I refer to this one often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites