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The Last Chance. Hook. Allcocks 6812 size 12. Tail. Red goose slips. Tag. Gold. Body. Yellow silk. Rib.Black Silk. Hackle. Brown. Wing. Light slate. Head. Black.

The Little Marryatt from a Book of Trout Flies by Preston Jennings. This fly tied on a size 14 hook features a wing made from Starling Primaries.

The Grouse and Gold North Country Spider. Hook. Daiichi 1480 size 12. Silk. Pearsalls gossamer gold#6a. Body. Horse hair. Hackle. English Grouse.

Art Flicks Cream Variant.

That is the order of events! First material applied to last!

On a wet March Brown kick today. No. 12 from North Country flies by T. E. Pritt Hook. Allcocks #6812 wet size 12. Silk. Pearsalls gossamer Lt. Orange #6a. Wing. Hen pheasant folded. Tail. Partridge split. Body. Lt. Orange silk dubbed with hares ear and yellow mohair mixed. Rib. Yellow button hole twist. Hackle. Partridge.

The March Brown. No. 13 from North Country Flies by T.E.Pritt Hook. Daiichi 1480 size 12. Silk. Pearsalls gossamer Lt. Orange #6a. Body orange silk dubbed with Fox ear. Hackle. Woodcock outer covert feather.

Gray Fox Variant. Hook. Allcocks model perfect w170 size 14. Silk. Pearsalls gossamer Primrose. Tail. Ginger. Body. Stripped Lt. Ginger Quill. Hackle. Cree and grizzly mixed.Size 8

Snipe and Purple.

The Bronze Quill. Hook. Daiichi 1180 size 12. Thread. UTC 70 denier wood duck. Wing. Grizzly Hackle tips. Tail. Bronze Dun (flame). Body. Stripped Peacock. Hackle. Bronze Dun (flame).

For those who are in the midst of the Grannom Fly Hatch from North Country Flies by Pritt the Greensleeves. Hook. Alex Jackson North Country Fly size 13. Silk. Pearsalls gossamer bright green #18. Body. Green silk. Hackle. English Woodcock under covert feather.

The Plover Dun Hook size 14. Silk. Pearsalls copper. Body copper silk dubbed with pine squirrel. Hackle. Golden Plover outer covert!

The Herman Christian Red Body.

Split Tail,CDC Hendrickson Dun. I have been tying this fly for over 30 years now.

Just starting seeing the Riseform my favorite hatch of the year. Grannom Flies.

From the North Country The Dark Needle Spider. Hook. Daiichi 1180 size 12. Silk. Pearsalls Gossamer Brown/gold #6b which is very rare!. Head. Magpie Herl. Hackle. Brownish sparrow from where the body meets the wing. Body. Brown/gold silk.

From Brook and River Trouting by Hatfield Edmonds #10 the Dark Needle. Hook. Daiichi 1480 size 12. Silk. Pearsalls Gossamer Brown orange #6b which is very rare. Head. Magpie Herl. Body. Brown orange silk. Hackle. Brownish Starling from where the wing meets the body.

12 thru 16 straight eye!!!l

If you notice there is no thread in front of the peacock Herl. The Herl is the first thing on the hook and then the Hackle is tied in ,wound ,and tied off. The body which is silk is wound back midpoint of the barb and then wound forward and whip finished just behind the wing forming a sort of thorax.Thanks for the compliment.

The Waterhen and Red

The Davidson Special. This is an early pattern that was the work of Maholon Davidson. He was a shop owner early in the last century in Debruce New York on the Willowemoc in the Catskills. He also was a rod maker of solid wood rods. I have seen examples of both these crafts at the Catskill Fly fishing center. Maholon has been forgotten over time but belongs up there with the great Catskill Fly tiers. He tied this fly with a body of Lt.tan Fox fur dyed in willow bark. I mixed Lt. Tan Fox with olive to achieve the effect. Hook. Daiichi 1180 size 12. Silk. Pearsalls gossamer golden Olive #11. Wing. Wood duck. Tail. Wood duck. Body. Lt. Tan Fox mixed with olive. Hackle. Light ginger.

The Woodruff using the Pattern recipe as described by the Dette's. Hook. Allcocks. Model Perfect w170 size 14. Silk. Pearsalls gossamer white. Wing. Grizzly points tied spent. Tail. Grizzly. Body. Chartreuse. Hackle. Brown.

Quill Gordon. Hook. Daiichi 1180 size 12 Thread. Primrose. Wing. Wood duck. Tail. Med. Dun. Body. Stripped Peacock. Hackle. Med. Dun.

The Little Dark Watchet from North Country Flies by T. E. Pritt. Hook. Daiichi 1480 size 12. Silk. Pearsalls Gossamer orange#19. Wing. Waterhen. Body. Orange silk dubbed with mole. Hackle. Hen dirty white Brown tinged

What size? If they are bigger than 22 then they realy don't catch fish!!!