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Front End Loader Ant Hook: Dry hook (here a Fulling Mill 5050), size 16. Thread: Black, 12/0 or 50-denier. Dubbing: Fine, Black Wing: CDC, White or Light Dun Hackle: Brown, Dry Fly Hackle, Tied Hackle Stacker Style. Post: 4X Mono
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Nymph 2501 Hook: Nymph, 1XS, 2XG (FH 637) #18 Thread: 16/0, Black Bead: 2.4 mm, Black or Black Nickel Tail: CDL, Med. Pardo Body: KF, Black/Pearl Rib: Turkey Biot, Olive Collar: SLF Squirrel Dubbing, Olive
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A Forget Me Knot Pupa Hook: Emerger/Pupa Hook, (TMC 2487, Saber 7051) Size 16-20, 20 shown Thread: 70 DN Flat Thread, Black, (Veevus PA10) Thorax: Squirrel Dubbing Blend, Black (SLS) in split thread dubbing loop Body: 14 # Mono, Yellow (11 overhand turns, pulled tight)
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A few green pupa patterns using different ingredients. I’lol try them all next time out.
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Some stonefly nymphs …
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An attempt at a Royal Coachman and Bloody Butcher (var.) from today.
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Hook - Size 10 Nymph Thread - 70 DN, Black (head), 50 DN white (under body) Wing - Duck Wing Feathers Body - Floss, Chartreuse Rib - Gold Tinsel Tail - Ring Pheasant Tippet Cleaned the tying room today and found some old hooks, mallard wings, pheasant tippet, tinsel and other materials that I started to fiddle with. This is the result.
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They are on the way.
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Matuka Streamer Hook - Streamer Hook, 2xl, XH, Umpqua U680BLBN Thread - 70 DN, Black Wing - Rooster Soft Hackle Body - Chenille or Dubbing Collar - Rooster Soft Hackle
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Mini Emerger Hook- Curved Hook, 2x Short, 2x gape, TMC 2487, or a FM 5027 size 20 Thread- 12/0 (50DN) waxed Tail - CDL or hen hackle Rib - Wire, small Body - Thread Wing Case - Med. Holo Flash or Mirage Tinsel Thorax - Dubbing, Ice Dub Squirrel blend Legs - Midge Body Thread It is not quite a Garcia’s Darth Baetis, in that I do not put epoxy on the body, which he believes is a big differentiator with other flies having a mere thread body.
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Quigley’s Cluster Midge (Var.) Hook - Curved 2xl hook, Firehole 718 - 18 Thread - Waxed 18/0 Hackle - Whiting Midge Saddle Dun Body - Peacock Herl Flash - Pearlescent Tinsel Post - 4x Tippet
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A few leeches for a swap. Hook: U555 size 12 for large size, FM 5045 size 12 for smaller Bead: Inverting or slotted beads Tail: Micro Pine Squirrel Body 1: Micro Pine Squirrel Body 2: Palmer Chenille, Pearl Collar: Ice Dub
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Chironomid Frenchies size 18 Hook: Standard Nymph Hook (Fulling Mill 5027 Grab Gape Heavy) -Size 18 to 12 Thread: 16/0 waxed - Red Bead: Brass or Tungsten Bead- sized to the hook- Nickel Breathers: Sparkle Emerger Yarn - Clear White Breathers (Alternate): Glo-Brite Floss for hot-spots and tags - Fl. White - 16 Body: Nature's Spirit Ringneck Pheasant Center Tails - Muskrat Gray Body (Alternate) : Ringneck Pheasant Tail - Black Ribbing: Semperfli Tying Wire - 0.2 - Bright Silver Ribbing (Alternate): UTC Ultra Wire - Small - Silver Thorax: Ice Dub - UV Shrimp Pink
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Mercury Black Beauty (Zebra Midge Var.) Hook: #18-24 Down Eye hook or Scud Hook Bead: Clear Glass Midge Bead Rib: Fine Copper Wire Body: Black 30 to 70 DN flat thread (12/0 to 8/0) Thorax: Black Superfine Dubbing
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If there is still an opening, count me in with a Back Flop Jig Leech.
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Stay Frosty everyone …
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You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch……. Let’s see your Christmas Holiday Flys.
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Deer Hair Comparadun Hook: Standard dry-fly hook, sizes 12-20. Thread: 8/0 or 70-denier or smaller Wing: Bleached deer-hair, short/fine, cleaned and stacked. Tails: Zelon Abdomen: Dubbing, thread or turkey biot. Thorax: Superfine Dubbing. Head: Tying thread.
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Chironomid Frenchie Hook: Standard Nymph Hook Thread: UTC Ultrathread 70 Denier - Red Bead: Brass or Tungsten Bead- sized to the hook- Nickel Breathers: Sparkle Emerger Yarn - Clear White Breathers (Alternate): Glo-Brite Floss for hot-spots and tags - Fl. White - 16 Body: Ringneck Pheasant Center Tails - Muskrat Gray Body (Alternate) : Ringneck Pheasant Tail - Black Ribbing: Semperfli Tying Wire - 0.2 - Bright Silver Ribbing (Alternate): UTC Ultra Wire - Small - Silver Thorax: Ice Dub - UV Shrimp Pink
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Candy Floss Booby Hook: Nymph Hook 1xl, size 10, FM 5085 Thread: 8/0 or 70 DN Tail and Wing: Base Feather from Hackle, Chickabou or Marabou Body: Silver Tinsel Boobie Eyes: Sybai Foam Cylinder, 7 mm
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Muddler Minnow Hook: 3X-long nymph hook, size 6. Thread 1: Dark Brown, UTC 70 denier. Tails: Natural mottled turkey-wing quills, matched Body: Gold Sparkle Braid, Flashabou or Tinsel Underwing: Gray squirrel tail or Red Squirrel Tail Wing: Natural mottled turkey-wing quills, matched. Adhesive: Head cement Thread 2: Dark Brown, UTC 140-denier. Collar and head: Natural brown deer hair.
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Whoops. How about the Sunnyside Up Egg
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Wonder Wing Caddis (var.) Hook: Dry Fly Hook, Size 14 Thread: Tan, 70 DN Body: Dry Fine Dubbing, Hares Ear Wing: Pheasant Rump Feather Hackle: Rooster Hackle, Silver Badger