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Muddled Chernobyl Caddis 

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hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
abdomen- medium tinsel opal 
shellback - 2mm foam tan
thorax - Ice Dub hare’s ear
head/collar - deer hair 

Regards,
Scott

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Carmichael

Hook - Mustad R50-94840, size 12-16

Thread - Brown

Tail - Cree hackle fibers

Body - Dubbed pink rabbit or synthetic fur

Wings - Grizzly hackle tips tied upright and divided

Hackle - Cree

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Helleckson (page 20)

I haven't seen pink rabbits since I quit drinking and smoking that "weed" in the 1980's  :D  so I used pink dyed beaver

I don't really understand the lure of cree hackles. The hackles look pretty on the bird but when its palmered around a hook shank the unique coloration just disappears, at least to my eyes. A well dyed grizzly, brown/grizzly mix or barred ginger would look just as good as cree and the fish (and fly fishermen) wouldn't even know the difference

This is a Metz cree from the 1980's $$ (sorry its the only one i have and i used it in the fly above)

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Maybe 2021 $$$ versions of cree hackles are better in coloration if you can find and afford one

yes yes we covered cree hackles in the past. no need to rehash all over again

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Hook: Tiemco 2457 #14

Thread: black

Body: brown floss

Hackle: brown, littler for this hook

Thorax: herl peacock

Wing: a partridge feather.

Rib: silver thin tinsel

 

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Nice looking fly, flytire.  A while back I was given a goodly amount of old flies by friend of a friend .... who had passed.  I was surprised by the number of pink bodied flies in there.   I agree with your cree philosophy, although if I had the extra cash, I no doubt would get one.  

1 hour ago, flytire said:

I haven't seen pink rabbits since I quit drinking and smoking that "weed" in the 1980's  :D  so I used pink dyed beaver

LOL - I know what you mean.  I'm still trying to forget what I was doing and who I was doing it with the first and only time I saw a pink dyed beaver - and that was around the same time frame.  

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Muddled Splitsville Chernobyl Caddis 

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hook - WFC Model 28 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 tan
abdomen- medium tinsel pearl
shellback/head - 1mm foam tan
thorax - Ice Dub hare’s ear
wing - pronghorn  hair 

Regards,
Scott

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Gimp Nymph

Hook – Mustad S80-3906, S82-3906B (or equivalent), sizes 10-16

Thread - Black

Tail - Dun hen hackle barbs

Body - Dubbed with gray rabbit fur

Wings - Two semi plumes from the base of a Lady Amherst pheasant tippet feather tied flat

(one on top of the other) over the body and extending to approximately the end of the hook

Legs - Dun hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back

 

Fish Flies - The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier’s Art – Terry Helleckson

 

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Semi plume location

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Some smaller, lightly weighted shrimp for fishing amongst timber. 

 

Size 2 mustad C70SD 

 

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Inspired by flytire.  I haven't thought about a Carmichael in ages.  I agree with your assessment of cree vrs brown/griz hackle. I'm gonna crank a few of these out.

 

 

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Foamhead Softhackle

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Found a few versions here. Just experimenting; I probably should drop down a hook size for the foam I have on hand.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #10
thread - Uni 6/0 camel 
tail - pheasant tail 
rib - xsmall wire gold 
body - Ice Dub uv brown body 
hackle - hen grizzly dyed brown 
collar - pheasant rump dyed brown 
post - E-Z Sight foam ant body cinnamon/orange

Regards,
Scott

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Here's a local midge emerger pattern that I tied on size 20's.   They can be tied in any color combination.  It's simple but because of the sizes can be challenging -most often these are tied in 28-32.

WICKED PISSAH MIDGE

HOOK: 20-32 CURVED 

THREAD:  GREEN, BROWN OR TAN or any color you like.

ABDOMEN/BODY: THREAD

RIB: BROWN, ORANGE OR BLACK THREAD or any color you like.

WING: WHITE CDC

HEAD: SH HARD AS NAILS     

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Golden Stimulator (Lough style)

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Started as some kind of Wickham variation but ended up here; dye formula is the same as golden olive using less water for a more concentrated color.

hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - UTC 70 woodduck
tail - golden pheasant yellow body feather
rib - xsmall wire gold
abdomen- medium tinsel gold
body hackle - sunburst (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water)
wing - deer hair dyed gold (4 TspRit Golden Yellow, 1/2 Tsp Rit Camel/1 cup water)
shoulder - sharptail dyed gold
thorax - dubbing golden brown
front hackle - grizzly dyed gold

Regards,
Scott

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Jax Suicide Nymph

Hook - Mustad S80-3906, S82-3906B (or equivalent), size 12 - 16

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Egg Sac - Red dubbing

Rib - Copper wire

Body - Black loss

Wing Case – Turkey tail fibers

Thorax – Hare’s ear dubbing

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Kate McLaren Stimulator (Lough style)

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hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
tail - bleached pheasant tail dyed golden yellow (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water)
rib - xsmall wire silver 
abdomen- Ice Dub black
body hackle - black
wing - caribou hair dyed brown (1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow, 1/2 Tsp Rit Dark Brown/1 cup water)
thorax - Ice Dub UV brown
front hackle - grizzly dyed brown

Regards,
Scott

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Uncle Phil

Hook - Mustad S80-3906, S82-3906B, size 10-16

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Peacock her

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

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