Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Extended Body Mayfly (Wallywing Technique)

Extended Woven Body Mayfly with Wallywings. #14 hook. 
Same extended body method as used in previous blog post 
except both wings are formed with a single grizzly
hackle feather by using the Wallywing technique .

Recipe
Hook - Umpqua #14 Dry
Thread - Uni-Tread 8/0 (Black)
Underbody and Tail - Moose Mane
Body - Cross Stitch Floss (Yellow and Tan)
Thorax - Antron Dubbing (Yellow)
Legs - Whiting Hackle (Cream)
Wings - Whiting Hackle (Grizzly)

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Extended Woven Body Mayfly

Extended Woven Body Mayfly. #14 hook. I tied this fly after 
watching Gary Jones tie one at Fly Tyers Weekend in Townsend, TN.

Recipe
Hook - Umpqua #14 Dry
Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (Camel)
Underbody and Tail - Moose Mane
Body - Cross Stitch Floss (Yellow and Tan)
Thorax - Antron Dubbing (Yellow)
Post - Para Post (Yellow)
Hackle - Whiting Hackle (Grizzly)

Friday, November 21, 2014

International Fly Tying Symposium


Looking forward to being a demonstration fly tyer at the
International Fly Tying Symposium this weekend in Somerset, NJ. 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Kickin' Chicken

Kickin' Chicken. #1 hook. I tied this fly after watching Josh Pfeiffer
tie one at Fly Tyers Weekend in Townsend, TN. He is a well known
smallmouth guide, and his guide service is Frontier Anglers TN.

Recipe
Hook - Umpqua #1 Bass
Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Chartreuse)
Underbody - .0025 lead-free wire
Body - Saddle Hackle (White); Marabou (White);
Crystal Chenille (White and Red); 
Saddle Hackle (Grizzly); Craft Fur (White);
Cashmere Goat (Chartreuse)
Flash - Crystal Flash (Mirage) and Flashabou (Pearl)
Eyes- 7mm Flymen Fishing Co. Living Eyes™  (Fire)
Head - Clear Cure Goo


Friday, November 14, 2014

Garden Spider

Garden Spider. #8 hook. Body and leg technique similar to
technique on Black Widow below with various changes
to imitate a Garden Spider.

Recipe
Hook - Umpqua #8 Streamer
Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Black)
Body - Deer hair (Black) with Clear Cure Goo
Body Design - cut yellow paper to shape
Legs - 30 lb and 12 lb mono
All parts hand colored.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Black Widow


Black Widow Spider. #12 hook. Body and leg technique learned
by watching Dave Carson tie a brown spider at Fly Tyers Weekend
last week in Townsend, TN. He is the Fishing Manager at the
The Black Widow pattern is my own variation.

Recipe
Hook - Umpqua #12 Scud
Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Black)
Body - Deer hair (Black) with Clear Cure Goo
Hour Glass - cut red plastic to shape
Legs - 30 lb and 12 lb mono
All parts hand colored.

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Tradd's Bucktail Baitfish

Tradd's Bucktail Baitfish with articulated shank. #1 hook. My own design.

Recipe
Hook - Umpqua #1 Bass
Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Olive)
Tail - Ostrich Herl (Olive)
Body - Bucktail (Natural and Olive); Crystal Flash (Red);
Flymen Fishing Co. Articulated Shank™
Head - Flymen Fishing Co. Fish-Skull™ Baitfish Head (Chartreuse)

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Fly Tyers Weekend

Don't miss Fly Tyer's Weekend this coming weekend in Townsend, TN (November 8 and 9). Many of the best fly tyers in the world will be demonstrating, and admission is FREE.  This will be one of the best fly tying events of the year! Click here for more details ---> Fly Tyer's Weekend

http://littleriveroutfitters.com/pages/events/flytyersweekend.html