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March Brown Emerger »

Hook: Mustad 37160
Thread: 8/0 Brown
Tails: Golden Pheasant Tail
Abdomen: Amber Super Fine Dubbing, Golden Pheasant Tail
Post: Foam
Hackle: Brown
Legs: Golden Pheasant Tail
Thorax: Olive/Brown Super Fine, Amber Super Fine
Wing: Deer Hair

tie like any other dry fly/emerger. Stack the hackle
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James Brown Nymph »

Hook: #10 Mustad 37160
Underbody: A strip of .020 lead on each side of the shank
Tails: Golden Pheasant Tail Barbs(don’t trim)
Rib: krystal flash, or thread
Abdomen: Amber Dubbing, then palmer with the excess GP from the tails. Trim the butt ends when you get to the thorax, but don’t throw them out, they’re your legs.
Thorax: Amber and Olive/Brown Dubbing
Legs: Butt ends from GP used for tails
Wingcase: Olive Brown Medallion Sheeting
Eyes: X-Small Dumbell Eyes

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Hula Frog »

Hook: Bass Bug Hook

Weed Guard: Heavy Mono

Tail: Sparse Marabou. Flash

Butt: Spun Deer Body Hair

Legs: Rabbit Strips

Body: Stacked Deer Body Hair

Head: Spun Deer Body Hair

Eyes: Doll Eyes

-Tie in weed guard
-Tie in Flash
-Spin a couple clumps of deer body hair to form the butt. This will keep the legs from merging on the retrieve.
-Tie in a rabbit strip on each side of shank
-Stack deer body hair, yellow on bottom, olive on top
-Stop when you get to where the head will be
-Spin olive till you get to the eye
-Tie off
-Trim to shape
-reattach thread and tie off weed guard
-cut out eye sockets, glue on eyes with zap a gap
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Battenkill Emerger- March Brown »

Hook: #10 Daiichi 1180

Thread: Yellow

Underbody: Clear Larva Lace Hollow Tubing(one piece on each side of shank, pinch ends closed)

Tails: Dirt Yellow Deer Body Hair

Abdomen: Yellow Turkey Biot(segmentation comes from coloring underbody black or brown)

Thorax: 3:1 blend of Angora Goat to Yellow Angelina Fibers

Wing: Dirty Yellow Deer Body Hair

-Tie in hollow tubing along each side of the shank. Be sure to pinch ends closed.
-Tie in tails
-Color top half, or entire underbody, dark brown or black. If only coloring top half, be sure the color on the bottom half matches the color of the biot
-Tie in biot, wrap forward- space wraps apart so underbody color shows between wraps.
-Tie in Wing, fan out slightly to the sides
-Dub Thorax
-Tie off and whip finish
-Use toothbrush or velcro to “buggy up” the thorax
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Stalcup’s Stillborn Emerger »

Hook: Dry Fly Hook

Tail: Kinky Z-lon

Rear Gills: Ostrich Herl

Abdomen: D Rib

Thorax: Superfine Dubbing

Hackle: Dry Fly Hackle

Wing: 2 CDC Feathers

-Tie in trailing shuck
-Bring thread forward to rear of thorax
-Tie in D Rib so that tag end is forward, working end is hanging from the rear of what will be your thorax.
-Tie in CDC by tips near rear of thorax, take several thread wraps forward until you’re right behind the eye, securing tag end of D Rib and CDC.
-Tie in hackle
-Dub thread
-Wrap hackle around dubbed thread
-Wrap hackled/dubbed thread backward, until you’re at the rear of the thorax.
-Tie off at rear of thorax
-Wrap D Rib to the tip of the abdomen.
-Fold CDC rearward, tying off at the tip of the abdomen
-Tie in Ostrich Herl
-Make 2-3 tight wraps, tie off, and whip finish
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Downwing Hex »

Hook: 2XL or 3XL Dry Fly Hook, size 6

Tail: Moose Body Hair

Trailing Shuck: Kinky Z-lon

Body: Mule Deer Body Hair

Body Hackle: Brown

Hackle: Brown, 2X Hook Gap

Wing: Deer Body Hair

Wing Veil: Mallard Flank

-Tie in Tails
-Tie in Trailing Shuck
-Tie in Abdomen
-Tie in Abdomen Hackle(1/2X Gap)
-Wrap Abdomen hackle forward, tie off
-Tie in and wrap Thorax Hackle(2X Gap)
-Tie in Deer Body hair Underwing
-Tie in Mallard Flank Wing Veil
-Trim bottom of hackle so it looks like an upside down “V”.
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Parachute Downwing Olive Coachman »

Hook: Dry Fly Hook

Tail: Moose BodyHair

Trailing Shuck: Kinky Z-lon

Body: Peacock Herl, Red Floss, Peacock Herl

Hackle: Brown

Wing: Dun Colored Comparadun Type Hair

Wing Veil: Olive Mallard Flank

-Tie in Flash
-Tie in Tails
-Tie in rear third Peacock Herl
-Tie in middle third Red Floss
-Tie in parachute post, tie in hackle, wrap hackle on post, tie off, then tie in front third Peacock Herl over top.
-Tie in Deer Body Hair Wing
-Tie in Mallard Flank Wing Veil
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Swimming Mayfly Emerger »

Hook: Wet Fly Hook

Tail: Kinky Z-lon

Body: Turkey Biot

Legs: Kinky Z-lon

Wing: Medallion Sheeting

Head: Dubbing

-Tie in Tails
-Tie in Biot, wrap forward
-Tie in Legs
-Tie in Wing
-Dub thread, form thorax
-Form head, whip finish
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BH Awesome »

Hook: Nymph Hook, size 12 shown

Tail: Angelina Fibers

Body: Angelina Fibers

Head: Bead

-Place Gold Bead on hook
-Tie in tail
-Dub body
-whip finish
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Articulated Zoo Cougar »

Rear Hook: 2X Heavy Scud Hook

Rear Body: Palmered Marabou

Rear Wing: Mallard Flank

Joint: Heavy Mono or Braid, thread several glass beads onto joint

Front Hook: Streamer Hook

Front Body: Sparkle Braid, Palmered Marabou

Front Wing: Mallard Flank

Collar/Head: Spun Deer Body Hair

-Tie in and palmer marabou on rear hook.
-Tie in rear flank wing on rear hook
-Tie in joint on front hook, threading it through the eye on the rear hook.
-Tie in Sparkle Braind, and wrap forward on front hook
-Tie in and plamer marabou on front hook
-Tie in front wing
-Tie in Deer Body Hair collar, flare
-Tie in and spin head
-Trim head to shape
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