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surface scum »

Hook 10-16 dry
thread 6-0 black
Body brown, white, and chartruse saddle hackle
Head. spun deer hair, or foam

palmmer long/ softer saddle hackle from tail end to head in three layers. you can change the order up if you like. then spinn a full deerhair head or tie in a peice of foam head. and finnish
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mullberry »

body/berry: Sparcely flashed chanille. (black)

Head/ Stem: green thread.

build a berry w/ chanille. and build a stem with the thread.
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Danish Wet »

Hook: standard 12 wet
Thread: 8-0 back nylon
Tail and wing: mottled turkey wing
Body: yellow floss
rib: peacock herl

tie in paired wing sections for tail
tie in single, strong strand of herl
tie in floss
wrap thread to 3/4 way up shank
build floss body up to thread and tie off.
make 3 tight wraps of herl ribbing and tie off
tie in paired wings
build thread head and finnish
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royal coachmen wet »

hook: 10 wet
thread: 6-0 black cotton
tail: golden pheasant tippit
Body: rear: peacock herl
mid: red floss
front: peacock herl
rib: fine gold wire (ah, it’s not real gold:)
collar: brown saddle hackle
wing: white goose tail

as listed in materials.
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Black Bee »

hook: #10 2xlong wet
thread: 6-0 black
Tail; black hackle
body; black bubbing (llama)
collar: black hens hackle
wing: paired turkey wing

as listed in materials
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shirt-tag spinner »

Dry fly hook

Thread

Plastic piece that holds the price tag on a new shirt.

Chew platic peice up and tie on hook
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