By letumgo on Jan 19, 2008 in Classic Streamer and Wet Fly, Fly Patterns | Comments Off
Hook - Mustad Model R70/Size 10
Thread - Olive UNI-Thread (6/0)
Hackle - Speckled Brown Indian Hen Saddle Hackle (Mostly creamy brown in color)
Body - Kreinik Soie Platte Silk (#2525/Golden Olive)
Rib - Tag end of the tying thread (counter wrapped to protect the silk during fishing)
Thorax - Life Cycle Nymph Dubbing (Medium Olive)
Materials are tyed on in the order they are listed above.
1) Mount Thread but leave a long piece (leave roughly 4 inches or 100 mm of thread for a tag end) extending to the back of the hook. This tag end will be used to rib the body and reinforce the silk to keep it from fraying during fishing.
2) Attach hackle to the hook. The hackle will be tyed in by the base of the feather facing out over the eye of the hook. Tye in the feather with the curved side (good side) facing towards you to make wrapping easier at the end).
3) Wrap the thread back about 1/8″ (~3 mm) towards the point of the hook and clip off the hackle stem.
4) Attach a single strand of silk to the hook and wrap the tread back towards the bend of the hook. Make sure that each thread wrap is touching the previous on to form a very smooth underbody. Stop wrapping the thread when the thread is half way between the point of the hook and the barb.
5) Wrap the tying thread back to the front of the hook. Stop wrapping when you get the where you want the thorax to start (roughly 1/8″ or 3 mm behind the hackle stem).
6) Wrap the silk forward in smooth even wraps. Be careful to leave room for the thorax and head of the fly. Tye it off and clip excess when you get up to the tying thread.
7) Take the tag end of the tying thread (see step 1) and counter wrap the body. This will reinforce the silk and prevent fraying of the silk during fishing. It will also give the rear body a little subtle segmentation to the body. You can skip this step, but I feel it gives the body a little extra touch that looks nice.
Dub a small thorax (roughly 1/8″ diameter or 2 to 3 mm in diameter). Once the thorax is formed, place the tying thread just to the front of the thorax.
9) Using hackle pliers, clip the tip of the hen hackle and wrap two or three wraps back towards the thorax. Wrap the tying thread over the hackle stem two times and clip off the excess hackle.
10) With the thumb and forefingers of your non-tying hand, stroke the fibers back towards the body of the fly. Form a neat little thread head and whip finish.
11) Coat head with a small drop of head cement.

By letumgo on Jan 13, 2008 in Classic Streamer and Wet Fly, Fly Patterns | Comments Off
Hook - Mustad Model C67S Egg Hook (Size 6)
Thread - Red UNI-Thread (6/0)
Tail - Golden Pheasant Tippets (Dyed bright orange using orange flavored Kool Aid)
Body - Red tying thread and Red Flexifloss (I think that is what it is called … I threw out the package so I am not positive)
Thorax - Black Mole Fur Dubbing
Collar - Partridge Body Feather
Head - Red tying thread coated with clear nail polish
Simple soft hackle. Tyed in the order materials are listed above.
This fly was really an excuse to use my new mole skin. I saw it listed as a great thorax dubbing for soft hackle flies. The fur dubs VERY easily onto the tying thread.

By letumgo on Jan 5, 2008 in Coldwater, Fly Patterns | Comments Off
Hook - Mustad Model 3665A/Size 6
Thread - Black
Tail - Orange and Green hackle fibers mixed with Teal fibers
Rib - Silver Oval Tinsel
Body - White Chenille
Throat - Orange and Green hackle fibers mixed with Teal fibers
Wing - White Marabou Plume
Topping - small bunch of Gray Squirrel tail (tyed ~1/2 length of the wing)
Head - Black tying thread coated with clear nail polish
Materials are listed in the order they are attached to the hook. Detailed tying instructions can be found in The Fly-Tying Bible by Peter Gathercole (Page 186/187).

By letumgo on Jan 4, 2008 in Coldwater, Fly Patterns | Comments Off
Hook - Mustad Model 3399 / Size 4
Thread - White 6/0 UNI-Thread
Tail - White Kid Goat Hair (or Bucktail or Polar Bear)
Rear Wing - Pair of Hungarian Pheasant feathers
Rear Body - Pearl Ice Dubbing
Middle Wing - Pair of Hungarian Pheasant feathers
Front Body - Pearl Ice Dubbing and small amount of Red UV Ice dubbing (gills)
Front Wing - Pair of Teal Flank Feathers
Head - White tying thread coated with clear nail polish
Tyed like a standard Mrs. Simpson streamer. Materials are listed in the order they are attached to the hook.

By letumgo on Dec 31, 2007 in Saltwater, Fly Patterns | Comments Off
Hook - Do-It Model 455 Spinnerbait Hook (Size 2)
Thread - Black 6/0
Tail - Squirrel/Three Yellow Hackles/Yellow Krystal Flash
Body - Yellow Hackle (folded and wrapped full)
Head - Black and Red Tying thread coated with clear nail polish
Material tyed on in the order it is listed above

By letumgo on Dec 31, 2007 in Coldwater, Fly Patterns | Comments Off
Hook - Mustad 3399/Size 4
Thread - Black 6/0
Tail - Black Squirrel or Black Kid Goat Hair
Under Body - Chenille or Wool (Red, Yellow or Green)
Body - Ringneck Pheasant Body Feathers (Three overlapping feathers on each side)
Head - Tying thread coated with clear nail polish
Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook.

By letumgo on Dec 31, 2007 in Coldwater, Fly Patterns | Comments Off
Hook - Mustad Model 3906 (Sizes 12 to 6)
Thread - Black 6/0
Rear Body - UNI-Yarn (any color that makes you happy)
Wing - Two Grizzle Hackle Tips
Front Body - Five Peacock Herl Strands Wrapped in a Fine Copper Wire dubbing loop (this adds weight and makes the fly extremely durable)
Collar - Grouse Feather (folded and wrapped)
Head - Tying thread and two coats of clear nail polish)
Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook.

By letumgo on Nov 24, 2007 in Classic Streamer and Wet Fly | Comments Off
Hook - Mustad Model 3665A (Size 6)
Thread - Black UNI-Tread (6/0)
Body (Rear Half) - Silver Embossed Metal Tinsel (UNI-French #12)
Tail - Narrow Strips of Red Duck Quill Tied Long
Body (Front Half) - New Age Chenille (Sadie Thompson Red/Size Small)
Throat - Two Golden Pheasant Rump Feathers (the yellow ones) bundled and tied in
Wing (Lower) - Silver Badger Under Fur
Wing (Upper) - Silver Badger Guard Hairs (Stacked to even tips)
Head - Tying thread coated with three coats of Sally Hansen’s Hard-As-Nails Mega Shine nail polish
Materials are tyed on in the order they are listed above.

By letumgo on Nov 21, 2007 in Classic Streamer and Wet Fly | Comments Off
Hook - Mustad Model 3906 / Size 6
Thread - Black UNI-Thread (6/0)
Under Body - Silver Mylar Tinsel (Size #14)
Mid-Body/Butt - Insect Green Danville Rayon Floss (One Strand)
Outer Body - Red Danville Rayon Floss (One Strand)
NOTE - The red floss body is painted with one coat of Superglue to give the body a hard shiny finish like a candy apple. Allow the body to dry before going on to add the soft hackle feather.
Hackle - Ruffled Grouse Body Feather (One side stripped)
Materials are all tyed in at the front of the hook and wound to the back and to the front again. Leave room for the head and hackle at the front of the hook (roughly 1.5 hook eye lengths).

By letumgo on Nov 21, 2007 in Classic Streamer and Wet Fly | Comments Off
Hook - Mustad Model 3906 / Size 6
Thread - Black UNI-Thread (6/0)
Under Body - Silver Mylar Tinsel (Size #14)
Mid-Body/Butt - Insect Green Danville Rayon Floss (One Strand)
Outer Body - Golden Brown UNI-Floss (One Strand split in half to reduce bulk)
NOTE - The golden brown floss body is painted with one coat of Superglue to give the body a hard shiny finish like a caramel apple. Allow the body to dry before going on to add the soft hackle feather.
Hackle - Ruffled Grouse Body Feather (One side stripped)
Materials are all tyed in at the front of the hook and wound to the back and to the front again. Leave room for the head and hackle at the front of the hook (roughly 1.5 hook eye lengths).
