Hook - Daiichi Model 2451 (Size 4)
Thread - Rusty Brown UNI-Thread (6/0)
Weight - Heavy Metal Dumbbell Eye
Feelers - Chocolate Brown Pheasant Tail Fibers (10 to 12)
Antenna - One strand of black Krystal Flash (folded over the tying thread and tyed in to form two antenna)
Rear Body - Hairs Ear Dubbing (color of choice)
Claws - 1/8″ wide Rabbit Zonker Strip (Color of your choice)
Underbody (optional) - Leadfree Wire to add extra weight to the pattern)
Main Rear Body - Hairs Ear Dubbing (color of choice)
Legs - Grouse Body Feather (folded and palmer wrapped along the body)
Cephalon/Carapace - very thin tan leather cut into special crawfish shape

Body is tyed before the leather carapace is put onto the hook and tyed in at the tail section. The hook hold the leather strip in place.

Hook - Mustad R70 wet/nymph hook (Size 10 or your preference)
Boby - UNI-Floss (White) or UNI-Stretch (White)
Rib - Fine oval tinsel (Pearl)
Thread - Doc. Blue UNI-Thread (6/0)
Thorax - Custom Dubbing Blend (White Rams Wool Pearl Green Hue Ice Wing Fiber cut into 1/4″ long pieces and blended together to form a glittery white dubbing that is also very absorbent to help the fly sink quickly).
Hackle Collar - Hungarian Partridge (two wraps)
Head - Blue Tying thread

We had our first taste of Lake Effect snow here yesterday, which became my inspiration for an white soft hackle pattern. My wife suggested the blue tying thread, which I though was brilliant. These are very pretty (and glittery) little flies. Wish the light was a little better this afternoon to take better photos. The group of flies is supposed to look like a bunch of snow flakes.

Any way, hope you like these.

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook.

Hook - Unknown Double Hook (thanks Mark - willowhead)
Thread - Tan UNI-Thread (6/0)
Body - Medium White Chenille
Rib - Fine Oval Gold Tinsel
Tail - Orange/Black/White Schlappen Fibers
Front Fin - Orange/Black/White Schlappen Fibers
Back - Olive Rabbit Zonker
Flash - Orange/Red/Black Krystal Flash (Two Strands Each)
Head - Tan tying thread coated with SHHAN Mega Shine (clear nail polish)

Materials tyed into the hook in the order they are listed above.

Hook - Mustad 9850/Size 1 (now out of production)
Thread - White (6/0) UNI-Thread
Rib - Medium Oval Gold French Tinsel
Body - New Age Chenille (White/Pearl)
Downunder Belly (Matuka Belly) - Two Pink Schlappen feathers flanked by Two Grey Saddle Hackles on each side (there are three feathers on each side of hook - 1 pink plus 2 grey)

NOTE - It is easy to forget that the feathers should be below the hook shank on this pattern. Remember to tye the feathers in matuka-style under the shank of the hook. This will form a keel wing belly below the hook shank.

Wing - 1/3rd Pink 2/3rds White Bucktail (Blend bucktail together to form a white body with pink highlights)
Flash - Mirage Accent (two strands folded over tying thread)
Shoulders - Mallard Flank
Cheeks - Jungle Cock Eyes
Head - Tying Thread with two coats of SHHAN Mega Shine clear nail polish

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook. Blend of tying techniques (Matuka style, Rangeley Streamer style, Bucktail style).

Hook - Mustad 3666/Size 1 (now out of production/thanks bobfly)
Thread - White (6/0) UNI-Thread
Rib - Medium Oval Gold French Tinsel
Body - New Age Chenille (White/Pearl)
Downunder Belly (Matuka Belly) - Four Grey Saddle Hackles (two on each side of hook - remember to tye the matuka wing in under the shank of the hook as a belly)
Wing - Charcoal Grey Black Bucktail
Flash - Mirage Accent (two strands folded over tying thread)
Topping - Four strands of Peacock Herl
Shoulders - Mallard Flank (Dyed Slate Grey)
Cheeks - Jungle Cock Eyes
Head - Tying Thread with two coats of SHHAN Mega Shine clear nail polish

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook. Blend of tying techniques (Matuka style, Rangeley Streamer style, Bucktail style).

Hook - Daiichi 1510
Thread - Pearsall’s Gossomer Silk (Antique Gold/GT31)
Hackle - Coturnix Quail Hackle (upper back/stripped on one side)
Body - Pearsall’s Gossomer Silk (Antique Gold/GT31)
Thorax - Natural Mole Dubbing
Head - Tying silk

NOTE - The fly with the golden colored body is untreated silk. The one with the darker colored body is essentially the same fly. The silk has just been rubbed with cobblers wax and a couple small mole hairs (and I really mean just a few hairs) have been pressed into the silk before it is wrapped forward. The cobblers wax darkens the silk a few shades and the mole seems to take away the shine.

Anyway, just wanted to show how easily the shade/color of a pattern can be adjusted. This may be useful when trying to match the colors of insects in your local streams.

Hook - Daiichi 1510
Thread - Pearsall’s Gossomer Silk (Antique Gold/GT31)
Hackle - Coturnix Quail Hackle (upper back/stripped on one side)
Butt/Tag - Pearsall’s Gossomer Silk (Antique Gold/GT31)
Body - Natural Mole Dubbing (lightly touch dubbed on silk after treating it with cobblers wax)

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook.

Hook - Mustad Model R70 / Size 10
Thread - Black UNI-Thread (6/0)
Hackle - Starling
Rib - Amber Ultra Wire (small)
Body - Two Turkey Tail Fibers (nice long ones)
Tail/Back - Ringneck Pheasant Tail (dyed brown)
Thorax - Peacock Herl
Wing Case - Ringneck Pheasant Tail (pulled forward and tyed down over the thorax)
Head - Thread

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook

Hook - Mustad Model 70 (size 12)
Thread - Trico UNI-Thread
Hackle - Starling
Body - Turkey Tail Fibers (twisted around tying thread and wrapped)
Thorax - Peacock Herl (twisted in a thread dubbing loop and wrapped)

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed in.

Hook - Mustad Model R70/Size 10
Thread - Black UNI-Thread (6/0)
Tail - Golden Pheasant Shoulder Feather (the red ones)
Body - Burn Orange UNI-Yarn
thorax - Burn Orange UNI-Yarn (wrapped back and forth a couple times to thicken the thorax). Rough up the body with a piece of Velcro teeth to make the body extra fuzzy.
Collar - Golden Pheasant Shoulder Feather (the red ones). Tye it in by the tip, fold the fibers over the stem, and wrap backwards towards the thorax. Run the thread through the fibers to reinforce the stem. Form a neat head and coat with clear nail polish).

The materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook.