Hook: 3xl Curved-shank nymph hook
Thread: brown 6/0
Tail/trailing shuck: Tan Polar Fiber
Side tails: sili-legs nymph, barred orange, one each side
Body: “underfur” from the Polar Fiber, used as dubbing
Rib: tying thread as above
Back: two strands sili-leg nymph, barred orange
Emerger wings: closed cell packing foam cut into a strip, doubled and tied in on top.
Legs: sili-legs nymph, barred orange tied “madam X” style.
Thorax/Head: dubbing same as body
Eyes: Medium mono nymph eyes, or home-made melted monofilament.
Markings: brown and yellow sharpie pen, a few bars on the shuck and a few small markings on the sides of the abdomen.

Fairly straight forward, nothing tricky except be careful to not trap the legs when winding the dubbing thorax and head.

Hook: Mustad 3399, size 6
Tail: White and scarlet swan shoulder, married
Tag: Black ostrich herl
Body: Pale yellow silk floss
Rib: Silver Mylar tinsel, fine
Throat: Scarlet and white hen saddle, mixed
Wing: White and scarlet swan shoulder, married
Sides: Jungle cock

Per Don Bastian’s DVD, “Tying Classic Wet Flies.”

Hook: Mustad 34007 size 2
Thread: Olive Ultra Thread 140
Tail: Crystal Flash (Copper Root Beer), Enrico’s EP Fibers (Olive Tan)
Body: Aunt Lydia’s (Rug Yarn) (Tan Cream) or Enrico’s EP Fibers (Olive Back Country)
Head: Medium Bead Chain (use heavier to cover the water column)
Weed Guard: 25 pound hard mason mono

This fly was created by Capt. Paul Fisicaro - this is my interpretation of his creation. The fly is something in the middle of the road between a kwan and toad.

Wrap hook shank with thread to just past the barb
Now tie in the Enrico’s EP Fiber tail, length is twice the hook
Now bar the tail with a brown or green magic marker
Tie in flash twice the length of the hook
Take some Sally Hansen Hard as Nails and coat.
Now figure eight five pieces of yarn or Enrico’s EP Fiber alternating colors
Tie in the dumb bell eye and super glue
Cut the yarn or Enrico’s EP Fiber diagonally from the hook shank
Add a little Sally Hansen Hard as Nails to the top and bottom of fly to lock in the wraps
Tie in the weed guard
Whip finish and head cement.

Hook: Mustad 3399, size 6
Tag: Gold Mylar tinsel, fine
Tail: Scarlet goose primary
Body: Scarlet silk floss
Rib: Gold Mylar tinsel, fine
Throat: Scarlet hen saddle
Wing: Guinea wing quill and scarlet goose primary, married.

Per Don Bastian’s DVD, “Tying Classic Wet Flies.”

Materials Used
Hook Akita - Short Shank Size 12
Glass Beads 3 mm ,GH 3,3 mm
Orange Thread
Small wings -Swiss straw
Dubbing -spektra orange
Horns -mallard

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HOOK Martinek CS #1 10X
TAG Flat silver
TAIL. Gold/Am topping
BODY Flat copper
UNDERBELLY orange under White Arctic Runner; Gold/am topping
THROAT White then orange hackle fibres
WING.Hot orange hackle with Silver Pheasant flank over
SIDES/CHEEKS Am/Gold rump and JC
HEAD black with orange band

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Martinek, 1 6xl hook
Tail, peacock sword
Butt, red ostrich
Body, burnt orange floss
Tag,Rib, holographic tinsel
Throat, red, yellow hackle
Wing 2 red, 2 orange saddle hackles
Shoulder, Pheasant, JC.

Streamer

danville’s red 6/0
small brown chennile
copper wire

build thread base
tie in copper wire
tie in chennile
wrap chennile then follow with wire to form rib
whip finish a small head

Hook: Mustad 3366 size 2
Eyes: Medium lead
Thread: 8/0 to match
Body: White streamer hair for belly
Eel Green Enrico Puglisi Fibers for top
Peacock Lite Brite for lateral line

tyed clouser style

Hook: Mustad 9575 streamer Sizes 2-8
Thread: 8/0 to match
Eyes: Lead
Spinner: optional attached at tail with either 20lb mono of coated steel leader
Tail: marabou
Body: chennile
Rib: wire
Hackle: to match body (wrap chennile, hackle, and wire tie off about 1/8″ behind lead eyes)
Legs: rubber
Thorax/head: Estaz to match body….wrap up to lead eyes, then around and between

tyed in as listed above….or for the Near-nuff….. here is how I build these…..
tie in the spinner using mono or wire….cover with thread wraps and super glue
tie in lead eyes and glue them(leave enough space behind hook eye to wrap estaz)
tie in the tail
tie in the chenille
tie in the hackle
tie in the wire to counter rib
wrap the chenille…tie off and trim about 1/8″ behind lead eyes
wrap the hackle and take one full turn of hackle before tying off to form a collar
wrap counter rib and trim
tie in rubber legs
tie in estaz
wrap estaz….take a few wraps of the estaz between and around the eyes and then just in front of the eyes tie off and trim whip finish and glue…..and say
amen