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Purple Sparrow »

Tail: pheasant feather -purple
Body: peacock tail feather and lame fiber
Hackle: white cock neck feather, pheasant feather -purple

Tie first pheasant purple feather forming with the base of the feathers the tail. Leave the ends of the feather at the upper side of the hook near the head in up position. Secure in up position forming figure 8 with the thread.
Tie the lame fiber and 2 peacock tail feathers at the back. Tie the peacock feathers around the hook to the hackle. Tie over the lame fibers, leaving at the butt and before the hackle some of the peacock feathers. Tie the white cock neck feather to form hackle. Secure and cement at the bottom.
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Dry Nymph »

Body: corck
Tail: peacock tail feather
Hackle: cock
Thread: black
Body spiral: dental thread

NA
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Glittering Beatle »

Body: closed cell foam (black)
Cover: fibers of lame
Abdomen: yellow CDC
Hackle: optional

NA
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Green Dragonfly »

Tail: peacock feather
Body: closed cell foam
Eyes: closed cell foam
Hackle: maribu
Wings: white cock neck feathers
Thread: black

NA
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Dead Wasp »

12 size hook
closed cell foam,
cock feather
Permanent marker

tie over the hook making the specific angle which the wasp stays when dead. When finished paint the wasp taking care at the back to form triangles. Leave place between the body and thorax.
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Yellow mayfly »

Hook: #16
Thread: pale yellow 6/0
Body: slf master class, yellow mayfly
Tail: mayfly tail
Rib: thread
Wing: cdc, lemon
Hackle: cdc, lemon

n/a
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Smallie Minnow Streamer »

Hook: #2/0 Streamer
Thread: Olive Flat Waxed Nylon
Weight: .020 lead Wire
Tail: Olive over White Bird Fur
Flash: 4-6 Strands of Green Flashabou each side
Body: Large Brown Sparkle Chenille
Sides: 1 Brown and 1 Dun Grizzly Feather each side
Top: Olive Brown Angel Hair
Throat: Red Calftail
Eyes: White River Medium Red Prism Molded
Finish: 1-2 Coats of 5 Minute Epoxy


This version is about 5" long. Obviously you can vary the colors as well as the length.
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Ron’s Ghost Bugger »

Hook: Standard Streamer #4 to #12
Thread: Black or gray
Tag: Red Uni-Thread
Body: Guidbrod Pearlesant Braid
Rib: Indian Cock Badger palmered
Wing: Gray Marabou
Topping: Silver Pheasant crest
Shoulder(optional): Silver Pheasant body feather
Cheek: Jungle Cock

palmer rib hackle as you would a wooly bugger
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Yellow-bait »

cork, maribu feathers, Hackle: cock

NA
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Carry Special »

Pheasant pelt
nymph 12
black thread
your choice of chenille (I like colors that are broken with black)

Start thread on hook
tie in hackle fibers as the tail
tie in then wrap forward chenille
tie off chenille
tie in hackle and wrap 2 or 3 times
tie off hackle
form a thread head and make whip finish or half hitch knots to finish


Please note
I learned this fly from a professtional fly tyer


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