Olive Latex Caddis Pupa - Step by Step

Materials Used 

#12 Barbless Scud Hook

Uni-thread 8/0 (Lt. Cahill)

Golden Pheasant Tail (Natural)

Hungarian Partridge (Natural) 

Camel Dubbing (Olive)

Latex Strip

Flymen Fishing Co. Evolution Nymph Head (Caddis - Small - Olive)

Prismacolor Marker (Olive)

Tie in the Flymen Caddis Nymph Head snug against the hook eye:

Tie in a short strip of latex at end of hook in bend:

Wrap the latex from back of hook towards the front to make segments 

and tie in approximately the width of the head back from the head:

 

Cut latex strip and tie down with thread wraps approximately

1/4 of the way back away from the head:

Tie in a second strip of latex approximately 1/4 of the way back 

away from the head then bring thread wrap back to head:

Select a Hungarian Partridge feather and then pluck the fibers at

the top to form a "V" shape. Then position each side of the "V" on 

the sides of the fly to form the legs and tie in with thread wraps:

Cut the excess Hungarian Partridge and add dubbing to the thread:

Dub the thorax of the fly:

Pull the second latex strip towards the head and 

tie in right behind the head:

Select two Golden Pheasant Tail fibers, pinch them together

evenly, and tie in under the tag of the latex strip:

Cut the tag ends of the Golden Pheasant fibers and the latex strip:

Hand color the latex materials with a Prismacolor Olive 

Marker (do not color the bottom of the fly):

Pick/tease the dubbing at bottom to make the fly look "buggy".

Tie the fly to 5X or 6X tippet, make a nice cast, and hang on... :

Honey Bee

Honey Bee. Made entirely of thread, dubbing, hand made wings, and hand

made legs. No pre-fab materials were used. Bead head is a Flymen Fishing Co.

Evolution Caddis Nymph Head. This is not how the Nymph Head was intended to

be used, but was thinking #beyondtheroundbead2015. @FlymenFishingCo

A live Bumble Bee decided to join the photo:

Easy Caddis Emerger - Step by Step

Materials used: #12 barbless scud hook; Ostrich herl (chartrueuse);

 golden pheasant tail; lead-free wire; ice dubbing (peacock); SLF 

dubbing (chartreuse); CDC; Uni-thread 8/0 (chartreuse):

Wrap the lead-free wire in center of hook shank (amount and size

 of wire can vary depending on the weight/depth you prefer):

Secure the wire with thread wraps while tapering 

the body from the hook eye to the back: 

Tie in the ostrich herl at back (color can be your choice): 

Dub the body (color and type of dubbing can be your choice):

Palmer the ostrich herl over the body, tie it down, and cut excess:

Tie in the CDC for the wing of the emerging caddis fly:

Take two golden pheasant tail fibers and tie in as antenna:

Dub the thorax (color and type of dubbing can be your choice):

Whip finish and cut the thread to complete:

Cased Caddis Larva

Cased Caddis Larva

Recipe

Hook - #12 nymph

Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Camel)

Body - Ice Dubbing (Peacock) - Burned to harden

Legs - Golden pheasant tail

Shellback - Thin Skin (Orange Bustard)

Latex Stonefly Nymph

Latex Stonefly Nymph

Recipe

Hook - #12 nymph

Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Fiery Brown)
Tail - Goose Biots (Fiery Brown)

Body - Nymph Skin (Hand colored)

Legs - Golden Pheasant Tail

Shellback - Nymph Skin (Hand colored)

Thorax - Dubbing (Fiery Brown)

Brown Spider

Brown Spider. #6 hook.  My own design.

Recipe

Hook - #12 Scud

Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Brown)

Body - Deer hair (Natural) with Clear Cure Goo

Legs - 30 lb and 12 lb mono

All other parts hand colored.

Macaw Mayfly

Macaw Mayfly. My own design.

Recipe

Hook - #16 Dry Fly

Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Camel)

Tail - Microfibbets
Body - Macaw 

Wing - Macaw

Hackle - Whiting Micro Saddle (Cream)

IFFF Southern Council Fly Fishing Fair (Oct 2-3, 2015)

The fly tyers schedule has been posted for the International Federation of

Fly Fishers Southern Council Fly Fishing Fair in Mountain Home, AR.

 CLICK HERE for the schedule. Other details for this great event are also posted.

Green Caddis Emerger

Green Caddis Emerger

Recipe

Hook - #12 scud

Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Camel)

Body - Scud Back (Clear); African Goat (Red and Green)

Legs - Hungarian Partridge 

Wing - CDC and Deer Hair (Natural)

Shellback - Scud Back (Brown)

Thorax - African Goat (Brown)

Antenna (Golden Pheasant Tail)

Green Highlander

Green Highlander. #2/0 hook.

Modified Clouser Minnow

Recipe

Hook - #4 Streamer

Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Lt. Cahill)

Body - Buck tail (Green, Yellow, White); Grizzly Hackle

Flash - Mirror Flash (Pearl)

Eyes - Allen 3.2mm Brass Barbell (Black Nickel)

Jock Scott

Jock Scott (Salmon Fly)

Orvis Superfine Glass

Orvis Superfine Glass 3 weight. The most fun rod Orvis

builds and my favorite so far. It is impossible to break one.

McPhail Bug (Variant)

This bug was designed by Davie McPhail. I made slight changes
 to the segments and used a few different colors than he does.

Recipe

Hook - #12 scud
Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Camel)
Body - Uni-Floss (Yellow)
Rib - Brassie UTC Wire (Hot Orange)
Shellback - Liquid Fusion and hand colored

Match the Hatch

This is basically the same #14 sowbug pattern from the previous

blog post compared to the sowbugs that the trout were eating

in Arkansas last month. This fly is about 15-20 fish old and 

pretty beat up, but still fairly close to the actual sowbug.

Sowbug

Recipe

Hook - #14 Nymph

Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Camel)

Tail - Teal Flank

Body - SLF Enhancer (White, Brown, and Black)

Shell Back - Scud Back (Clear)

Rib - Mono Thread (Clear)

Black and White Wet Fly

Recipe

Hook - #14 Wet Fly

Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Black)

Tail - Golden Pheasant Tippet

Body - Danville Floss (Black)

Rib - Small Tinsel (Silver)

Throat - Hen Saddle (Black)

Wing - Duck Quill (White)

Hot Spey Fly

Hot Spey Fly. My own design.

Pheasant Tail Nymph

Recipe

Hook - #16 Nymph

Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (Camel)

Tail - Pheasant

Body - Pheasant Tail (Natural)

Rib - Small Copper Wire

Thorax - Ice Dubbing (Peacock)

Wing Case - Pheasant Tail

Legs - Pheasant Tail

Head - 1/32 Copper Bead

Scenes from Sowbug

The Sowbug Roundup

The Sowbug Roundup is this weekend in Mountain Home, AR.

Click HERE for details. This is one of my favorite

events to demonstrate in and probably the largest

fly tying event in the US. Lots of great tyers; lots

of nice people; and lots of great fishing.

Mccaw Mayfly

Mccaw Mayfly

Recipe

Hook - #16 Dry Fly

Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (White)

Tail - Microfibbets (Dun)

Body - Natural Stripped Mccaw Quill - Clear Cure Goo

Hackle - Dry Fly Hackle (Lt. Blue Dunn)

Wings - Duck (Dyed White)

Mustad Hooks - #28, #26 Treble, and #32

This unique Mustad Souvenir was given to me by Steve Tagami and 

Reid McKinstry from Mustad at the Bassmasters Classic last month.  It 

is approximately 30 years old and was a neat promotional item that

Mustad used at that time. Comparison to the eye of a normal size sewing

 needle shows how small that Size 32 hook really is. Thank you to Mustad hooks! 

Hipps Popper

Hipps Popper. Click HERE for a previous Hipps Popper 

that I tied and more information on how to tie one.

Red and Blue Stimulator

Red and Blue Stimulator. Basic stimulator dry fly

pattern tied with nontraditional colors.

Recipe

Hook - #10 Dry

Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (Camel)

Tail - Elk Hair

Body - African Goat (Red)

Hackle - Keough Rooster Saddle (Brown and Grizzly)

Wing - Elk Hair

Thorax - Antron Dubbing (Blue)

Winter Fish

Haven't posted any fish pictures lately. These 

are a few from different outings this winter.

For more fish pictures, click HERE.