Extended Body Mayfly (Wallywing Technique)

Extended Woven Body Mayfly with Wallywings. #14 hook. 
Same extended body method as used in previous blog post 
except both wings are formed with a single grizzly
hackle feather by using the Wallywing technique .

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #14 Dry

Thread - Uni-Tread 8/0 (Black)

Underbody and Tail - Moose Mane

Body - Cross Stitch Floss (Yellow and Tan)

Thorax - Antron Dubbing (Yellow)

Legs - Whiting Hackle (Cream)

Wings - Whiting Hackle (Grizzly)

Extended Woven Body Mayfly

Extended Woven Body Mayfly. #14 hook. I tied this fly after 

watching Gary Jones tie one at Fly Tyers Weekend in Townsend, TN.

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #14 Dry

Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (Camel)

Underbody and Tail - Moose Mane

Body - Cross Stitch Floss (Yellow and Tan)

Thorax - Antron Dubbing (Yellow)

Post - Para Post (Yellow)

Hackle - Whiting Hackle (Grizzly)

International Fly Tying Symposium

Looking forward to being a demonstration fly tyer at the

International Fly Tying Symposium this weekend in Somerset, NJ. 

Click HERE for details. 

Kickin' Chicken

Kickin' Chicken. #1 hook. I tied this fly after watching Josh Pfeiffer

tie one at Fly Tyers Weekend in Townsend, TN. He is a well known

smallmouth guide, and his guide service is Frontier Anglers TN.

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #1 Bass

Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Chartreuse)

Underbody - .0025 lead-free wire

Body - Saddle Hackle (White); Marabou (White);

Crystal Chenille (White and Red); 

Saddle Hackle (Grizzly); Craft Fur (White);

Cashmere Goat (Chartreuse)

Flash - Crystal Flash (Mirage) and Flashabou (Pearl)

Eyes- 7mm Flymen Fishing Co. Living Eyes™  (Fire)

Head - Clear Cure Goo

Garden Spider

Garden Spider. #8 hook. Body and leg technique similar to

technique on Black Widow below with various changes

to imitate a Garden Spider.

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #8 Streamer

Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Black)

Body - Deer hair (Black) with Clear Cure Goo

Body Design - cut yellow paper to shape

Legs - 30 lb and 12 lb mono

All parts hand colored.

Black Widow

Black Widow Spider. #12 hook. Body and leg technique learned

by watching Dave Carson tie a brown spider at Fly Tyers Weekend

last week in Townsend, TN. He is the Fishing Manager at the

 Orvis Store in Sevierville, TN. 

The Black Widow pattern is my own variation.

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #12 Scud

Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Black)

Body - Deer hair (Black) with Clear Cure Goo

Hour Glass - cut red plastic to shape

Legs - 30 lb and 12 lb mono

All parts hand colored.

Tradd's Bucktail Baitfish

Tradd's Bucktail Baitfish with articulated shank. #1 hook. My own design.

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #1 Bass

Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Olive)

Tail - Ostrich Herl (Olive)

Body - Bucktail (Natural and Olive); Crystal Flash (Red);

Flymen Fishing Co. Articulated Shank™

Head - Flymen Fishing Co. Fish-Skull™ Baitfish Head (Chartreuse)

Fly Tyers Weekend

Don't miss Fly Tyer's Weekend this coming weekend in Townsend, TN (November 8 and 9). Many of the best fly tyers in the world will be demonstrating, and admission is FREE.  This will be one of the best fly tying events of the year! Click here for more details ---> Fly Tyer's Weekend