'Twas the Night Before Christmas ...

Christmas Tree Fly.

Recipe

Hook - #6 Streamer

Trunk - Marabou (Brown)

Tree - Deer Body Hair (Green)

Ornaments - Silver Tinsel; Pearl Tinsel;

Peacock Tinsel; Bead Chain

Star - Crystal Flash

Latex Caddis Pupa

Latex Caddis Pupa. My own design.

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #12 Scud

Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (Camel)

Body - Latex (cut in strip and hand colored Brown and Yellow)

Legs - Hungarian Partridge

Thorax - African Goat (Brown)

Shell Back - Latex (hand colored Brown)

Horns - Golden Pheasant Tail

Eyes - Burned monofilament

Hipps Popper

Hipps Popper. I tied this based on the design developed by 

Anthony Hipps. The body of the fly is formed with strips of

basic 2mm closed cell craft foam and is not prefabricated like

many other poppers. Click HERE for a NC Wildlife Magazine

article that provides more detail on how this fly is tied.

The body is hand painted however you want it to be, and 

rubber legs, hackle, and feathers can be chosen to taste.

Hi Vis Parachute Adams

Hi Vis Parachute Adams. #14 hook.

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #14 Dry

Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (Camel)

Tail - Grizzly Hackle Fibers

Body - Wapsi Superfine Dry Fly Dubbing (Adams Grey)

Post - Hi Float Vis (Hot Pink)

Hackle - Whiting Dry Fly (Grizzly)

Wolf Spider

Wolf Spider. #12 hook. 

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #12 Scud

Thread - Uni-Thread 6/0 (Black)

Body - Deer hair (Natural) with Clear Cure Goo

Legs - 30 lb and 12 lb mono

All other parts hand colored.

Colorful Brown Trout

This brown trout was not as big as it seems in the photo because 

of the camera angle, but it was still a good size fish. Caught a

couple of months ago on a simple #14 sowbug pattern similar to

the one pictured below (but tied with a more realistic variation).

Free Fly Tying Demonstrations at Little River Outfitters

Thanks to Byron Begley, Daniel Drake, and Dan Munger for inviting me to be a demonstration fly tyer in their fly shop on January 17, 2015. Little River Outfitters offers FREE fly tying demonstrations every Saturday beginning this coming weekend and through the end of February. If you are in the Townsend, TN area on any Saturday this Winter, stop by to visit one of the best fly shops in the U.S. and also take advantage of the free fly tying demonstrations. 

Click HERE for more details and the weekly schedule of tyers.