McPhail Caddis Pupa

McPhail Caddis Pupa. One of my favorite patterns to tie 

and a good fishing pattern. Stocking up for Spring time fishing.

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #12 Scud

Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (Camel)

Body - Uni-Yarn (Yellow) and Scud Back (Brown)

Legs - Hungarian Partridge

Thorax - African Goat (Brown) 

Shell Back - Scud Back (Brown)

Horns - Golden Pheasant Tail

Eyes - Burned monofilament

Spitting Spider

Spitting Spider. #6 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.

Keough Hackles

At the Fly Fishing Show in Winston-Salem, Bill Keough challenged me to 
tie any multi-colored flies that I wanted to with some dyed hen hackle feathers
 that he gave me. The hair wing and spey salmon flies below are what I came up 

with. The hair wings are squirrel on the first one, deer on the second one, and the spey
fly is bronze mallard. Thanks to Keough Hackles for the nice rooster and hen saddles.

Hot Hammer

Hot Hammer

Recipe

Hook - Umpqua #12 Scud

Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (Fire Orange)

Tail and Antenna - Silly Legs (Fire Tip)

Body - Uni-Yarn (Chartreuse and Chinese Red)

Hackle - Soft Grizzly Hackle (Dyed Yellow)

Legs - Hen Saddle (Dyed Orange)

Thorax - Angora Goat (Orange)

Wing Case - Golden Pheasant Tippet (Dyed Red and Coated with CCG)

Bead - 3mm Brass (Gold)

Winston-Salem Fly Fishing Show

 

Looking forward to demonstrating at the Winston-Salem

Fly Fishing Show this weekend. Click HERE for more details.

Here are a few pictures from last year's show:

 

Red Quill Dry Fly

Red Quill Dry Fly

Recipe

Hook - #16 Dry Fly

Thread - Uni-Thread 8/0 (Camel)

Tail - Rooster Hackle (Brown)

Body - Porcupine Quill (Dyed Red) - Clear Cure Goo

Hackle - Dry Fly Hackle (Natural Brown)

Wings - Duck (Dyed White)

Durham Ranger

Durham Ranger.