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