Sunday, June 25, 2017

Okefenokee Swamp Sally


Recipe
Hook - Partridge #2 Dry Fly
Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Red)
Body - Wapsi Chennile (Red and Yellow)
Head and Wings - Rooster Hackle (Yellow)

This is a traditional fly used in the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia
to catch Fliers, Warmouth, Bass, and sometimes Jackfish (Chain Pickeral) 
and Mudfish (Bowfin).

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Caddis Life Cycle


Stages
Egg (Size 32)
Larva (Size 12)
Puppa (Size 12)
Adult (Size 12)

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Stonefly Nymph


Recipe
Hook - Partridge #8 Nymph
Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Camel)
Body - Harline Dubbin Kiley's Nymph Skin (Natural)
Thorax Cover - Harline Dubbin Kiley's Nymph Skin (Natural)
Legs, Tail, and Antenna - Tradd's Realistic Legs
Head - Tungsten Bead (Gold)

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Caddis Puppa


Recipe
Hook - Partridge #12 Grub Straight Eye
Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Camel)
Body - Harline Dubbin Kiley's Nymph Skin (Natural)
Wing Buds - Hen Hackle (Wally wing technique)
Thorax Cover - Harline Dubbin Kiley's Nymph Skin (Natural)
Dubbing - Fox Squirrel
Legs - Tradd's Realistic Legs
Head - Tungsten Bead (Gold)

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Freestyle Spey Fly


Recipe
Hook - Partridge Size #6 Salmon
Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Fire Orange)
Tag - Uni Small Oval Tinsel (Silver)
Body - Angora Goat (Black)
Ribbing - Uni Large Mylar Tinsel (Gold) and
Uni Small Oval Tinsel (Silver)
Body Hackle - Blue Earred Pheasant
Throat - Guinea Fowl (Natural)
Wing - Peacock Neck Feather (Natural Blue)
Sides - Jungle Cock (dyed Orange)


Monday, January 23, 2017

Dying Shad Diver


Recipe
Hook - Flymen Fishing Co. #6 Popper
Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (White)
Body - Streamer Hair (White, then airbrushed)
Flash - EP Flash
Head - Flymen Fishing Co. Double Barrel Popper (White, then airbrushed)
Eyes - Flymen Fishing Co. Dragon Eyes


Saturday, January 21, 2017

Mini-Sculpins


Recipe
Hook - Size #4 Streamer
Thread - Uni-thread 8/0 (Lt. Cahill)
Body - Rabbit Zonker Strip
Fins - Hungarian Partridge (dyed Yellow)
Head - Flymen Fishing Co. Fish-Skull Sculpin Helmet (Brown)
Eyes - Flymen Fishing Co. Living Eyes