Fly patterns
Fly, Notes and Photo by Juan Ramirez Used with Permission Hook: TMC 2488 Thread: MFC 8/0 Rib: X-Small copper wire Body: thread Wing: White foam stub Thorax: superfine dubbing The Foam Back Emerger is one of my favorite flies to fish year round. It's proven it's self time after time. I used to fish them a lot in size 20, but recently, I have been using them more in size 26. They are still pretty easy to tie in that size. Everything is just a bit smaller and there is less space to place it on, but it's doable. A ... Read More
Fly and Notes by Dennis Collier Photos by Hans Weilenmann & Dennis Collier Used by Permission Hook: TMC 3769, sizes 10 to 16 Thread: Black 3/0 monocord Body: 3mm Black closed-cell foam or 3-piece, 2mm laminated closed-cell foam Legs: Black small round rubber Indicator: Deer belly hair, tied butts first Glue: Zap A Gap super glue - small bead from bend to eye to prevent foam from rollingThe birthplace of the Snoball Beetle lies in the granite amphitheater of an ancient glacial moraine in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. It was here, while guiding anglers on the upper Big Thompson ... Read More
Fly and Notes by John Gordon Photo by Hans Weilenmann Used by permission From August 2013 newsletter Hook: Tiemco 101 (size #22) Thread: 8/0 Uni-thread (Fire orange) and Uni-stretch 1X (Orange) Body: Rainey's round black foam, medium size Under wing: Bill Skiltons wasp wing material Wing: Elk hair Head: Deer hair Black Body: Grizzly Barred rubber legs. Medium orange (Hareline product) Indicator: 2mm foam (Red) This is a variation of the Criss Cross Cicada pattern. This is tied to represent a species of cicada found in the Southern Rocky Mountains. These tend to be on the smaller side (compared to ... Read More
Fly and Notes by Dennis Collier Photo by Hans Weilenmann Used by permission From June/July 2013 newsletter Hook:Daiichi 1150 or TMC 2488 - size 16 Thread: Blue or green 8/0 Abdomen: Braided-butt Damsel - blue or green Thorax: Blue or green dubbing of choice Wing/Wingpost: Fluorescent white Antron Hackle: Grizzly saddle While stillwater damselfly fishing is most typically associated with the migrating nymphs, there are those occasions when fish dial-in on the adult stage of these prolific insects as they cling to floating vegetation and shoreline weeds during the mating and ovipositing stages of their short lives. In my experience, ... Read More
Fly and Notes by Jim LeFevers Photo by Hans Weilenmann Used by permission From May 2013 newsletter Hook: Tiemco 200 # 18- #22 Thread: Brown 8/0 Uni Tail: Grizzly hackle Ribbing: Brown thread Abdomen: Natural Australian Oppossum Wingcase: Natural Dun Brown Ostrich Thorax: Natural Australian Oppossum This is a great all around pattern for New Mexico that I developed while fishing the Conejos River. Works real well on the upswing and in the film ... Read More
Fly and Notes by Hans van Klinken, photo by Hans Weilenmann Used by permission Hook: Partridge H1A size 8-10-12 Thread: Uni-thread, brown or tan Head: None toxic lead shot or substitute (see tying notes) Tag: Small strip of green fluorescent Flexibody (4 turns) Tail/legs: Speckled tail or long back feather from a partridge wound as collar Body: Rabbit fur dubbed and well picked out Leadhead - A bug for the deep I first tied my own weighted nymphs during the winter after I had been introduced to the Kvennan Special. I was using layers of leadwire to weight them ... Read More
Fly by Jim LaFevers, Photo by Hans Weilenmann Used by permission Hook: Tiemco 2487 #16 or equivalent scud hook Thread: Nylon Tying Thread Ribbing: Nylon Tying Thread Abdomen: Larva Lace # 4 (Chartreuse) Thorax: Black Superfine Dubbing Note: A pattern using Phil Camera's tying techniques and products (see his book Fly Tying With Synthetics Patterns and Techniques). Tie in various colors and schemes to imitate various caddis, mayfly nymph, midges etc. Jim suggests fishing this pattern like a standard nymph. More flies by Jim are at http://www.danica.com/flytier/jlafevers/jlafevers.htm ... Read More
Fly and photo by Tim Barker Used by permission HOOK: TMC 100 SP BL - #18 - #20 THREAD: Tiemco 16/0 White - Under Abdomen and Thorax...then, Tiemco 16/0, Black - Head SHUCK/TAIL: Three short strands, Midge Flash, Pearl RIB: UTC Wire, Red, extra-small ABDOMEN: Micro Floss, Purple THORAX: Ice Dub UV Lavender BEAD: Behind hackle, Hi-Lite Glass Bead, Quick Silver, extra-small HACKLE: Starling Dyed Purple More flies by Tim are at http://planettrout.wordpress.com/ (December 2012 newsletter) ... Read More
