Midge time!!!
This is a Bruce A. Smith pattern that has found it’s niche in Eastern Sierra waters. Tom Loe offers these guys on his site ( SIERRA DRIFTERS). They are a fairly easy tie…That ,will follow, when I put up another eighteen Midge Patterns…Soon….
Glasshead Gillie – Olive…
In the meantime, here are some thoughts to consider [...]
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OLIVE GH GILLIE…
Posted in FLIES I HAVE TIED, Tiers I like, tagged Bruce A. Smith, Eastern Sierra Midge Patterns, Fly Fish Ohio, Goose Biots, Gordon Griffith Thread, Mercury Glass Bead, Micro Tubing, Midge Patterns, Midge Pupa, Midge Tubing, Olive Glasshead Gillie Midge, Pearl Krystal Flash, Ray Kunz, Sheer Thread, Sierra Drifters, Silver Largutan Wire, SLF Prism Peacock, Sparkle Emerger Yarn Clear/White, Stalcup's Micro Tubing, TMC 200R Hook, Tom Loe, Vises under $200 on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
OUTRIGGER CADDIS…
Posted in Tiers I like, tagged Blue Ribbon Flies, Caddis dry fly, Craig Matthews, David Sloan, new fly patterns, Outrigger Caddis, Yellowstone fly patterns on August 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Another winner from Craig Matthews and Blue Ribbon Flies. The tier is David Sloan, a guide from California.The under wing is Flex Wing from Montana Fly Co. The body is Larva Lace or Stalcups’ Tubing or D Rib. The head appears to be a wrapped foam strip (Razor or Evazote -around hackle) [...]
SLF Prism and Zelon Dubbing…
Posted in FLIES I HAVE TIED, Tiers I like, tagged attractor patterns, Blue Ribbon Flies, Craig Matthews, Dean Endress, dubbing materials, Fishermans Spot, Fly Fishing Yellowstone, fly patterns, matching the hatch, nymph patterns, Robo PT nymph, SLF Prism, Yellowstone National Park, Zelon Dubbing on August 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
These are two interesting dubbing materials that I use when creating some of my fly patterns:
SLF PRISM:
and Zelon Dubbing:
SLF Prism was introduced in 2007 by Wapsi and Zelon dubbing is only available through Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone.
SLF Prism has found its’ way into many of the classic attractor nymphs or searching flies I [...]
Whiskey Creek (and Yellow Sallies)…
Posted in Tiers I like, tagged Henry's Fork, Stimulator pattern, Whiskey Creek, Yellow Sally patterns on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is an interesting site with lots of excellent pattern information. He IS serious about his Yellow Sallie!!!
Yellow Sally Adult Fly Pattern
Whiskey Creek
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Wet Flies…
Posted in Some Masters, Tiers I like, tagged Classic Wet Flies, Rare and Unusual Fly Patterns, Ray Bergman Fly Fisherman, Wet Fly Patterns on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I started tying, back in ‘75, the patterns that most interested me could be found in the plates in Ray Bergman’s classic tome “TROUT”. They were wet flies. I still use them. Here is a good source for some of these classic patterns:
FETED GREEN
at: Rare and unusual
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