So these will be some larger sized Attractor and Anchor fly patterns for Michael. Ally, Nick and I to use this year. Most will be in the #10 – #14 range, designed to sink rapidly through the water column. It appears that me and some of the crew will be exploring some new waters this year – more on that as time passes…. 🙂
Completed ANCHOR AND ATTRACTOR BOX…
This is a lake in which Michael says there are very large Rainbow Trout. It is at 10,000′ outside of the Mexican City of Oaxaca where he recently spent ten days with his wife. He didn’t take his fly rod…doh !!! Enlarged, the white dots in the photo are hailstones…
MIYUKI NYMPH – Gasparin / Variant …
HOOK: Hanak C 200 BL Hook, #10
THREAD: Danville 6/0, Brown – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Brown – under bead, coated with Super Glue
TAIL: Natural Pheasant Tail Fibers
RIB: UTC Ultra wire, Amber, SM
ABDOMEN: Natural Pheasant Tail
THORAX: Hare’E Ice Dub Harder’s Bloody Black
BEAD: Hump-Bak glass bead, smoke – Spirit River – Actually, Miyuki mini-gouttes beads 3.4mm Spirit River no longer toys these beads.
LEGS: Natural Brown-is partridge
So this pattern was in the Fall Issue 2017 of Fly Tier Magazine. These two guys got together and tied up a bunch of these flies…
THIS is the SBS for tying the fly pattern. FYI the Miyuki beads also come in a 2.8mm size for smaller hooks. At some point, I will get around to tying some flies with the Tungsten Drop (Insta Jig) Beads from Hareline which were originally developed by Biodoz, in Europe, as the Off Bead…
Materials MIYUKI NYMPH…
MIYUKI NYMPH(s)…#10’s …
MINK TAIL #47 DOUBLE DUB JIG …
HOOK: Hanak H 470 BL (JIG WAVE) Hook, #12 – #14
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or Lead Sub.
THREAD: Danville 6/0, #47 Tobacco Brown – Abdomen / Veevus 16/0, Brown – Thorax forward
TAIL: Mink Fur (Spikey Stuff off the hide)
ABDOMEN: Danville 6/0, Tobacco Brown Thread
RIB: UTC Ultra wire, Silver, x-sm
REAR DUBBING: UV Ice Dubbing, Hot Orange
FRONT DUBBING: AZ Simi Seal, #20 Canadian Brown – * Bore brush and clip both dubbings together
BEAD: Slotted Silver Tungsten Bead, sized to hook
One could tie these patterns in any combination of colors, keeping the Hot Spot UV Hot Orange dubbing in the aft position. I am going to try some other variations on this guy once I get situated in a new location with Ally…
Materials MINK TAIL #47 DOUBLE DUB JIG…
MINK TAIL #47 DOUBLE DUB JIG(s)… #14’s …
YELLOW DNA HS BIOT BUG – Sanchez/Variant…
HOOK: Hanak C 400 BL, #10 – #14
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Fl. White – Under Abdomen / UTC 70 Denier, Brown – Thorax forward
TAILS/SIDES: Goose Biots, Brown
OVER ABDOMEN: 8-10 strand fiber / 1 strand flash – DNA Holofusion, Yellow – * Coat with Hard As hull before tying on and ribbing biots
RIB: UTC Ultra wire, Fl. Hot Orange, SM
THORAX: Hare’E Ice Dub, Brown
HOT SPOT: Datum Glo-Brite, #5 Fl. Fire Orange
BEAD: Faceted Slotted Tungsten Bead, Copper or Gold, sized to hook
This is an older Scott Sanchez pattern done on a jig hook. The original pattern called for an abdomen of fibrous material that could only be ordered from Dan Bailey’s Fly Shop in Livingston, MT. I have seen it tied with a Felxi – Floss abdomen and a Hare’s Ear Abdomen. I like DNA Holofusion for these types of fiber abdomens and I always coat it with Hard As Hull – the stuff that comes in the blue bottle …
Materials YELLOW DNA HS BIOT BUG…
YELLOW DNA HS BIOT BUG(s)… #12’s…
LT. OLIVE HS BUG – Parrott/ Variant…
HOOK: TMC 113 BLH, #12 – #16
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Lt. Olive – Abdomen / Veevus 16/0, Olive – Thorax forward
TAIL: Lemon Wood Duck Fibers
HOT TAG: Datum Glo-Brite, #5 Fl. Fire Orange
ABDOMEN: UTC 70 Denier, Lt. Olive Thread
OVER ABDOMEN: Clear Micro Tubing
THORAX: Hare’E Ice Dub, Olive Brown
BEAD: Gold Tungsten, sized to hook
This is a Steve Parrot pattern that was originally tied on a jig hook from Colorado Guide Flies. As mentioned below , Steve works out of The Blue Quill Anglers Fly Shop in CO. I thought of changing it up a bit for use up here:
Somewhere up North…Photo U.S. Forrest Service…
Materials LT. OLIVE HS BUG…
LT. OLIVE HS BUG(s)… #12’s …
PURPLE HOLO SQUIRREL JIG …
HOOK: Hanak H470BL “Jig Wave”, #12 – #14
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Purple- Abdomen / Veevus 16/0, Red – Thorax forward
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Dark Speckled
ABDOMEN: UTC 70 Denier Purple Thread
RIB: Sulky Holoshimmer Opalescent Thread #145-8040 – *Coat with Hard As Hull
HACKLE: Grizzly Hen Neck, Brown
THORAX: SLF Spikey Squirrel Dubbing, Brown
HOT SPOT: Veevus 16/0, Red thread
BEAD: Hanak Diamond Silver Slotted Bead, sized to hook
A jig attractor pattern in Purple. On all my jig patterns, I push wraps of small lead wire up into the slot of the bead, wrap with thread and lock it inlace with some type of Super Glue.On most of my attractor patterns, I will use Hard As Hull to cover KF, Holoshimmer, and other flat materials like Flashabou that I use for ribbing. This is for durability. I have seen way too many patterns put together by tiers who use UV resin slathered all over a pattern. While that may be effective for Perdigon nymphs, generally speaking, it does not enhance the effectiveness of most nymph patterns – rendering them static and lifeless…
Materials PURPLE HOLO SQUIRREL JIG…
PURPLE HOLO SQUIRREL JIG(s)… #12’s …
FLATBRAID TUNGSTEN OLIVE NYMPH – Pennington/Variant…
HOOK: Hanak H 290 BL, #12 – #14
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier Olive Brown – Abdomen / Veevus 16/0, Black – Thorax forward
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Black Speckled
RIBBING: 1 strand UTC Chartreuse, SM / 1strand UTC Red, X-sm
WING CASE: Mini Flat Fly Braid, Pearl – * Coat with UV Resin
BEAD: Tungsten, Black, sized to hook
Chad Pennington was one of the first tiers I have seen that used flat braid for the wing case on a nymph pattern. It comes in a wide variety of colors. I would most frequently use Pearl and Black. His creations may be viewed at cp’s fly fishing and fly tying
Materials FLATBRAID TUNGSTEN OLIVE NYMPH…
FLATBRAID TUNGSTEN OLIVE NYMPH(s) … #14’s …
Pleasant Sunday on the Madison River, below $3.00 Bridge…
FLEXI FLOSS N’ UV2 PEACOCK NYMPH …
HOOK: Hanak H 280 BL Hook, #10 – #16
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Fl. White – Abdomen / Veevus 16/0, Black – Thorax forward
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Dark Speckled
ABDOMEN: Flexi-Floss, LT. Olive – over UTC Fl. White thread
RIB: UTC Ultra wire, Black, SM or x-sm depending on hook size
THORAX: UV2 Natural Peacock Eye
BEAD: Plummeting Tungsten Bead, Metallic Purple, sized to hook
Slimy bodied attractor nymph using a Flexi-Floss body. Using Fl. White thread beneath enhances the tone of the Flexi-Floss colors. It is an underused material for fly patterns.
Materials FLEXI FLOSS N’ UV2 PEACOCK NYMPH…
FLEXI FLOSS N’ UV2 PEACOCK NYMPH(s) … #14’s …
The BOX…finished (unless I get a bigger box tomorrow 🙂 )…
I got a bigger box…
“HUGGY BOY” ATTRACTOR NYMPH …
HOOK: Hanak C 200 BL ( Hanak), #12 – #14
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 denier Fl. Chartreuse – Abdomen / Veevus 16/0 Black – Thorax forward
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Light Speckled
ABDOMEN: UTC 70 Denier, FL. Chartreuse thread
RIB: Purple Haze Holographic Flash Fiber – * Coat abdomen with Hard As Hull for durability
THORAX: UV2 Dyed Peacock, Hot Pink
BEAD: Plummeting Tungsten Bead, Jet Black, sized to hook
Every once in awhile, I like to tie an outrageous attractor pattern that one would never see in a fly shop bin. That also means that trout have also never seen them.Chartreuse, Purple and Pink are killers ! One would have had to have grown up in SoCal in the 50’s to know who “Huggy Boy ” was. I’ll just say that he was inspirational for two generations of kids that listened to his late night broadcasts out of Dolphin’s of Hollywood record store…
Materials “HUGGY BOY” ATTRACTOR NYMPH…
“HUGGY BOY” ATTRACTOR NYMPH(s)…# 14’s …
SILVER WC TUNG GOLDEN OLIVE NYMPH…
HOOK: TMC 113BLH, #12-#16
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, White – Under Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Olive – Thorax forward
TAIL: Lemon Wood Duck
ABDOMEN: Veevus Body Quill, Olive
RIB: UTC Ultra wire, Silver, SM
THORAX: SLF Spikey Squirrel Dubbing, Rusty Brown
WING CASE: 8-10 strands Fire Fly, Silver
BEAD: Nickel (silver) Tungsten, sized to hook
A generic, Olive May Fly nymph…thin and meant to get down fast. This TMC hook is the heavier version of the TMC 103 BL. I use them a lot…
Materials SILVER WC TUNG GOLDEN OLIVE NYMPH…
SILVER WC TUNG GOLDEN OLIVE NYMPH(s)… #14’s …
HI SQUIRREL & CDC BUG…
HOOK: TMC 403BLJ, #10 – #14
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 LED or Lead Sub.
THREAD: Veevus 16/0, Olive
TAG/RIB: Sulky Holoshimmer Metallic Thread – Lime Green #145-6032
ABDOMEN: SLF Spikey Squirrel Dubbing, Olive – * brush out ( bore brush) and taper cut
THORAX: Hare’E Ice Dub, Black
HACKLE: Trouthunter CDC, Medium Dun
BEAD: Slotted Copper Tungsten, sized to hook
This is a heavy jig, Caddis attractor, pupa pattern – buggy in it’s construction and with CDC to hold air bubbles. A touch of Frog’s Fanny to the CDC on this fly enhances the air bubble effect…If I use a pattern off the bend of these barbless hooks, I tie it with a Uni Knot. I have never had a trailer slip off using that knot…
Materials HI SQUIRREL & CDC BUG…
HI SQUIRREL & CDC BUG(s) …#12’s …
OLIVE CBx2 NYMPH…
HOOK: TMC 113 BLH, #12 -#14
WIGHT: .010 -.015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: Danville 6/0, Olive – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Olive – Thorax forward
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Dark Speckled
ABDOMEN: Working Danville thread
RIB: UTC Ultra wire, Fl. Yellow
THORAX: AZ Simi Seal, #19 Canadian Brown – picked out
WING CASE: Thin Skin, Black
HOT SPOT: Datum Glo-Brite, #5, Fl. Fire Orange
BEAD: Copper Tungsten, sized to hook
An Olive Attractor Nymph, simply tied and meant to get down in the water column rapidly. I really like these TMC 113BLH hooks !
Materials OLIVE CBx2 NYMPH…
OLIVE CBx2 NYMPH(s)… #12’s …
PT & SIMI SEAL NYMPH – Vasies/Variant…
HOOK: Hanak C 300 BL Hook, #12 – #16
WEIGHT: .010 -.015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 denier, Black
HOT SPOT TAG: Datum Glo-Brite #11, Fl. Chartreuse
ABDOMEN: Pheasant Tail Fibers, Red
RIB: UTC Ultra Wire, Brassie or SM Red – depending on hook size
THORAX: AZ Simi Seal, Black/Red – in dubbing loop, brushed out and clipped as a collar
BEAD: Gold Tungsten, sized to hook
Lucian Vasies owns Troutline and has a great blog with a ton of great ties and information. This bug is a wonderful attractor…
Materials PT & SIMI SEAL NYMPH…
PT & SIMI SEAL NYMPH(s) … #12’s …
UV2 KINGFISHER BLUE PEACOCK & PARTRIDGE SOFT HACKLES …
HOOK: Alec Jackson’s Covert Nymph Hook, #11 – #15
WEIGHT: Optional – .010 -.015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Black
ABDOMEN: UV2 Kingfisher Blue Dyed Peacock, 3-4 herls
RIB: UTC Ultra Wire, Gold, Brassie or Sm – depending on size of hook
HACKLE: Hungarian Partridge, Grey/ Black
This was the most successful soft hackle pattern we used last year – particularly in Eastern Sierra high elevation lakes. My grandson Miles now swears by them…
Miles with the guys at the end of a very successful day on Little Virginia Lake in the Eastern Sierra …
Materials UV2 KINGFISHER BLUE PEACOCK & PARTRIDGE SOFT HACKLES…
UV2 KINGFISHER BLUE PEACOCK & PARTRIDGE Soft Hackles – Alec Jackson’s Covert Nymph Hook, #11 – #15…a couple of TMC 2302’s in #12 are snuck in with this group…
They work real good…
UV2 HOT PINK PEACOCK AND BROWN PARTRIDGE SH…
HOOK: Alec Jackson’s Covert Nymph Hook, #11 – #15
WEIGHT: Optional – .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Brown
ABDOMEN: UV2 Dyed Peacock Eye, Hot Pink, 3-4 herls
RIB: UTC Ultra Wire, Silver, Brassie or SM – depending on hook size
HACKLE: Hungarian Partridge, Dyed Brown
So this is a pattern for high elevation lakes – primarily. Over the past several years, I have used Purple and the above Kingfisher Blue dyed peacock from Spirit River (Hareline). This is one I have not tried yet. The others have been wildly successful… Maybe this too ???
Materials UV2 HOT PINK PEACOCK AND BROWN PARTRIDGE SH…
UV2 HOT PINK PEACOCK AND BROWN PARTRIDGE SH(s)…# 11’s …
BROWN & CHOCOLATE NYMPH …
HOOK: TMC 113BLH, #12 – #16
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: Danville 6/0, #47 Tobacco Brown
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Dark Speckled
ABDOMEN: Turkey Biot, Brown
RIB: UTC Ultra Wire, Amber, SM
WING CASE/ LEGS: Krystal Flash, Black – 6-8 strands – pulled over, tied back
THORAX: 70% Hare’E Ice Dub, Brown / 30% Ice Dub, Chocolate Brown
HOT SPOT: Datum Glo-Brite, #5, Fl. Fire Orange
BEAD: Plummeting Tungsten Bead, Matte Black, sized to hook
Another in a series of easy-to-tie anchor/attractor nymphs to get to the bottom of the water column quickly – in a muted tone. I will generally tie a midge larva or hatch imitating nymph off the stern of these types of patterns… I will be needing to tie more patterns with these matte black beads for clearer water like this (below), that I will be much nearer to later this year…👍
Photo – ICL
Materials BROWN & CHOCOLATE NYMPH…
BROWN & CHOCOLATE NYMPHS… #14’s…
DNA GRIZZLY AND GREY SOFT HACKLE…
HOOK: Hanak H 280 BL, #10 – #16
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Black – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Black – Thorax forward
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Dark Speckled
ABDOMEN: DNA Holofusion, Grey 10-15 fibers including one flash fiber
RIB: Holoshimmer, Black – * Coat with Hard AS Hull for durability
THORAX: Ice Dub, UV Dun
HACKLE: Grizzly Hen Neck, Natural
BEAD: Plummeting Tungsten Bead, Jet Black, sized to hook
A muted, soft hackle attractor pattern which may be used alone or as an anchor fly. Michael and I had a lot of success wit these types of flies on our trip up to Montana in September 2017…
Materials DNA GRIZZLY AND GREY SOFT HACKLE…
DNA GRIZZLY AND GREY SOFT HACKLE(s)…#14’s…
A good place to try the above soft hackles…above $3.00 Bridge on the Madison River…
BLING NYMPH – Parrott / Variant…
HOOK: Hanak C 500 BL Hook, #12 – #14
WEIGHT: .010 – .015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
THREAD: Under Abdomen – UTC 70 Denier, Cream / Thorax Forward – Tiemco 16/0, Brown
TAIL: Lemon Wood Duck
ABDOMEN: Micro Tubing, Pheasant Tail
BLING SPOT: Flashabou, Micro Opal, 1/100″
WING CASE: Stalcup’s Flash Back, Black
THORAX: Hare’ E Ice Dub, Harder’s Bloody Black
HOT SPOT: Datum Glo-Brite, #3, Red
BEAD: BEAD: Plummeting Tungsten Bead, Red, sized to hook
This is a variation of Steve Parrot’s “Bling Nymph'”. He tie out of Blue Quill Angler in CO and the pattern may be found in this book… Many of his patterns may also be found in this great book…
Materials BLING NYMPH…
BLING NYMPH(s) … #14’s …
MINI MOO’S YELLOW PEARL CRUNCHER SH …
HOOK: Hanak C200BL, #10 – #14
THREAD: Danville 6/0, Brown
WEIGHT: .010 -.015 Lead or .015 Lead Sub.
TAIL: Hungarian Partridge, Olive
ABDOMEN: Dyed Yellow Pearl Flashabou #6971 over Danville working thread – * Coat with Hard As Hull
RIB: UTC Ultra Wire, Fl. Chartreuse, SM
THORAX: Micro UV Polar Chenille, Olive Brown
HACKLE: Hungarian Partridge, Olive
HOT SPOT: Datum Glo-Brite, #5, Fl. Fire Orange
BEAD: Copper Tungsten, sized to hook
A “Cruncher” style beaded soft hackle pattern that will work well in still and moving water. Cruncher patterns are one of my go-to patterns for general searching. They can be tied as attractors or more hatch specific, as one chooses…
Materials MINI MOO’S YELLOW PEARL CRUNCHER SH…
MINI MOO’S YELLOW PEARL CRUNCHER SH(s)…#10’s …
CRUNCHER WATER – Between the lakes on the Madison River…
PT/TB
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