So…I completed this box of attractor patterns that is, as usual, over stuffed. All these guys will soon occupy an 18 compartment Myran box that is thinner and fits quite well into one of the lower zippered pockets in my Simms vest. I like tying these critters up and utilizing them in the Spring, when Trout are emerging from the Winter doldrums and a diet very small bugs…Many times, I will use them as the lead fly in a multiple fly rig. I have never NOT been surprised at the results of what will hop on them…
The finished attractor box….
RED SEREN VAC
HOOK: TMC 2457 #16-#20, Daiichi 1120 # 16- #20, Mustad CO68 # 16 -#20
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Black
ABDOMEN: Red Zelon. twisted with one strand Black Midge Flash and one strand Root Beer
WING: White Zelon
BEAD: Black Brass or Tungsten, sized to hook
This is a nifty little, easy to tie pattern, that I first saw on the Madison River, about seven years ago. It was tied by this guy who I met at a mutual friends home, on the river, just above Raynold’s Pass Bridge. It was a killa’. I added the Midge Flash after some experiences on the Owens River with this material incorporated into several other Serendipity patterns I tie and use…the wing comes off Craig Matthew’s Shop Vac…
FLASH BANG NYMPH
HOOK: TMC 2457 # 12- #18, Daiichi 1120 # 12-#18, Mustad CO68 # 12-#18, Dai Riki #12- #18
THREAD: Uni 6/0 or 8/0 Red
TAIL: Two Brown Goose Biots
RIB: Silver Wire, sized to hook
ABDOMEN: Red Holo Tinsel MED or SM or Spirit River Holo Mylar Motion 1/64, Red
THORAX: Peacock Ice Dub
WING CASE: Mirage Tinsel, LG, MED or SM, sized to hook
BEAD: Gold or Silver, sized to hook
This pattern comes from Montana Troutfitters in Bozeman, MT. It is a pattern designed for Spring although, I believe that tied in smaller sizes, it has further applications. Here is a VIDEO for the pattern. I anticipate that this little fella’ will work well on Eastern Sierra waters…
WILDE Tung FLY…
Some of the materials for this pattern…
WILDE Tung FLY…
HOOK: TMC 3761 # 14- #18, Daiichi 1560 # 14-#16
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Black
TAIL: Fibers from longer feathers on Chinese Pheasant Patch ( Cascade Crest Tools)
RIB: SM or x-sm Chartreuse wire, Wapsi
ABDOMEN: Danville 6/0 # 47 ( Tobacco Brown )
WING / CASE: Yellow Razor Foam, 1mm.
FLASH: Red Holo Mylar Motion Strip
THORAX: Chartreuse Ice Dub
BEAD: Black Tungsten
I created this attractor pattern using a little from Craig Matthews (thread), Guy Jeans (foam) and some Chinese Pheasant Patch that’s been waiting for application for some time…using foam in weighted nymph patterns adds some very interesting motion to the fly…Guy’s Kern Emerger and the Delaware Caddis are two excellent examples of patterns that have this feature…try some…I believe in ’em…
SERENDer…
HOOK: TMC 3761 #12-#16. Daiichi 1560 #12-#16, TMC 100SPBL # 12-#16
THREAD: Uni 8/0, UTC 70 Denier, Gordon Griffiths 14/0 Sheer, Black
TAIL: Lemon Wood Duck Fibers
ABDOMEN: Twisted Brown/ Olive Zelon with 1 strand Chartreuse Midge Flash/ 1 Strand Root Beer Midge Flash
WING CASE: Razor Foam, 1mm., Black
FLASH: Rainbow Mirror Flash ( Cascade Crest Tools )
THORAX: Ice Dub Olive Brown
LEGS: Montana Fly CO speckled, Olive/ Black, SM or MED
BEAD: Copper or Copper Tungsten
I put this pattern together specifically for use under a March Brown soft hackle. The nymph of this species is a clinger that is seldom in the drift until just prior to emergence ( hence, the black foam wing case). They are generally found in the softer water above and below rifles…As the water warms, they leave the nymphal shuck underwater, progressively releasing higher in the water column as the temperature rises…weight accordingly…
Outside bend on the Owens River…good place for this SERENDer…
LIGHTNING PUPAE…
HOOK: TMC 2457 #12-#18, Daiichi 1120 #12-#18, Mustad CO68 #12-#18
THREAD: UTC Ultra 70 Denier, Black
RIB: Ultra Wire MED or SM, Black
UNDER/ABDOMEN: Silver Holographic Tinsel SM or MED…Gold for Amber version
OVER/ABDOMEN: Chartreuse Flashabou…Orange Glow Flashabou for Amber version
COLLAR/HACKLE: CDC Black ( two feather sides in a loop)
BEAD: Black Brass or Black Tungsten…may also be weighted with lead wraps or non-toxic substitute
A Caddis Pupae version of the ubiquitous Western Lightning Bug…I tie a version of this with Partridge hackle that also works consistently in the Spring and early Summer. Tied heavy, it goes where the deer won’t…
Stillwater River, MT in high water…
PRISMATIC WINGED WEEVIL …
HOOK: TMC 2457 #12-#16, Diaiichi 1120 #12-#18, Mustad CO68 #12-#18
THREAD: UTC 140 or 70 denier Black for abdomen… then, UTC FL Orange for Collar
TAILS: Orange Goose Biots
RIB: Amber Ultra Wire, SM or Med
UNDER/ABDOMEN: Black UTC thread
OVER/ABDOMEN: Mylar tinsel SM or MED
WING: White Sparkle Organza
THORAX: Ice Dub Pheasant
WINGS: Prismatic Sheeting …cut to goose biot shape
BEAD: Black Brass or Black Tungsten
The Evil Weevil taken to extreme…Will it work ???…Heh, heh…
OLIVE/RED BLM…
HOOK: TMC 3761 # 14-#18
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Brown or Black…or UTC 70 Denier, Black or Brown
TAIL: Olive ANGEL HAIR strands
RIB: Wapsi Ultra Wire, Red
ABDOMEN: Olive Angel Hair
WING CASE/ LEGS: Six strands of Peacock Krystal Flash
BEAD: Black Brass, sized to hook
Tim Heng’s little BLM Nymph which came out of Roaring Fork / Frying Pan area…and was developed on those moving waters…
Some “other” nymph I found in the Frying Pan River…
RUSTY/OLIVE BLM VARIATION…
HOOK: TMC 3761 #14-#18
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Brown
TAIL: Strands of Rusty/Olive Lite- Brite
RIB: Copper/Brown Wapsi Ultra Wire, SM
ABDOMEN: Rusty/Olive Lite-Brite
WING CASE/ LEGS: Rusty Brown Krystal Flash
BEAD: Gold Brass
The abdomens on the BLM patterns imitate the bloated nymphal shucks on the emerging bugs…gas on the inside, sparkle bubbles on the outside…
Some young ( NOW OLD ) “Dude”, plying the Frying Pan River long before Tim Heng, Taylor Creek Fly Shop or the BLM pattern…
“PINKIE”…
HOOK: TMC 2487, #16-#20, Daiichi 1130, #16-#20, Mustad c49s, #16-#20
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Black
TAIL: Fluro-Fiber Brown, a few strands
RIB: Largutan Lilac, x-fine
ABDOMEN: Pink Holographic tinsel…coat thread abdomen with head cement and wrap over
BEAD: Silver
WING CASE / LEGS: Pearl Krystal Flash…pull over bead and separate…
Pink works…watch it appearing in many more midge, nymph, pupae and adult fly patterns…now, try here for some options on holographic wrapping material…

PURPLE HOLO FLASH BANG NYMPH …
HOOK: TMC 2457 #16-#18, Daiichi 1120 #16-#18, Mustad CO68 #16-#18
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier Purple
TAILS: Natural Goose Biots
RIB: Silver Ultra Wire, SM
OVER /ABDOMEN: Purple Holographic Tinsel, SM
WING CASE: Pearl FIREFLY
THORAX: UV Purple Ice Dub
BEAD: Brass, Black
This pattern is like the guitar solo HERE…nuff’ said…
The way “it was”….
ATTRACTORs II
NEXT: MARCH BROWNS
PT/TB 
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