This will be a continuation of the previous post. However, these will be some dry flies I have been wanting to complete before Spring in the Eastern Sierras and before Michael, Aimee (maybe Ally?) and I go to Montana this Summer. A lot of my ties in the next couple of months will be focused on that MT trip…
SMATTERING BOX II – Done…
For use here and other nearby locations…
LIME GREEN / BLACK PEACOCK UV2 ROYAL WULFF CRIPPLE – Nyman/Variant …
HOOK: TMC 900BL. #12 – #18
THREAD: Veevus 16/0, Black
SHUCK: Kinky Olive Zelon
PEACOCK SECTIONS: Peacock Eye Fibers, UV2 Dyed Black Peacock – Spirit river (now Hareline)
FLOSS SECTION: Datum Glo-Brite Floss #.11 – Yellow/ Chartreuse
POST: White Poly Yarn
HACKLE: Whiting Saddle – Bronze Grizzly Golden
A variant on Rowan Nyman’s Royal Wulff Cripple, one of the best dry attractor patterns I have ever used:
Nyman’s Royal Wulff Cripple…
Materials LIME GREEN / BLACK PEACOCK UV2 ROYAL COACHMAN CRIPPLE…
LIME GREEN / BLACK PEACOCK UV2 ROYAL COACHMAN CRIPPLEs…#14’s…
Goose Lake, Owens Valley…a little trip that Ally took this past weekend ( 3.10.2017 )…more later…
CINNAMON CADDIS EMERGER …
HOOK: TMC 102Y, #15 – #17
THREAD: Veevus 16/0, Brown
SHUCK: Sparkle Emerger Yarn, Ginger
ABDOMEN: #.35 Cinnamon Caddis Dubbing, X- Fine – Nature’s Spirit
POST: McFlylon, White
WING: Elk Rumo, #.48, Natural – Nature’s Spirit
HACKLE: Whiting 100, Golden Brown Grizzly
I always keep a selection of Amber/Cinnamon Caddis in my boxes. Here is why…
Materials CINNAMON CADDIS EMERGER…
CINNAMON CADDIS EMERGERs… #15’s…
OPAL TRAILING BUBBLE SNOWSHOE R & B CADDIS (Tan) – Ritt-Burk/Variant…
HOOK: TMC 900BL, #14 – #18
THREAD: Veevus 12/0, Tan – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Lt. Cahill – Thorax forward
TRAILING BUBBLE: 2 strands Opal Mirage Accent
ABDOMEN: Ice Dub UV Tan
UNDERWING: 4 strands Opal Mirage Accent
WING: Snowshoe Hare, Tan
HACKLE: Whiting 100, Grizzly Golden Brown
This Caddis is a combination of Al Ritt’s ARF Trailing Bubble Harey Caddis and Andy Burk’s Snowshoe Caddis …just a something a little different the Trout have not seen…here, in the evening…
…on the Stillwater River, Montana…
Materials OPAL TRAILING BUBBLE SNOWSHOE R & B CADDIS (Tan)…
OPAL TRAILING BUBBLE SNOWSHOE R & B CADDIS (Tan)… # 16’s…
CLOWN SHOE CADDIS (Tan) – Zimmerman/Variant …
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #14 – #18
THREAD: Veevus 12/0, Tan – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Lt. Cahill – Thorax forward
OVERABDOMEN: D-Rib, Tan, small
WING: Cow Elk, Natural
THORAX: Sow Scud Dubbing, Tan
POST: McFlyfoam, Fl. Cerise
Hackle: Whiting 100, Grizzly Golden Brown
Jay Zimmerman’s clever Caddis pattern tied by the creator…Most excellent for trail a smaller pattern…
Materials CLOWN SHOE CADDIS – Tan…
CLOWN SHOE CADDIS (Tan)…#16’s…
PARTRIDGE & CDC CADDIS EMERGER (Olive) …
HOOK: Weilenmann/Variant – Daiichi 1130, #12 – #18
THREAD: Veevus 16/0, Olive Dun – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Olive – Thorax forward
OVERABDOMEN: D-Rib, Lt. Olive, small
UNDERWING: MP Select CDC, Olive – 2 tips
OVERWING: Brown dyed Partridge
PARAPOST: Rainy’s 1/16″, round foam, Yellow
THORAX: Ice Dub, Peacock
HACKLE: Whiting 100, Golden Grizzly / Olive
A Hans Weilenmann variant based on this pattern…I would also suggest this pattern in Tan and Brown…for the below location, in the evenings…
Michael on the East Walker River, at dusk…
Materials PARTRIDGE & CDC CADDIS EMERGER (Olive)…
PARTRIDGE & CDC CADDIS EMERGERs (Olive)..#14’s…
UV BUBBLE SHUCK OLIVE CADDIS …
HOOK: TMC 100SPBL. #12 – #18
THREAD: Veevus 16/0, Olive – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Olive – Thorax forward
TRAILING BUBBLE SHUCK: UV Pearl Krystal flash, 2 strands – * not pictured with materials
ABDOMEN: Spectra Blend Dry Fly, Olive/Gray
UNDERWING: MP Select CDC, Dirty Yellow – 2 tips
HACKLE: Whiting 100, Golden Olive/ Grizzly – V-Notch for lower flotation
Another basic Caddis which may be tied in a number of colors and sizes to match prevailing hatches…I use both UV Pearl Krystal Flash and Opal Accent for trailing bubble shucks…
Materials UV BUBBLE SHUCK OLIVE CADDIS…
UV BUBBLE SHUCK CADDIS —# 16’s…
HYDROPSYCHE EMERGER – Garcia/Variant …
HOOK: TMC 212TR, #13 – #17
THREAD: Danville #47, Tobacco Brown 6/0, Base Abdomen / Veevus 16/0,Tan Wing tie-in & post / Tiemco 16/0, Lt. Cahill dubbing & hackle tie off
TAG: Flashabou, Olive
RIB: Flashabou, Pearl – * Coat entire abdomen with UV Resin
UNDERWING: Polish CDC, Cinnamon, 2 tips
WING: Premium Yearling Elk, Bleached
POST: Trigger Point Intl. Fibers, White
THORAX: AZ Dubbing, Hare’s Ear
HACKLE: Whiting Bron Rooster
A variation on the Greg Garcia Emerging Caddis pattern found here…
Materials HYDROPSYCHE EMERGER…
HYDROPSYCHE EMERGER(s)… #15’s…
Something ALLEN MCGEE BOOK I picked up at Bob Marriott’s Fly Fishing Store – Today…(2.25.2017)
UV2 TAN CADDIS – Garcia/Variant …
HOOK: TMC 102Y, #13 – #19
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Primrose – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Lt. Cahill – Thorax forward
ABDOMEN: UV2 Fine & Dry, Tan
UNDERWING: 2strands each : Yellow DNA Holofusion (Flash) / UV Pearl Krystal Flash / Rusty Brown Krystal Flash
WING: Bleached Premium Yearling Elk
HACKLE: Whiting Tan Grizzly
This is a Tan version of Greg Garcia’s Mother’s Day Caddis...there are prolific hatches of Hydropsyche on the Madison River June – September…waited from the a lot, right here:
$3.00 Bridge on the Madison River at dusk…
Materials UV2 TAN CADDIS…
UV2 TAN CADDIS… #15’s…
FLUSH CDC SALLY…
HOOK: TMC 5212, #14 – #16
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Sheer, Primrose
EGG SAC: Angler’s Choice, Fire Red Dubbing
ABDOMEN: CDC Dubbing, Pale Yellow, Trouthunter
WING: Bleached Premium Yearling Elk
HACKLE: Whiting Tan/Grizzly
Just a generic Yellow Sally pattern meant to sit flush in the surface film…I will be doing a couple of other Yellow Sally patters for our upcoming trip to Montana…this will provide a indication of what is going on in the Yellowstone area in the Summer…
This chart is from Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone…Little Yellow Stone #14 – #16, hatch in July and August – up there. In the Eastern Sierras, they hatch April – September…I always make a point of visiting that fly shop when we go up there. To inspect the terrific fly bins and to purchase some of the best fly tying materials on the planet…
Materials FLUSH CDC SALLY…
FLUSH CDC SALLY STONES… #14’s…
MARCH BROWN PARA EMERGER …
HOOK: Daiichi 1167, #10 – #14
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Brown – Abdomen / Veevus 16/0, Brown – Thorax forward
SHUCK: Lemon Wood Duck over Brown Zelon
RIB: Single strand #632 DMC Floss, Desert Sand
ABDOMEN: UV2 Fine & Dry, March Brown
POST: While Poly Yarn
THORAX: UV2 Fine & Dry, March Brown
HACKLE: Whiting Brown/Grizzly
A Klinkhammer version of a March Brown Emerger that appears in the Eastern Sierras March – May…
Materials MARCH BROWN PARA EMERGER…
The ribbing material I left out…
MARCH BROWN PARA EMERGER(s)…#14’s…
Next: Ally’s Dusty Desert Birthday Trudge…
PT/TB
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