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FLIES & FLY TYING


What's on this page:

Fly of the Month
The Slumpbuster
Mayfly Life Cycle Video
Fly Tier's Patterns
Regional Hatch Chart & Fly Sizes
Fly Tying Information & Tutorials


FLY OF THE MONTH


Fly of the Month for March
Light Hendrickson by Steve Williams, photo by Hans Weilenmann
Hendrickson Emerger tied by Tim Didas, photo by Hans Weilenmann

                 Tying Instructions for the Hendrickson 
                             Dry Fly and the Emerger

Dry

hook:            dry fly sizes 12 and 14
thread:         primrose (pale yellow) 8/0
wing:            wood duck flank or lemon dyed mallard
tail:               medium dun barbs or microfibetts
body:            hendrickson tan dry fly dubbing (sometimes called hendrickson
                      pink)
hackle:         medium dun

Emerger

hook:           emerger or scud sizes 12 and 14
thread:        olive 8/0
tail:              wood duck flank fibers or lemon dyed mallard
body:           hendrickson tan dry fly dubbing
wing:           snow shoe rabbit dued dun
hackle:        lightly dubbed CDC
head:           small amount of the dubbing


Depending upon weather the Hendrickson emerges in our region around
the middle of April and is the first significant hatch of a large mayfly. 
The patterns shown here represent the female version of this insect, the 
most frequently used version.  Known by latin name ephemerella subvaria a
hatch of this mayfly gets a lot of attention from the fish.


 



The Slumpbuster

This fly, created by John Barr, is a excellent streamer especially when you want to get down deep in a hurry.  Its relatively easy to tie and tends to attract larger trout.  I particularly like to use it in white on the Housie although black is a reliable color too.
Go to the following link for a turtorial:  http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/details.cfm?parentID=37




Mayfly Video

Link to the video below.  An excellent piece on the mayfly and its life cycle.

http://www.midcurrent.com/video/clip...er_mayfly.aspx
 





Fly Tying Information & Tutorials



A 360 Degree View of Many Popular Flies

This site offers 360 degree views of many flies.  It is organized in seperate groups by fly tier, many whom are well known, and in many cases the recipes for the flies are included.  The list of flies that are included continues to grow.  By using your mouse you can rotate the picture of a fly to view it from any direction, and by using the wheel on your mouse you can zoom in or out on the fly's image.  If you have questions about proportions when you are tying one of these flies this site can be very helpful.   

Click on this link:  http://www.flytyingclips.com/index.html

 




Fly Hook Comparison Chart

To cross reference hooks that are distributed by  Mustad, Tiemco, Daiichi, Orvis, and Partridge go to:

http://www.killroys.com/hooks/hookchrt.htm#refined




Selecting the Right Hair

For a tutorial on selecting the proper hair for various tying applications go to:

http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/flies/craven_hair_1.aspx





A Tutorial on Tying with Biots

For a well detailed description on tying fly bodies using biots click on:

Click on:  http://www.sexyloops.com/flytying/summerbiots.shtml




Check our Contacts & Links Page for Links to Helpful Tying Information





FLY TIER'S PATTERNS
Document
Healy's 2 Stages of the BWO
Document
George's Hendricksons
Document
Ausable Wulff and the Haystack
Document
2 Isonychia patterns
Document
Some of George's Favorites



Hatch Chart



Northeastern Hatch Chart for Some Important Species
:

The sizes shown are those that you are apt to encounter in this region. 

Also note that unusual weather conditions may cause these fly emergences to vary.

I.      
Mayflies:

a.    
Light Hendrickson-(E. Subvaria Female) End of April to end of May. #12 Hook

b.   
Dark Hendrickson-(E.Subvaria Male) End of April to end of May. #14 Hook

c.    
Eastern Sulphurs-(E. Invaria & Dorothea) Mid May to early July. #14, #16, #18, #20 Hook

d.   
Light Cahill-(Stenonema) Early June to early September. #12, #14 Hook

e.    
Blue Wing Olives- (Drunella & Baetis) April to December. #18, #20, #22, #24, #26 Hook
 
II.     
Caddis:

a.    
Green Pupa Pattern-(Imitates Grannom, Spotted Sedge and Various other Caddis). #14, #16, #18, #20

b.   
Olive Pupa Pattern-(Imitates Spotted Sedge, Little Sister Sedge and Various other Caddis).#14, #16, #18, #20

c.    
Tan Pupa Pattern-(Imitates Spotted Sedge, Summer/Winter Caddis and Various other Caddis).  #16, #18, #20, #22

d.   
Dark Grey Adult-(Imitates Grannom, Blue Sedge, Summer/Winter Caddis and Various other Caddis). #16, #18, #20, #22

e.    
Olive Adult-(Imitates Spotted Sedge, Little Olive Sedge and Various other Caddis). #16, #18, #20, #22

f.     
Tan Adult-(Imitates Spotted Sedge.) #16, #18, #20

g.    
Dark Grey Diving Adult-(Imitates Grannom, Chimarra and Various other Caddis). #14, #16, #18

h.    
Green Diving Caddis-(Imitates Rhyacophila and other Various Caddis). #14, #16, #18

i.      
Tan Diving Caddis-(Imitates Spotted Sedge and other Various Caddis). #14, #16, #18
 
III. 
Midges:

a.    
Midge Worm- Red, Black and Grey- #20, #22, #24

b.   
Midge Emerger- Red, Black and Grey- #20, #22, #24, #26

c.    
Cluster Midge- Black- #18, #20, #22, #24


 
 


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