Materials List: Hook: TMC 2488H #10 to #14 Thread: 140 fire orange Bead: Orange glass Weight: Lead wire Overbody: Early girl mcflyfoam About The unreal egg is a Jim Pettis pattern. When the fly gets wet that is what makes it unreal! The water makes it translucent and the glass bead with a veil of […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 2457 #12 to #18 Thread: 6/0 olive Bead: Gold Weight: Lead wire Body: Olive antron yarn Collar: hares ear dubbing About The bead head olive serendipity is one of my favorite caddis large nymph patterns. If I just want to catch fish or fishing is tough I drop this fly off […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 5263 #4 to #10 Thread: 140 brown Weight: Lead wire Tail: Brown sili legs Legs: Brown sili legs Antenne: Brown sili legs Body: Brown and olive chenille About The Brown Rubber legs are one of my favorite stonefly nymph patterns for the Madison and Gallatin rivers. I tie this same pattern […]
Materials List: Hook: Tmc 3761 #12 to #18 Thread: 6/0 rusty dun Tail: Pheasant Body: Ostrich Rib: Copper wire Wing Case: Pheasant Thorax: Ostrich Legs: Pheasant About The feather duster nymph was developed by Wally Eagle here in West Yellowstone in the 70’s. He always said, “it is a fish getter”. As the name says […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 2457 #14 to #18 Thread: 8/0 Uni black Bead: Gold Weight: Lead wire Body: Pheasant tail Rib: Gold wire Wing tuft: White para post About A fly developed here in West Yellowstone and used on the Madison River. It is a cross between a serendipity and pheasant tail. It works almost […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 3761 #12 to #18 Thread: 8/0 Uni tan Tail: Mallard Flank dyed wood duck Body: Hare’s dubbing Ribbing: Copper wire Hackle: Grizzly Over back: Mallard dyed wood duck About This is a Denny Rickards pattern that represents a callibaetis nymph. It is very effective on Hebgen Lake is August. I have […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 3761 #12 to #18 Thread: 8/0 Uni rusty dun Tail: Pheasant Body: Hare’s ear Back: Pheasant Rib: Copper Thorax: Hare’s ear Wing case: Pheasant About This is a Skip Morris pattern, a cross between a hares ear and pheasant tail. It works well during the callibaetis hatches on the local lakes. […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 3761 #10 to #18 Thread: 6/0 Uni rusty dun Tail: Wood duck Body: Hare’s ear Rib: Copper wire Thorax: Peacock Wing case: Wood duck Hackle: Partridge About This is a Denny Rickards pattern. Especially effective when the callibaetis are hatching. Before you see fish rising and rolling, fish this fly deep. […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 5263 #6 to #12 Thread: 140 brown Tail: Rusty brown marabou and copper krystal flash Body: Rust brown mohair plus and river green lite brite Over Wing: Olive krystal flash About The California leech is a mohair style pattern with added flash. Commonly, used on Henry’s Lake, but also very effective […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 2457 #12 to #18 Thread: 6/0 Uni Red Bead: Gold Wire: Lead Body: Red antron yarn Dubbing: Brown squirrel About The serendipity is one of my favorite nymphs. Olive and brown are two other great colors. It can represent a caddis larva or midge larva. The bead head adds weight and […]
