Materials List: Hook: TMC 3761 #14 Thread: Black 8/0 uni Bead: 7/64 black-nickel Gills: White uni-stretch Rib: Small black wire Body: Gunmetal flashabou Body: Gunmetal flashabou Collar: Peacock herl Glue: Clear cure goo hydro About About the gunmetal chironomid can be tied in size 10 through 18. The 14 is my favorite so that is […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 2488H #14 Thread: 140 fire orange Bead: 1/8 hot orange Over Body: Mcflyfoam apricot About Very similar to the unreal egg, the hot bead egg uses an orange brass bead for added weight. The bright color will show through the yarn when it is wet. Sometimes all you need is a […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 2457 #10 Thread: 210 Fl. pink Body: Fl. pink ultra chenille Rib: Gold wire About In the Springtime as the runoff starts and the rivers rise, lots of worms get washed into the water and the fish feed on them. I have done well when the rivers are high and dirty […]
Materials List: Hook: TMC 2488H #14 Thread: 210 pink Body: Mcflyfoam early girl Spot: Mcflyfoam flame About Spring and Fall are the times to fish Glo-Bugs. Rainbows spawn in the Spring and the Browns spawn in the Fall. Lots of eggs are put into the rivers and the fish gobble them up. My best colors […]
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 […]
