Tim Flagler shows us how to tie Steve Herter’s Bastard Midge. Tim mentions this is a good pattern to try in the Winter midge season.
Materials list:
Hook: Dai Riki #320 size 20
Thread: Veevus 10/0 – red
Shuck: Wood Duck
Back and Antannae: Elk hair
Hackle: Grizzly midge size saddle
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From Gunnar:
“This is the final installment of the Beginner Predator Flies tying series. The Build-A-Beast program is a simple variation from Bob Popovics Beast Fleye combined with inspiration from Blane Chocklett’s Game Changer flies. The result is an extremely light, easy casting fly that is more accessible behind the vise with the ability to fine tune weight and silhouette after completion!”
Materials list:
Hook: Ahrex TP610 6/0
Wire: Senyo’s Intruder Trailer Hook Wire, sz. 6 and Larger. Or 0.018″ Nylon Coated Stainless Steel
Tubes: HMH Large Rigid Tube – cut to .5/.75″ length. 6-8 sections
Beads: Tyers Large Glass Beads
Weight: Large Tungsten Beads
Body: Bucktail
Flash: Polar Flash
Head: Strung Fuzzy Fiber
Crimp – sz 2 – 0.033″ inner Diameter…..optional Wiggle Fin Slide Lock Stopper Bead!
There is a cool article over on the Flymen Fishing Blog written by Steve Dally of Dally’s Ozark Fly Fisher fly shop in Arkansas. He guides on the White River where some big brown trout reside.
“Your fly boxes are crammed full after hours watching videos while tying at the vise — heck, you probably know more about Brian Wise’s hands at this stage than his wife does.”
Read more at the Flymen Fishing blog!
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Hi all, I will need to be focusing on tying flies for fly fishing shows coming up, so FrankenFly fly orders are going to be running behind. Please keep this in mind if you want to order. I am still working on some recent orders to get caught up.
Thank you!
-Paul
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From Phil:
“If you are looking for a great minnow pattern to work in and around shoreline structure give one of my Balanced Minnows a shot
This particular version is targeted at imitating fathead minnows a species that is widespread across North America.
Balanced flies such as such as this one work well suspended beneath one of my Quick Release Indicators in and around shoreline weeds and amongst weed pockets where fathead minnows love to hang out. This pattern, as with all balanced flies, is also an excellent cast and retrieve option. Using a floating, Midge Tip, clear intermediate or hover line in conjunction with a 4-6 slow strip-pause retrieve, trout and other game fish find the seductive jig of a stripped balanced fly tough to resist. ”
Materials list:
Balanced Minnow (Fathead)
Hook: Daiichi 4640 #10
Thread: MFC 8/0, White
Tail: MFC Barred Marabou, Olive/Black
Body: Arizona Simi Seal Fathead Minnow
Lateral Line: Crinkle Mirror Flash
Bead: Tungsten, 1/8”, Gold
Eyes: MFC Jurassic Eyes Gold/Red
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Since it is November and I was thinking about Intruders, I thought I would post an “Intruders Around the Net”, just for fun. I put this together rather quickly, so if you know of some cool Intruders out there that I did not include here, let me know! Thank you and enjoy!
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From Gunnar:
“The BULKhead Swimming Frog and Jig BULKhead Craw are intended as a quick two part series building off of the foundations presented in Part 1-3 of the Beginner Predator Flies Series. The beauty of the BULKhead platform is the ability to sculpt your profile allowing you to tailor it to match a wide range of forages. I hope these two patterns help to free your thinking as to the application of the BULKhead technique by presenting two very different forages, both a Frog and Crawfish, which are in stark contrast from one another, and even more so from the initial BULKhead presented in Part 2 of the series.”
Materials list:
Hook: Ahrex 60 Degree Bent Streamer Hook 2/0
Body: Short Scrappy Bucktail – Olive
Flash: Dyed Pearl Flashabou Accent – Orange
Hackles: Hareline’s Marabou Soft Hackle Patch – Olive
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Materials list:
Tubing: Outer-Clear Silver Glitter, Inner-Clear
Thread: Uni-8/0 White
Underwing: White Arctic Fox Tail and Pearl Krystal Flash
Wing: Dyed Black Silver Fox Tail and Peacock Herl
Sides: Grizzle Cock Hackles
Head: UV Resin
Eyes: Medium Chartreuse Eyes
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