With Spring finally here, another Emerger pattern would be nice to consider. Here is one called the Scruffy Emerger by Mak Flies. Check it out.
Materials list:
Hook: size 12-14
Thread: Light Olive 8/0
Ribs: Holographic small
Body: Hare’s Ear
Post: Natural Deer Hair
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You will recall me posting a Snowshoe Emerger by William a couple of days ago. The body on that fly has gills. To help the readers of FrankenFly, I reached out to William and in this video he shows how he ties the gills like this. This will also help you tie the Snowshow Emerger. Check it out!
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This is a fly I have fished for years because it is a great fish catcher. You can even use this fly in warmwater and catch fish. They love this fly. My oldest son, who is mainly a gear fisherman, loves this fly and always ask if I will tie him some.
Also, if you are ever on a trout stream and you don’t know what to tie on and you don’t know what the fish are biting on, tie one of these on.
Check these two videos out by Ray Schmidt.
-Paul
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Snowshoe Emerger
This fly caught my eye as I was browsing through Instagram. This emerger is in excellent proportion and provides a great silhouette. I have no doubt this will attract the trout. I may even tie some myself for the upcoming season. I contacted William and he provided me with the full recipe below.
Materials list:
Hook: Ahrex FW 541 or Partridge of Redditch Czech Nymph in size 12
Thread: UTC black or 6/0 black thread
Body: Peacock quill
Gills: white UTC
Thorax: Super fine dubbing
Wing: Snowshoe rabbit
Legs: Partridge feather
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From Gunnar:
“The Glide Fly is an all around (Fresh/Salt and Still Water/River) Predator Tube Fly. The fly fishes best on an 8wt and above and can be tailored to both floating and sinking lines, and tied to match forage between 6-8″ long. The fly is ideally rigged with a supple leader material to maximize action such as 49 strand Nylon Coated Stainless Steel (Beadolon, Surflon, Rio Bite Wire in 20-30lb), or a limp Mono such as Rio’s Power Flex around 20lb.”
Materials:
Tube Fly Adapter and/or Converter Tool
HMH 1″ Small Copper Tubes
Strung Fuzzy Fiber (Light Tan, White, Cream)
Big Fly Fiber Straight (White)
Magnum Flashabou Blend (Silver, Gold, Orange dyed Pearl, Holo Green)
Accent Flashabou (Dyed Pearl Peach)
Lateral Line Flash (Dyed Pearl Pink)
Steve Farrar Blend (Peacock, UV White)
Wing N’ Flash (Fl. Yellow, Copper)
Strung Fuzzy Fiber (Dark Olive)
3/8″ Flashabou Mirage Dome Eyes
Shoe Goo
Softex
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Fly Skinz has recently released the Ported Popper Kit. It is now distributed by Hareline Dubbin. This is a really cool looking popper and the design is thinking outside of the box, which is cool. I have posted below Fly Skinz release video on this and also a new video by Svend Diesel. Check out both and you will get a better idea of what this new product is all about.
In this video, Ryan Ratliff at Mad River Outfitters breaks down his favorite steelheading flies.
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From Al Ritt:
“I grew up in Michigan and have fished as long as I can remember. After graduating college, I moved to California and gravitated toward fly fishing almost exclusively. I have been tying “seriously” since 1983 and have been a tying instructor both independently and for several Colorado fly shops since 2000. In 2005 I also began guiding along Colorado’s front range. Currently I am a member of Whiting Farms Pro Staff and am employed by PEAK Fishing and I have several fly patterns commercially available. In addition to guiding, tying instruction and demos, my wife Diana and I own and operate our own company geared primarily toward flyfishing education services. More detailed information is available at www.alrittflies.com.”
Materials list:
Hook: Tiemco 2488
Thread: UTC 70 Denier
Tail: Byed and Barred Braided Leader Butt (Available from Hareline Dubbin’ as “Adult Damsel Body”)
Thorax: Super Fine Dubbing
Wing: Organza
Foam Back: Narrow strip of 2mm Closed Cell Foam, majority of length split so foam is 2 narrow legs joined at one end
Spot/Post: ParaPost Yarn
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