Monthly Archives: August 2021

August 31, 2021 · 11:27 am

Blue Jay Traditional Streamer with Fred Klein

A classic streamer, wet fly for brown trout, brook trout, steelhead and salmon.
Tied here by Fred Klein.

Blue Jay Traditional Streamer Materials list:

Dressing~
Hook: Partridge Size 8 4X Long
Tail: Gray Mallard
Body: Flat Silver Tinsel
Ribbing: Oval Silver Tinsel
Belly: Cream Bucktail
Hackle: Grizzly
Wing: Blue Jay (gray duck or goose a great substitute for fishing)

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Filed under Classic, Salmon, Steelhead, Trout flies

August 30, 2021 · 12:01 pm

Paul Brown’s D.O.A.

Brian Wise demonstrates how to tie Paul Brown’s D.O.A.
From Brian:
“This single hook streamer is an awesome pattern that incorporates a rudder style bucktail tail and builds from there. Tons of fun to tie…even more fun to fish.”

Materials list:
Hook – Gamakatsu B10s 2/0
Eyes – Double Pupil Lead Eyes
Tail – Bucktail
Flashabou
Flash Blend
Craft Fur
Bucktail
Rubber Legs
Laser Dub

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August 25, 2021 · 1:29 pm

Art Flick’s March Brown Nymph

From Savage Flies:
“Created by legendary Catskill author and fly tier, Art Flick, his March Brown Nymph is a great mayfly nymph pattern that can be effective anywhere the fish are keying on the common American March Brown.”

Materials list:
Hook: #10-12 nymph
Thread: Rusty brown or orange
Tail: Pheasant tail, three fibers
Rib: Brown embroidery thread (or vinyl rib)
Body: Amber seal (or substitute) mixed with belly fur from a red fox
Wingcase: Pheasant tail fibers
Legs: Partridge

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August 24, 2021 · 10:04 am

Brain Dead Popper Creations

I thought I would post some of the poppers/sliders/divers that tyers have created using my new Brain Dead Popper heads and some of the fish caught on them. If you are interested in getting some for yourself, you can go to the Brain Dead Poppers website or J.Stockard Fly Fishing. Fly shops are also starting to carry them. So if you know a fly shop in your area that might be interested, please let me know.

Below the Instagram name of the tyer is under each photo.

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August 19, 2021 · 8:30 am

Designated Hitter

Materials list:
Hook – Tiemco 2312 (Size 8 – 12)
Thread – Uni Waxed Thread (6/0 Yellow)
Glue – Zap-A-Gap (Medium CA)
Under Body – 2mm Thin Tying Foam (Tan)
Abdomen – Semperfli Poly-Yarn (Yellow)
Under Wing – D’s Flyes Web Wing (Mottled Brown)
Wing – Elk Hair (Natural)
Head – Hareline Superfine Dubbing (Pale Yellow)
Hackle – Whiting Hackle Cape (Barred Dark Ginger)
Legs – Hareline Medium Round Rubber (Brown)

From AvidMax:
“The Designated Hitter is one of those sleeper summertime dry flies that fishes lights out. For some reason, I love the way bullet head flies look. This adaptation of the classic Madam X by David Hill of Umpqua Feather Merchants wears it well. It is already a super buoyant bug with the foam underbody. Adding the Semperfli Poly Yarn as the body material assists its float-ability. The Designated Hitter can be easily modified to imitate not only a wide array of stonefly dry flies but also a variety of other riverside terrestrials. This pattern is a great attractor on its own but also works wonderfully in a multi-fly rig with your favorite bedhead dropped 12-18 inches below.”

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Filed under Dry Fly, Terrestrial

August 16, 2021 · 8:44 pm

Gummy Gotcha Shrimp Fly

From Flymen Fishing Company:
“The original Gotcha shrimp fly pattern is a staple in flats fishing fly boxes. This next-generation Gotcha variation adds some new elements to help this classic pattern fish even better.”

“By adding the Fish-Skull Shrimp & Cray Tail, the Gummy Gotcha fly gets to the bottom super quick to grab the attention of cruising bonefish and permit so you can land that fish of a lifetime. Layering several types of flash and adding Chewee Skin helps give the Gummy Gotcha fly the translucent look that you see in natural shrimp.”

Materials list:

Hook: Kona Universal Strong Streamer (USS) hook, size 1/0
Tail: Fish-Skull Shrimp & Cray Tail, silver, size medium
Mouth: Fish-Skull Faux Bucktail, white – Polar Flash Opal – Lateral Scale
Eyes: Easy DIY Plastic Bead Eyes (see video to learn how to build these)
Body: UV Chewee Skin – Flashabou
Wing: Fish-Skull Faux Bucktail, white – Polar Flash – Lateral Scale – Craft Fur

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Filed under Saltwater

August 10, 2021 · 9:54 am

Southern Culture On the Fly – #40

Congratulations to SCOF magazine making it to issue number 40! Check it out!

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August 9, 2021 · 1:33 pm

How To Tie A Chubby Dry Fly

In this episode Adam from Blue Line teaches you to tie a simple and extremely versatile Dry Fly pattern that works on both trout and bass. It’s a cheap fly to tie only requiring 4 materials: Dubbing, Foam, Rubber Legs, and a synthetic fiber wing. This fly is so popular because it can imitate so many different things. From big attractor patterns to a small Mayfly, the Chubby can do it all!

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