Some tips on soft hackles from Brian Wise!
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Howie’s Sunrise – Steve Andrews
Tying the Howie’s Sunrise Atlantic Salmon Fly with Steve Andrews.
Materials list:
Hook: Daiichi 2161 size 2
Thread: Danville’s Fly Master 6/0
Tag: Gold Oval Tinsel
Body: Black Floss
Rib: Gold Oval Tinsel
Wing: Sunburst American Opossum
Hackle: Orange Hen Hackle behind Yellow Hen Hackle.
Link to Steve Andrews Fly Tying
Filed under Salmon
Hair Wing Dun – Charlie Craven
Charlie ties a Hair Wing Dub.
Materials list:
Hook: #14-18 Tiemco 100SP-BL
Thread: Gray 30 Denier Nanosilk
Tail: Dun Spade Hackle
Body: Blue Winged Olive Superfine Dubbing
Hackle: Dun Rooster Cape or Saddle
Wing: Hopper or Comparadun Deer Hair
Filed under Dry Fly, Trout flies
Another Hopper by Savage Flies
By Matt at Savage Flies:
“Based on a terrestrial pattern from the Federation of Fly Fishers “Pattern Encyclopedia,” this parachute hopper is actually a fairly simple tie even though it does use quite a few materials.”
Materials list:
Hook: #6-12 long shank
Thread: Brown, or color to match the body
Body: Synthetic dubbing
Underwing: Deer hair over flash
Overwing: Mottled turkey slip
Legs: Knotted pheasant tail fibers
Post: Synthetic, or Para Post equivalent
Hackle: Grizzly dry fly
Filed under Hoppers
Hoh Bo Spey
Detailed instructions for tying a Hoh Bo Spey fly by Tim Flagler.
Materials list:
Shank: Waddington shank, 25 mm.
Thread: UTC 140 Denier, black.
Connection: Berkley FireLine, 30 lb test, color smoke.
Hook: Partridge Intruder, size 2.
Butt: UV Ice Dub, pink.
Rib & Support: Guinea hen feather, dyed pink.
Body: UV Ice Dub, purple.
Collar 1: Strung or Spey marabou, black.
Flash: Holographic Tinsel, fuchsia.
Collar 2: Lady Amherst fibers, dyed pink.
Filed under Steelhead
