From Al:
“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 100 or 101
Thread: UTC 70 Denier
Body: Yellow Super Fine Dubbing
Thorax: Yellow Super Fine Dubbing
Wing: White (winter phase) hair from the bottom of a snowshoe hare’s hind foot
Egg Sack: Red Foam
Trailing Bubbles: 2 strands of Mirage Opal Flash
Rib: Yellow Dyed Grizzly Hackle, palmered through body and trimmed short
Under Wing: Mirage Opal Flash
Spot: Red FoamHackle: Light Barred Ginger dry fly hackle
