Tied by Jeremy Barela Photo by Jeremy Barela Hook: Standard dry fly #12-18 Thread: Olive 8/0 Tail: Rust antron Body: Olive superfine, or color to match natural Wing: Elk hair with a grizzly hackle tied in parachute style. Tie the grizzly hackle in as you would a parachute adams. The simplest way to do this is by tying in the hackle prior to trimming the butt ends of the elk hair. This will allow you to hold both ends of the elk hair up and wrap the hackle. This is a great pattern to fish on many of the watersheds ... Read More
March 24, 2011
Tied by Jeff Duran of CustomFlys.comPhoto by Jeremy Barela Hook: Daiichi 1130 (or equivalent scud hook) in sizes 14-20 Thread: UTC 70 Olive Brown Ribbing: Fine Copper Wire Tail: Pheasant Tail Angel Hair Wingcase: Black thin skin with 1 strip of pearl Krystal Flash in the middle Thorax: Chocolate superfine dubbing Over Wingcase: 1 drop of Loon's Knot Sense to simulate bubble ... Read More
March 24, 2011
Tied by Jeremy Barela Photo by Jeremy Barela Hook: Daichi 1130 size to match hatch Bead: Gold bead to match size of hook Thread: Tan 6/0 UTC Ribbing: Gold wire Underbody: Grey chenille Legs: Dun hackle, oversized by 1 ½ times Back: 5 strands of peacock herl folded over chenille Thorax: Peacock herl wrapped twice to create thorax A great pattern to fish wherever there are crane flies present. If you are fishing deep, fast water and need to get to the bottom quick, you can add a tungsten bead or wrap lead on the hook shank prior to tying ... Read More
March 24, 2011
Tied by Jeremy Barela Photo by Jeremy Barela Hook: Daiichi 1180 #14-18 Thread: UTC 70 Gray-Brown Tail: Rust colored Antron Body: Caddis Green hairs ear dubbing Wing: Snowshoe Rabbits Foot fur Head: Adams Gray superfine dubbing This is a versatile Caddis pattern that can be used as a dry fly or fished in the surface film. The Caddis Green body attracts the fish and the wing gives the fly a life-like movement that drives the fish nuts! It’s a quick and easy tie and a pattern that can help solve the problem when the trout are being picky on many ... Read More
March 24, 2011
Tied by John Johnson Photo by John Johnson This fly pattern is a new terrestrial developed by Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone, Montana. It is a highly visible dry fly that can imitate a beetle, cricket or large ant. When I fished on the Rio San Antonio on the Valles Caldera recently, it was the most successful fly. The materials that are unique to this fly can be purchased from Blue Ribbon Flies at (406) 646 7642 or online at http://www.blueribbonflies.com Hook: Size 10 dry fly hook Body: Longhorn green zelon dubbing Wing: Bleached deer or elk hair Foamback: ... Read More
March 24, 2011
Originator: Charlie Craven (Colorado) Tied by Jeremy Barela Photo by Jeremy BarelaHook: Daichi 1280 #4 – 8 Body: Tan, Yellow, Brown, Olive or Gray foam folded in half (match color to conditions) Legs: Rubber terrestrial legs Underwing: Krystal Flash Overwing: Elk Hair Indicator: Fluorescent Pink Antron (substitute Fluorescent Green) A Tutorial
Fishing a hopper With the summer months in full swing, hoppers are out and because of this, they should be included in our arsenal of patterns. Hoppers can be found almost everywhere – the San Juan River, Jemez watershed, Pecos watershed as well as around the country on ... Read More
Fishing a hopper With the summer months in full swing, hoppers are out and because of this, they should be included in our arsenal of patterns. Hoppers can be found almost everywhere – the San Juan River, Jemez watershed, Pecos watershed as well as around the country on ... Read More
March 24, 2011
Tied by Jeremy Barela Photo by Jeremy Barela Hook: Daiichi 1110 #18-28 Thread: White 8/0 Rib: Small copper wire Body: white thread Thorax: Gray superfine dub Start thread behind eye and wrap back to halfway point of hook. Tie in copper wire and wrap thread back to above the barb, covering the wire. Then wrap thread back to the starting point, creating a smooth tapered body. Wrap copper wire back towards eye, creating an evenly ribbed abdomen. Tie off copper wire and trim excess. Using adams gray superfine dub, create a thorax. Whip finish fly ... Read More
March 24, 2011
Tied by Jeremy Barela Photo by Jeremy Barela Hook: Daiichi 1270 #12-18 Thread: Black 8/0 Tail and legs: Tan colored goose biot – 3 pairs of legs Abdomen: Hot Yellow and Copper UTC wire (medium size) Thorax: Peacock herl Head: 1/8 Gold bead Slide bead on hook and place in vice. Start thread behind bead and wrap back to above the barb. Tie in tail with biot material, placing biots flat with hook. Wrap thread back up towards bead, covering biot. Cut piece of yellow and copper wire and place the right ends of wire inside the bead. Wrap thread ... Read More
March 24, 2011