FLIES OF THE MONTH
Fly of the month(s) - June/July
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Well, I ended up on the road more than anticipated, so here it is, finally! Actually, I was pondering when to put this fly up, as it works so well in both June and July, so I figure I'll just put it for for the two months. This damsel, fished well with either a dry or intermediate line, has a lot of movement. If you watch a damsel nymph swimming, it moves a lot with out going very far very fast! So move it minimally and let the water current, especially if there is a breeze, do the 'work'. The fly can be tied in olive, olive-brown or a olive-gray mix. HOOK: Mustad 9523 #12 WEIGHT: 0.0015" led wire THREAD: Olive UNIT 8/0 TAIL/WINGCASE: Olive Marabou BODY: Olive rabbit dubbing 1. Wrap the hook with 6 wraps of lead wire. |
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1. Wrap hook with lead.
2. Tie in marabou. I clip out the cent stem do allow for more fiber movement. Don't trim!
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3 Dub body. Make sure to leave sufficient room for tying down wing case and wrapping head.
4. Pull butts of marabou over top of dubbed body and tie off.
5. Trim butts and tie off head.
FLY OF THE MONTH - MAY
The Fly of the Month for May is a pattern which has been quite effective throughout the year in many of the high desert reservoirs in this region. It's a fly that you can get a bit rough with, meaning, it doesn't have to "look good" to fish well. In fact, some prefer not using hackle for legs and roughing up the dubbing to simulate leg movement. In other words, neatness doesn't count, as you can tell from my tie here. As with all flies shown here, you can purchase by contacting the shop by phone, or emailing kigercreekflyshop.com. Scuds - $1.75 each.
HOOK: Daiichi 1130 in #8-14
WEIGHT: 0.015" lead wire
THREAD: Olive Uni 8/0
RIB: Pearl Flashabou
SHELLBACK: Scud Back (or a slip cut from a baggie)
LEGS: Cream or olive hackle
DUBBING: Olive scud, polypro or equivalent dubbing material
HOOK: Daiichi 1130 in #8-14
WEIGHT: 0.015" lead wire
THREAD: Olive Uni 8/0
RIB: Pearl Flashabou
SHELLBACK: Scud Back (or a slip cut from a baggie)
LEGS: Cream or olive hackle
DUBBING: Olive scud, polypro or equivalent dubbing material
1. Wrap the hook with 6-8 wraps of lead wire.
2. Start thread and cover lead wire, and position thread partially down bend of hook. Tie in Flashabou.
3. Tie in Scud Back or a slip of clear plastic, such as from a baggie, to form the shell back of the fly.
4. Tie in hackle by the base. While this is not the "norm" when tying sub surface flies, it will allow for legs slanting toward the front of the fly, just as legs in a shrimp do.
5. Apply dubbing to thread, and wrap a body toward the eye, stopping a hook eye's width behind the eye. Don't worry about having a smooth body; rough and carefree isn't bad here!
6. Spiral hackle forward. Palmer hackle here should be evenly spaced, enough to wrap the Flashabou between wraps later in the tie.
7. Pinch the hackle fibers on the topside of the fly, laying them forward while wrapping a couple of thread wraps over them at the front of the fly. This step isn't necessary, but I find it to produce more even legs in the end.
8. Pull the shellback over the top of the fly, keeping it centered atop the hook. Secure with several wraps of thread.
9. Wrap the Flashabou toward the front, spiraling it between the wraps of hackle, being careful not to trap (too many) hackle fibers by "wiggling" the Flashabou as you wrap forward. Tie off and trim. Tie a neat head and whip finish.
Fly of the Month - april
The first Fly of the Month is for the pattern which attributes to more fish to my net in southeastern Oregon, the Woolly Bugger. The examples will be for the color I fish the most, brown with copper flash. COMPLETE FLIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR $1.75 EACH. Email kigercreekflyshop.com or call for ordering.
HOOK: Mustad 9672 in #6
WEIGHT: 0.025" lead wire
THREAD: Brown Uni 6/0
TAIL: Brown marabou to match body color, with three strands of copper Krystal Flash on each side
HACKLE: Brown saddle
BODY: Medium brown chenille
1. Wrap the hook shank with 12-14 wraps of lead wire. Note the position of the lead.
HOOK: Mustad 9672 in #6
WEIGHT: 0.025" lead wire
THREAD: Brown Uni 6/0
TAIL: Brown marabou to match body color, with three strands of copper Krystal Flash on each side
HACKLE: Brown saddle
BODY: Medium brown chenille
1. Wrap the hook shank with 12-14 wraps of lead wire. Note the position of the lead.
2. Start thread and secure wire. Wrap to above hook barb and tie in a select marabou feather. I snip the center stem out of the tip of the marabou. Note that the length of the marabou is the length of the hook shank, which is shorter than most buggers are tied. Secure and clip excess.
3. Tie in 3 strands of copper Krystal Flash to each side of tail.
4. Tie in a saddle hackle by the tip. I choose a hackle which is approximately one size smaller than the hook, so in this case, a feather which would be used on a #8 in most cases.
5. After stripping away some of the "fuzz" to expose the thread core, tie in the chenille directly in front of the tail. Wrap thread to ONE EYE WIDTH behind the eye.
6. Wrap the chenille to the thread, being careful to leave space behind the eye. Tie off the chenille and clip excess.
7. Spiral the hackle to the front, making one complete wrap behind the eye. Tie off and clip excess.
8. Preen any stray fibers to the back, wrap a neat head, and tie off with whip finish or half hitches. Fly is complete!
