I dipped into my copy of Flies: The Best One Thousand for some more inspiration for Steelhead ties. I didn't try to duplicate the patterns, just followed them with the materials I had at hand.
TOP: STONEFLY NYMPH
Not in the book, but one of my favorite basic stonefly nymph patterns.
Hook: #6 Gamakatsu T10-6H salmon hook
Thread: Black
Tail: Natural deer hair
Body: Black wool
Rib: Oversized Grizzly hackle, palmered (Just for the heck of it.)
Thorax: Olive sparkle dubbing
Wing Case: Natural deer hair
Legs: Deer hair tips folded back
LEFT: LEMIRE'S FALL CADDIS
Originator: Harry Lemire
My Tie Lemire's Tie
Hook: #6 TMC 2312 Hook: Partridge 01, #4-6
Thread: Black Thread: Black "A" nymo
Tag: Fine flat copper tinsel Tag: Fine flat copper tinsel
Rib: Fine flat copper tinsel Rib: Fine flat copper tinsel
Body: Rusty orange sparkle dubbing Body: Rusty orange seal fur
Underwing: Black antron yarn Underwing: Gray squirrel tail
Wings: Brown Hackle tips Wings: Light mottled brown hen saddle feathers
Collar: Moose tail hair Collar: Moose body hair
Head: Moose tail hair Head: Moose body hair
RIGHT: BLACK PALMER
Originator: Bill McMillan, based on a Roderick Haig-Brown pattern, the Carpenter Ant
My Tie McMillan's Tie
Hook: #6 Gamakatsu T10-6H Hook: Partridge N, # 1/0-6
Thread: Black Thread: Black 6/0 prewaxed
Tag: Copper wire Tag: Copper wire
Rib: Copper wire Rib: Copper wire
Body: Black wool Body: Black seal or goat fur
Hackle: Brown hackle, palmered Hackle: Iron blue dun hackle, palmered
Well done Jim.
ReplyDeleteNice flies there Jim , kind of an old style feel to all three of them. The last one , Black Palmer , gets my interest the most though. I can see that pattern being productive on some of my waters as a stonefly imitation fished wet (although I'm assuming it is meant to be fished dry since it's said to be a carpenter ant pattern).
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