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Buckskin - Caddis larva imitation Hook: #18 -24 wet Thread: black Tail: brown, stiff hackle fibers Body: chamois Head: thread Variations: Gold head: no tail and old tungsten bead head Mercury: glass bead head, peacock herl collar

Fling & Puterbaugh 7/30 Hook: dry Thread: black Tail: dark soft hackle fibers Body: two peacock herls (wound into a rope) Wings: duck quill Hackle: partridge

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Hook: 20, 18, 16 curved (scud, emerger) Bead: tungsten to match hook size Body: traditionally black thread, but can be tied in a variety of colors Ribbing: wire, here stainless, but silver or other to contrast or match with body

I tied this one on a #8 kinked shank hook. Grizzly hackle Black and Orange chenille Black thread - I used 0/8 but on this size hook could use a heavier thread to more easily create a bigger head

from Dave Hughes American Fly Tying Manual Hook: 12-14 wet hook Thread: Crimson silk (I used 8/0 red) Rib: narrow gold tinsel Body: Bronze peacock herl (Dave Hughes says it's worth it to weed through the herl to find the bronze strands ... oops, I used regular herl) Hackle: Red furnace (mine is orange)

from Dave Hughes American Fly Tying Manual Picket Pin (oops, I misread and called it a Pocket Pin in the video) Hook: wet #8 -12 Thread: Black Tail: Brown hackle fibers Rib: Brown hackle palmered over body Body: Peacock herl Wing: White tipped squirrel tail Head: Peacock herl

a floating thorax nymph emerger Hook: # 12 - 18 scud / emerger / nymph Thread: red Body: red wool Thorax: deer hair, spun and trimmed

This beaded san juan worm is tied on a #14 nymph/wet hook, but tie it on whatever size hook you want bead - 2.4 tungsten body - red chenille slightly longer than hook red thread - I used 8/0

Stonefly Nymph (Fling & Puterbaugh 4/30) Hook: 2x or 3x nymph Thread: brown Tail: two fibers from leading edge of goose quill Body: rubber band Wing casing: pheasant tail Hackle (legs): dark soft hook gap width

#18 hook white thread silver flash tail gray dubbing body and head silver metallic embroidery floss wing

Hook: Tiemco TMC2499SP-BL or TMC2487 Hook Size: 18, 20, 22,24 Body: UNI-Thread Dark Brown or Camel 8/0 Ribbing: Metallic Pearl Embroidery Thread-Coats & Clark Wings: Kreinik Metallic Pearl very fine #4 – No. 032 11M or fine #8 – No. 032 10M Thorax: Super Fine Brown Dubbing (Rusty Brown)

hook: wet/nymph 12, 14, 16, 18 body: olive thread - I used 8/0 ribs: flash, flashiboo - crystal, silver, peacock, whatever you want wings: olive marigoo head: something flashy, I used peacock herl

Carolyn Parker's Lil Easy 16 curved hook (scud?) red thread (8/0) wire - recipe calls for red, I used .2mm copper grizzly hackle collar red thread head

Hook: wet / nymph Thread: brown Tail: soft hackle fibers- brown Rib: fine wire (here light gold) Body: brown dubbing Thorax: same brown dubbing Throat: same soft hackle fibers as tail Wing case: small feather clipped and glued

The recipe in Peter Gathercole's The Fly-tying Bible names this streamer Olive Matuka. Hook: #2 - 10 3x streamer, weighted Thread: olive Rib: gold oval tinsel Body: olive rabbit fur Wing/tail: dyed olive grizzle cock hackle Hackle: dyed olved grizzle hackle Head: olive thread My sample is tied with tan hackle, brown dubbing, and claret thread

This midge larva is from Fling and Puterbaugh, The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying where the focus of fly tying is imitation of nature Hook: midge size down to #24 wet Thread: black, orange, green (what color the tier wants the midge to be) Rib: fine gold wire Body: white floss Throat: fine hair or hackle fiber Thorax: dubbing to match thread color

Cecil's micro gnat. Hook: 24, 26, this one tied on a 20 scud/emerger Grizzly hackle Black tread - 8/0 used

From Dave Hughes American Fly Tying Manual Hook: #14-18 scud / emerger Thread: gray Tail: Grizzly hackle fibers Body: Grizzly hackle stem Thorax: Grizzly hackle, trimmed Feelers: Grizzly hackle fibers

Clouser Minnow Hook: something strong - bass size Thread: to match or contrast the body Eyes: weighted dumb bells Underbody: white buck tail - or ... Flash: flash of choice Upper body: buck tail, color of choice

Hook: #10 - #20 (here #14) dry fly Body: tan dubbing (traditionally hare's ear) Rib: gold wire (here UNI-French oval) Hackle: ginger to fit hook size Wing and head: stacked elk hair

Patern from Doug Hughes American Fly Tying Manuel Hook: 10-16 wet Thread: black Tag: medium gold tinsel Tail: scarlet hackle fibers Body: peacock herl Hackle: grizzly hen https://flyvault.net/profile/j-c-andy/

Hook: # 10 - 14 nymph/wet Bead (head): Gold tungsten to fit hook Weight: weighted (lead) wire Thread: brown Tail: pearl crystal hair Rib: gold oval Body: fur; amber, cream, olive, brown Thorax: fur; orange or red

Harvester Midge Hook: #14 - 16 scud/emerger Thread: orange Head: tungsten bead Body: tapered thread Rib: black wire

Hook: 20, 18, 16 Thread: black Body: peacock herl Hackle: grizzly