My Hare's Ear Nymph

Fly tying

My Hare's Ear

Nymph

 

Very easy and useful version of the original.

Materials

Standard wet hook sz 10-14

UTC 70 Olive thread

1/8 brass bead

Hare's ear fur for tail

Pear tinsel for rib

Hare tron dubbing for body light and a dark

Peacock Herl for wingcase

 

 

 

 

1. Place bead on hook and secure in vise.

2. Work thread to bend.

3. Tie on the tail.

4. Tie on the rib.

5. Make a dubbing noodle of the lighter dubbing.

Dub 2/3 of the shank.

6. Wrap the rib up to the front 4-5 turns.

7. Tie on the herls.

8. Dub the rest with the darker color.

9. Fold over herls and tie down. Whip Finish.

10. Enjoy.

 

 

Thanks Chris



Orange & Partridge

Fly Tying

Orange & Partridge

 

Materials

Hook 10-14

Thread UTC 70 Tan

Bead 1/8 brass bead

Body Orange floss

Rib Small holographic gold tinsel

Thorax Black UV ice dubbing

Hackle Partridge feather



 

1. Add bead to hook and secure a hook in the vise.

2. Start thread.

3. Tie in floss and work to the end.

4. Tie in the rib.

5. Move thread back to front. tie off and cut.

6. Wrap the floss up to front. Reattach thread and tie down floss.

7. Rib the body 5 wraps or so to thorax area.

8. Make a dubbing noodle.

9. Dub the thorax area.

10. Tie in the partridge feather.

11. Wrap 2 or 3 times.

12. Trim feather and whip finish.

13. Enjoy

 

Thanks

    Chris

Simple Hopper

Fly Tying the

Simple Hopper

Great pattern I created several years ago.

I use two different sizes size 10 for panfish and a size 6 for bass.

Materials

Hook Size 10 or 6

Thread UTC 70 Tan

Body 2mm Tan foam

Dubbing Amber superfine

Wing Deer hair

Legs Orange speckled

 

 

 

1. Secure hook in vise

2. Run thread back to the end.

3. Apply a super small drop of super glue at end. Will help a lot with next step.

4. Tie on foam on top of super glue drop.

5. Secure the foam down all the way to the eye.

6. Starting at the back make a dubbing noodle and dub the whole body.

7. Move thread back a few mm and tie in a small bunch of deer hair for a wing. Trim butts and dab a small spot of glue. The rest of the fly will be tied from the spot.

8. Fold over the rest of the foam to form a head and tie down.

9. Trim the foam to form a small over wing.

10. Tie on one leg.

11. Tie on the other leg.

12. Whip finish and enjoy.

 

Thanks

Chris

Easy Pheasant Tail Nymph

Fly Tying Easy Pheasant Tail Nymph

A simple spin on a classic pattern.

Materials

Hook 10-16 std wet hook

Bead 1/8 Brass

Thread UTC 70

Lead .015

Tail and Body Pheasant tail fibers

Rib Small copper wire

Thorax Peacock Herl

 

1. Add bead to hook and secure in vise. I use about 6-8 wraps of lead pushed into bead.





2. Start thread and work to the back of shank.

3. Take about 6 fiber and measure the shank length.

4. Tie in.

5. Tie down excess the whole body length and then work thread back down.

6. Tie in the wire rib.

7. Tie in another 6 fibers for the body by the tips.

8. Wrap up to the thorax area.

9. Rib with 4-5 turns of wire.

10. Tie in 3-4 herls.

11. Wrap to create a full thorax area.

 12. Whip finish and enjoy.

 

Thanks

Chris