Today’s Tying Tuesday includes 4 cool patterns that will capture fish in fall, plus the videos will teach you helpful connecting techniques that you can utilize on other patterns. We kick things off with an Isonychia replica from Gary Morin (a.k.a adkflytying) that integrates 2 schools of Catskills dry-fly approach exhibited by the stylish Quill Gordon and the unpleasant Usual. The method he develops the legs is innovative. Next up, German tier Mario Malarczuk shows how to connect a super-simple rainbowlike black nymph that’s imbued with the dark side of the Force and sure to draw in attention from trout.
If you’re searching for a brand name brand-new banner to attempt, Charlie Craven ties Kisha Atkins’s Sugar Mother, which mixes motion, profile, and development, as it’s connected jigged-Deceiver-style. It absolutely looks like a mashup of old and brand-new methods. Lastly, McFly Angler reveals you how to connect Joe Blados’s traditional Crease Fly, a topwater minnow pattern that will capture anything that swims in saltwater and warmwater.
Snowshoe Iso Dun
Hook: Barbless nymph/terrestrial hook (here a Firehole Sticks 718), sizes 12-16.
Thread: Black, 10/0 or 50-denier.
Tails: Spade hackle fibers.
Body: Red red wine Hemingway’s Beaver Plus dubbing.
Wing: Dun-colored rabbit-foot hair.
Hackle: Dun hackle.
Legs: Chamois hair
Head: Connecting thread.
Tools: Calling brush, calling try, product clip, hackle pliers, bodkin, and lighter.
Darth Vader Nymph
Hook: Black barbless nymph hook (here a Ahrex FW561), sizes 10-18.
Bead: Silver tungsten bead, 4.0 mm.
Thread: Black, 6/0 or 140-denier.
Tail/underbody: Coq De Leon hen fibers.
Rib: Black Straggle String.
Body: Black hare’s ear dubbing.
Collar: Black hare’s ear dubbing.
Adhesive: Head cement.
Tools: Calling brush.
Kisha’s Sugar Mother
Hook: Black barbless jig hook (here a Umpqua XC400BL-BN), sizes 12-16.
Bead: Copper slotted tungsten bead, 3/16-inch.
Thread: White Nanosilk, 12/0 or 50-denier.
Adhesive # 1: Superglue.
Flash: UV pearl and silver Angel Hair.
Wings: White hen saddle plumes, matched.
Under collar # 1: Minnow-belly Senyo’s Laser Dub.
Under collar # 2: Mallard flank plume.
Collar: Chickabou fibers.
Tools: Calling brush, hackle pliers, product clamp.
Crease Fly
Hook: Risen O’Shaughnessy saltwater hook, size 1/0.
Thread: White, 6/0 or 140-denier.
Tail: White and brown bucktail.
Flash: Pearl Krystal Flash.
Underbody: EVA foam, 3mm.
Body: EVA foam, 3mm.
Adhesive # 1: Superglue gel.
Markers: Sepia and red Sharpies.
Eyes: Silver/black flat stick-on eyes, 1/4-inch or 7mm.
Adhesive: Solarez Flex Solution.
Shine: Pearl Pixy Dust.
Tools: Lead wire, chopstick, razor blade, non reusable paint brushes.
