Today’s Tying Tuesday is a water-column master class: 4 patterns that jointly cover every feeding lane from the surface area movie to open water, providing you a total toolkit as hatches start to fire and predatory fish start pressing into the shallows.
We begin on top with the Dyret, a resilient Norwegian attractor connected with yearling deer hair that trips high in quick water and draws aggressive strikes when the fish are searching for. Simply listed below the surface area, René Harrop’s CDC Spent Midget manages the requiring end of the spectrum– a fragile, minimalist pattern connected on midget hooks that nails selective trout throughout technical spinner and spent-midge falls on tailwaters and spring creeks. Bridging the space in between surface area and mid-column is the Bow Tie Raccoon, an emerger developed around raccoon underfur dubbing and a distinct poly yarn wing that simulates a having a hard time bug midway through its escape from the shuck. And for tyers all set to go huge, the Andino Trout Deceiver brings a timeless saltwater shape to freshwater– hollow-tied bucktail, grizzly saddle hackles, and layered Laser Dub develop a predatory profile that moves major water and turns heads on big trout and bass alike.
Dyret
Hook: Ahrex FW500 Dry Fly Hook, sizes 10-14
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0, brown
Tail/Wing: Yearling deer hair, natural
Body: Hare’s ear or squirrel dubbing, natural brown
Hackle: Brown rooster cape
Harrop’s CDC Spent Midget
Hook: Tiemco 101 or 2487, sizes 18-24
Thread: Uni-Thread 12/0 or 8/0, olive or black
Tail/Shuck: Zelon, amber or olive
Body: Stripped peacock quill or great thread
Wing: Natural dun CDC plumes (2 )
Thorax: Great dry fly dubbing, to match body
Bow Tie Raccoon
Hook: Scud or emerger hook (e.g., Daiichi 1130), sizes 16-20
Thread: Black 8/0 or 70 denier
Tracking Shuck: Amber Zelon or Antron yarn
Body: Raccoon underfur dubbing
Wing: White polypropylene yarn
Thorax: Peacock herl
Andino Trout Deceiver
Hook: Ahrex PR320, size 1/0
Thread: Veevus 140 Power Thread, olive
Tail: Select bucktail, white
Flash: Flashabou, pearl
Hackle: Grizzly saddle hackle, natural
Body/Head: Senyo’s Laser Dub, cream and olive
Accent: Peacock herl
Eyes: 6mm Living Eyes, ice
Complete: Crazy UV Clear Complete