Today’s Tying Tuesday includes 4 really various patterns to assist you find out brand-new abilities at the vise and capture fish. patterns developed to come down in the water column and lure slow fish to strike. We kick things off with a a caddis/grub variation of the Classic Prince Nymph, from In the Riffle Next, Tim Flagler teaches us to connect an extremely small Parachute Midget, which you must make certain to bring from now through March. Although some anglers turn their noses up at sensible worm patterns, this one from Fliesbyaspeen must work year-round. Lastly, the folks from Hastings Fly Fishers share 2 variations of the timeless Lake Shasta smelt pattern come from by Robert Meuschke.
Caddis Prince
Hook: Tiemco 5262 or Daiichi 1560, sizes 10-18.
Bead: Black tungsten bead, size to match hook (7/64-inch here).
Thread # 1: White Veevus, 8/0.
Tail: White goose biots.
Underbody: White connecting thread.
Body: Bug Gut Kiley’s Nymph Skinz.
Thread # 2: Black Veevus, 12/0.
Collar: Black India hen back feather.
Wings: Caddis Green Goose Biots.
Parachute Midget
Hook: Basic dry-fly hook (here a Dai-Riki), size 24.
Thread: Intense orange Veevus, 16/0.
Tails: Grizzly saddle hackle, midget.
Post: White polypropylene drifting yarn.
Body: Black Incredibly Great dubbing.
Hackle: Grizzly saddle hackle, somewhat oversize.
Adhesive: Head cement (here, Sally Hansen Hard-As-Nails).
Easy Worm
Hook: Ahrex FW531, size 10.
Weight: Lead wire, 0.02 mm.
Thread # 1: White Nano Silk, 18/0.
Body: Natural Kiley’s Nymph Skin.
Thread # 2/underbody: Pink (A17) Troutline Perdigon Flat Body Thread, 90-denier.
Thread # 3: White Nano Silk, 18/0.
Color # 1: Pink UV marker.
Color # 2: Brown marker.
Color # 3: Pink UV marker.
Color # 4: Brown marker.
Covering: Troutline UV Clear Traditional Fly Tying Resin.
Fed’s Lake Shasta Smelt– Freshwater Alternative
Hook: 3x-long banner hook, size 8.
Weight: 8 turns of lead-free wire,.020.
Thread: White Woolly nylon thread.
Tail: White Poly Yarn.
Body: Pearl Crystal Chenille.
Wing: Pearl polypropylene drifting yarn and pearl EP Shimmer Fiber.
Gills: Red Woolly nylon thread.
Adhesive # 1: UV-cure resin.
Eyes: Craft-store rhinestones (colored black with a Sharpie).
Adhesive # 2: UV-cure resin.
Fed’s Lake Shasta Smelt– Saltwater Alternative
Hook: Wide-gape saltwater hook, size 4.
Thread: White woolly nylon
Weight: 6 turns of.03 lead-free wire
Tail: White Poly Yarn.
Body: Pearl Crystal Chenille.
Wing: Pearl polypropylene drifting yarn and pearl EP Shimmer Fiber.
Gills: Red Woolly nylon thread.
Adhesive # 1: UV-cure resin.
Head: Fish Mask, size 4.
Eyes: Living Eyes, 4mm.
Adhesive # 2: UV-cure resin.
Eyes: Crafters Option Bling (coloured black with a Sharpie)
Head: Fish Mask # 4 with 4 mm Living Eyes
