In the Rena River, caddis pupae hatch in enormous numbers and often make their way across the currents at high speeds. The trout take them really hard, so the fishing is action-packed from start to finish. The Foamblingpupa often yields great results. I always start with a few dead-drift casts with the pattern. If that […]

Tip: None Tail: Gray hackle fibers * Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Pale green floss Hackle: Gray * Wing: Light slate * The tail and hackle listings are as originally written but color plate examination clearly indicates grizzly. Either is acceptable for pattern correctness.

Tip: None Tail: Gray quill sections Ribbing: None Body: Orange floss or wool Hackle: Gray * Wing: Gray (slate); appears on the painting as dark slate * The hackle on the painting appears to be grizzly.

Tip: None Tail: Crimson quill sections Ribbing: None Body: Rear 1/3 black floss; front 2/3 gold tinsel. Hackle: Black Wing: Crimson

Tip: None Tail: Scarlet, yellow, green, married Ribbing: None Body: Gold tinsel Hackle: Claret Wing: Gray mallard with narrow strip of married blue and red over each side* * The wing recipe originally was written simply as ‘gray mallard, blue, red.’ It has been amended here to accurately reflect the color plate painting and the […]

Tip: Gold tinsel Tail: Brown mallard or Mandarin Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Yellow floss Hackle: Badger Wing: Brown mallard or Mandarin * The Gordon dry fly is on Trout Plate No. 14.

Tip: None Tail: Gray mallard Ribbing: None Body: Gold tinsel Hackle: Brown Wing: Brown mallard

Tip: Gold tinsel Tail: None Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Pale yellow (floss) Hackle: Guinea fowl * Wing: Slate gray * Though the guinea fowl body feathers are much shorter than hen feathers predominantly used for hackles, one could wind guinea fowl feathers for a wound collar hackle, then pull the fibers down and back in […]

Tip: None Tail: Golden pheasant tippet Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Scarlet floss or wool Hackle: Brown Wing: Dark blue – white tip (such as from mallard wing. * * This sample of the Good Evening was tied using whole white duck quill sections underneath shorter dark blue mallard, because oftentimes the iridescent blue mallard feathers […]

Tip: None Tail: Brown hackle fibers Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Natural rabbit-not plucked * Hackle: Formed by the long fibers of unplucked rabbit fur as it is wound on. * Wing: Slate * The phrase ‘unplucked rabbit fur’ from the Trout recipe listing refers to not removing guard hairs from the dubbing as it is […]