North Fly

Indian Creek Stimulator

Hook: Stimulator #10

Thread: Olive 8/0 (UNI)

Tail: Golden Pheasant tippits

Abdomen: Twisted red floss (After the manner of my Indian Creek Stone)

Body Hackle: Brown

Wing: Elk

Thorax/Head: Tan dubbing

Collar Hackle: Grizzly

This is a little thing I dreamed up. I think it will work.

This blog has been rather dark lately–that is, too many flies and not enough crisp outdoor shots. So, to awaken the blog  from a winter stupor, I present this, taken back in August of 2009.

Irrisistable (V.)

Hook: #12 dry

Thread: Olive 8/0 (UNI)

Tail: Black bucktail

Abdomen: Spun and clipped deer hair

Wing: sparkle yarn

Hackle: Brown and grizzly mixed

I went fishing at Doctors Pond today. The first time I’ve been fly fishing since the beginning of November.

Let me say it felt good!  It was very, very cold but extremely fun.

I didn’t catch a thing, well unless you count the branch I ferociously set the hook on when it attacked my damsel nymph.

When I finally landed it, a fiendish band of ducks burst into frenzied mirth.

Stupid ducks.

Hula Frog

Hook: #4

Tail: Rubber legs (assorted colors)

Body: Green deer hair, stacked & clipped

Another bass bug. Certainly not perfect but I am practicing!

Fencerider Bass Bug

Hook: Mustad Limerick  #4

Thread: Flat waxed Nylon

Tail: Four black saddle hackles, a tuft of green marabou

Skirt: Deer hair

Body: Orange, Green and black deer hair, stacked and clipped

It needs some work, but I think the bass will like it.

March Brown (V.)

Thread: Yellow 8/0 (UNI)

Tail: Teal Flank

Abdomen: Hair’s Dubbing

Rib: Yellow thread

Wingcase: Partridge

I actually tied this a while ago, but I just thought I’d put the pattern out here.

Husk Dun

Hook: Mustad 94840 #14

Thread: UNI 8/0 Olive

PUPA HUSK DRESSING:

Extended body: Velour yarn

Tail: Pheasant fibers

Hackle: Partridge

Head: brown hairs dubbing

DUN DRESSING:

Extended Body: Furled yarn

Dubbing: Monster Dry (Blue Dun)

Para Post: sparkle yarn

Hackle: Blue Dun

I have been working on this pattern for several days. I’ve tried all manner of body styles, materials, colors, and hooks, and finally boiled it all down to this fly, which I call the Husk Dun. It imitates a Mayfly Dun just after hatching.  When a mayfly hatches, it rests on the surface for a moment, drying its wings, while the discarded husk hangs just below. That is what this fly imitates.

It is somewhat of a ‘novelty’ pattern I suppose, unnecessarily detailed but a fun one to tie, and I expect it will be enjoyable to fish with as well.  After concluding the Husk dressing, I experimented with various extended body materials for the dun. At first I tried a dubbing extended body. It was very beautiful, but it was extremely time consuming and delicate. I then tried a elk hair one. It was quick, tough, and floated well…..but I just didn’t like the look of it. I then tried a furled yarn body. That clicked, and so the Husk Dun came to be.

You can tie it in any colors you wish, transforming it from a Blue Dun to any other mayfly species. The pupa husk you can color with markers (gasp!) to imitate various nymph types…but I prefer to leave it as it is from the package.

While testing in a aquarium, I found that the little bugger floats just as intended, husk dipping below the surface and the Dun bobbing cheerily above. When fishing, I think it would be good idea to anoint the dun with dry fly dressing, and rub the husk with saliva or creek water.  Here are some photographs from testing. I apologise for the over-exposed pictures.

The pupa husk

Dun

I can’t wait to try this guy out on Rocky Ford, those spooky Rainbows won’t know what hit them.

Bunny Strip Muddler:

Thread: Danville Flymaster + Orange

Tail: White bunny strip

Skirt: Deer hair

Weight: Plated dumbell eyes

Head: spun deer hair