Hatches Magazine Fly Patterns

Hook: Daiichi 1180
Thread: Danville Flymaster 6/0, dark tan
Wings: Natural Mallard wing quill
Tail: Lt. Blue Dun hackle
Body: Olive synthetic dubbing
Hackle: Lt. Blue Dun hackle

Start with tying in and setting the quill wings. Then start with the tail and work your way forward.

Hook: Mustad 3261, size 8
Thread: Uni Thread 8/0, olive
Abdomen: Olive and natural deer mair, mixed and spun
Thorax/head: Olive deer hair, spun
Legs: Lemon-dyed mallard, olive saddle hackle
Eyes: Burned mono, colored black

Mix, spin, and trim the thorax. Apply wrap or two of mallard, tie in saddle hackle by the tip. Whip and snip thread. slid piece of plastic bag over shank and agianst hackle. Restart thread, tie in eyes, and spin and trim thorax/head. Tear out the plastic and palmer saddle forward through thorax/head. Tie off and trim fibers from top of thorax/head. Whip, snip, and fish.

Hook: Mustad #9671, size 12
Thread: Uni Thread 8/0, black
Bead: Bright Bead, black 1/8″
Body: Peacock herl
Wing: Marabou, black

Tie in 4-6 herls at the bend, wrap around thread, and wrap forward aound shank. Tie in marabou about twice the length of the shank. Whip, snip, and fish. It’s just that easy.

Hook: Eagleclaw Kahle style, size 4
Thread: Danville Flymaster 6/0, dark tan
Weight: Barbell eyes on bend, conehead at hook eye
Claws: Red Fox tail gaurd hairs
Antenae: Moose mane, rootbeer Krystal Flash
Eyes: Burned mono, colored black
Legs: Large hackle, brown
Body: Red Fox Tail underfur
Shellback: Swiss Straw, brown
Ribbing: Medium copper wire

Thread conehead to hook eye and then tie in barbell around the first bend. How far around the bend they are determines how high the craw stands. Tie in claws, antenae, eyes, shell back/rib, hackle, and then body, in that order (or something like it).