Hatches Magazine Fly Patterns

Hook: TMC 103BL #17
Tail: Coq de Leon
Thread: Sheer 14/0
Hackle: Golden Badger
Thorax: Superfine #5
Abdomen: Rob McLean Quill Bodies (porcupine)
Post: TMC Aero-dry (Tan)

Slim and simple. Three CdeL fibres prefered for tails.

Materials in the order they are tied:
Hook: Wet-fly #14 - #10
Thread: Bennechi 12/0 Olive
Rib: Fine silver or copper
Tail: English Partridge
Body: Hare’s Ear
Hackle: English Partridge
Wing: English Partridge

See SBS link.

Hook: B175
Thread: Pearsall’s silk
Hackle: Woodcock Wing
Rib: Oval Gold
Dubbing: Golden Olive ‘Awesome Possum’

Woodcock wing festher ties in by the butt.

Hook: B175 #12
Thread: Pearsall’s silk
Hackle: Hen, purple / crimson
Dubbing: Wapsi Super fine midge red

1 / 1.5 turns of hackle.
Silk is lightly dubbed and then wound as rib.

Hook: Kamasan B175 #12
Thread: Pearsall’s Silk
Thorax: Hot pink dubbing
Hackle: Hot Pink Hen

Silk wound up to form the rib.

Hen hackle tied in by the stem.

Hook: Jardine red #16
Thread: Pearsall’s yellow
Hackle: Starling

With this pattern, regardless of the hook, I like sometimes like a little dubbed rabbit through the silk.

Hook: Tiemco 2487 #18
Body: thread / floss
Hackle: grizzle cock
Wing: TMC Aero dry / polypropylene yarn

As little marterial as possible…

Keep those thread wraps to a minimum.

Hook: Partridge Olly Edwards K14ST #14
Thread: Petitjean 8/0 split (beige)
Abdomen: Pheasant tail
Rib: UNI-Mylar pearl #16
Thorax: white cdc
Up-wing/ splitting wing bud: PT fibres

Slim and simple. CDC spun in a split thread.

Hook: Varivas ‘Big Mouth’ 6/0
Wing: Krystal Flash and White EP
Thread: Benecchi Mono thread (med)
Throat: EP Pink
Eyes: 9mm Epoxyed

Tied slim. Epoxy run over the edge of thes eyes for extra durability.