Hatches Magazine Fly Patterns

Hook - Mustad Model 94842 / Size 12
Thread - Purple Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk
Hackle - Golden Pheasant Tippets (dyed Hot Orange)
Abdomen - Purple Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk
Thorax - Two pieces of Peacock Herl (reinforced in a silk dubbing loop)

Note on the Golden Pheasant Tippet Fiber Hackle - I tyed it in while the tips were even had the tips facing out over the eye of the hook. I sized them so that they are roughly the length of the hook shank. The tippet fibers are tyed in using a distribution wrap (sort of like spinning deer hair). Once the body thorax are finished, the tippet fibers are pushed back towards the thorax with my thumb nail and a small silk thread head is formed to hold the tippet fibers backwards. The tippet fibers are somewhat stiffer than a typical soft hackle fibers, but still quite flexible. Once they are wet, they become quite flexible.

Hook - Mustad Model 3665A/Size 6
Thread - Tan UNI-Thread (6/0)
Tag - Narrow Gold Metal Tinsel
Tail - Sparce Bundle of Hackle Fibers (Olive-Dun)
Rib - Narrow Gold Metal Tinsel
Body - Brown Danville Rayon Floss (one strand / double layer)
Throat - Sparce Bundle of Hackle Fibers (Olive-Dun)
Wing - Olive Bucktail under Black Bucktail under Olive-Brown Bucktail
Head - Tan Tying Thread
Eyes - Acrylic Craft Paint (Yellow Iris/Black Pupil) and then entire head is coated with two layers of SHHAN Mega Shine clear nail polish

Hook - Mustad Model 3665A/Size 6
Thread - Tan
Tag Rib - Small Gold Oval Tinsel
Body - Wool Yarn Dyed (Warm Tan)
Belly - Mix of Olive and Brown Bucktail (sparse)
Wing - Four Hen Neck Hackles (Smokey Olive Dun)
Shoulders - Lemon Wood Duck Flank Feathers
Cheeks - Jungle Cock Nails
Head - Tying thread coated with three layers of SHHAN Mega Shine clear nail polish

Hook - Daiichi Model 2451 (Size 4)
Thread - Rusty Brown UNI-Thread (6/0)
Weight - Heavy Metal Dumbbell Eye
Feelers - Chocolate Brown Pheasant Tail Fibers (10 to 12)
Antenna - One strand of black Krystal Flash (folded over the tying thread and tyed in to form two antenna)
Rear Body - Hairs Ear Dubbing (color of choice)
Claws - 1/8″ wide Rabbit Zonker Strip (Color of your choice)
Underbody (optional) - Leadfree Wire to add extra weight to the pattern)
Main Rear Body - Hairs Ear Dubbing (color of choice)
Legs - Grouse Body Feather or Tan colored Schlappen (folded and palmer wrapped along the body)
Cephalon/Carapace - very thin tan leather cut into special crawfish shape (Color the leather with permanent marker if you want).
Eyes (optional) - Black Acrylic Craft Paint

Body is tyed before the leather carapace is put onto the hook and tyed in at the tail section. The hook hold the leather strip in place.

The steelhead version of the mudbuddy pattern was tyed with orange feelers made from Fly Tying Dungeon’s Baby “Legs Alive” (tips colored with a red Sharpie marker) and Fluorescent Orange rabbit zonker strips for claws. The under body is heavily weighted with lead free wire so the pattern will dredge the bottom.

Hook - Mustad 9850/Size 1 (now out of production)
Thread - White (6/0) UNI-Thread
Rib - Medium Oval Gold French Tinsel
Body - New Age Chenille (White/Pearl)
Downunder Belly (Matuka Belly) - Two Pink Schlappen feathers flanked by Two Grey Saddle Hackles on each side (there are three feathers on each side of hook - 1 pink plus 2 grey)

NOTE - It is easy to forget that the feathers should be below the hook shank on this pattern. Remember to tye the feathers in matuka-style under the shank of the hook. This will form a keel wing belly below the hook shank.

Wing - 1/3rd Pink 2/3rds White Bucktail (Blend bucktail together to form a white body with pink highlights)
Flash - Mirage Accent (two strands folded over tying thread)
Shoulders - Mallard Flank
Cheeks - Jungle Cock Eyes
Head - Tying Thread with two coats of SHHAN Mega Shine clear nail polish

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook. Blend of tying techniques (Matuka style, Rangeley Streamer style, Bucktail style).

Hook - Mustad Model R70 / Size 10
Thread - Black UNI-Thread (6/0)
Hackle - Starling
Rib - Amber Ultra Wire (small)
Body - Two Turkey Tail Fibers (nice long ones)
Tail/Back - Ringneck Pheasant Tail (dyed brown)
Thorax - Peacock Herl
Wing Case - Ringneck Pheasant Tail (pulled forward and tyed down over the thorax)
Head - Thread

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook

Hook - Mustad Model 70 (size 12)
Thread - Trico UNI-Thread
Hackle - Starling
Body - Turkey Tail Fibers (twisted around tying thread and wrapped)
Thorax - Peacock Herl (twisted in a thread dubbing loop and wrapped)

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed in.

Hook - Mustad Model R70/Size 10
Thread - Black UNI-Thread (6/0)
Tail - Golden Pheasant Shoulder Feather (the red ones)
Body - Burn Orange UNI-Yarn
thorax - Burn Orange UNI-Yarn (wrapped back and forth a couple times to thicken the thorax). Rough up the body with a piece of Velcro teeth to make the body extra fuzzy.
Collar - Golden Pheasant Shoulder Feather (the red ones). Tye it in by the tip, fold the fibers over the stem, and wrap backwards towards the thorax. Run the thread through the fibers to reinforce the stem. Form a neat head and coat with clear nail polish).

The materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook.

Hook - Mike Martinek’s Carrie Stevens Rangeley Streamer (Size 4)
Underbody - White Wooly Nylon
Tag - Narrow Oval Gold Tinsel (Antique)
Butt – Crimson (Red) Danville Rayon Floss (single strand)
Butt Transition - Black Ostrich Plume
Rib - Narrow Oval Gold Tinsel (Antique)
Body – Crimson (Red) UNI-Wool (wrapped in two layers)
Thread - Black UNI-Thread (switch to tying thread after the body if finished)
Body Veiling/Collar - Crimson (Red) Bucktail (tyed in to form a 360° veil around the body - similar to the original GP pattern)
Wing – Red Saddle Hackles (two on each side)
Shoulders - Golden Pheasant Feathers (Yellow Rump Feather covered by Red Shoulder Feathers)
Throat - Two Long Yellow Golden Pheasant Rump Feathers
Cheeks - Jungle Cock Eyes
Topping - Golden Pheasant Crest Feather
Head - Black tying thread coated with three layers of SHHAN Mega Shine (clear nail polish)

Classic streamer style. Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook.