Hatches Magazine Fly Patterns

Hook: #4-2 Mustad 34011 Stainless
Thread: Flat waxed nylon
Eyes: Small or Medium dumbell
Tail: 2 Lengths of Estaz Metallique, furled (this one is one Chartreuse piece and one Olive piece)
Body: Both materials palmered together up the shank.
Weedguard: Mono loop (acts as anti-fouling also)

If you’re not familiar with furling, Google it for more info. But basically you tie on the eyes first, then attach the mono for the weedguard behind. I melt a bump onto the end to prevent it from pulling out. Then tie in two lengths of Estaz at the bend. Allow
2 1/2 times the desired tail length. Hold the end fairly tight in your left hand, or clamp it in a clamp or something like hackle pliers.
Twist the lengths together 75-100 times (more or less to get the right amount of furling), pinch the middle point and pull the bundle over the tie in point at the bend and let go to allow it to furl on itself. Bind it down and snip off any extra.
Then tie in two more lengths and wind them up to behind the eye. Tie off and trim. Bring the mono around to make a loop and tie in in front of the eyes.
The furling is not difficult once you try it a couple of times to get the lengths and twists right.

Hook: #10 Mustad C67S
Thread: 6/0 Hot Orange
Tail: 3-4 Strands of Flashabou
Egg: 2-3 Turns of Holographic Cactus Chenille
Veil: Orange Glo-Bug Yarn

Take a small bunch of yarn a bit longer than the hook and spread it out. Tie on 3 or 4 thin bunches over and around the Chenille. Trim to length. You want the chenille to show through.
Colors may be varied to “match the hatch”.

Hook: Mustad 34007 #1
Thread: Flat Waxed Nylon
Belly: White Steve Farrar’s Flash Bend
Flash: Gold Flashabou
Wing: Olive Ice Fur over Mullet Brown Deadly Dazzle over Redfish Flash’N Slinky
Eyes: StickOn Hologram Dome Eyes 5/16″ Silver applied with Power Poxy Super Cement

None.

Hook: Curved Nymph
Thread: Black 6/0
Weight: Optional Lead Wire
Bead: Black Tungsten
Tail: Black or Mahogany Goose Biots
Body: 4-8 Black Marabou Strands wrapped up the shank in a bundle
Shellback: 4-8 Pheasant Tail Fibers
Rib: Green Wire
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Legs: Dark Centipede
Wingcase: Raffia topped with a drop of 5-Minute Epoxy

Since this is an impressionistic pattern it can be tied anywhere from a #14 to a #6.

Hook: Streamer 10-2
Thread: 8/0 Brown
Bead: Copper
Weight: .020 Lead Wire (optional)
Tail: Spirit River Jailhouse Black/Orange Marabou
Flash: Rust Flashabou
Body:Variegated Olive/Brown/Yellow Chenille
Hackle: Brown, Palmered
Rib: Copper Wire
Collar: 2-3 Turns of Grouse

Make sure you leave enough room at the front to add the collar. Wrap the hackle, then the rib, then add the collar.

Hook: #14 Scud
Thread: 8/0 Olive
Tail: Olive Z-lon
Underbody: Holographic Mylar
Rib: Green Wire
Wing: CDC
Wingcase: PT fibers
Thorax: Peacock herl
Legs: “Centipede Legs” from Montana Fly Co

Weight may be added if desired.

Hook: #18-14 Scud
Thread: 8/0 Black
Bead: 3/32 Black Tungsten
Body: 5-6 Strands of Black Marabou
Rib: Small Silver Wire
Hackle: Partridge
Collar: 2 Strands of Black Ostrich Herl

Twist the marabou into a light rope after tying on and palmer up the shank.

Hook: #4 Daiichi 1750
Thread: Flat Waxed Brown
Weight: Lead Wire
Eyes: Spirit River I-Balz 5/32 Gold
Tail: Rust Marabou Flanked by a Furnace Hackle Feather on each side.
Rear Body: Crosscut Tan Rabbit Palmered
Pectorals: Grouse Feather
Front Body; Rust EP Sparkle Brush Palmered

You have to pick out the Sparkle Brush a bit because it’s not real easy to palmer smoothly.

Hook: #4 Daiichi 1750
Thread: Flat Waxed Brown
Bead: Tungsten 5/32″ Gold
Tail: Mottled Marabou
Flash: 3 Strands Gold each side
Body: Brown Wooley Bugger Chenille from Feather-Craft ( made from Antron, with bits of Pearl Mylar Tinsel built right in)
Body Hackle: Brown palmered
Thorax Hackle: Grouse, 2-3 turns
Weight: Optional

Usual Wooley Bugger except for the Thorax.