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Contributor:nhmacusr
Date added:06/29/2010
Pattern Name:Guide's Quick Caddis
Description:This is a caddis soft hackle pattern I made up. For the body cut the Swiss Straw into thinner sections (appropriate for the body size you want). Then re-twist the straw and wind on the body. Really quick tie. I tie these in size 10-16.
Category:Wet
Hook:TMC 2487
Hook Size:10
Materials:Hackle - Partridge
Body - Twisted Swiss Straw
Thorax -QD dubbing
 
Contributor:Cutthroat_inter_alia
Date added:06/29/2010
Pattern Name:The Dark Lord
Description:The "darkside" version of the prince nymph. It has magical fish taking powers, I am not even kidding. My friend I gave some to asked for the pattern when he got back from his next trip and is always singing its praises when we talk about fishing. I usually skip one or more steps on this one too, I rarely put the legs on it, and sometimes I skip the ribbing. I usually put the collar on though it's not pictured here, it's just a light amount of dubbing above the wings right behind the bead that gives it a more natural appearance.
Category:Nymph
Hook:TMC 100
Hook Size:14
Materials:Tie it on any nymph hook you want, I do.
Wing: Rusty brown biots
Tail: Black or dark brown biots
Body and Collar(mine is without the collar): fine black (or super dark brown)
Brass bead or a dark one.
Rib: gold wire
Legs, if you so choose: black hen hackle fibers on the bottom right behind the bead
 
Contributor:Cutthroat_inter_alia
Date added:06/29/2010
Pattern Name:It doesnt have a name, just a generic emerger
Description:This is my number one dry for cutthroat, I have caught more on it than any other 10 flies combined excluding just one nymph because they are equal. Just let it drift slowly on the lake if your not sight fishing. You can hang a beadhead dropper on it, and it also works great in moving water as long as it's not too rough.
Category:Dry Fly
Hook:TMC 2487
Hook Size:
Materials:Hook size: 12 to 18
Wing post: white poly yarn, or for better visibility use something pink.
Parachute: Dun Hackle
Body: Tan thread, thin outdoes thick but experiment with it on your own.
Rib: XS ultra wire purple. The visual affect that the purple and tan create is the whole reason I think this works. you may lose the wire after a couple of fish and you wont get the kind of "no questions asked" takes anymore.
 
Contributor:jruberto
Date added:05/30/2010
Pattern Name:Little Yellow Stonefly nymph
Description:Salmon flies and golden stones get most of the attention for stoneflies. But, later in the summer, Yellow Sally's start coming out. Here is a nymph pattern for the Yellow Sally. Use a 2x long nymph hook. After tying in the tails, tie in the black krystal flash, then start the wire body. Every 4 wraps or so, pull the krystal flash forward to secure it to the back.
Category:Nymph
Hook:TMC 3761
Hook Size:14
Materials:Gold Bead
Tail: Yellow or gold biots
Back: 3 strands of black krystal flash
Body: Gold copper wire (brassie size)
Thorax: Golden Stone dubbing
Legs: black krystal flash (3 legs each side)
Wing cases: turkey (treated with fleximent)
 
Contributor:jruberto
Date added:05/30/2010
Pattern Name:OC Humpy
Description:October Caddis Humpy In the fall, we get these large orange caddis flies, called October Caddis. I adapted this pattern from a humpy, but added some zelon for an egg sac, an underwing to suggest fluttering, and a caddis style wing. The egg sac and underwing are the same piece of Zelon. Don't trim the Zelon after tying in the egg sac. Fold it back after tying in & trimming the hump.
Category:Dry Fly
Hook:TMC 100
Hook Size:8
Materials:Body: Orange Thread
Sac/Shuck: Gold Zelon (don't trim)
Body (hump): Deer hair
Underwing: Gold Zelon (same piece as tail)
Wing: Deer hair
Hackle: Brown saddle
 
Contributor:vmabuck
Date added:05/25/2010
Pattern Name:Green Rocky
Description:This is just a variation of an uncased Caddis that I tied up and used over the winter in Northern NM. It worked well for me. The fish seemed to hit this harder than anything else I was throwing out. I have fished this pattern only in Northern NM rivers.
Category:Nymph
Hook:TMC 200R
Hook Size:18
Materials:Caddis Green Dubbing
Caddis Green Ultra Chenille
Peacock Hurl
Olive Uni-Thread 6/0
 
Contributor:Cutthroat_inter_alia
Date added:05/24/2010
Pattern Name:Fox's Poopah variant
Description:A caddis imitation from Tim Fox. I use it in sizes 12-16.
Category:Nymph
Hook:TMC 2487
Hook Size:12
Materials:Thread: UTC 70 dark olive
Body: Vernille or ultra chelille: singed to shape and prevent fraying.
Underbody: opal tinsel
Rib: gold wire
legs: partridge or hen back or in this case wood duck.
Antennae: Wood duck
Head: Ostrich in brown or black. I use peacock as well
 
Contributor:admin
Date added:05/17/2010
Pattern Name:Elk Hair Caddis
Description:The venerable Elk Hair Caddis is an excellent general approximation for many of the Caddis varieties and is one of the most fished dry fly patterns. It incorporates a variety of tying techniques including palmered hackle, wrapped wire and a hair wing.
Category:Dry Fly
Hook:TMC 900BL
Hook Size:16
Materials:Uni 6/0 Olive Thread
Light Dun Palmered Hackle
Natural Brown Elk Hair Wing
Olive Body Dubbing
Fine Gold Wire Ribbing
 

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