Favorite Winter Fly Swap, WInter 2011

Some great flies were submitted for this swap-- Thanks to all who participated and a special thanks to Dave (Webrx) for the idea.




Shell Back Scud
Monkey Boy



Nymph
Monkeyboy
Hook: Mustad size 12-16
Thread: Silk
Abdomen: silk and wire
Thorax: Homespun wool



Chironomid Emerger
JoJer
Hook- Mustad 94840 #14 Dry Fly
Thread- 8/0 Uni Black
Body- Danville 900 denier Acetate floss
Thorax- Ostrich herl
Rib- Coats Metallic Sewing thread
Shuck- White Zelon
Gills- White Zelon
Wing- deer hair



Popsicle
Nerka
Hook TMC 7999 2/0
Thread black 210 denier
Tail purple tinsel
Butt purple marabou
Rib rainbow chenile
Body-wrapped marabou. First purple then heron blue. Flash flanked between.
Wing silver flashabou
Special tying notes weight to choice. These have 9 wraps of 30 lead wire.
Target species steelhead,lakers,rainbow,dollies,arctic char,pike

Chris says: Basically it is a flash heavy chuck and duck. But it has produced good fish in Alaska between Thanksgiving and St. Patty's. As the season goes longer and there is more sun I lighten colors to pink, chartreuse, orange etc. Still lots of flash and lead.



Recycle Fly
HuronRiverDan
Hook: TMC 3769 size 14
Bead: Gold 3/32”
Tail: Black hackle fibers
Body: Black and Blue dubbing



Nuke Egg
HuronRiverDan
Hook: Eagle Claw 42 size 14
Egg: Ice Dub
Veil: Egg yarn

Note: Dan fishes the Recycle Fly and veiled Eg together as a two fly rig for winter steelhead



Crayfish Bugger
Webrx



Silver and Peacock Crackleback
Lancer09
Hook: Any nymph hook
Thread: White Uni 8/0
Back: Flat Silver tinsel
Hackle: White and brown saddle hackle
Body: 2 strands of peacock herl



Al’s Rat
Pocono
Hook: Dai-Riki 270 (3x long nymph) size 18
Bead: Gold Cyclops 1/16”
Thread: Camel Uni 6/0
Weight: .010 lead wire, 5 wraps at thorax
Body: Brown Uni yarn
Thorax: March Brown Hare-Tron



ChrisinselwynNZ



Red on Olive Midge (Zebra Midge, Tiger Midge ????)
Mudbug
Hook: # 20 Gamakatsu C13U (the turn at the eye keeps the bead from crowding the hook gap)
Thread/Body: 140D Olive Ultra
Rib: XS Red wire
Thorax/Gills Light Dun Super Fine Dubbing
Bead: White Rive 5/64 Tungsten
Note from Mudbug: For me Winter is Midge season on Tailwaters and a couple small spring fed creeks that don't ice over. #20 is by no means the smallest size, but the tungsten bead helps get a two fly rig down and you can drop a #24 or so of the back of this one under an indicator.



Bead Head Hot Spot Stone
Peregrines
Hook: 3xl nymph hook size 12 or 14
Bead: Black
Thread: Black Uni 6/0
Tail: Black Goose or Turkey Biots (Turkey here)
Rib: Copper or gold wire (Copper here)
Body: Black rabbit
Wingcase: Black dyed turkey quill segment
Thorax: Orange UV Ice Dub

Great looking flies.

Thanks for doing all this peregrines.

Oh, I guess I should have submitted a recipe. You can add this.


Red on Olive Midge (Zebra Midge, Tiger Midge ????)
Hook: # 20 Gamakatsu C13U (the turn at the eye keeps the bead from crowding the hook gap)
Thread/Body: 140D Olive Ultra
Rib: XS Red wire
Thorax/Gills Light Dun Super Fine Dubbing
Bead: White Rive 5/64 Tungsten

For me Winter is Midge season on Tailwaters and a couple small spring fed creeks that don't ice over. #20 is by no means the smallest size, but the tungsten bead helps get a two fly rig down and you can drop a #24 or so of the back of this one under an indicator.

Nice looking flies guys...Mark thanks for running these swaps...

Dan

Wow, you guys tied some great looking winter flies, congrats to all!

Larry

Great looking flys guys.

Chironomid emerger recipe

Hook- Mustad 94840 #14 Dry Fly
Thread- 8/0 Uni Black
Body- Danville 900 denier Acetate floss
Thorax- Ostrich herl
Rib- Coats Metallic Sewing thread
Shuck- White Zelon
Gills- White Zelon
Wing- deer hair