Angling Publications - Index

Angling Publications - april2008 - Index

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HOOK: Size 2 to 6. Mustad
6890, Daiichi 2151, TMC 700
or DaiRiki 899
THREAD: Black. Gudebrod
BCS #118, UNI-Thread Black
or Danville 100
TAIL: Moose body hair, sparse
Triple Spey
WEIGHT: Optional
BODY: Gold Gudebrod HT Braid
HACKLE ACCENT: Pearl Krystal
Flash
HACKLE: Blue, light green,
& black marabou, Spey style
HEAD: Thread
More than a decade ago we met Scotty Howell at a fly-fishing
show in Eugene, Oregon. As the years passed we developed a
friendship that included trading fly patterns, materials and telling
stories—some were even true. Long known on the Internet flyfishing
groups as “Hywell,” Scotty passed away in January. This
fly is one he sent us last year. Good bye old friend, we’ll miss your
thought-provoking correspondence and great patterns.
1 Start by mounting the hook in the vise and attaching the
tying thread 1/3 of the shank length back from the eye. Wrap
to the end of the shank and back to the starting point forming
the thread base. Select a sparse clump of moose body hair, clean
out the under fur, and even the tips in a stacker. Bind the clump
of hair over the shank to form a tail equal to the complete hook
in length. Leave the bobbin hanging at the front of the thread
base. Trim any waste materials.
2 Clip a six-inch strand of gold HT Braid from the card and
tie it to the shank. Wrap it over the hook to form a body that
covers the back 2/3 of the shank. Tie it off and trim any waste.
3 Select three marabou feathers (blue, light green, and black)
and strip the waste fibers from the bases of the stems. Tie the
blue feather to the hook and take one turn around the shank.
Tie it off and trim as needed. Cut a sparse clump of pearl Krystal
Flash from a bundle and tie it to the hook (directly in front of
the blue marabou) to form a hackle accent.
4 Attach and wrap the green marabou feather. Tie it off and
trim. Repeat the process with the black marabou feather. Wrap
a thread head and apply a whip-finish. Trim the thread from the
hook and apply a coating of Aqua Head to complete the fly.
Tequila Sunrise (Tube)
HOOK: Size 2 to 8. Mustad
C71S SS, 39952BL, 39960BL;
or Eagle Claw NT2050
THREAD: Hot orange. Gudebrod
BCS #F77, UNI-Thread
Fluorescent/Fire Orange or
Danville 503
TUBE: HMH small diameter,
¾ inch long
JUNCTION TUBE: To fit the
body tube, ¼ inch long
BODY: None
HACKLE ACCENT: Flashabou,
color of choice, very sparse
HACKLE: Pale pink, orange,
and cerise marabou, Spey
style
HEAD: Thread
Long-time friend, John Edwards, from Grant’s Pass, Oregon
sent us this pattern along with several others he thought we might
find interesting. The Sunrise has long been a favorite steelhead
pattern of ours, so John’s version on a tube really caught our eye.
Here is this fun pattern for all of you to enjoy.
1 Start by mounting an HMH tying tube (or tube of choice)
in a tube-fly tool and anchoring the assembly in a vise. Attach
the tying thread to the front of the tube and wrap toward the
back a short distance. This distance will later identify the size
of the head on this tube fly. Select a few strands of Flashabou
and tie them to the tube to provide a very sparse application of
hackle accent. Bind them to the tube wrapping back about ¼
inch. They should be about twice as long as the length of the
tube. Trim them so they equal that length.
2 Select three marabou feathers (light pink, orange and cerise)
and strip the excess fibers from the base of the stems. Tie the pink
feather to the tube, make one wrap, tie it off, and trim away the
waste feather and stem.
3 Repeat the process with the orange and cerise feathers, trim
off any waste materials and wrap a smooth, thread head.
4 Apply a whip-finish and trim the thread from the tube. Apply
a coat of head cement to complete the fly. Slip a ¼ inch section
of junction tube on the back of the body tube and place the fly
in a box to take to the river. On the water slip the leader through
the tube, tie on a hook, and position its eye in the junction tube.
It will stay in that position until the weight of a hooked fish pulls
it from the junction tube.
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