Smitherman's Draggin' Nymph Fly Tying Directions by Charlie Craven
Smitherman's Draggin' Nymph Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #10-14 Hanak 450BL
https://charliesflybox.com/products/h-450bl
Thread: Light Olive 8/0 Veevus
https://charliesflybox.com/products/veevus-8-0-thread
Eyes: Black Medium Beadchain Eyes
https://charliesflybox.com/products/bead-chain-eyes-2
Body: Light Olive Senyo Laser Dub
https://charliesflybox.com/products/senyo-s-laser-dub
Thorax: Whitlock's SLF Dubbing or Caddis Green Hareline Dubbing/Nature's Spirit Peacock Emergence Dubbing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/whitlock-slf-dubbing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/hareline-dubbin
https://charliesflybox.com/products/nature-s-spirit-emergence-dubbing
Collar: Olive Grizzly Hen Saddle
https://charliesflybox.com/products/whiting-hebert-grizzly-hen-saddles
Legs: Motor Oil Perfect Rubber
https://charliesflybox.com/products/perfect-rubber
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Mr. Jones - Cranefly Extended Body Dry - Fly Tying Directions - Tied by Charlie Craven
Mr. Jones Fly Tying Recipe:
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Thread: Tan Veevus 8/0
https://charliesflybox.com/products/veevus-8-0-thread
Underbody: Brown McFlylon
https://charliesflybox.com/products/mcflylon
Body: Cinnamon Thin Fly Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/thin-fly-foam
Body Connection: 01X Mono
Glue: Zap A Gap
https://charliesflybox.com/products/zap-brush-on-zap-a-gap
Hook: #12 Tiemco 2487
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-2487-100pk
Thread2: Brick Beige 18/0 Nanosilk
https://charliesflybox.com/products/semperfli-18-0-nano-silk
Back: Cinnamon Thin Fly Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/thin-fly-foam
Wing: Bleached Moose Body Hair
https://charliesflybox.com/products/moose-body-hair
Legs: Amber Small Barred Sexi Floss
https://charliesflybox.com/products/mfc-sexi-floss-barred-small
Thorax: Cinnamon Caddis Superfine Dubbing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/superfine-dubbing
Wing: Bleached Moose Body Hair
https://charliesflybox.com/products/moose-body-hair
Color: Copic Markers
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Barr's Tungstone - Realistic Stonefly Nymph Tied by Charlie Craven
Barr's Tungstone Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #08-14 Tiemco 5262
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-5262-25pk
Bead: Gold Tungsten Bead
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tungsten-beads-standard
Weight: .020 Lead Wire
https://charliesflybox.com/products/lead-wire
Thread: Yellow 6/0 Danville
https://charliesflybox.com/products/6-0-danville-thread
Tail: Gold Goose Biots
https://charliesflybox.com/products/goose-biots-for-tailing
Flash: Medium Pearl Lateral Scale
https://charliesflybox.com/products/lateral-scale
Shellback: Golden Stone Thinskin
https://charliesflybox.com/products/thinskin
Body: Tan Sow Scud Dubbing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/sow-scud-dubbing
Rib: 4x Tippet
Legs: Gold Grizzly Hen Saddle
https://charliesflybox.com/products/grizzly-hen-saddles
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Boy Wonder Hopper - Foam Terrestrial Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven
Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #08 Tiemco 100SP-BL or Tiemco 100
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-100sp-bl-100pk
Thread: Tan 3/0 Monocord
https://charliesflybox.com/products/danville-monocord-3-0-thread
Body: Tan 3MM Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/3mm-foam
Glue: Zap-A-Gap
https://charliesflybox.com/products/zap-brush-on-zap-a-gap
Wing1: Poly Macrame Yarn Blend
https://charliesflybox.com/products/polypropylene-macrame-yarn
Hot Spot: Pink Deer Hair
https://charliesflybox.com/products/deer-belly-hair
Legs: Gold Amber Black Fly Enhancer Legs
https://charliesflybox.com/products/fly-enhancer
Wing2: Whitetail or Regular Deer Hair
https://charliesflybox.com/products/all-purpose-deer
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Grillos Low Rider Fly Tying by Charlie Craven
Grillos Low Rider Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #08 Tiemco 200R
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-200r-100pk
Thread: Black UNI 6/0
https://charliesflybox.com/products/6-0-uni-thread
Butt: Rusty Brown Ice Dubbing or Prism SLF
https://charliesflybox.com/products/ice-dub
Legs/Tail: Orange/Brown Tarantula Legs
https://charliesflybox.com/products/barred-tarantula-leggs
Back: Cinnamon or Rootbeer Thin Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/thin-fly-foam
Body: Rusty Brown Ice Dubbing or Prism SLF
https://charliesflybox.com/products/ice-dub
Flash: Pearl Krystal Flash
https://charliesflybox.com/products/krystal-flash
Wing: Dyed Orange Cow Elk
https://charliesflybox.com/products/select-cow-elk
Head: Cinnamon or Rootbeer Thin Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/thin-fly-foam
Hotspot: Orange Razor Foam
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Jeffrey Dauber - Terrestrial Wasp Fly Tying by Charlie Craven
Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #14-16 Tiemco 2487
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-2487-100pk
Thread: Black Veevus 14/0
https://charliesflybox.com/products/veevus-14-0-thread
Butt: Yellow McFlylon & Black 3mm Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/3mm-foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/mcflylon
Connector: 0X Tippet
Legs: Barred Amber Small Sexi-Legs
https://charliesflybox.com/products/mfc-sexi-floss-barred-small
Body: Black 3mm Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/3mm-foam
Thorax: Black Superfine Dubbing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/superfine-dubbing
Wing: Gold Rust Grey Black Poly Pro Macrame Yarn
https://charliesflybox.com/products/polypropylene-macrame-yarn
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Hipster Dufus - Carp Fly Tying - Tied By Charlie Craven
Hipster Dufus Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #8 Tiemco 2457
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-2457-100pk
Thread: Wine 70-denier and 140-denier UTC Ultra Thread
https://charliesflybox.com/products/140-denier-utc-thread
Lift Kit: Two 4mm sections of .030" lead wire
https://charliesflybox.com/products/lead-wire
Eyes: Black medium bead chain
https://charliesflybox.com/products/bead-chain-eyes-2
Abdomen: Fluorescent orange Senyo’s Laser Dub
https://charliesflybox.com/products/senyo-s-laser-dub
Thorax: Olive Senyo’s Laser Dub
https://charliesflybox.com/products/senyo-s-laser-dub
Wings: Black and white barred wood duck flank feathers
Collar: White CDC
https://charliesflybox.com/products/premium-cdc-small-bag
Carp fishing used to be something that people laughed about. Carp were called trash fish and usually thrown up on the bank when they were accidentally caught by us elitist trout anglers. Then, in 1997 Brad Befus, Barry Reynolds, and John Berryman published the book Carp on the Fly. And in 1998, Dave Whitlock wrote “Stalking the Golden Ghost” in Fly Fisherman magazine and revealed that he’d been flats fishing for carp for more than a decade. Slowly but surely, fly fishing for carp began to get the attention it deserved.
It doesn’t take many dedicated fishing days to realize that carp are definitely not pushovers, and can be every bit as crafty and wily in shallow water as a brown trout or bonefish. They spook at the slightest flaw in your presentation and can be downright frustrating,
but when the magic finally happens, you quickly discover that they pull much harder than trout, grow to ridiculous sizes, and can run you into your backing in a flash. I have often said good sight fishing for carp is more like bonefishing than actual bonefishing.
The Denver metro area just happens to be home to a plethora of Front Range lakes that harbor good populations of sizable carp, as well as the lower reaches of the famous South Platte River as it runs through downtown. The availability of these fish creates easy before- and after-work forays, but because the fish themselves can be difficult, catching them consistently often ends up becoming a time-consuming quest. Many other states have good fishable carp populations where they inhabit shallow water and become available to fly fishers. Lake Michigan is home to some real brutes in clear water, and that sounds like a whole lot of fun.
In the 1990s, fly fishers used standard trout flies like Woolly Buggers and San Juan Worms, and those flies often still work today, but over the years guys like Daryl Eakins have created purpose-built carp patterns to tempt these tough fish. As a result, the carp game has changed immensely. Eakins hails from Detroit, Michigan, but now lives just outside Denver and took my beginning fly-tying class in 2017. He immediately stood out as a star pupil, and quickly grasped the idea of design and functionality in a fly, and started his own company, Nervous Water Flies, in 2019. As of this writing, Daryl has four of his patterns picked up for commercial distribution by Umpqua Feather Merchants as well. You could say things are going well for him!
Eakins credits Jay Zimmerman’s Banksia Bug as the inspiration behind his Hipster Dufus, and Zimmerman himself for the design of the intricate internal weighting system, which assures the fly always lands and rides hook point up.
This “lift kit” employs two very specifically measured and tested pieces of lead wire, not only to add weight and create a solid foundation for the beadchain eyes, but also to lift the eyes up and away from the shank, making the pattern top-heavy, and guaranteeing that it always flips over with the hook point up. It’s really an ingenious design, and I’m surprised it’s not used on more patterns.
Zimmerman’s pattern has a reverse-tapered body to imitate a free-living caddis larva, and Eakins used this feature, albeit in a much more robust form, in his Hipster Dufus. Eakins painstakingly builds a very prominent abdomen with a brighter-colored dubbing, usually orange or yellow, then covers the front two thirds with a more earthy shade like olive or brown. He allows a bit of the brighter dubbing to remain at the bend to create a hot spot and doesn’t sweat it if some of the brighter dubbing shows through the top layer, thinking of it as a “faux rib” throughout the body. Eakins then ties in a matched clump of black and white barred wood duck flank feathers widely spread out to the sides to stabilize the fly.
Eakins designed his fly as a multi-use pattern that he could flip, drop, drag, or bomb at his targets and still stand a good chance of hooking up. He credits the relationship between the abdomen and thorax for creating the perfect silhouette, and he likes the CDC collar for the bit of “panache” it adds to a lowly carp fly.
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Missing Link Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven
Missing Link Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #14-18 Tiemco 100SP-BL
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-100sp-bl-100pk
Thread: Olive Dun 8/0 UNI
https://charliesflybox.com/products/8-0-uni-thread
Rib: Pearl Krystal Flash
https://charliesflybox.com/products/krystal-flash
Glue: Head Cement
https://charliesflybox.com/products/gloss-coat-head-cement
Legs: Dun Z-Lon
https://charliesflybox.com/products/z-lon
Thorax: BWO Superfine Dubbing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/superfine-dubbing
Thread: Grey 18/0 Nanosilk
https://charliesflybox.com/products/semperfli-18-0-nano-silk
Wing: Cow Elk
https://charliesflybox.com/products/select-cow-elk
Hackle: Dun, Grizzly or Brown Whiting Saddle or Neck Hackle
https://charliesflybox.com/collections/dry-fly-hackle
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Soft Hackle Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven
Soft Hackle Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #12-18 Tiemco 100SP-BL or 3769
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-100sp-bl-100pk
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-3769-100-pack
Thread: Black Veevus 14/0
https://charliesflybox.com/products/veevus-14-0-thread
Body: Orange UNI Floss
https://charliesflybox.com/products/uni-floss
Thorax: Hare's Mask
https://charliesflybox.com/products/premium-hare-s-mask
Hackle: Natural Partridge Feather
https://charliesflybox.com/products/hungarian-partridge-skin-whole
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Lucky B - Yellow Jacket Hornet Bee Fly Tying Instruction - Tied by Charlie Craven
Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #16 Tiemco 2487
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-2487-100pk
Thread: Yellow UNI 8/0
https://charliesflybox.com/products/8-0-uni-thread
Butt: Yellow McFlylon & Yellow 3mm Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/mcflylon
https://charliesflybox.com/products/3mm-foam
Connector: 0X Tippet
Legs: Barred Amber Small Sexi-Legs
https://charliesflybox.com/products/mfc-sexi-floss-barred-small
Body: Yellow 3mm Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/3mm-foam
Thorax: Black Superfine Dubbing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/superfine-dubbing
Wing: Yellow Tan Rust Grey Black Poly Pro Macrame Yarn
https://charliesflybox.com/products/polypropylene-macrame-yarn
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Iris Caddis Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven
Iris Caddis Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #14-16 Tiemco 100SP-BL
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-100sp-bl-100pk
Thread: Brown 14/0 Veevus
https://charliesflybox.com/products/veevus-14-0-thread
Tail: Dark Tan Macrame Yarn or Z-Lon
https://charliesflybox.com/products/polypropylene-macrame-yarn
Body: Natural Hare's Mask
https://charliesflybox.com/products/premium-hare-s-mask
Wing: Dark Tan Macrame Yarn or Z-Lon
https://charliesflybox.com/products/polypropylene-macrame-yarn
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Stuck In The Shuck Midge Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven
Stuck In The Shuck Midge Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: TMC 101 #16-24
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-101-100pk
Thread: Black 8/0 UNI
https://charliesflybox.com/products/8-0-uni-thread
Shuck: Amber Darlon
https://charliesflybox.com/products/darlon
Shellback: White Macrame Yarn or Flouro-Fiber
https://charliesflybox.com/products/polypropylene-macrame-yarn
https://charliesflybox.com/products/fluoro-fiber
Abdomen:Black 8/0 UNI
https://charliesflybox.com/products/8-0-uni-thread
Hackle: Grizzly Rooster Neck
https://charliesflybox.com/collections/dry-fly-hackle
Thorax: Peacock Herl
https://charliesflybox.com/products/dyed-strung-peacock-herl
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CDC & Elk Caddis Dry Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven
CDC & Elk Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #12-16 Tiemco 100SP-BL
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-100sp-bl-100pk
Thread: Grey or Tan 14/0 Nanosilk
https://charliesflybox.com/products/semperfli-18-0-nano-silk
Body: Tan or Natural CDC
https://charliesflybox.com/products/premium-cdc-small-bag
Wing: Hopper Deer Hair
https://charliesflybox.com/products/humpy-deer
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Puterbaugh Foam Caddis Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven
Puterbaugh Caddis Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #14-18 Tiemco 100SP-BL
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-100sp-bl-100pk
Thread: Gold 14/0 Veevus
https://charliesflybox.com/products/veevus-14-0-thread
Body: Tan 2mm Foam
https://charliesflybox.com/products/thin-fly-foam
Wing: Elk Hair
https://charliesflybox.com/products/yearling-elk
Hackle: Brown Rooster Neck or Saddle
https://charliesflybox.com/collections/dry-fly-hackle
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New Innovative, Multi-Functional Vehicle Fly Rod Holder - ON The Fly
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A SAFE & COMPACT FLY ROD HOLDER - Fly Fishing enthusiasts now have a compact Fly Rod Holder that magnetically attaches to any vehicle. This fly fishing accessory is multi-functional and mounts easy.
SIMPLE TO USE - When arriving at a favorite fishing hole, detach the two holders and place them strategically on the side of your car. One part holds the fly rod and reel, the second holds the fly rod tip.
TAKE IT ANYWHERE - The “ON THE FLY” Fly Rod Holder Stores easily in your glove box, or almost anywhere else - the 2 fly rod holders lock together when not in use. When you are ready to go, attach the Fly Rod Holders to your door, roof, or wherever you want to place it on your car, truck, etc (as long as you have metal, the magnets will hold it in place!)
DRIVE UP TO 30MPH!! - Place your fly rod holders onto any safe location on your vehicle; now you can drive up to 30mph to your next fly fishing spot, even over bumpy roads, and your fly rods will stay in place.
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL - Simply place the Fly Rod Holder to your car or truck and use it to hold your rod while tying on a fly, driving along a river to another fishing hole or simply to hold your fly rod safely in place against your vehicle.
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Lawson's Partridge Caddis Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven
Partridge Caddis Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #14-18 Tiemco 100SP-BL
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-100sp-bl-100pk
Thread: Gray 30 Denier Nanosilk
https://charliesflybox.com/products/semperfli-18-0-nano-silk
Body: Caddis Green Superfine Dubbing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/superfine-dubbing
Wing: Partridge
https://charliesflybox.com/products/hungarian-partridge-skin-whole
Thorax: Peacock Herl
https://charliesflybox.com/products/peacock-eyes
Hackle: Grizzly Rooster Neck or Saddle
https://charliesflybox.com/collections/dry-fly-hackle
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Easiest Way To Make A Loop Knot & Control The Size Of The Loop - Best Knot For Fishing
Making Loop Knots is not easy for everyone, and making the loop small and controlling its size is definitely not easy. This video will walk you though the easiest way to make a small loop knot for any fly or lure. We use a large hook and fly line in the second half of the video, which will hopefully help people easily follow the steps.
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The Catch Cast - Fly Fishing Tips and Tricks - RIO Products
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Simon Gawesworth shows how to make a "Catch Cast". A catch cast is a cast that allows an angler to cast the line out, then flick the rod tip and make the leader and fly jump out of the water and land in their hand. This cast is is highly useful for changing flies quickly, get weed off the hook, or for quickly checking for knots - but it does require skill and practice.
We recommend learning this cast without a hook on, and wearing sun glasses.
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Identifying The Flies We Call "Emergers" - Fly Fishing Tips - RIO Products
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This week’s RIO Fly Fishing Tip shows how to identify emergers. Emergers are flies that are in the transitional stage between the underwater nymph or pupa, and the fully hatched adult.
When trout key in on emergers, they usually ignore the dry fly and feast exclusively on this low-riding insect, so having a good selection in your fly box is essential for the prepared fly fisher.
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Hair Wing Dun Fly Tying Instructions - Mayfly Dry Fly - Tied by Charlie Craven
Hair Wing Dun Fly Tying Recipe:
(Click the links below to purchase the materials from Charlie)
Hook: #14-18 Tiemco 100SP-BL
https://charliesflybox.com/products/tmc-100sp-bl-100pk
Thread: Gray 30 Denier Nanosilk
https://charliesflybox.com/products/semperfli-18-0-nano-silk
Tail: Dun Spade Hackle
https://charliesflybox.com/products/nature-s-spirit-dry-fly-tailing-packs-spade-hackle
Body: Blue Winged Olive Superfine Dubbing
https://charliesflybox.com/products/superfine-dubbing
Hackle: Dun Rooster Cape or Saddle
https://charliesflybox.com/collections/dry-fly-hackle
Wing: Hopper or Comparadun Deer Hair
https://charliesflybox.com/products/humpy-deer
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BC Hopper Fly Tying Instructions - Summer Hopper Dropper Terrestrial - Tied by Charlie Craven
Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: TMC 5262 #6-10
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Thread: 3/0 Monocord, tan
https://charliesflybox.com/products/danville-monocord-3-0-thread
Body: 3mm Tan Foam
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Binder Strip: Scrap of 3mm foam
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Adhesive: Zap-A-Gap
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Hopper Legs: Tan Medium round rubber leg
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Underwing: Mottled Tan Web Wing
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Flash: Rootbeer Krystal Flash
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Overwing: Elk Hair
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Bullet Head: Natural Deer Hair
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Front Legs: Tan round rubber legs
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Indicator: Cerise Pink McFlylon or Float Viz
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This fly is a collaboration between John Barr and I, as he came up with the idea for a super buoyant hopper to use as the “indicator” fly in his Hopper/Copper/Dropper rig and I came up with how to tie the dang thing. We played with several different ideas and configurations based off of my Charlie Boy Hopper pattern and finally came up with the Mother of all hoppers…the BC! These photos and directions are an excerpt from John’s book, Barr Flies and I am telling you right now, if you don’t already own this book you should call the shop right now and order it. As you all know, John is perhaps the single most innovative fly tyer of our time, and his book is a treasure trove of insight into his fly pattern development process.
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Foam Back Emerger Fly Tying Instructions - Tied by Charlie Craven
Foam back emerger Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #16-20 Tiemco 2487
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Thread: Rusty Brown UTC 70
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Tail: Pheasant Tail
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Rib: X-Small Copper Wire
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Body: Brown Hareline Dubbing, Beaver Dubbing or Superfine Dubbing
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Back: White 2mm Foam
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