Casting Around » Assorted Subsurface Flies

Midge Madness or the Tiny Terror

Anthony Naples — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:42:37 +0000

Midge#1 by Anthony Naples: done on iPod Touch with SketchBook Mobile

Midge #1 Sketch is based on a photo from the Winona Fly Factory Blog.

Well, I had been snowbound for almost a week. The children didn’t have school all week – and they were getting a little stir-crazy (me too). Normally with snow [...]

Casual Dress: Some Variations on a Theme

Anthony Naples — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:41:13 +0000

Variations on the Casual Dress

The Casual Dress may not be a pretty fly, but its creator Polly Rosborough knew what he was up to when he first tied up this ugly beauty. When I first started to tie flies, about 15 years ago, I was given Randall Kaufmann’s book The Fly Tyers Nymph Manual. [...]

Walt’s Worm

Anthony Naples — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:45:52 +0000

Walt's Worm: An All-Purpose "nymph"

Walt’s Worm:

Hook: Standard Nymph Hook

Body: Blended Light Hare’s Ear dubbing, such as Hareline Hare’s Ear Color

Thread: Tan or Gray

Tying Notes: Make sure to use a dubbing that has a nice mix of underfur and guard hairs, to get that “buggy” look. I tie most of these heavily weighted. [...]

“I Bleed Black and Gold” Egg

Anthony Naples — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:39:16 +0000

“I Bleed Black and Gold” Egg

Recipe: “I Bleed Black and Gold” Egg

Hook: Stout Egg or Scud Hook, size 10 Eagle Claw used here.* Body: Yellow and Black Egg Yarn Thread: Fluorescent Pink Tail: Hot Pink Marabou Other: Large Black Glass Bead (from craft store) Notes: After installing the bead head, I like to wrap some small lead [...]

Black and Blue Egg

Anthony Naples — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:29:51 +0000

The Black and Blue Egg

Recipe: The Black and Blue Egg

Hook: Stout Egg or Scud Hook, size 12 used here. * Body: Light Blue and Black Egg Yarn Thread: Fluorescent Pink Other: Brass Bead Notes: After installing the bead head, I like to wrap some small lead wire on the hook shank (about 6 or 7 wraps) [...]