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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. [...]

Shark’s Caddis Larva

Anthony Naples — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:06:04 +0000

While crawling around the internet one occasionally comes across something interesting and even novel. When I saw this picture of Shark’s Caddis Larva, I thought to myself “Now that looks good!” I need to tie some of these. The pattern is deceptively simple yet it looks so realistic – Radoslav uses a body of twisted [...]

The Traitor: A Parachute Style for Small Flies

Anthony Naples — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:26:27 +0000

Size 24 BWO Traitor

The Traitor: A Style for Small Parachute Flies Well, I’m in the process of planning a fishing trip to Colorado. So I’m thinking back to the last trip to CO, and the flies that worked. Inevitably, I never seem to have enough of the flies that are working – so [...]

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. [...]

Classic Wet Fly: Yellow and Partridge

Anthony Naples — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:47:56 +0000

Yellow and Partridge Soft Hackle

Classic Wet Fly: Yellow and Partridge Soft Hackle

Hook: Standard Light Wire Dry Fly or Stout Wet Fly Hook, sizes 10 to 20 Abdomen: Yellow Floss Rib: Fine Copper Wire Thorax: Hare’s Ear Dubbing Collar: Hungarian Partridge

Notes: Use light-wire standard dry-fly hooks for some and stout wet fly hooks for others. This will give [...]

Classic Wetfly: Green and Partridge Soft Hackle

Anthony Naples — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:46:37 +0000

Green and Partridge Soft Hackle

Classic Wet Fly: Green and Partridge Soft Hackle

Hook: Standard Light Wire Dry Fly or Stout Wet Fly Hook, sizes 12 to 20 Abdomen: Green Floss Rib: Fine Copper Wire Thorax Hare’s Ear Dubbing Collar: Hungarian Partridge

Notes: Use light-wire standard dry-fly hooks for some and stout wet fly hooks for others. This will give you [...]

Rich’s Sulphur Emerger

Anthony Naples — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:23:17 +0000

Rich's Sulphur Emerger

Rich’s Sulphur Emerger:

Hook:Standard Dry Fly Hook, size 14 – 18 Thread: Camel Brown Thorax: Orange-Sulphur Fly-Rite Dubbing Abdomen: Orange-Sulphur Fly-Rite Dubbing Legs: Dark soft hackle fibers Tail (shuck): Mallard dyed wood duck Wing: Tuft of muskrat from the pelt

Notes: I can remember walking into South Hills Rod and Reel about 15 years ago and [...]

Blue-Winged-Olive (BWO) Barr Style Emerger

Anthony Naples — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:22:04 +0000

BWO Barr Style Emerger

Emerger: Blue-Winged-Olive (BWO) Barr Style Emerger

Hook: Scud Hook, sizes 16 to 24 Abdomen: Brown/Olive dubbing Thorax: Gray/Olive Dubbing Tail: Brown Spade Hackle Fibers Wingcase: Dun Hackle Fibers Legs: Left over hackle tips from wingcase Notes: I first used a Barr Emerger for the PMD hatch on the Frying Pan and Yampa Rivers in Colorado. They [...]

“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 [...]