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  1. Fly Tying
    I have been interested in tying extended body mayflies (EBM's) for the longest time, but I have only just found a technique that I really like, and, considering the finicky nature of the style, I thought I would share some notes on the subject. I fully base my method around this video, but I...
  2. Entomology
    I'm going with male from the large eyes? Obviously a spinner from the molt, though I would have guessed as much from the wings and long tails. 1/2-9/16" or 10-12mm.
  3. Fly Tying
    Vintage nymph from John Voelker, a.k.a. Robert Traver. Tied here as a PMD; change color/size to suit your needs. hook - Dai Riki 070 #16 thread - Danville 6/0 pale yellow tail - pheasant tail abdomen - stripped hackle stem brown wing/wingcase - mallard flank thorax - dubbing yellow legs -...
  4. Entomology
    After spending ten years in interior Alaska where hatches are scarce and the grayling will hit almost anything, I moved to Washington this May (Seattle area) and have started getting back into photographing trout stream insects. Here are some of the hatches I've run across in the few evenings...
  5. Fly Tying
    Walter Reisenger's variation on the Henry's Lake Caddis. Cool fly; durability may be an issue. hook - TMC 5212 #10 thread - Danville 6/0 black/yellow rib - small wire gold shuck/bubble - woodduck flank body - Ice Dub pearl body hackle - golden badger collar - partridge dyed yellow (1tbs Rit...
  6. Entomology
    What is this mayfly they are calling a Gray Drake? To me they look like a different color phase of a March Brown (rhithrogena). I don't believe they are Gray Drakes (siphlonurus) which are typically July hatches. Any thoughts? (scroll down to the Gray Drake heading)...
  7. Fly Tying
    Kind of like a reverse Jingler. Based on Davie McPhail's video with a few changes in material and sequence (tying the tail first was much easier for me than trying to maneuver around all that hackle later). Notionally tied here as a flav; change color/size to suit your needs. hook - Dai Riki...
  8. Fly Tying
    This is an easy to tie extended body mayfly that really looks the part. Realistic fly tying is an intimidating undertaking and the process is not very easy to grasp from idea to completion. But, utilizing a few unique materials you can have a semi-realistic extended body mayfly that catches...
  9. Fly Tying
    Found this on a U.K. site. Wulff/Quigley-like. hook - Dai Riki 300 #10 thread - Danville 6/0 brown tail - pheasant tail rib - Uni-Stretch camel body - dubbing march brown hackle - badger wing - grey squirrel dyed yellow (1Tbsp Rit Yellow in 1 cup water) mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark...
  10. Fly Tying
    Another neat pattern from Italy; interesting incorporation of an Iris-like wing. Playing around with a few different materials and colors from the original. Tied as a green drake here; change colors/size to suit your needs. Surprised how light the wing looks on camera; it's a lot darker in...
  11. Fly Tying
    Mel, apparently, is a fan of alliteration. Stripped peacock herl used for the body here, but lots of other options are available - stripped hackle quill, biot, thread, etc. hook - Dai Riki 320 #14 thread - Danville 6/0 black tail - woodduck flank fibers body - peacock herl (stripped) thorax...
  12. Fly Tying
    Mayhem? Carnage? I thought this was supposed to be the "Quiet Sport". Tied here as a baetis; change colors to suit your needs hook - Dai Riki 305 #18 thread - Danville 6/0 olive shuck - Congo Hair dun rib - x-small wire silver abdomen - tying thread shellback - 1mm foam grey thorax -...
  13. Entomology
    I found several of these tiny dancers on windowsills around the house--indoors. If I had to tie an imitation I'd use a size 24 or 26 hook.
  14. Fly Tying
    Found this over on a UK site; frogwater stuff. hook - TMC 5212 #10 thread - Danville 6/0 brown tail - pheasant tail rear hackle - barred cream (undersize by 2) rib - Uni Stretch brown abdomen - dubbing tan front hackle - brown (oversize by 1) mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, wrap to...
  15. Fly Tying
    Another variation on the Quigley; none are too challenging, all can be effective. Tied here as a PMD; change color/size to suit your needs. hook - Dai Riki 320 #16 thread - Danville 6/0 pale yellow rib - x-small wire copper abdomen - pheasant tail shuck/shellback - Zelon brown thorax -...
  16. Entomology
    Could this be a March Brown? Nice mayfly in chocolate brown and the wings orange-brown. Nice bug eh? Size 12. What is it? In a lake NW of Kitsap County across the Hood Canal Bridge.
  17. Entomology
    West Seattle creek 4/13/16 Big group of spinners (imagos) at the bridge over the creek Rhithrogena?
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