THE BRIDGE of $3.00 – For MOO…(BEING COMPLETED)These are some ties for my son, Michael to use, when he and Aimee are up in Montana, about the first week in August…They will include PMD’s, Epeorus, Caddis and an attractor or two plus a Stonefly…he can get his own hoppers , by checking at the waters edge -in the grass and bushes – and determining what color and size to use…
A Madison County Bridge… A box of flies…for Michael and THAT RIVER… Gotta’ LOVE MONTANA…a FLY SHOP that offers Ice Cream cones !!! CZECH CATNIP…Daniels/Variant…
THREAD: UTC Ultra, 70 Denier, Black
HOOK: TMC 2499SP- BL, Daiichi 1120, Mustad CO 68 or TMC Czech Comp. Hook – #8 – #14
ABDOMEN: Micro UV Polar Chenille, Olive – (Hareline)
RIB: Glimmer Thread, Root Beer (Cascade Crest)…George uses Mono 4x
THORAX: Micro Polar Chenille, Black
SHELL BACK: Thin Skin, Mottled Oak, Olive
BEAD: Tungsten, Black – one size under, with lead sub. wire wraps
A George Daniel’s pattern…Colorado guide and author of “Dynamic Nymphing”…something for Michael to use to take his flies deep…George ties it HERE…at my favorite Fly Shop… FOAM FLY ANT…Nymen/Variant …
THREAD: UTC Ultra, 70 Denier, Black
HOOK: TMC 101, #14 – #22
ABDOMEN: Black Razor Foam – Wapsi, 1MM
WING: White or Dun Zelon
LEGS: Sili Legs, Black/Blue Flake- Wapsi…Craig uses round rubber…
A GREAT pattern to have, for the month of August, on the Upper Madison…when they are about, the Trout go nuts for ‘em !!!…Craig Matthews ties Rowan Nymen’s pattern HERE: Happy MOO with a squaretail Brown…about 300 meters above the BRIDGE… PUTZY PUPA – TAN…Lobrel/Variant…
THREAD: Abdomen-Danville 6/0, Tan…Thorax forward – Tiemco 16/0, Brown
HOOK: Daiichi 1250, #14 – #18…I prefer these over ANY Dai-Riki hook…
ABDOMEN/SHUCK: UV Tan Ice Dub
THORAX: UV Brown Ice Dub
BEAD: Plummeting Tungsten – Hareline – Metallic Purple, sized to hook
Another simple tie out of the BIG “R” Fly Shop…Tan Caddis…Hydropsyche, are present in goodly numbers in August on the Madison…The tutorial is HERE: A LOT more of these...LONG WING TUNG COPPER DIP…
HOOK: TMC 2499 SP BL, #14 – #18
THREAD: Wapsi, Ultra 70 Denier, Black or Brown
ABDOMEN: Copper Krystal Flash
RIB: Wapsi wire, Copper/Brown, SM – coat with SHAN or Hard as Hull for durability
WING: Bleached Coastal Deer Hair, Nature’s Spirit – held vertical to hook shank and clipped – long-ish
HOT SPOT: Datum Glo-Brite, # 5
BEAD: Gold or Copper Tungsten, sized to hook
BECAUSE… THEY like ‘em… …around SUNSET… CHARTREUSE HOLO LONG WING DIP…
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Olive
HOOK: TMC 2499SP-BL, #14 – #18
ABDOMEN: Holographic Tinsel, Chartreuse, Med. or SM
RIB: Wapsi wire, Black and FL. Yellow, SM…coat with hard as Hull or SHAN for durability…
WING: Coastal Deer Hair, Medium
HOT SPOT: Datum Glo-Brite Floss, #12, Fl. Green
BEAD: Black Tungsten, sized to hook…
This and the long wing Copper Dip are meant to imitate emerging Caddis Pupa…work, they do !!! CLAKKA IRIS CADDIS…Matthews-Wiese/Variant…
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Brown or Olive
HOOK: TMC 100BL, #14 – #18
SHUCK: Gold Zelon
ABDOMEN: Fly Rite Poly, Olive/Brown
WING: Grey Poly Yarn
THORAX: UV Ice Dub, Tan
HACKLE: Light Ginger
The Improved version of Craig Matthews by Walter Wiese (Park’s Fly Shop)…Craig once fished the Madison for a whole season using only the Amber Iris Caddis as his fly…go figure…Walter ties a version HERE: EPEORUS RS-2 EMERGER…Chung-Stalcup/Variant…
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0, Primrose
TAIL: Bleached Moose or Light Elk
ABDOMEN: Yellow Micro Tubing over tying thread
WING: Yellow CDC, Clipped
LEGS: Yellow mallard Flank
THORAX: Trouthunter, Yellow CDC Dubbing
I won’t even reflect on how many Madison Trout have gobbled an RS-2 pattern…I tie a lot of them…this one is for Michael to try during that astounding hatch of Epeourus on the Madison…this may be fished deep or in the surface film. Epeorus, like March Browns, emerge as adult duns…patterns that mimic this behavior – can be deadly !!! LITTLE YELLOW SALLY EMERGER – Howard Cole/Variant…TMC 5212, #12 – #16…(and YES, they can emerge on the water’s surface…happened a lot of times on the Madison and Lower Owens Rivers – straight into my face…see pg. 98, Schollmeyer & Leeson’s – “Tying Emergers”…
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Lt. Cahill
HOOK: see above
TAIL/SHUCK: Amber Zelon topped with Wood Duck fibers
ABDOMEN: 1/3 Fl. Orange dubbing – 2/3 Creamy Yellow dubbing
WING: Dun Zelon
THORAX: Creamy Yellow dubbing
HACKLE: Lt. Dun CDC
WING CASE: Thin Ethafoam or Electronic packing foam (used here)…
Howard Cole ties some great patterns…I’m loading Michael up with a bunch of U-Con 2 Caddis Emergers that are also Howard’s design… FAST WATER EMERGER – EPEORUS…Nemec/Variant – Daiichi 1760, #18… BAT WING EPEORUS EMERGER…Petersen/Variant – Daiichi 1130, #16… KF PMD EMERGER…Murphy/Variant – TMC 100SPBL, #16 – #20…
SOUTHERN CROSS…TMC C400BL, #14 – #16… (“…and ‘ya know it will”…)
NICK’S SOFT HACKLE PMD EMERGER…Nick Nicklas/Variant…TMC 2302 – #14 – #16, Daiichi 1760, #18…
CHARLIE C’s JUJU PMD – Light Phase, TMC 2488, #16 – #20
CHARLIE C’s JUJU PMD – Dark Phase – TMC 2488, #16 – #20… “G”, Split Wing Case PMD…Daiichi 1130, #16 – #18… SPECKLED HEN PMD…TMC 2488, #16 – #20 MICRO MADISON PMD/Variant – Matthews – Daiichi 1560, # 16 – #18, TMC 3761, #20 Where Michael’s feet will be planted…soon…
A lot more to be dropped in along with the recipes…
PT/TB
By: Timothy Barker of Planettrout
(Updated 10/20/12 2:56 AM)
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A box of flies…for Michael and THAT RIVER…
Gotta’ LOVE MONTANA…a FLY SHOP that offers Ice Cream cones !!!
CZECH CATNIP…Daniels/Variant…
FOAM FLY ANT…Nymen/Variant …
Happy MOO with a squaretail Brown…about 300 meters above the BRIDGE…
PUTZY PUPA – TAN…Lobrel/Variant…
A LOT more of these...LONG WING TUNG COPPER DIP…
THEY like ‘em…
…around SUNSET…
CHARTREUSE HOLO LONG WING DIP…
CLAKKA IRIS CADDIS…Matthews-Wiese/Variant…
EPEORUS RS-2 EMERGER…Chung-Stalcup/Variant…
LITTLE YELLOW SALLY EMERGER – Howard Cole/Variant…TMC 5212, #12 – #16…(and YES, they can emerge on the water’s surface…happened a lot of times on the Madison and Lower Owens Rivers – straight into my face…see pg. 98, Schollmeyer & Leeson’s – “Tying Emergers”…
FAST WATER EMERGER – EPEORUS…Nemec/Variant – Daiichi 1760, #18…
BAT WING EPEORUS EMERGER…Petersen/Variant – Daiichi 1130, #16…
KF PMD EMERGER…Murphy/Variant – TMC 100SPBL, #16 – #20…
NICK’S SOFT HACKLE PMD EMERGER…Nick Nicklas/Variant…TMC 2302 – #14 – #16, Daiichi 1760, #18…
“G”, Split Wing Case PMD…Daiichi 1130, #16 – #18…
SPECKLED HEN PMD…TMC 2488, #16 – #20
MICRO MADISON PMD/Variant – Matthews – Daiichi 1560, # 16 – #18, TMC 3761, #20
Where Michael’s feet will be planted…soon…
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