Newbury's Angling Arts

Drop Dead (sexy walt's)

Drop Dead Sexy as **** and catches fish like it too. One of my top 10 fish catchers.

• Hook: Fullingmill Jig Force #10-16
• Bead: Hanak metallic pink 4.0mm.
• Thread: 50D GSP white.
• Rib: Hends perdigones pearl body #134.
• Abdomen: Natural hares mask fur and UV pine squirel blended 50-50
• Thorax: Hends Spectra #15 gray.
• Collar: Sparse, UV Tracer Squirrel Dubbing, natural gray fox.

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Fifth Element - Yellow Sally

I designed this pattern to be universal, matching many of the small amber colored stoneflies and mayflies found almost everywhere. My current #1 fish getter.

• Hook: Tactical Jig.
• Bead: Fullingmill nickel 2.8mm.
• Thread: 50D GSP white.
• Tail: Micro barred grizzly rubber legs, tan.
• Abdomen: Rusty orange micro-glint thread (Semper-Fli).
• Thorax: Hends Spectra #131.
• Collar: UV tracer squirrel flash, yellow.
• Legs: Micro grizzly barred rubber legs, amber brown

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Knuckle Dragger - Green Drake

My Knuckle Dragger series is the result of several years of design evolution resulting in a rubber legged jig that actively swims when fished under tension. The trouble with rubber legged stonefly patterns tied on jig hooks is the legs fouling around the hook bend. I fixed that issue by lengthening the forelegs and keeping the rear legs just short enough to not foul. The result was astonishing; the front legs activated lifelike motion in the fly when affixed to the tippet with a loop knot. It is the long front limbs that give the fly the name of Knuckle Dragger.

• Hook: Tactical Jig #6-14
• Bead: Metallic brown (Hanak)
• Thread: 50D GSP White
• Tail: Grizzly mottled rubber legs root beer - Hareline
• Rib: Hends half round body glass #34 Olive Brown.
• Abdomen: Olive hares mask fur.
• Thorax: Dark olive squirrel blend.
• Collar: Hends spectra #335 Dark Brown.
• Legs: Grizzly mottled rubber legs root beer - Hareline

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OG Krush Deluxe

I originally devised this as an attractor pattern, but found it highly effective during the October caddis hatches.

• Hook: Tactical Jig in both standard gap and wide gap hooks sizes 12-18.
• Bead: Slotted metallic orange tungsten bead.
• Thread: Black Veevus 50D GSP.
• Tail: Dark mottled pardo Coq de Leon (CDL). Choose feathers with heavy mottling. abdomen: Hemmingway’s Hare Dubbing orange.
• Rib: Sybai pearl orange flat tinsel.
• Thorax: Hends Spectra dubbing #35.
• Collar: Natures Spirit black hares mask dubbing.

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Pink & Pine

Super slinky triggering a strong response.

• Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Force #10-16.
• Bead: Hanak. Fl Pink.
• Thread: 50D GSP White.
• Tail: Medium Pardo coq de Leon.
• Rib: Small opalescent pearl tinsel.
• Abdomen: Natural red fox squirrel.
• Thorax: Gray fox squirrel.
• Collar: Spectra #43 and natural fox squirrel tracer dub

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Pink Bead Flame Thrower

A euro-jig for grayling has a practical applications in the western American trout world.

• Hook: Tactical Jig.
• Bead: Metallic pink.
• Tail: Shell pink antron yarn.
• Rib: Pink UV mylar.
• Body: Gray hares mask dubbing.
• Collar: Black hareline dubbin.

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Pink Bunny Hares Ear

• Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Force #10-16.
• Bead: Hanak. Fl Pink.
• Thread: 50D GSP White.
• Tail: Medium Pardo coq de Leon.
• Rib: Small opalescent pearl tinsel.
• Abdomen: Natural hare’s mask dubbing.
• Thorax: Gray fox squirrel.
• Collar: Black hare’s mask dubbing.

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Sheila Bugger

I brought this classic from Oregon's McKenzie River to Colorado with me, added a big fat juicy bead and started catching fish in the deep slots and during high water -- like how I fished for steelhead up north. (2012)

• Hook: Hanak 400BL #8-12.
• Bead: Metallic Pink.
• Thread: 50D GSP white.
• Tail: Australian Possum and pearl pink holographic tinsel along sides.
• Rib: Small oval gold french tinsel.
• Abdomen: Australian possum fur.
• Thorax: Dyed mottled gray Brahma Hen saddle and squirrel body fur in a composite dubbing loop using a Marc Pettijean magic tool or similar tool.
• Collar: Squirrel body hair followed by black hare’s mask fur. Pink glo-brite thread. Optional - tan Brahma Hen added to the dubbing loop.

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Yellow Belly Knuckle Dragger

Outsmarting the fish by a factor of three. Where a "Cat Turd" or that "Pat's Rubber Legs" will catch fish, this thing will slaughter them!

• Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Force #10-14.
• Bead: Black nickle.
• Thread: 50D GSP whit.e
• Tail: Micro barred grizzly rubber legs, olive.
• Rib: Sulky metallic Silver.
• Abdomen: Hends body glass #39, Light Olive
• Thorax: Hends Spectra #131
• Collar: CDL hen saddle yellow.
• Neck: Spectra #332.
• Legs: Micro barred grizzly round rubber legs, olive. forward projecting legs are twice as long as rear.

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Yellow Belly Knuckle Dragger - Orange

• Hook: Fullingmill Jigforce #8-16.
• Bead: Tungsten nickle
• Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
• Tail: Grizzly barred rubber legs amber/brown
• Abdomen: Amber half-round body glass over Otange Glo-brite thread. Use a marking pen to add spots on the dorsal(top) side
• Thorax: Pheasant tail brown snowshoe rabbit, rust CDL hen saddle and orange spectra in a composite dubbing loop
• Neck: Fl. orange specra
• Legs: Grizzly barred rubber legs amber/brown

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