Newbury's Angling Arts

Blondie - French Quill

An all around summer pattern that covers a wide gamut of benthic macros.

• Hook: Fasna 160 #16.
• Bead: Copper tungsten slotted 3.0mm.
• Thread: 50D GSP white.
• Tail: Ginger Pardo CDL.
• Rib: Fine copper wire.
• Abdomen: Bleached pheasant tail.
• Thorax: UV tracer squirrel flash, natural fox squirrel.
• Collar: Fl. yellow thread.

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Deep Haze Perdigone

A gray iridescent mylar and a UV resin coating conspire to create a stunning visual effect that changes color depending on the angle of view.

• Hook: Jig, Jig Supreme, Big Game Jig #10-14.
• Bead: Nickel Tungsten.
• Thread: 50D GSP, white.
• Tail: Dyed red Coq de Leon hackle.
• Rib: Small stainless steel wire.
• Abdomen: Hends perdigones body #34
• Thorax: Touching wraps of the stainless steel wire from the ribbing.
• Collar: true

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F2 Caddis

In biology, the figure f denotes generations where and f1 is a genetically wild specimen, f2 is the second generation from an f1 cross, or something like that. In this case, this pattern is the second generation of patterns derived from earlier designs that I have been tying.

• Hook: Fulling Mill Czech #10-16.
• Bead: Black nickel tungsten.
• Thread: UTC 50D GSP.
• Rib: Hends pearl round tinsel #34.
• Abdomen: 50/50 blend caddis green & bleached ginger hare’s mask fur.
• Thorax: Hends spectra dubbing #335 dark brown.
• Shellback: Hends shellback olive #34.
• Legs: Olive Coq de Leon hen saddle.

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Glam Rocker

My most effective fly..EVER!

• Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Force #18.
• Bead: Nickel slotted tungsten.
• Thread: 50D GSP white.
• Tail: Medium Pardo CDL.
• Abdomen: Golden olive and gray wire wound together.
• Thorax: Spectra #32

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Glam Rocker - Ginger

Yellow sally, ginger colored caddis as well as a common mayfly nymph color.

• Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Force #18.
• Bead: Nickel slotted tungsten.
• Thread: 50D GSP white.
• Tail: Medium Pardo CDL.
• Abdomen: Uni-wire small ginger and matte brown wound together.
• Thorax: Spectra #43

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Glam Rocker - Ginger / Brown

This is the PMD jig that western anglers and trout have been asking for. This color also covers a wide gamut of benthic macros trout feed on such as red quills, pale morning duns, march browns and small tan to brown stoneflies. The copper brown tones are a good year around the pattern and excellent for searching nymph..

• Hook: Tactical Jig in both standard gap and wide gap hooks sizes 12-18.
• Bead: Slotted metallic brown tungsten
• Tail: Dark mottled pardo Coq de Leon (CDL). Choose feathers with heavy mottling.
• Abdomen: Uni-wire small ginger and matte brown.
• Thorax: UV pine squirrel.

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Goliath Midge

• Hook: Fullingmill Jig Force #16-18.
• Bead: Black nickle slotted tungsten.
• Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
• Rib: Hends perdigone pearl body #34 counter ribbed with small staineless steel wire.
• Abdomen: Dyed gray pheasant tail fibers.
• Thorax: Spectra #15 and UV tracer squirrel #480, natural pine squirrel.

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Gun Metal Midge

• Hook: Hanak H-390 Klinkhammer.
• Bead: Glass gun metal gray.
• Thread: 30D GSP White thread.
• Rib: Small silver wire.
• Abdomen: Sybai gun metal tinsel.
• Thorax: Spectra #45.

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Mayday Flymph

• Hook: Tactical grub
• Bead: Black nickle round tungsten
• Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
• Abdomen: white thread base, chartruese body quill and UV resin
• Thorax: black brahma hen saddle and black UV tracer squirrel in a spun in a dubbing loop

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Micro Stone - Glam Rocker

Matches the small winter stones and similids available in the winter.

• Hook: Tactical Jig in both standard gap and wide gap hooks sizes 16-22.
• Bead: Slotted metallic matte black tungsten.
• Thread: Veevus black 50D GSP.
• Tail: Dark mottled pardo Coq de Leon (CDL). Choose feathers with heavy mottling.
• Abdomen: Uni-wire small brown and black wound together.
• Thorax: Black UV spectra

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Riffle Drifter Perdigone - Olive

A lighter weight perdigone for czech nymphing shallow riffles.

• Hook: Hends BL 154 #10-16.
• Bead: Hanak 3.5mm Slotted Metallic Olive.
• Thread: 50D GSP, white. Veevus white for a brighter underbody.
• Tail: Dyed olive badger CDL.
• Rib: x-sm metallic green wire.
• Body: Hends Perdigone Pearl body #34 dark olive under Hends body quill #70.
• Thorax: Warm gray marker on Body Quill.

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Spotted Green Sedge Softie

• Hook: Barbless Grub - Caddis
• Bead: Round metallic brown tungsten.
• Rib: Hends perdigon pearl body #34
• Abdomen: Snowshoe rabbit foot dubbing caddis green #20.
• Thorax: UV tracer squirrel dub natural fox squirrel #48f and speckled yellow Coq de Leon hen saddle wound together in a dubbing loop.
• Collar: Spectra #392

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Spotted Lt. Olive Sedge Softie

• Hook: Barbless Grub - Caddis
• Bead: Round nickle tungsten.
• Rib: Hends perdigon pearl body #34
• Abdomen: Snowshoe rabbit foot dubbin damsel olive #4d.
• Thorax: UV tracer squirrel dub natural fox squirrel #48f and speckled tan brahma hen saddle wound together in a dubbing loop.
• Collar: Spectra #335

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Spotted Tan Sedge Softie

• Hook: Barbless Grub - Caddis
• Bead: Round copper tungsten.
• Rib: Hends perdigon pearl body #32
• Abdomen: Snowshoe rabbit foot dubbing tan #42.
• Thorax: UV tracer squirrel dub natural fox squirrel #48f and speckled golden olive brahma hen saddle wound together in a dubbing loop.
• Collar: Cinnamon flash dub, sparse

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Spring Caddis

• Hook: Heavy jig #16-18.
• Bead: Black nickel.
• Rib: Sybai pearl blue tinsel.
• Abdomen: Creamy green hares mask fur.
• Thorax: Spike Dubbing ( 50/50 blend of fox squirrel body fur and black hares mask fur).
• Collar: Black hares mask dubbing.
• Legs: Gray Brahma hen saddle mounted on each side. Doubles as wing buds.,

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Zika Jig - 420

The Zika jig for 2021

• Hook: Tactical jig #14-18.
• Bead: Black nickel tungsten.
• Thread: 30D Veevus white.
• Abdomen: Small black and silver wire wound together spaced evenly.
• Thorax: Spectra 420.

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