Newbury's Angling Arts
Fly Box - Fuzzy Nymphs
Fuzzy Nymphs
Fuzzy nymphs are best suited for extended drifts from slow to medium fast water (walking speed) at all depths. Properly dressed, the fuzzy nature of these patterns adds to flies bouyouncy and animation.
Drop Dead (sexy walt's)
jig
slotted
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.
Best For:
OG Krush Deluxe
jig
slotted
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.
Best For:
Pink & Pine
jig
slotted
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
Best For:
Pink Bead Flame Thrower
wide gape
slotted
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.
Best For:
Pink Bunny Hares Ear
jig
slotted
- 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.
Best For:
Sheila Bugger
wide gape
slotted
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.