Newbury's Angling Arts

Fly Box

clingers
crawlers
minnow
stoneflies
larva
pupa
midges
perdigone
fuzzy

Emergers

Suggested Emerger Patterns

The in-between stage is the most vulnerable for an insect and trout often key in on nymphs just before they can fly away.

F2 Caddis

czech

round

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.

Best For:

Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Softie

short

faceted

  • Hook: Fullingmill Jig Force #10-18
  • Bead: Gold faceted tungsten
  • Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
  • Tail: Medium pardo CDL.
  • Rib: Medium oval french tinsel
  • Abdomen: Natural hares mask fur.
  • Thorax: Mix of UV tracer pine squirrel and natural hares mask.
  • Collar: Tan brahma hen spun in dubbing loop with a few strands of spectra #45 brused out.

Best For:

Snowshoe Softie - PT

jig

slotted

  • Hook: Jig Supreme.
  • Bead: Metallic brown tungsten
  • Tail: Dark mottled CDL.
  • Rib: Small flat copper tinsel.
  • Abdomen: Snowshoe hares dubbing, pheasant tail brown.
  • Collar: Natural gray fox pine squirrel.
  • Hackle: Rusty orange CDL hen saddle.

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