Newbury's Angling Arts

Black Flashback Pheasant Tail

• Hook: Firehole Sticks 633 #8-18
• Bead: Black nickel tungsten.
• Tail: Dark pardo CDL.
• Rib: rib: Small stainless steel wire.
• Abdomen: Dyed black pheasant tail.
• Thorax: Black peacock ice dubbing.

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Burnt Toast

• Hook: Hanak 333 #8-16.
• Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
• Rib: Hends Perdigones pearl round #32.
• Abdomen: Snowshoe rabbit foot dubbing, #83 pheasant tail.
• Shellback: Hends shelback #15.
• Markings: Dark gray marker.

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Cinnamon Toast

• Hook: Hanak 333 #8-16.
• Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
• Rib: Hends Perdigones Pearl Body PBF134.
• Abdomen: Light Ginger and golden brown dubbing.
• Markings: Brown marker.

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Dirty Hipster

An original pattern that started a new way of thinking on how I designing tactical jigs for the American West.

• Hook: Hanak 450BL #10-16
• Bead: Nickle tungsten slotted
• Tail: Medium pardo CDL.
• Rib: Medium oval gold french tinsel.
• Abdomen: Dark hares mask fur
• Thorax: Dark spike blend.
• Collar: UV tracer squirrel dubbing - natural pine.

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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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Flymph Stone

Tied skinny to bounce along the shallow riffles where the naturals hunt for prey.

• Hook: Hanak BL254 nymph hook #10-14
• Bead: 3.8mm coppet round tungsten.
• Tail: Medium pardo CDL
• Rib: Metallic brown flat mylar tinsel.
• Abdomen: UV tracer squirrel #19 golden stone.
• Thorax: Uv tracer squirrel natural red fox, Spectra #05 , speckled burnt orange CDl hen saddle in composite dubbing loop.
• Neck: Spectra #45

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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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Gold Ribbed Hares Ear

One word - Classic

• Hook: Fullingmil Jig Force
• Bead: Hanak metallic brown 3.0mm.
• Thread: 50D GSP white
• Tail: Dark pardo Coq de Leon.
• Rib: Lagartun’s medium gold oval french tinsel.
• Abdomen: Natural hares mask dubbing plucked from hares mask blended with natural pine squirrel.
• Thorax: Narual hares mask fur 2-3 shadeas darker than thorax with naural pine squirrel
• Collar: Spikey hares mask dubing with Spectra #45

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Green Papaya

• Hook: Hanak 333BL #8-16.
• Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
• Rib: Small oval gold French tinsel under shelback and stainless steel wire over shelback.
• Abdomen: Three equal section of dubbing - olive, yellow and sulphur orange hares mask dubbing.
• Shellback: Hends Stretch Back #10 .
• Markings: Dark brown marker.

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Knuckle Dragger - Golden Stone

My most productive anchor fly.

• Hook: Tactical Jig #6-14.
• Bead: Metallic brown (Hanak).
• Thread: 50D GSP White.
• Tail: Mottled rubber legs root beer - Hareline.
• Rib: Hends half round body glass amber.
• Abdomen: Natures Spirit golden stone snowshoe hare blend.
• Thorax: Rusty orange brahma hen in dubbing loop with natures Spirit UV tracer squirrel - golden stone.
• Collar: Natural red fox suirrel.
• Legs: Grizzly mottled rubber legs root beer - Hareline.

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Light Bone Hares Ear

There are so many great colors you can tie a Gold Ribbed Hares Ear. I like pale versions leading up to spring as many macroinverts molt at this time. During molting they can be many shades lighter in color and almost transparent in optical quality.

• Hook: Hanak H230BL #18-16.
• Bead: Black round tungsten
• Tail: Grizzly micro legs, bone.
• Rib: Hanak patina gold tinsel.
• Abdomen: Natural hares mask dubbing.
• Thorax: Hends spectra gray #15.
• Collar: Patina gray tinsel.

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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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Micro-Glint Perdigone - Rust

A very effectivefly to use in the mornings following the previous evenings spinner fall.

• Hook: Tactical Jig #6-14
• Bead: Nickle slotted tungsten.
• Thread: 50D GSP White.
• Tail: Dark pardo Coq de Leon.
• Rib: Small amber brown wire.
• Abdomen: Semper Fli micro-glint thread - rust
• Thorax: Hends perdigone pearl body #43, a few extra turns of ribbing.

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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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Rusty Ru - Micro Glint

Eveything is a rusty color at some time of the day. I use these in the morning following the previos days spinner fall.

• Hook: Fullingmill Jig Force 10-18
• Bead: Copper - slotted tungsten
• Thread: 50D GSP, white. Veevus white for a brighter underbody.
• Tail: Dark pardo Coq de Leon.
• Body: Rusty micro-glint thread (Semper-Fli).
• Thorax: Spectra #45

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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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Snowshoe Softie - PT

• 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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Snowshoe Softie - Wheatberry

• Hook: Jig Supreme.
• Bead: Gold faceted slotted tungsten
• Tail: Dark mottled CDL.
• Rib: Small flat matte gold tinsel.
• Abdomen: Snowshoe hares dubbing wheatberry tan.
• Collar: Natural gray fox pine squirrel.
• Hackle: Yellow CDL hen saddle.

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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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Yellow Sally Perdigone

An easy to tie fly that has the most accurate color and optical qualities of the natural

• Hook: Down eyed nymph.
• Bead: Hanak metallic brown 3.0mm.
• Thread: Veevus 14/0 white. Important! this thread is the best on the market for UV reflective qualities. This is how I get that glowing transparent effect.
• Tail: Ginger Coq de Leon.
• Rib: Fine orange wire.
• Abdomen: Fl.orange with bi-color (tan and brown) body quill.

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