Newbury's Angling Arts
Fly Box - Minnow Shaped
Minnow Type Nymphs
Minnow shaped nymphs such as Baetis species are agile swimmers. Baetis actively swim to the surface and back to the bottom repeatedly for several days prior to emergence. When tying patterns that imitate baetis nymphs, bear in mind the shallow taper and slim body. Keep these nymphs thin and streamlined.
Black & Tan Perdigone
jig
slotted
Two toned as most natural nymphs are, Pale Morning Duns, Western March Browns...
- Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Force #12-18.
- Bead: Hanak metallic brown 3.0mm.
- Thread: 50D GSP white.
- Tail: Dark pardo CDL.
- Abdomen: Hends two-tone body quill #BQ-53.
Best For:
Black Flashback Pheasant Tail
nymph
round
- 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.
Best For:
Blondie - French Quill
jig
slotted
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.
Best For:
Fifth Element - Little Olive
jig
slotted
Covers small olive colored stonefly and clinger, crawler type nymphs
- Hook: Tactical Jig.
- Bead: Fulling Mill nickel 2.8mm.
- Thread: 50D GSP white.
- Tail: Micro barred grizzly round rubber legs, olive.
- Abdomen: Micro glint thread olive (Semper-Fli).
- Thorax: Hends Spectra #131
- Collar: Hends Spectra #45
- Legs: Micro olive grizzly barred rber legs.
Best For:
Glam Rocker
jig
slotted
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
Best For:
Glam Rocker - Ginger
jig
slotted
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
Best For:
Micro Stone - Glam Rocker
jig
slotted
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
Best For:
Old School PMD
wetfly
West of the Continental divide and extending close to the Wasatch front, a melon color dominates the hue of some Pale Morning Duns. A color that is especially dominant in the Roaring Fork Valley and in particular, the Frying Pan river. This is an old school Ernest Schwiebert style pattern I tied unweighted for use in critical tactical situations. Coincidental, Ernest authored "Match the Hatch" while fishing the Fryingpan River.
- Hook: Hanak H230BL #18-16
- Tail: Speckled copper olive CDL Rump.
- Rib: Oval gold french tinsel.
- Abdomen: Hemingway’s Czech nymph dubbing, cinnamon.
- Thorax: Peacock herl.
- Legs: Golden tan Brahma hen.
Best For:
Olive Flashback Pheasant Tail
round
A baetis inspired color pattern. This pattern has exceeded my expectations.
- Hook: Dohiku 303 #18.
- Bead: Black nickle round tungsten.
- Tail: Dark Pardo Coq de Leon.
- Rib: Small metallic olive wire.
- Abdomen: Dyed olive pheasant tail.
- Thorax: Hends Spectra 47.
- Collar: Hends patina green tinsel.
Best For:
Riffle Drifter Perdigone - Green Papaya
short
slotted
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 yellow badger CDL.
- Rib: x-sm gold wire.
- Body: Hends Perdigone Pearl body chartruese, yellow and orange.
- Thorax: darfk brown marking pen
Best For:
Riffle Drifter Perdigone - Olive
jig
slotted
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.
Best For:
Riffle Drifter Perdigone - UV Cream
nymph
round
A lighter weight perdigone for czech nymphing shallow riffles.
- Hook: wetfly
- Bead: Copper round tungsten
- Thread: 50D GSP, white. Veevus white for a brighter underbody.
- Tail: Ginger Coq De Leon.
- Rib: x-sm copper wire.
- Body: Hends Perdigone Pearl pale yellow BQ-02
- Thorax: Several wraps of copper wire from rbbing procedure.
Best For:
Rusty Ru - Micro Glint
jig
slotted
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
Best For:
Yellow Sally Perdigone
wetfly
round
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.