Friday, March 12, 2021

Rainbow Warriors, Poison Tungs and GTH Variant on Monday March 15th for Fly Tying on Zoom

 For Fly Tying Monday March 15th at 7 pm; we will be tying Rainbow Warriors (Lance Egan), Poison Tungs (Charlie Craven) and GTH Variants (Charlie Craven). The materials are listed below each fly. The materials for the Rainbow Warrior and Poison Tung are very easy to gather. The GTH Variant requires a few extra materials.


The link to Monday March 15th Fly Tying is RIGHT HERE!


Rainbow Warrior (Lance Egan originator)

Hook: Size 16 Curved pupa hook
Thread: UTC 70 denier, red
Bead: 3/32 silver or rainbow
Tail: Pheasant
Body: Red Thread and Pearl Mylar- Medium or Large
Collar: Rainbow Dubbing or Substitute



The Poison Tung above is a size 16 and the one below, size 20.



Watch Tim Flagler tie a Poison Tung


Poison Tung (Charlie Craven)

Hook: Size 16 Curved Pupa Hook
Bead: Black 3/32nd
Thread: UTC 70 denier, black
Body: Two Contrasting Wire colours, olive and black, Wine and black (try to make one of the wire colours brassie size and the second small)
Collar: Ice Dub


Poison Tung-Purple (Charlie Craven)


Poison Tung-Tiger (Charlie Craven)


Poison Tung- Zebra (Charlie Craven)


Poison Tung-Black and Purple (Charlie Craven)


Poison Tung-Red (Charlie Craven)


Poison Tung-Black (Charlie Craven)







GTH Variant (Charlie Craven)

Hook: Standard dry fly size 10-16
Thread: White UTC 70 denier and chartreuse 70 denier (on a separate bobbin)
Tail: Calf body hair
Tag: Mylar Opal Tinsel, medium
Thorax; Olive Ice Dub or something dark
Wing: Calf Body hair or Polyyarn or macrame, white
Hackle: Brown and grizzly

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