After reading Yvon Chouinard, Craig Matthews and Mauro Mazzo's book, Pheasant Tail Simplicity, I wanted to add Flymphs to my fly box as well as x-caddis and sparkle duns. All 3 patterns use pheasant as a main component of the fly. You can definitely use "other" dubbings to match the particular may flies that you are trying to imitate but these basics will definitely work! Take a look!
I would definitely recommend this book. I love the premise of the book, ... simplify!
This past weekend was the Red Deer Sportsman Show. Willy, George, Morris, Jacinda, Eugene and Rick set up a booth for our club! It looked like they were quite busy having kids learn to tie flies. Well done!
...and special thanks to Colin Allison for getting the Corb Lund Stop Coal Mining Petition Team to our tying session!
Lastly, next week; Garnet Clews is our guest instructor. Garnet is a guide on the Bow River and he has been kind enough to do another session for us. Garnet asks everyone to have a dubbing twister, black 3/0 thread, some sort of material clip for CDC feathers and light brown or tan 6/0 thread!
Sportsman Show Both
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Flymph
Hook: 1x nymph hook, sizes 8-20
Bead (optional): Black nickle-size to match hook
Thread: Olive 8/0
Tail: Pheasant Tail
Rib: Copper wire, small
Body: Pheasant tail
Thorax: Peacock herl
Collar: Hungarian partridge (grey)
X-Caddis (Craig Matthews)
Hook: standard dry fly size 12-18 (TMC100)
Thread: Rusty brown 8/0 or olive
Tail: Amber z-lon
Thorax: Ice Dub, peacock
Wing: Deer
Sparkle Dun
Hook: standard dry fly size 12-18 (TMC100)
Thread: Rusty brown 8/0 or olive
Tail: Amber z-lon
Thorax: Olive superfine
Wing: Deer
