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Sparkle Red Hot

Hook:   Tiemco 2488 #16 - #22 (or equivalent scud hook)

Bead:  Scarlet or red glass bead, size small

Thread:  Red  UTC 8/0

Body:  Red krystal flash or flashabou accent

Overbody/Abdomen:  clear small larva lace

Tail: NA

 

 

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Sparkle OJ

Hook:   Tiemco 2488 #16 - #22 (or equivalent scud hook)

Bead:  Scarlet orange glass bead, size small

Thread:  FL. fire Orange  UTC 8/0

Body:  Orange/pearl  krystal flash or flashabou accent

Overbody/Abdomen:  clear small larva lace

 

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Sparkle Worm

Hook:   Daiichi  1030   #10 - #14 (or equivalent scud hook) l

Thread:  FL. fire Orange  UTC 8/0

Body:  Thread and 3 strands of pearl  krystal flash or flashabou accent

Overbody/Abdomen:  Orange V-rib or larva lace sized small

Thorax:   Built up thread with whip finishes

 

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Flash Thread Midge

Hook:   Tiemco 200r #20 - #22 (or equivalent 1x long shank hook)

Thread:  Gudebrod rod wrapping thread in appropriate color and black UTC 8/0 fly tying thread (see notes)

Body:  Gudebrod rod wrapping thread in appropriate color

Overbody/Abdomen:   NA

Thorax:  Built up black UTC 8/0 thread to form thorax/head of midge

Emergent Wing:   spund krystal flash or ice dub

 

 

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Desert Storm

Hook:   Tiemco 2488 #18 - #26 (or equivalent scud hook)

Thread:   Fl. Fire Orange UTC 8/0

Body:   Fl. Fire Orange UTC 8/0

Ribbing:    Fl. Fire Orange thread spun clockwise

Overbody/Abdomen:   pearl krystal flash or flashabou

Tail:  NA

Thorax:   black superfine dubbing or peacock hearl

 

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Lime Pupa

Hook:   Tiemco 2488 #18 - #26 (or equivalent scud hook)

Thread:   Fl. green UTC 8/0

Body:   Fl. green UTC 8/0

Ribbing:    Fl. green thread spun clockwise

Overbody/Abdomen:   pearl krystal flash or flashabou

Tail:  NA

Thorax:   black superfine dubbing or peacock hearl

 

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Black & Gray Midge Emerger

Hook:   Daiichi 1130 #18 - #24 (or equivalent scud hook)

Thread:   Black UTC 8/0

Body:   Black UTC

Overbody/Abdomen:   NA

Ribbing:   Silver fine wire

Thorax:   grey superfine dubbing

Emergent wing:   3 strands pearl krystal flash

 

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Latex Midge Pupa

Hook:    Tiemco 200r # 18- # 22 (or equivalent 1x long hook)

Thread:   Olive brown UTC 8/0

Body:   thread

Overbody/Abdomen:   thinly cut clear scud back or thin plastic bag

Tail: NA

Thorax:   Built up black UTC 8/0 thread

 

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Wire Pupa

Hook:    Tiemco 401 #18 - # 24 (or equivalent hook)

Thread:   Black UTC 8/0

Body:   olive or appropriate colored small wire

Overbody/Abdomen:   NA

Ribbing:   Olive UTC wire ribbed like brassie

Tail:   NA

Thorax:   Built up black UTC 8/0 thread

 

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San Juan Worm

Hook:    Tiemco 2457 #14 - #18 (or equivalent scud hook to provide curves of worm)

Thread:   Fl. Fire Orange UTC 8/0

Body:   Rust, dark earthworm, red, or appropriate color medium ultra chenile

Overbody/Abdomen:   NA

Ribbing:   NA

Thorax:   NA

 

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Red Midge Larva

Hook:    Tiemco 200rbl  #18 - #22 (or equivalent 1x long hook)

Thread:  Red UTC 8/0

Body:  Red UTC 8/0 thread

Overbody/Abdomen:   NA

Ribbing:   Red UTC 8/0 spun clockwise

Thorax:   very small, neat whip finish

Emergent Wing: NA

 

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Red Annelid

Hook:   Tiemco 200rbl  #18 - #22 (or equivalent 1x or standard length hook)

Bead:  (optional on variations)    Scarlet or red glass bead, size small

Thread:    Red  UTC 8/0

Body:  Red krystal flash or flashabou accent

Overbody/Abdomen:   NA

Thorax:   Small neat whip finish

 

 

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Duran's poxy Midgemerger

Hook:   Tiemco 2488 #20 - #26 (or equivalent scud hook)

Thread:  Black  UTC 8/0

Body:  Black UTC spun a little counter clockwise for neat smooth tapered body

Overbody/Abdomen:    NA

Ribbing:   Fine Silver or copper wire

Thorax:   Black superfine dubbing

Emergent Wing:  Small dab of 5 minute epoxy

 

 

 

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Bead Bubble Midge

Hook:   Tiemco 2488 #20 - #26 (or equivalent scud hook)

Bead:   Clear/pearl small glass bead held on top of shank with dental floss or 6x tippet

Thread:   Black  UTC 8/0

Body:   Black UTC spun a little counter- clockwise for neat smooth tapered body

Ribbing:   Fine Silver or copper wire

Thorax:   Gray superfine dubbing to hide tippet or floss

 

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G.E.M (glass eye midge)

Hook:   Tiemco 2488 #20 - #26 (or equivalent scud hook)

Bead:   Clear/pearl small glass bead

Thread:   Black  UTC 8/0

Body:   Black UTC spun a little counter- clockwise for neat smooth tapered body

Overbody/Abdomen:    black goose biot

Ribbing:   Fine Silver or copper wire

Thorax:   Gray superfine dubbing to hold bead in place

 

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WD-40

Hook:   Tiemco 2488 #16 - #24 (or equivalent scud hook)

Thread:  Black  UTC 8/0

Body:   Black UTC spun a little counter clockwise for neat smooth tapered body

Tail:  Wood duck or mallard dyed wood duck flank

Thorax:   Black superfine dubbing built up to a pronounced, bulky thorax

Wingcase:   Pull the wood duck over the dubbing and tie off

 

 

 

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KF Chocolate Emerger

Hook:   Tiemco 2488 #20 - #26 (or equivalent scud hook)

Thread:  Olive Brown  UTC 8/0

Body:  Olive Brown  UTC spun a little counter clockwise for neat smooth tapered body

Overbody/Abdomen:    NA

Ribbing:   Fine Silver or copper wire

Thorax:   Mahogany superfine dubbing

Emergent Wing:   3 Strands of krystal flash

 

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Bead Scud

Hook:    Tiemco 2488 #14 - #18 (or equivalent scud hook)

Bead:   Purple colored  glass beads with clear outside, size 11/0

Thread:   Gray  UTC 8/0

Body:   Gray thread

Overbody/Abdomen:    Beads lined along shank

Legs:   Teased out gray life cycle nymph dubbing

 

 

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Olive Baetis Nymph

Hook:   Tiemco 200rbl  #18 - #22 (or equivalent 1x or standard length hook)

Thread:  Olive UTC 8/0

Body:  Olive thread spun clockwise a little bit for ribbing

Overbody/Abdomen:  NA

Tails: Blask moose mane

Wingcase:   Black moose mane pulled over thorax of ice dub or krystal flash

Thorax:  Pearl ice dub or spun krystal flash

 

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Hook:   Tiemco 200rbl  #22 or Tiemco 2488 #24-26

Thread:  Black  UTC 8/0

Body:   Black thread spun counter-clockwise for smooth tapered body

Tail: Brown saddle or neck hackle

Thorax:   Mahogany superfine dubbing

Emergent Wing:   3 strands of pearl krystal flash or flashabou accent

 

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Brassie

Hook:   Tiemco 2488  #18 - #22 (or equivalent scud hook)

Bead:  (optional on variations)    Black or gunmetall

Thread:    Black  UTC 8/0

Body:  Small copper wire

Overbody/Abdomen:   NA

Thorax:   Black superfine dubbing or peacock hearl

 

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Gray Rs2

Hook:   Tiemco 200rbl  #18-24

Thread:  Gray UTC 8/0

Tails: Dun microfibbets

Body:   Gray superfine dubbing

Thorax:   Gray superfine dubbing

Emergent Wing:   Small piece of closed cell foam

 

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Duran's Loop Leech

Hook:   Daiichi 1710 #10 - #12 (or equivalent hook)

Thread:   Fl. Fire Orang UTC 6/0

Body:   Dark hare's ear dubbing

Overbody/Collar:   Dark hare's mask dubbing, spun in a dubbing loop