This is a combination hopper, Chernobyl ant and cicada in black and orange foam. I tied it in the morning for the first time. Toss it, flop it down, let is set and water movement is enough.
Materials
- Thread – Orange 6/0 thread for the body and red nylon stretch overlocking thread for the head.
Materials
- Thread: Red 14/0
- Hook: Scud size 10
- Bead: Silver 7/64
- Lead free wire – 4 turns .015, 4 turns
- Rib: very small silver wire
- Tail: Brown make up brush fibers
- Body: Natural or Olive Hair’s ear dubbing
Tying Steps
- Silver bead and four turns of the lead free wire, should fit into the bead.
A foam derivative of the Turck’s Tarantula, the Stealth Bomber is a foam diver/slider designed to duplicate the Tarantula’s diving motion and the resulting bubble trail made when the fly is stripped hard.
The rear tab of foam and the air space below it captures air, which bubbles on the dive. Read More »
Materials
- Mustad Aberdeen #2 hook
- Pink thread
- SF flash blend – White
- SF flash blend – Bleeding black
- Pink tubing
- Bead chain eyes or dumbbell eyes
Rodney Adams
Instructions
Step 1
Tie on bead chain eyes and run thread to bend of hook.
Materials
- Hook: Size 4 long shank, barbless
- Thread: Clear monofil or light tan
- Underbody: Krystal flash, copper or red
- Body: Sight cast redfish brush 2” in copper, rust or olive copper (available from sponsor bwc.flies.com.au)
Method
- If not using barbless hooks, crush barb.
This pattern was originally tied to be suggestive as a Stillwater Caddis attractor. This version has a green rib used to suggest segmentation, and a Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle. The Peacock Herl thorax gives this fly some natural iridescent qualities and the UV lime green butt and rib give it a little extra flash. Read More »
Vince Margossian’s Loud Mouth Popper (The LMP) is really what it says – stripped in vigorously it creates plenty of noise by splashing its way along the surface. Fished this way the LMP can be heard up to 50m away – that is why the bass and other fish find it irresistible. Read More »
Upon deep and meaningful discussions the fly selected – envelope please – will be the BMS Saltwater Variant.
Materials
- Hook: Size 4 or 6 saltwater.
- Thread: Red wooly nylon
- Bead: Clear glass
- Weight:
- Size 4, 5 turns of .020 lead free wire
- Size 6, 7 turns or .020 lead free wire
- Rib: Gold tinsel
- Body: Chartreuse, Yellow or Green Soft EP Fibres
- Mixed tinsel – cut an inch and a half-length of EP Fibres and mix it in a coffee grinder.
Developed by Dennis Collier, the Sno Ball Beetle is a smaller more streamlined version of the popular Chernobyl Ant. The Sno Ball is quick and easy to tie, durable and super buoyant.
The following is Paul Fedeles’ variant. Read More »
An easy hopper pattern that will help you to learn and practice techniques for tying hoppers.
Tying instructions can be found in the May issue of the HFF Flycast.
Materials
- Thread – Wooly nylon (Nylon stretch over locking thread)
- Hook – Any Hopper hook (This one is a size 10)
- Body – 2 mm craft foam cut into hopper like shape.