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Description
This fly has been doing well for me during March. Tie these small during early spring and make them larger as time goes along.
Materials
| Hook | Nymph Hook Size 14-20 |
| Thread | 6/0 – Olive or Green |
| Tail | Clear or Olive Micro-Fibers |
| Rib | Copper |
| Body | Olive or Green Thread |
| Wingcase | Flash |
| Thorax | Clear or Olive Micro-Fibers |
| Legs | Olive Dubbing |
| Head | Black Bead |
Instructions
| Step 1: Please bead on the hook and move to the eye of the hook. Tie in some olive or green thread. Tie in some micro-fibers for the tail. Leave the fibers in to be used later as legs. |
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| Step 2: Tie in copper wire and wrap around about 3 or 4 times for the ribs |
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| Step 3: Tie a piece of flash where the ribs end. Tie in some olive dubbing for the thorax. |
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| Step 4: Tie off the flash right below the bead head. Split the micro-fibers and tie off to create legs. Whip finish and put some cement on. |
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Description
White flies typically come out August/September. On certain creeks, such as Yellow Beeches, they can be spectacular. Even larger creeks and rivers such as Perkiomen and Schuylkill River experience these hatches. For bass, tie them big and for trout, tie them the normal sizes.
Materials
| Hook | Daiichi 1180 Dry 14 (Trout) and Orvis 1526 Streamer Size 8 (Bass) |
| Thread | Danville’s 3/0 Waxed Monocord – White or Cream |
| Tail | White or Cream Hackle |
| Body | White or Cream Dubbing |
| Wings | White or Cream Hackle |
| Head | White or Cream Dubbing |
Instructions
| Step 1: Tie in some pieces of hackle feathers for the tail. |
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| Step 2: Wrap the body with white or cream dubbing a little more than half way. |
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| Step 3: For the wings, tie in white or cream hackle. Put some dubbing in the front for the head and whip finish. |
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Description
I’ve had a fair amount of success with these zerba patterns. Black probably gets the most action, but red does work out well. Some people make tails out of flash material and build up the head with dubbuing and put some white antron at the bead head. Larger sizes in the Spring and smaller in the Summer/Fall.
Materials
| Hook | Daiichi 1120 Curved 14-20 |
| Thread | Danville’s 3/0 Waxed Monocord – Black or Red |
| Body | Black or Red Thread with Silver Wire |
| Head | Bead |
Instructions
| Step 1: Place the bead on the hook. Tie the thread down to the shank of the hook and tie in silver wire. |
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| Step 2: Tie the thread up to the bead. Build up the body as you make your way up. |
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| Step 3: Wrap the body with the silver and tie off at the front right behind the bead. Put some glue around the body. |
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