Andy's Flies

from The Fly-Tying Bible by Peter Gathercole Hook: #10 - 28 dry Thread: olive (or choice) Body: olive pheasant tail fibers (or other color by choice) Wing: natural gray (or other color by choice) cul-de-canard Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

from Ed Story’s Missouri Trout Flys: How to Tye and Fish Them Hook: #10 weighted the entire shank length Thread: yellow Tail: ginger hackle fibers Body Hackle: ginger reverse palmered Body: ginger chenille skip with rod tip near bottom of stream on sinking tip line Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

Hook: #10 - 20 dry Wing: light or lemon wood duck Tail: light, cream, hackle Body: cream dubbing Hackle: cream dry fly sized to hook

as illustrated by Charles Orvis Hook: #18-22 dry Thread: black Tag: gold tinsel Body: thread Front hackle: black or dark dun dry sized to hook Wing: back or dark dun dry hackle tips

from Ed Story’s Missouri Trout Flys: How to Tye and Fish Them Hook: Hook: #12 Thread: Brown Hackle: Ginger - reverse palmered Body: Ginger chennille Can be tied in any color desired Fish by skipping 3 to 12 inches below surface using rod tip. Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

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as illustrated by Charles Orvis Hook: gnat size (here #14) Tag: gold tinsel Body: brown chenille Wings: brown dry fly hackle tips Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

from Ed Story’s Missouri Trout Flys: How to Tye and Fish Them Hook: #10-14 Thread: color of marabou Tail: Marabou short Body: same Marabou short twisted and wrapped on the hook shank Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

from the Traditional Dry Flies section of American Fly Tying Manual by Dave Hughes Hook: #12 - 20 short shank, up eye, dry Thread: black Tail: badger hackle fibers Body: reverse palmered oversized badger dry fly hackle

Hook: #16 - 32 scud Thread: to match body Gill: a few strands of white glamour madeira Head: dark glass or tungsten bead sized hook Body: choice color glamour madeira Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

as illustrated by Charles Orvis Hook: small dry Tail: light dun hackle fibers Body: light dun hackle quill Hackle: light dun dry Wing: light dun hackle tips Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

from the Traditional Dry Flies section of American Fly Tying Manual by Dave Hughes Hook: #12 - 20 short shank, up eye, dry Thread: black Tail: badger hackle fibers Body: reverse palmered oversized badger dry fly hackle Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

from Ed Story’s Missouri Trout Flys: How to Tye and Fish Them Hook: #10 Thread: black (or to match body color) Tail: marabou (here yellow) Body: marabout short (here olive) Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

illustrated by Charles Orvis Hook: #10-16 dry Thread: brown Tail: a few light dun hackle fibers Rib: gold oval Body: brown (red brown) floss Wings: small brown hen hackle tips Hackle: honey or light brown

from Ed Story’s Missouri Trout Flyes: How to Tye and Fish Them Hook: #10 - 14 Thread: black Body: gold tinsel Underwing: yellow marabou Overwing: black marabou

from Tying Dry Flies by Randall Kaufmann Hook: dry - size of beetle being imitated Thread: black or to match body and wingcase Wingcase: crafters foam cut to hook gape width, color of beetle imitated Body: dubbing color of beetle or Peacock herl Legs: black deer, silly legs, or other fibers Indicator: fluorescent yarn

as illustrated by Charles Orvis Hook: #10 - 14 Thread: brown Tail: turkey biot Tag: gold tinsel Body: Peacock herl Front hackle: brown soft hen Wing: turkey Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

As detailed in Missouri Trout Flys: How to Tye and Fish Them by Ed Story Hook: #10 - 18 dry Thread: black Tag (optional): gold tinsel Back hackle: dark dry sized to hook Rib: fine gold wire Body: 1 peacock herl Front hackle: light dry sized to hook Head cement recipe: Goop Xylene (epoxy thinnner) Instructions: Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

according to The Art of Fly Tying by John Van Vliet Hook: #4 - 12 streamer Thread: Black Tail: Red yarn Rib: Oval silver tinsel Body: Flat silver tinsel Wing: Brown over Black over White bucktail

following the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury Hook: #4-14 wet Thread: Brown Tail: Three Golden Pheasant tippets Tag: Gold Rib: Gold wire Body: Red floss Hackle: Brown hen Wing: Mallard side flank

from Missouri Trout Flys - How to Tye and Fish Them by Ed Story Hook: #12 - 24 dry Thread: yellow Body hackle: cream sized to hook and reverse palmered Body: floss or dry fly dubbing to match pattern

from Randall Kaufmann’s The Fly Tyers Nymph Manual Hook: #12 - 20 nymph Weight: wire Rib: green fine wire, thread, or floss Body: cream green dubbing Thorax: blended cream cream and black dubbing

Alder (as illustrated by Charles Orvis in Favorite Flies and Their Histories - 1892 - by Mary Orvis Marbury Hook: #10-16 nymph Thread: claret Tag: gold tinsel Body: Peacock herl Hackle: soft brown hen Wing: turkey or pheasant

in which I discuss and demonstrate the difference between a regular palmer and a reverse palmer with thanks to Ed and Bob Story of Feather Craft

This is a Lacey Gee / Wapsi fly from the 1930’s Hook: flat head 1/64th jig, #8 - 12 Thread: hot / fluorescent orange or red Tail: marabou Body: tinsel chenille (silver in the original) Hot spot: thread wrap behind jig head The jig maker: https://www.youtube.com/@dennisstead3574