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blog BY Jonathan Trzil ON September 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Inch Worm
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Recipe- Body:  chartreuse chenille  Legs:  chartreuse chenille Head:  Thread Hook:  8-16 Thread:  Black You will also need a permanent maker to create dots on side.  This is also a great pattern for streams that get a lot of terrestrial action. 
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Charlie's Hopper
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Recipe- Body:  Foam (color is optional) Wing:  Deer Hair Legs:  Rubber legs (pre-cut or pull-a-part) Thread:  Color to match foam or a color to stand out segments Hook:  size 8-14 This fly is definently my favorite terrestrial, i also use it as a indicator fly.  This fly floats great with out any [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Jonathan Trzil ON September 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Dragon Fly
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Recipe- Tail:  buck tail to match hatch body:  chenille to match hatch wings:  poly yarn or package wrap made to look like wings hook:  2-16 This pattern is great for bluegill, bass, and trout in slow pools that have direct sun.
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Zebra Midge
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Recipe- Bead:  any color Wire:  small copper or silver wire Thread:  Black or Purple This fly is one you should have in your box if you fish in the southeast.  This is a go to fly for me i can use it as a dropper any day in any season.  
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cdc sulfur compara dun
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Recipe- Tail: white microfibets (3-4) or antron yarn(as shown)  Wing:  dark dun CDC Thorax:  sulfur orange biot  Dubbing:  sulfur orange Thread: 6 ot uni-thread Hook: any size from 14-24 Start by putting down a thread base, once at the back of the hook tie you tail.  Then tie in 1 piece of biot, [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fish4budz ON September 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Daves Hopper
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recipe hook: york bend 2 or 3x long shank 6-10 thread: uni 8/0 black or red tail: twisted orange yarn and red deer hair abdomen: yellow fine dry dubbing hackle: brown wing: turkey tail flexcement and deer hair above that head: spun deer hair. make sure to use a lot of deer hair. you want a tight [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fish4budz ON September 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Stimulator
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hook: york bend 2 or 3x long. 8-14 thread: red uni 8/0 or your preference. usually red is the color choice though tail: deer hair abdomen: Dave whitlocks Golden stone dubbing abdomen hackle: brown rib: copper wire wing: deer hair thorax: brown or rust colored dubbing thorax hackle: grizzly   [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fish4budz ON September 4 - 1 COMMENTS
Green Drake Epoxy Back Emerger
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hook: nymph hook 10-14, weighted thread: uni 8/0 olive tail: hungarian partridge abdomen: cream haretron gills: filoplume from partridge feather rib: copper wire back: turkey tail feather thorax: green haretron dubbing legs: guinea feather add a drop of epoxy to the back and let dry to a bubble [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fish4budz ON September 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Flying Ant
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recipe hook: 12-18 dry fly hook thread: black or honey colored uni 8/0 body: black hareline or fine dry dubbing, with black deer hair pulled over abdomen legs: black crytsal flash or hackle to match for a higher riding ant wing: blue dun hackle tips   you cant go wrong having a few flying ants in [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fish4budz ON September 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Whites Caddis
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recipe hook: 12-18 standard dry fly hook thread: charcoal uni 8/0 body: opal tinsel wing: elk hair hackle: grizzly or brown   this is my variation of an elk hair caddis. i made the body opal tinsel for attraction and placed the hackle infront of the wing so that it rides a little lower in the water [ READ MORE... ]
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