Featured Fly - Glass Butt Trico Spinner

Ok, so because I was so bad with the featured flies last month, I am going to try to over load you this month. Fishing and Tying has taken a back seat to life the past month or so, but its smallmouth and trico season, so let the fishing and tying begin! This is a simple fly that was shown to me by Wes years ago, it has be tested and proven. So I wanted to share it with everyone, Enjoy.

Materials:

Hook: TMC 2488 sz 20-28

Thread: UNI Thread 8/0 - Black 

Flash Butt:  Pearl Tinsel - Small

Wing: Poly Floating Yarn - Lt Grey, White, or Med Grey

Thorax: Superfine or Antron - Black 

Step 1: Make a tight thread base, tying in the tinsel as you go back. 

Step 2: Keeping the wraps tight, bring the thread forward about 3/4 of the hook shank.

Step 3: Wrap the tinsel forward, keeping the wraps tight. Tie off and cut excess.

Step 4: Take a small piece of poly yearn, and tie it in, you can trim to size once they it is secure.

Step 5: Dub the thorax, you do no need a lot of dubbing for this.

Step 6: Whip finish and cut thread.

Featured Fly - Lite Brite Ant

Here is a ant pattern that I came up with after having a conversation with a customer a few weeks back. Yup thats right a few weeks back, sorry for the delay, and lack of posting. This is an awesome little, or big ant pattern, it floats high and seems to get the trouts attention nicely.

Materials:

Hook: TMC 100 sz. 12-18

Thread: UNI Thread - Color to Match Dubbing 

Body: Ice Dub - Black, Copper, Red

Flash: Flashabou Accent - Pearl or Opal

Under Wing: Web Wing - Brown or Grey

Wing: CDC - Natural Brown or Med Dun 

Step 1: Make a thread base.

Step 2: Make a small dubbing ball, then wrap the thread forward. This will make the middle of the fly.

Step 3: Choose about 6 strands of flash and tie in. Leaving about a 1/4 of the hook open.

Step 4: Next get your web wing out and cut a small rectangle, about the length of the hook shank. trim the edges to make a tapered wing.

Step 5: Tie in the wing, just over the flash.

Step 6: Strip and stack one cdc feather. Tie it in and trim excess off.

Step 7: Make another dubbing ball, this will form the head.

Step 8: Whip finish and start piling them up.