Thumbing Through Some SBSs

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Collyer's Ace of Spades








Some discussion on it's origin, but most attribute this neat matuka to David Collyer. Getting some more mileage out of the craft store bronze mallard sub. Can't do better than Mr. McPhail for instruction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-W9IsgRQ6I

hook - Mustad 9671 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
rib - small wire silver (didn't have the right sized tinsel, which looks so cool)
body - sparkle chenille black
throat - guinea
wing - hen black (4)
topping - waterfowl flank dyed bronze(ish)

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Galway Extractor (variation)



Stretched out the body and changed the color scheme a bit for an October Caddis. Dyeing, except for the deer hair, accomplished with 2 packs orange Koolaid.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 70 burnt orange
butt - Uni-Stretch orange
tail - pheasant tail dyed orange
rib - brassie wire copper
body - mylar tinsel copper
hackle - hen dyed orange
wing - deer hair dyed orange
collar - guinea dyed orange


mash barb, start thread; wrap to hook point




tie in Uni-Stretch, wrap to barb and back; tie off/trim






measure (hook length) some pt fibers; tie in






tie in rib, wrap forward; leave about 1 eye width free up front




tie in tinsel, wrap to tail and back; tie off/trim






counterwrap rib; helicopter end, cover with thread






tie in (folded) hackle by tip; wrap, tie off/trim






clean, stack, measure (tips to bend) a c lump of deer hair; trim to length, tie in






tie in (folded) guinea by tip




wrap, tie off/trim, whip finish, SHHAN

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Blades' Badger Streamer



A vintage attractor from William Blades.

hook - Mustad 9671 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - barred woodduck flank
body - mylar braid silver
throat - calftail white
underwing - calftail white
wing - badger hackle (4)/barred woodduck flank


mash barb, start thread, wrap to bend




strip woodduck from stem, measure (gap width past bend), fold, tie in










tie in braid, wrap forward, tie off/trim (not sure what's chewing the thread up; polished the bobbin tube on Monday)






flip the fly over, measure (tips to point) a sparse clump of calftail; tie in/trim






measure (tips past tail) another clump of calftail; tie in/trim






prep hackles (2 per side), measure (even with underwing); tie in/trim






measure (tip to bend) a barred woodduck segment




tie in/trim, whip finish, SHHAN (tempted to replace the split woodduck but figure it'll look a lot worse after the first fish hits it)

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Blackman's Hot Cat







From South African tyer Jack Blackman; their version of the Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear.

hook - Mustad 3906B #8
underbody - .030 non-tox
thread - Danville 6/0 hot orange
tail - fox squirrel tail
rib - oval tinsel gold
body - dubbing hare's ear
hackle - hen hot orange

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Tommy's Favorite (variation)








A vintage grayling pattern. Since I'd like to use it as a dry, I replaced the red wool tail with something that might actually help it float.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #16
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - hackle red
body - macaw tail fibers
hackle - dun

this one with the other side of the macaw facing out

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Brookes' Fancy








Another vintage Welsh grayling pattern.


hook - Dai Riki 300 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 purple
rib - peacock herl/tying thread (tag end)
body - floss purple
hackle - barred cream (called for white, of which I have none)

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Baigent's Brown








Found this version on the [url='"http://www.fishingwithstyle.co.uk/yorkshirepost2011.htm"]fishingwithstyle site[/url].

hook - Dai Riki 300 #14
thread/body - Pearsall's silk orange
hackle - brown
wing - hen pheasant

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Ermine Moth








A vintage pattern attributed to the Rev. Edward Powell. Instructions also call for it be tied with opposing partridge hackles; I prefer this Jingler variation. With a few mods, this would make a decent Spruce Moth.


hook - Mustad 3999A #12
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - yarn yellowish orange
rib - Uni-Stretch black
body - dubbing white (original calls for wool; rabbit used here)
hackle - barred cream (white called for but unavailable)
collar - partridge

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John Titmouse (variation)



Having had good luck with Buzzballs with a prominent orange cast, I made some mods to the color scheme.

hook - Dai Riki 305 #16
thread - UTC 70 burnt orange
tail - hackle dun
body - bleached peacock herl
hackle - grizzly dyed orange
wing - partridge dyed orange

mash barb, start thread




measure (hook length) tip from a partridge feather; tie in over the eye/trim, wrap thread to bend








measure (shank length) some hackle fibers; tie in/trim






tie in some peacock herl; wrap to 3/4 mark, tie off/trim






tie in hackle; wrap to wing, tie off/trim






take a few wraps in front of the wing to set the angle, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Huw Nain








Loosely translated, Welsh for "Mummy's Boy"; this fly has it's origins in the Conwy district.

hook - Mustad 3906 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - golden pheasant tippets
rib - small wire silver
body - dubbing golden olive/grey
hackle - brown partridge
wing - hen pheasant

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Hall's Gibbo Lure








Mick Hall's Aussie attractor.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - golden pheasant tippets
rib - peacock herl
counter-rib - x-small wire gold
body - floss red
hackle - grizzly

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Munn's Hector (variation)







An Irish lough pattern. Original was tied with a tail of cat (Hector) fur and French partridge collar; lacking that, I subbed possum tail and put the chuckar skin to use.

hook - Mustad 3906 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - Australian possum tail black
rib - small wire silver
body - mylar pearl
thorax - Ice Dub peacock black
hackle - badger
collar - chuckar partridge