The following flies were tied during a fly tying session held in December 2006. (Back to Fly Tying page)

Zug Bug

Hook: Size 10-12 Kamasan B175
Thread: Black 6/0 or 8/0
Tail: 3-4 Peacock Swords
Rib: Fine silver oval tinsel
Body: 2-3 strands of Peacock Herl
Beard Hackle: Furnace or brown cock hackle
Wing Case: Mallard over brown cock hackle

1. Weight the fly if required and secure the lead using glue or thread.
2. Attach the thread and run to the point above the barb in touching turns.
3. Secure 3-4 Peacock Swords as a tail.
4. Catch in the silver rib, and then add 2-3 peacock herls for the body.
5. Return the thread to just before the hook eye.
6. Wind the body, then the rib and secure at the hook eye.
7. Add a bunch of brown cock hackle fibres as the throat hackle.
8. Add a Wing Case using mallard fibres.
9. Build the head, whip finish and varnish.

Cats Whiskers

Hook: Size 10-12 Kamasan B175
Eyes: Bead Chain
Thread: White 6/0 or 8/0
Tail: White Marabou
Body: Fluo Green Chenille
Wing: White Marabou + Pearl Krystal flash

1. Invert the hook in the vice and secure the bead chain eyes using thread and glue.
2. Return the hook to the normal positive and then run the thread in touching turns down to the point opposite the barb.
3. Prepare a bunch of marabou and add using pinch and loop as a tail. Optionally add some flash material to the tail.
4. Stripe the chenille to review the core and secure at the rear of the fly under the hook.
5. Run the thread to just behind the hook eyes.
6. Wrap the chenille in tight turns up the fly to just behind the bead eyes.
7. Secure the chenille and cut off the waste.
8. Move the thread in front of the bead eyes.
9. Add another bunch of marabou and optionally flash material as a wing.
10. Whip finish and varnish the fly.

Orange Nomad

Hook: Size 10-12 Kamasan B175
Head: Gold Bead & Floss cone nose
Thread: Orange or light colour 6/0 or 8/0
Tail: Orange marabou
Body: Orange Fritz

1. Add the bead to the hook.
2. Attach the thread to the hook behind the bead and 1/3 of the way towards to bend.
3. Using Pinch & Loop attach the tail. Optionally also add flash material to the tail.
4. Stripe the Fritz to reveal the core and secure underneath the hook.
5. Wrap the fritz in touching turns to 2/3 up the hook and secure.
6. Whip finish and remove the thread.
7. Push the bead up against the fritz.
8. Take a length of floss about 20 Inches at least and build the nose in a cone shape. This should force the bead securely against the fritz.
9. Whip finish the floss or secure using multiple half hitches.
10. Varnish head.