Your Virtual Guide to Flyfishing Arkansas' Blue-ribbon Trout Waters

Fly Patterns Here is a sample of the fly-patterns that I have come to rely on most. As I become more proficient using a digital camera, the quality of the photos hopefully will get a little better.
Simple Sowbug Hook:Scud size 14-16 Weight:#25 lead wire Rib:Clear Larva-lace Body:Sowscud Dubbing (gray,dark-gray, or tan)	Bead-head Sowbug Same recipe as Simple sowbug -just add a brass head	BH-Pheasant Tail Hook:Scud size 14-18 Weight:Brass Bead Tail:Pheasant-tail fibers Rib:Brassie-wire(counter wrapped) Body:Pheasant-tail fibers
Lightning Bug Hook:Scud size 14-16 Weight:Nickel Bead Tail:Pheasant-tail Fibers Rib:Brassie-wire(red or copper) Body:Silver Tensile Thorax:Bunny-brite Dubbing, "Rust" Color	Bead-head Larva lace Hook:scud size 18-20 Weight:Nickel or Brass Bead Body:Clear Larva Lace (use tan, gray, or olive thread to create different colors, thread-color will show through the body)	BH-Woolly-bugger Hook:Streamer 2X long size 8-12 Weight:Gold Bead and #25 lead wire Tail:Maribou w/flashabou accents Hackle:Grizzly(palmered over entire body) Body:Tensile-chenille(med.) (Black, Olive, Brown or White)
San Juan Worm Hook:Scud size 12 Body:Ultra Chenille (red, brown, natural-tan, purple, pink or maroon	Candy's Midge Hook:Scud size 20 Weight:Brass or Nickel Bead Rib:Brassie wire Body:The Tying Thread Thorax:Build up Tying Thread to a little less than the diameter of the bead (Gray or Olive)	Red Ass Hook:Standard Nymph size 14-18 Body:Red Thread Rib:Brassie Wire(optional) Thorax:Peacock Hurl Hackle:Partridge
BWO Emerger Hook:Standard Nymph size 18 Body:Superfine dubbing (olive) Hackle:Hen neck(dun)	Jennifer's Midge (pupa) Hook:Standard Dry-fly size 20-24 Body:Thread Rib:Brassie Wire(optional) Thorax:Gray Superfine Dubbing or Built-up with thread (Gray,Olive,Black, or Cream Colors)	Chuck's Emerger Hook:Standard Dry-fly size 18-20 Tail:Wood-duck Flank Fibers Rib:Brassie Wire(optional) Body:Yellow Superfine Dubbing Hackle:Grizzly or Brown Neck Hackle (Use Orange or Red Thread to Make the Fly More colorful)
Adams Hook:Standard Dry-fly size 14-18 Tail:Mix of Grizzly and Brown Hackle Fibers Body:Superfine Dubbing(adams gray) Wings:Grizzly Hackle Tips Hackle:Grizzly	Parachute BWO Hook:Standard Dry-fly size 18-20 Tail:Dun Hackle Fibers Body:Superfine Dubbing(Olive) Wing post:Poly Yarn(Dun) Hackle:Dun(wrapped horizontally around wing post)	Elk Hair Caddis Hook:Standard Dry-fly size 18-20 Body:Superfine Dubbing(Olive or tan) Hackle:Grizzly(palmered over entire body) Wing:Natural Elk Hair(stacked and clipped short)
More patterns will be added as time goes by so check back often! If you have a pattern to share, please feel free to E-mail me a photo and recipe and I'll be glad to post it. Back to Top

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