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Nymphs

Aquatic Worm (Tan)

Wrap thread onto hook shank. Attach the body material with 3 to 5 tight wraps of thread.

Aquatic Worm (Red)

Hare's Ear Soft Hackle

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in the partridge tail material by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

Bead Head Prince Nymph

Place the bead on the hook. Wrap thread onto the hook shank etc.

Big Yellow Mayfly

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in the wood duck fibers by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

Brassie

Caddis Worm

Tie in thread at forward end of body with 3 to 5 tight wraps. Wrap thread back to the base of the tail.

Canadian Leech

Crayfish

Callibaetis Nymph

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie down about 7 wood duck fibers.

CDC Dun Emerger

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend.

Damselfly Nymph

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in 2 strands of ostrich fibers by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

Diving BWO

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in the grizzly hackle fibers by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

Deep Caddis Pupa

Attach thread to shank and wind the desired thread base. Attach the body material with 3 to 5 tight wraps of thread.

Diving Mayfly Egg-Layer

Dragonfly Nymph

Floating Nymph

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in the hair tail material by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

Golden Stonefly Nymph

Wrap thread onto the hook shank etc. Tie in the two biots by spreading them out into an X pattern.

Gray Drake Nymph

Attach thread to shank and wind the desired thread base. Select 3 ostrich herls and tie in with 2 loose wraps.

Hare's Ear Clinger

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie down about 7 partridge hackle fibers.

Hare's Ear Soft Hackle

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in the hair tail material by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

Hare's Ear Swimmer

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in the partridge fibers by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

Lake Mayfly Emerger

Midge Emerger

Tie in thread at forward end of body with 3 to 5 tight wraps. Wrap thread to the base of the tail.

Midge Larva

Attach thread to shank and wind the desired thread base Attach the body material with 3 to 5 tight wraps of thread. Continue to wrap thread around the body material from the base of the tail to the front end of the body.

Peeking Caddis

Attach thread to hook shank and tie in the fine wire. Wax thread with a light coat of wonder wax.

Pheasant Tail Clinger

Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in fine gold wire with 5 tight wraps.

PMD Nymph

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in the wood duck fibers by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

Prince Nymph

Tie in the two biots by spreading them out into an X pattern. First make two loose wraps at the intersection of the X, then follow up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

Salmon or Stonefly Nymph

Wrap thread onto the hook shank etc. Tie in the two biots by spreading them out into an X pattern.

San Juan Worm

Tie in thread at forward end of body with 3 to 5 tight wraps. Wrap thread to the base of the tail.

Serendipity

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend.

Scud

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in both wire and Flash-a-Bou with 5 tight wraps.

Soft Hackle Olive

Sow Bug

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Attach fine wire and about 4 strands of Flash-a-Bou with 5 tight wraps.

Werner's Shrimp

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in the hair tail material by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.

WD 40

Woolly Worm

Zelon Caddis Pupa

Zelon Mayfly Emerger

Wrap thread onto the hook shank from about 1mm behind the eye to the start of the hook bend. Tie in the zelon tail material by making two loose wraps followed up with 3 to 5 tight wraps.