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Plover Spider

This pattern is one of many from Austin Ridsdale’s Journal 1931 (North Country Spider). A photo of a few pages of this journal were shared online by Robert Smith.

Splitsville Caddis/Foam Front End Loader

Thanks for tuning into this chaos! So, I should state for the record a few things about my fishing...I almost exclusively fish a "mono rig" in what could be called a "tightline" method.

Cutcliffe #X

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This is HC Cutcliffe's number 10 pattern. It is the only one with a thread body and a resemblance to the silk bodied flies of the North Country tradition but instead of a sof...

March Brown Male UK (Bergman)

I tied this fly for the Bergman Facebook group as it is March 2024's Fly of the Month.

It was my first time tying the fly and it is far from perfect but a fun tie and a cool little pattern. I hav...

Cutcliffe III

Thank you for tuning in. This is a super easy fly with an unusual dubbing. My good friend @thetroutconjurer and fellow Cutcliffe fan was able to acquire some fur from Devon cattle.

Leisenring’s Pale Watery Dun Wingless

This is #10 of Leisenring’s 12 Favorite Patterns from “The Art of Tying The Wet Fly”

Leisenring’s Hare’s Ear

This is #7 of Leisenring’s Favorite Fly Patterns listed in “The Art of Tying The Wet Fly”.

Leisenring’s Iron Blue Nymph

This is my tying of the Iron Blue Nymph per Leisenring’s “The Art of Tying the Wet Fly”. This pattern is #12 in his list of his 12 favorite flies.

Leisenring’s Tups Nymph

This is #11 of Leisenring’s favorite 12 patterns and the first of two nymphs.

The recipe does not include a tail but there is one in the walk through tying section of the book. An image of this fl...

Leisenring’s Light Snipe and Yellow

This is #9 of Leisenring's 12 favorite patterns as listed in his book.

Light Snipe & Yellow:
Hook: 13, 14
Silk: primrose yellow
Hackle: Jack Snipe from undercovert feathers or lesser covert ...

Leisenring Iron Blue Wingless

This is #8 of Leisenring’s Favorite Flies

Here is the recipe from his book.

I used a size 14 hook. Hackle dark honey dun. My tail was lighter so maybe not dark enough? “Short” looking at his t...

Leisenring’s Coachman Wet Fly

Leisenring’s Coachman.

This is number 5 of his list of Favorite Flies

Hook: 12, 13
Silk: orange
Hackle: bright red cock
Body: bronze colored peacock herl
Wings: Landrail primary or secondary...

Leisenring’s Blue Dun Hackle

Leisenring’s 4th Favorite pattern and the 2nd of two dun patterns.

Hook: 12, 13, and 14
Silk: primrose yellow
Hackle: light blue dun Hen
Tail: two or three Blue dun Hackle fibers Optional
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Old Blue Dun

This is # 3 on Leisenring’s favorite fly patterns list.

Old Blue Dun:
Hook: 12, 13, and 14
Silk: primrose yellow
Hackle: blue dun Hen
Tail: two or three fibers from a rusty blue dun cock h...

Leisenring’s Grey Hackle Wet Fly

#2 of Leisenring’s 12 favorite patterns

Hook: 12,13 and 14
Silk: primrose
Hackle: yellow or white creamy furnace
Rib: narrow gold tinsel
Body: bronze colored peacock herl. Magenta dyed herl is...

Leisenring’s Brown or Red Hackle Wet Fly

#1 out of 12 of Leisenring’s favorite patterns.

Hook: 12, 13, 14
Silk: crimson or claret
Hackle: red furnace (black list and black tips)
Rib: narrow gold tinsel
Body: bronze peacock herl. Zero...

Minimal Dace

Chris Stewart’s Blacknose Dace Streamer
This is a simplified dace pattern focused on the black lateral line being made by thread body and the white belly bucktail and the brown back also bucktail.
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Black Gnat (midge soft hackle)

This is Jim Leisenring’s Black Gnat. It is one of his top 12 patterns. Recipe as listed in his book “The Art of the Wetfly” 1941 with Pete Hidy.

Governor

Governor wet fly. Recipe from Bergman’s Trout. The fly is very old and comes to the US from England.

Keeper Kebari

This is a video of Chris Stewart's Keeper Kebari. https://www.tenkarabum.com/keeper-kebari.html

As Chris explains on his website this is a variation on the flies tied and used by Masami Sakakibar...

McGinty Fly

This is my tying of the McGinty Fly. This is a very old pattern and I am not sure of its origins. Most sources indicate it as a bass fly.

Hare’s Lug and Plover

Spider pattern - North Country soft hackle

Hook - Light wire hook - here Partridge SUD2 size 12
Thread - Yellow silk - here YLI
Body - hare's lug - this is the fur from between the ears on a hare...

Diablo Rojo

This is a straight forward futsu kebari that early tenkara adopter Rob L. ties. He does so in red or green because he always felt those were the “fishiest” body colors.

Killer Bugger

This is a Chris Stewart pattern combining two great patterns - Frank Sawyer’s Killer Bug and a Woolly Bugger.

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