Beginners Only February Dry Fly Swap

[Steven McGarthwaite]

This is the third swap of five, the first was a soft-hackle wet fly, second was a nymph pattern. February the members had to face the dreaded Dry Fly. So much to do, so much that can go wrong, but most where up to the task, out of ten members, 8 sent in their efforts. One is point unknown, and the other has pulled his attempt at dry fly, waiting on a order of better hackle for the pattern. So some may arrived with the March Swap of Beginners Only, when they will be doing "Streamers"! ~Parnelli

I have to apologize for some of the photos, I took photos before sorting the fly patterns, sending out the best of the bunch to the tiers. When I returned from the Post Office, after mailing the shipments, I found that my photos where ruined, and I had to re-shoot using the spare flies.


1. Light Cahill
Dressed by DruLeeParsec
Hook: Dry, size 14 - 16.
Thread: Tan, 6/0.
Wings: Wood duck fibers, upright and divided.
Tail: Ginger.
Body: Cream fur or synthetic dubbing.
Hackle: Ginger.
from Dave Hughes' book "Essential Trout Flies".


2. Parachute Hendrickson
Dressed by Cold
Hook: Mustad 94833 (Signature R30)
Thread: Uni 8/0, Gray
Tail: CDL, Spade hackle, or similar (Whiting tailing CDL, Med. Pardo used)
Body: Superfine, Hendrickson Pink
Post: Poly yarn, yellow, dabbed with brown Prismacolor.
Hackle: Dun

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3. Generic Dry Fly
Dressed by Ohio fisherman
Hook: Dry, size #12
Tail: Mallard Flank
Body: Olive rabbit dubbing
Hackle: Barred saddle hackle
　

4. Adams (Variant)
Dressed by Brian Kee
Thread: Black 8/0
Tail: Brown and grizzly hackle fibers
Body: Muskrat or medium gray dubbing
Wing: Grizzly hackle tips-upright and divided
Hackle: Brown & grizzly, mixed
　

5. Wulff Irresistible
Dressed by Rodger
Hook: Mustad 3261 size 10
Thread: Black 6/0 or 8/0
Tail: Dark Deer
Body: Lighter Deer, Spun or Stacked
Wing: White Calf Body Hair
Hackle: One Brown, One Grizzly


5. Brown Bivisible
Dressed by Dave P63
Hook: Standar size 12
Thread: Rusty Brown, Ultra 140
Tail: Brown Hackle
Body: Brown Hackle/ White Hackle


7. Royal Coachman
Dress by kbproctor
Thread: White for bulk of the fly. Switch to black for Hackle and Head. 70 denier or smaller.
Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippets
Wing: Grey Mallard Wing slips tied upright curves out.
Body: 3 turns Peacock Herl, Red Floss, 3 turns Peacock Herl
Hackle: Furnace /Coachman Brown is traditional, but the furnace looks nice and the fish don't care.


8. Tan Elk Hair Caddis
Dressed by KSBASS
Hook: Dai-Riki #300 size 12
Thread: Danville Flymaster 6/0 waxed - Tan
Ribbing: #12 Ginger/tan saddle hackle - palmered
Abdomen: Fine dubbing - golden stone
Wing: Tan elk hair with black tips


10. Red Quill
Dressed by Quivira kid
Hook: standard dry fly size 12 or 14, Mustad 94840 or equivalent
Thread: dark red
Tail: dun hackle fibers
Body: quill body in "red quill" color, or stripped hackle stem dyed red
Wing: wood duck flank fibers, upright and divided
Hackle: medium dun