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jeremymcon
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I've been working on tying flies for a little over a month now. Here are a few of my favorites (I wish they all looked like these - most were too ugly to post. I think I'll save them just so I have a point of reference, though. Lol.)
Zonker:
Clouser minnow:
This one was tied with artificial "fish hair" rather than bucktail. I recently bought a few bucktail pieces to try out, so we'll see if it makes any difference.
Beadhead Hare's ear nymph:
I used pheasant tail for the tail and wing casing because that was what I had. Is there a standard material for the tail and wing casing? I've seen different recipes call for different things.
Shark's Caddis larva:
I think this is technically a Shark's Caddis, since I included a little dubbing into the antron yarn I used to make the body.
Beadhead Pheasant tail nymph:
These things were surprisingly hard to tie! Getting them to look properly proportioned is tricky. A lot of mine were too long and skinny. Even this is a little on the skinny side.
Scud:
I liked this pattern because it was really simple. Again pheasant tail for the tail and antennae because that was what I had. I weighted this one with some adhesive lead strips.
Zonker:
![20130625_162731.jpg](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W2Tlc6Y5H_c/UcowW77SkOI/AAAAAAAAA0M/m4PUS9zKq1g/w737-h553-no/20130625_162731.jpg)
Clouser minnow:
This one was tied with artificial "fish hair" rather than bucktail. I recently bought a few bucktail pieces to try out, so we'll see if it makes any difference.
![20130625_163350.jpg](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ApeWB1XDC0c/UcowWwZzW_I/AAAAAAAAAzs/Z2y_U5jcOxg/w415-h553-no/20130625_163350.jpg)
Beadhead Hare's ear nymph:
I used pheasant tail for the tail and wing casing because that was what I had. Is there a standard material for the tail and wing casing? I've seen different recipes call for different things.
![20130625_163011.jpg](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sGKiewzkDRg/UcowW2YBQmI/AAAAAAAAAzs/rABFBwGC0Ns/w415-h553-no/20130625_163011.jpg)
Shark's Caddis larva:
I think this is technically a Shark's Caddis, since I included a little dubbing into the antron yarn I used to make the body.
![20130625_163239.jpg](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y81qp20O4Sw/UcowWycghPI/AAAAAAAAAzs/9qfIuLGhlJc/w415-h553-no/20130625_163239.jpg)
Beadhead Pheasant tail nymph:
These things were surprisingly hard to tie! Getting them to look properly proportioned is tricky. A lot of mine were too long and skinny. Even this is a little on the skinny side.
![20130625_163318.jpg](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RFNt8uKiwUA/UcowW5aW9HI/AAAAAAAAAzs/z-cd84xTlRs/w415-h553-no/20130625_163318.jpg)
Scud:
I liked this pattern because it was really simple. Again pheasant tail for the tail and antennae because that was what I had. I weighted this one with some adhesive lead strips.
![20130625_163036.jpg](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JbOHk5UoEYc/UcowW5kOjcI/AAAAAAAAAzs/8tZhECS3UlI/w415-h553-no/20130625_163036.jpg)