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Bear's Crystal Egg
A
highly effective egg pattern that outfishes glo bugs any day.
| Hook: |
Dai-Riki
#135 size 8 |
| Thread: |
Florescent
orange 8/0 Uni-thread |
| Tail: |
3
strands of White Fluorofibre and 1 strand of Pearl Comes Alive
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| Body: |
Estaz
in the color of choice |
| Wing: |
Egg
Yarn |
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Hold your mouse
over the fly for a different color combination. |
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The Headbanger
| Hook: |
Tiemco
200R # 4-10 |
| Thread: |
Tan
Uni-thread 8/0 |
| Tail: |
Micro
Bug Yarn, color of your choice |
| Ribbing: |
Clear
mono thread or fine silver wire |
| Back
and Wing Case: |
Pheasant
Tail Fibers |
| Dubbing: |
Spirit
River Squirrel Blend in Sulphur Color |
| Gills: |
Aftershaft
from a yellow pheasant rump |
| Hackle: |
Hen
Saddle, color of your choice |
| Eyes: |
Spirit
River Mono, X-small |
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Hold
your mouse over the fly for a different angle view. |
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Bear's Caddis Larva
A new, improved version of an old standby. Rhyacophila
caddis larvae that get dislodged from the gravel when steelhead
are spawning.
| Hook: |
Tiemco
2457 size 6-10 |
| Thread: |
Black
Uni-thread |
| Body: |
Caddis-green
Holographic Dubbing |
| Thorax: |
Black
Spirit River Squirrel Blend Dubbing |
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Bear's Saddleback
Hex
| Hook: |
Tiemco
200R # 4-10 |
| Thread: |
Tan
Uni-thread 8/0 |
| Tail: |
The
fluff from yellow pheasant rump |
| Ribbing: |
Mono
thread, clear |
| Back
and Wing Case: |
Yellow
Hoffman Grizzly dyed yellow and treated with Soft-Tex |
| Dubbing: |
Spirit
River Squirrel Blend in Sulphur Color |
| Gills: |
Aftershaft
from a yellow pheasant rump |
| Hackle: |
Whiting
American Hackle: White Lace Hen dyed olive. |
| Eyes: |
Spirit
River Mono, X-small |
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Hold your mouse
over the fly for a different angle view.
Jeff
"Bear" Andrews was one of the first anglers to capitalize
on the fact that Steelhead love Hexagenia limbata nymphs.
He has developed many patterns, including Bear's
Hex. |
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The Sparrow
| Hook: |
Tiemco
3761 #6-10 |
| Thread: |
Tan
Uni-thread 8/0 |
| Tail: |
Fluff
from base of pheasant rump feather |
| Body: |
Dubbing
Brush in a Yellow-Olive Color |
| Hackle: |
Yellow
Pheasant rump |
| Collar: |
Aftershaft
feather from pheasant rump |
| Flash: |
One-two
pieces of Pearl Krysal Flash or Flashaboo tied in after the
rump feather hackle and before the aftershaft. |
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Bear's Steelhead Sparrow
| Hook: |
Tiemco
3761 #6-10 |
| Thread: |
Tan
Uni-thread 8/0 |
| Tail: |
Fluff
from base of pheasant rump feather |
| Body: |
Rust
Dubbing Brush |
| Hackle: |
Natural
Pheasant rump |
| Collar: |
Aftershaft
feather from pheasant rump |
| Flash: |
One-two
pieces of Pearl Krysal Flash or Flashaboo tied in after the
rump feather hackle and before the aftershaft. |
You can
vary the colors in this and the following pattern. |
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Bear's Holographic
Sparrow
| Hook: |
Tiemco
3761 #6-10 |
| Thread: |
Tan
Uni-thread 8/0 |
| Tail: |
Fluff
from base of black (dyed) pheasant rump feather |
| Body: |
Purple
Holographic Dubbing |
| Hackle: |
Black
Pheasant rump |
| Collar: |
Aftershaft
feather from black pheasant rump |
| Flash: |
One
piece of Pearl Krysal Flash or Flashaboo tied in after the rump
feather hackle and before the aftershaft. |
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