Reel Wings Yellow Drake

Reel Wings Yellow Drakes

RW Yellow Drake

RW Yellow Drake ( with Tensel Flash )

Joseph Ludkin of Reel Wings UK designed these wonderful synthetic wings material which is so close to real insect's wings.... they are very thin, light and soft... yet very tough.

For more info about the Reel Wings, or to purchase the wings, you may visit : 

http://www.reelwings.co.uk/

Materials:

Wings - Reel Wings ( Up-wing size M )

Hook - TMC 100 dry fly size 14

Tails - Brush fibers

Abdomen - Yellow Turkey Wing fibers, tensel flash

Legs - Yellow Turkey Wing fibers

Thread - Black 8/0

Thorax - Wapsi Life cycle nymph dubbing - Dark Brown

Step by step tying instructions:

Prepare your size 14 dry fly hook

Tie in the Tensel flash and a pair of brush fiber as tail

Tie in 6 pcs of Yellow Turkey Wing's fiber... keep 2 fiber longer as front legs

 Tie in the Reel Wings' up-wing size M

Spin the Turkey Wing's fiber, trim and tie down

Spin the Tensel fiber in opposite direction, trim and tie down

Carefully split the legs and make sure the longer pair as the front legs

Apply dubbing to separate the leg and also as thorax

Whip finish and trim the thread

The RW Yellow Drake is complete

 

View from below

Picture of a Yellow Drake or Hexagenia

Crayfish Crayfish and Crayfish

All the crayfish variation I tie

Bouncing Shrimp

Bouncing Shrimp

This is a pattern inspired by the bouncer flies pattern...

BOUNCER FLIES www.bouncerflies.com

Materials:

Hook - Orvis Saltwater hook 9034 size 4

Weight - 3 pcs of chain bead

Eye - Burned mono eye

Antenna - Turkey Wing fiber

Mouth part - Flashabou and Pink Calf body hair

Dubbing - Wapsi Life Cycle Sulph. Orange

Head and body - Angle hair

Legs - Rubber legs

Step by step tying instruction:

Slightly bend the hook and prepare a thread body

 

 Tie in the weight

Tie in the mono eye

Tie in the Calf body hair and Flashabou

Tie in the Antenna

Tie in the 1st pair of rubber legs, apply dubbing to cover

Tie in the pincher

Dub the belly and tie in the other 2 pair of rubber legs

Tie in the Angle hair as head

Put in some dub and fold over the hair, tie down

 Tie down the weight's mono line

 Tie in another pcs of hair for the body

Fold it back and whip finish, trim the hair as tail

The bouncing Shrimp is complete

Top View

Bottom View

Cheer... happy tying

Articulate Ghost Shrimp and Crayfish

Articulate Ghost Shrimp

Articulate Crayfish

This is an Articulate version of Ghost Shrimp and Crayfish, which I intend to give more action to the pattern, adding life and action to the fly.

The head and the pincher move very well in water and when you strip.

I hope this pattern will bring you luck and catch some fish for you.

Materials:

Hook - Saltwater hook

Weight - Dumb bell 

Body - Angle hair ( White )

Eye - Burned Mono Eye

Antenna - Pheasant tail fiber

Flashabou and cralf hair for mouth part

Legs - Rubber legs

Dubbing - SLF dub Pink / Yellow / Orange

Step by step tying instructions:

Cur a short pcs of hard wire about 1 inch

Tie a short pcs of tooth pick to create the taper shape of a Shrimp or Crafyfish

Tie in the mono eye at both side 

Tie in the antenna, flashabou and calf hair

Tie in the 1st pair of rubber leg

Dub in the mixture of Pink and Orange dubbing near the eye

Tie a knob at the Angel hair, create as pincher, tie in at both side

Tie in another 2 pair of rubber legs

Dub in the mixture of Orange and Yellow dubbing

Fold over the Angel Hair and trim the fiber, the head profile is read

Tie in another Angel Hair as body part and glue it down with epoxy

Dry up the epoxy

Now... remove the head profile...

Put in the hook, tie in the dumb bell and apply some dubbing

Split the body part hair to half, pull it thru and tie down

Fold the fiber and tie down... trim the fiber

Continue doing the dubbing and tie down some fiber to create the body

Trim the fiber...

If you wish.. you may apply some marker to create the fly either Shrimp or Crayfish

Now the Articulate Ghost Shrimp is ready... try test it in a tank.. you will find it's alive...