2026 List of Flies
January
John Barr's Copper John
Hook: 2XL nymph hook, sizes 10-18 (fly of the month size 16)
Bead: Gold
Weight: .015 Lead Free Wire
Tail: Brown Goose Biot
Abdomen: Copper UTC Ultra Wire
Wing Case: Black Thin Skin with one strand of pearl Flashabou pulled over the top; coat the wing case with Epoxy or Clear Cure Goo
Thorax: Peacock
Legs: Brown Hungarian Partridge
February
Fran Betters Dry Fly- the Usual
Hook: Standard dry fly sizes 8-18
Thread: 70 -denier UTC or 6/0 Danville
Wing: Hair from the bottom of the rear foot of a snowshoe hair, natural winter phase or bleached white.
Tail: Hair from the bottom of the rear foot of a snowshoe hair, natural winter phase or bleached white.
Body: Underfur from the hair used for the wing and tail.
March
March
Soft Hackle Spider Wet Fly
Hook: 1XL Wet Fly Hook in sizes 10,12, 14
Thread: Brown or Orange 6/0 Uni-Thread
Rib: French Oval Tinsel- Gold
Body: Hares Mask Sparkle Yarn Dubbing
Hackle: Brown Partridge
April
March
Landon Mayer’s Mini Leech Radiant Jig
Hook: 60-degree jig hook sizes 12-16
Thread: Black Uni Thread 8/0
Bead: Tungsten slotted bead- orange
Body: Crystal Flash
Tail: Black Micro Pine Squirrel Zonker Strip
Collar: Black Ostrich Herl
May
TeQueelly Streamer
Hook: 3XL Streamer Hook sizes 2-6
Thread: Black 6/0
Bead: Gold Tungsten
Tail: Yellow and Black Maribou
Legs: Yellow Rubber or Silicon
Body- Sparkly Chenille in Copper or Cactus Chenille in Root beer
June
Cathy Becks Super Bugger
Hook: Tiemco 5262 Heavy Nymph and Streamer Hook 2XL
Thread: Tan, Black, Olive
Tail: Tan, Black or Olive grizzly marabou
Tail Flash: Krystal Flash to correspond with tail marabou
Rib/Body: Tan, Black or Olive bugger hackle
Legs: Sili-Legs in root beer, black or Olive
Eyes: Lead eyes painted yellow and black size small to medium
Head: Spiked dubbing figure-eight around the head or dubbing brush in corresponding colors
July
September
August
Kent Edmonds Stealth Bomber
Hook: Gamakatso B10S Size 4
Thread: UTC Ultra 140 Denier Florescent Chartreuse
Tail: Chartreuse and White Bucktail plus Chartreuse Dyed Pearl Crystal Flash
Foam: Chartreuse closed cell foam (2mm)
Body: Pearl Cactus Chenille (medium)
Flash: Pearl Flashabou
Legs: Sili Legs Barred
August
September
August
Pink Squirrel Variant
Hook: Scud/Pupa Hook sizes 12 through 18 (tied in size 16)
Bead: Gold Tungsten Bead, 3/32 inch
Thread: Black or bright Pink, 8/0 or 70- denier
Rib: Red Ultra Wire, small
Body: Tan Antron, natural fox-squirrel, and olive Ice Dub in a 4:2:1 ration
Thorax: Pink Ultra Chenille, micro
September
September
September
Psycho Ant
Hook: Dry Fly Hook 2XL Size 6
Foam: Black Foam Open Cell 2mm
Body: Peacock Herl
Post/Wing: Krystal Flash, Ultra Dry Yarn & Black Hackle
Legs: Grizzly Barred Rubber Legs
October
September
Mickey Finn
Hook: 4X streamer size 8 (but can be tied in sizes 2 to 12)
Thread: Black, 6/0 or 8/0
Rib: Oval silver tinsel
Body: Flat Silver tinsel
Wing: Yellow and Red Bucktail
Note: For additional attraction a red thread butt can be added to the rear of the fly as pictured.
November
Clouser’s Half & Half
Hook: Size 2/0 to size 4 (Saltwater Hook)
Thread: UTC 140 Denier or 6/0 Uni
Belly: White Saddle Hackle, Krystal Flash/Flashabou, White Bucktail
Eyes: Medium Size Painted Dumbbell Eyes
Back: Bucktail to match the color of fly you are tying.
Note: This fly can be tied in a variety of colors and hook sizes. Popular colors are: Chartreuse/White, Blue/White, Red/White & Olive/White
December
Holiday Fly
Be creative and come up with a holiday themed fly!
Have fun
and
Good Luck!