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I’ve never tied these Lough flies on anything bigger than a #6 wet fly hook but I’d think you could scale up the components (or substitute alternates) for hooks that size. Regards, Scott

Traffic Light Octopus Notional hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 black tail - yarn red rib - small wire red body - medium tinsel pearl over medium tinsel holo red hackle - grizzly 1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red 2nd shoulder - hen saddle black Regards, Scott

Overdyed Muddler Over dyeing the hackle (yellow, then grey) gave me more the shade of olive I was looking for than mixing the colors. hook - WFC Model 21 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 30d black tag - small tinsel gold rib - small wire hot yellow body - hare’s ear dyed golden olive (2...

Bumbled Muddler hook - WFC Model 21 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 30d black tail - golden pheasant tippet rib - small wire hot yellow body - Ice Dub peacock hackle - brown shoulder - grizzly hen dyed Silver Doctor blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water) collar/head - deer...

Ginger Muddler hook - WFC Model 21 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 30d black tail - Starburst dubbing gold rib - small wire hot yellow body - hare’s ear dyed golden yellow (1 Tbsp Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water) hackle - ginger/chartreuse shoulder - pheasant body feather dyed chartreuse (1...

Golden Olive River Muddler Although the #10s work on (comparatively) larger water, tied on a bigger hook and with the barn owl head, these float well and push a bit more water. hook - WFC Model 21 #6 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 30d black tail - pheasant neck feather rib - small wire...

Golden Olive Muddler hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 30d black tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin rib - small wire hot yellow body - hare’s ear dyed golden yellow (1 Tbsp Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water) hackle - dyed golden olive (1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow...

Shades of Olive Dabbler hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 hot orange tail - mallard flank dyed golden olive (1 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/2 Tsp Rit Marigold/1 cup water) rib - small wire gold body - hare’s ear dyed golden yellow(1 Tbsp Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water) hackle -...

Olive Muddler hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 30d black tail - yarn chartreuse rib - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange body - Sunburst dubbing olive hackle - olive/chartreuse shoulder - pheasant rump dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water) collar/head -...

Freestyle Octopus hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - Danville 6/0 chartreuse tail - yarn sunburst rib - small wire chartreuse body - Ice Dub pearl hackle - hot orange 1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed chartreuse (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water) 2nd shoulder - golden pheasant body feather...

Muddled Kate McLaren II hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 30d black tail - yarn sunburst abdomen - medium tinsel holo black thorax - ostrich herl black hackle - hen black shoulder - pheasant body head/collar - deer hair Regards, Scott

Muddled Kate McLaren (variation) Added a muddler head to John Moore’s ostrich-bodied wet. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 30d black tail - yarn gold ribs - small wire gold body - ostrich herl black hackle - furnace shoulder - pheasant body head/collar - deer hair...

The deer hair on this muddler was dyed with 1 Tbs Rit Golden Yellow/1 cup water, then overdyed with 2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Dark Green/2 cups water to get olive. Turned out okay but I’ve had inconsistent results elsewhere; hard for me to control the temps in a microwave (a...

Zak, Although I dye mostly with Rit liquid now, I still use Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry (luckily, this stuff s still available in just about any grocery store) to get something approaching Silver Doctor/Kingfisher Blue; I’ve tried lots of mixes with the Rit and never came close to this color...

Per request from the Mods. Reposting this with some new pics since my refusal to pay for Photobucket's shakedown cost me the old ones. List of ingredients: Glass containers Dawn dishwashing soap White vinegar Dye (we're aiming for ginger here) Substrate dish #1 (for...

Muddled Hendrickson Unfortunately they don’t make Ice Dub in urine-stained vixen fox belly but this bag of tan has a bit of a pinkish cast to it; I doubt the fish will care. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 30d black tail - yarn dun rib - small wire silver body - Ice...

Grey Fox Muddler Variation on a vintage Catskills fly; tried to remain true to the color scheme, if not the material list. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 30d black tail - yarn ginger rib - small wire gold body - Ice Dub tan hackle - ginger/grizzly shoulder - wood...

Muddled October Caddis Emerger Based on Arthur Macdonald’s Smudge. Head shape not quite what I’m looking for (may try razor blade), need larger tinsel for splitter on hook this size and the shoulder is a bit lumpy (strip fibers on one side for next fly). hook - TMC 2457 #8 thread -...

October Caddis Muddler No frills, basic pattern. hook - WFC Model 6 #8 thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 30d black rib - small wire copper body - UV-X ET dubbing cinnamon hackle - furnace shoulder - mottled hen back collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Sedgehog (variation) hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 30d black tag - medium tinsel opal body - Wapsi Sow/Scud rainbow wing(s) - deer hair shoulder - partridge thorax - partridge aftershaft Regards, Scott