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MMM (variation) Neat variation on Mike Mercer’s Missing Link Caddis. Two slightly different versions of this fly - Charlie Craven’s, and the originator’s Max Beauchene; both are worth watching. Need to work out my proportions a bit better on the next one; wings are too long. hook -...

Opal Muddler (variation) hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tail - Congo Hair shiner tan underbody - medium tinsel opal rib - hare’s ear dubbing hackle - golden badger (thorax only) shoulder - sharptail grouse collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Muddled Mayfly hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 fluoro orange tail - moose body hair rib - tying thread body - deer hair wing - Congo Hair shiner tan shoulder - dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/1 cup water) collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Muddled Kate McLaren (variation) A good day for Kates. Love Jimmy’s first version. Seemed to have misplaced orange-dyed golden pheasant so I subbed some hackle I dyed a while back. [/url] hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tail - yarn chartreuse rib - small...

Macdonald’s Split Head Smidge (variation) A number of changes to Scott Jackson’s version. hook - WFC Model 11 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange tag - Orvis saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin tail - pheasant tail rib - Mirage Flash opal body - squirrel/hare’s ear...

Pheasant Tail Spundun hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - SemperFli 8/0 rust tail - Congo Hair walleye #1 rib - x-small wire copper abdomen - pheasant tail thorax/head - Arizona Synthetic Peacock pheasant tail wing - deer hair Regards, Scott

Wiese’s Brindle Cripple A few minor changes to Walter’s version. hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - SemperFli 8/0 rust tail - Congo Hair walleye #2 body - 50% hare's ear/antron, 25% olive rabbit/antron, 25% rust orange rabbit/antron (add a little gold rabbit after the other stuff's all...

Brindle Muddler Color scheme loosely based on Chuck Stranahan’s Brindle Chute; the hackle mix I use gives this more of an olive cast. hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - SemperFli NanoSilk 50d orange tail - Congo Hair walleye #2 rib - small wire copper body - 50% hare's ear/antron, 25% olive...

Muddled Pheasant Tail hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli NanoSilk rib - small wire copper tail/abdomen - pheasant tail thorax - peacock herl shoulder - pheasant rump collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Burnt Caddis A Streaking Caddis variation; need to work on my lighter technique. Here’s the original if you’re interested. hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli NanoSilk 50d orange body - hare’s ear hackle - deer hair (loop dubbed) shoulder - pheasant rump wing/head - deer hair...

Carnage Chris Craft October Caddis II A few minor changes to the one I posted last year; heavier hook and thicker core. hook - WFC Model 16 #8 thread - Uni 6/0 rusty brown core - 20lb mono underbody - moose mane body - 1mm foam orange/furniture marker cherry thorax - UV-X ET dubbing...

October Sedgehog (variation) hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 rust body - UV ET-X dubbing cinnamon wing(s) - deer hair shoulder - sharptail grouse dyed rust (1 1/2 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Coral, 1/8 Tsp Rit Cocoa Brown/1 cup water) hackle - dun Regards, Scott

Dyret (variation) hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange butt - indicator yarn fluoro orange tail/head - deer hair body - dubbing hare’s ear hackle - barred ginger shoulder - pheasant rump Regards, Scott

Replaced it with a “new” 2012 that has only 162,000 on the odometer. Belonged to a friend who was pretty OCD about maintenance so at least I know it came from a good home. Since we’re not driving cross country any more we won’t be piling up the miles like we did the first 7 years with the...

20 years and 301,000 miles (13 and 166,000 with us); a great traveling companion and lots of wonderful memories. Never left us stranded (came close last year in B.C.) and besides 3 timing belts (the only minus on the 2UZ-FE, one of Toyota’s finest) nothing but oil changes, brakes, transmission...

Club Sandwich October Caddis I’ll ditch the fire orange thread on the next one for something more subdued, although if it gets rejected because of the thread, I’m fishing the wrong river to begin with. hook - WFC Model 16 #8 thread - Uni 6/0 fire orange core - 20lb mono rib - tying...

Muddled Burkinshaw Bumble Loosely based on Scott Jackson’s wet fly. hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 50d orange tail - yarn sunburst rib - small wire golden olive underbody - Ice Dub olive hackle - ginger shoulder - pheasant body feather collar/head - deer hair...

Wiese’s Bob Hopper 2.0 (variation) Here’s the original if you’re interested. Since I don’t tie one pattern in the hundreds of dozens like Walter, and I’m cheap, I just used scissors to shape the body. hook - WFC Model 21 #10 thread - SemperFli Nanosilk 50d orange underbody - Starburst...

Octopus hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - Uni 8/0 light olive tail - indicator yarn fluoro orange rib - small wire hot yellow body - dubbing ginger hackle - olive/ginger 1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather red 2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed neon olive (1 Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1...

Deer Hair Hacklestacker (variation) Attractor, emerger, whatever. hook - WFC Model 28 #8 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan rib - H2O Twist tan (doubled/twisted) body - bleached Aussie possum post - Spaniflex tan hackle - deer hair (loop dubbed) shoulder - pheasant rump Regards, Scott