Summer Fruit
Type: Hermit
Hook: Hanak H300BL, H310BL, H330BL #8-16
Thread: 30D GSP White Thread.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Small oval gold French tinsel under shellback and stainless steel wire over shellback.
Abdomen: Three equal section of dubbing - olive, yellow and sulphur orange.
Shellback: Golden brown Semperfli thin-skin.
Dorsal Markings: Dark brown marker.
Note: I have found tremendous success with this pattern while imitating the Yellow Sallies of July.
Cold CaPpuccino
Type: Flashy Bobesh
Hook: Hanak H300BL, H310BL, H330BL #8-16
Thread: 30D GSP White Thread.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Hends Perdigones Pearl Body PBF134
Abdomen: Hemingway's hares ear dubbing cappuccino and dark hares ear in thorax area.
Shellback: Hends Shellback #15
Dorsal Markings: Dark gray marker.
Note: Useful when the streams get grassy for the aquatic sowbugs. Otherwise a great all around nymph.
Cinnamon Toast
Type: Hermit
Hook: Hanak H300BL, H310BL, H330BL #8-16
Thread: 30D GSP White Thread.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Hends Perdigones Pearl Body PBF134
Abdomen: Light Ginger and golden brown dubbing.
Shellback: Hends Shellback #39
Dorsal Markings: Brown marker.
Note: A very common Hydropsyche color found in almost all rivers.
Burnt Toast
Type: Hermit
Hook: Hanak H300BL, H310BL, H330BL #8-16
Thread: 30D GSP White Thread.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Hends Perdigones Pearl Round PBF34
Abdomen: Wapsi Sparkle Dubbing Hares Ear #AND221.
Shellback: Hends Shellback #15
Dorsal Markings: Dark gray marker.
Note: A common drab dark patterns that I find reasonable success with all season.
Frosty Pink
Type: Pinkie
Hook: Hanak H310 Buzzer Hook.
Thread: 50D GSP white.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Small pearl flat tinsel.
Shellback: Hends Shellback #733 secured with counter ribbing.
Body: Hemmingway's Frosty Dubbing white, pink and orange.
Green Papaya HD
Type: Flashy bobesh/hermit
Hook: Firehole Sticks 316 #10-16.
Thread: 50D GSP white.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Hends Perdigones Body #35. Counter rib with tying thread.
Shellback: Hends Shellback #733 secured with counter ribbing.
Body: Light olive,Tannish yellow hare's mask dubbing followed by Hends Spectra Dubbing #98, #35, #45 in sequence.
Dorsal Markings: Brown marker.
Blue & Green
Type: Sedge/hermit
Hook: Hanak H300BL, H310BL, H330BL #8-16
Thread: 30D GSP Blue green Thread.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Sulky metallic silver tinsel under the shell and the GSP blue thread over the shell.
Shellback: Semperfli Lt. blue swiss straw.
Body: Creamy green hares mask fur, muskrat gray dark, to light in three sections.
Dorsal Markings: Dark gray marker.
Dark Czech
Type: Flashy Bobesh
Hook: Hanak H300BL, H310BL, H330BL #8-16
Thread: 30D GSP White Thread.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Hends Pearl Round PRR-34.
Abdomen: Olive brown hares ear, Hends Spectra Dubbing #35.
Shellback: Hends Shellback #10.
Dorsal Markings: Dark brown marker.
Note:Tie these heavy and on the large side for a great cranefly larva imitation.
Natural Olive Czech Nymph
Type: Sedge
Hook: Hanak H300BL, H310BL, H330BL #8-16
Thread: 30D GSP olive thread.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Small oval gold under shellback and small dubbing brush wire over shellback.
Abdomen: Light olive, dark olive and olive brown hares mask dubbing.
Shellback: Semperfli olive thin-skin.
Dorsal Markings: Dark gray marker.
Cream and Orange
Type: Hermit
Hook: Curved shank caddis hook sizes #8-18
Thread: 50D GSP white Thread.
Underbody: Flat lead tape.
Rib: Small oval gold under small stainless wire over.
Abdomen: Bleached ginger, sulphur and hot orange hares mask dubbing.
Shellback: Light tan Swiss Straw.
Dorsal Markings: Brown waterproof marker coated with thin layer of UV resin.