Fly of the Month

Strawberry Lake Bugger

Hook - 2XL or 3XL, size 4 - 8
Tail - Brown marabou with a few strands of crystal flash
Rib - Copper wire reverse wound through hackle
Body - Brown olive crystal chenille
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White calftail

EZ Bloodworm

Hook: Turned up eyed scud hook, sizes 10-12
Bead: (Optional) Red mirrored bead
Thread: Red
Rib: Fine red wire
Body: Velvet Chenille, fine, blood red
 

Marabou Damsel

Hook - 4XL, size 10 or 12
Eyes - Small Black Bead Chain
Rib - Fine copper or colored wire
Tail/Body - Marabou tips
Legs - "Damsel Legs" or "Mini Centipede Legs", brown or olive depending on body color
Wing Pad/Head - Marabou

Red Butt Chironomid Pupa

Hook - Turned up eyed scud hook, Size 12-14
Bead - White ceramic bead
Thread - 14/0 Brown
Tail - Cream colored "Antron" rug yarn
Rib - Fine silver wire
Body - Red "Super Floss" (rubbery material that makes great midge bodies)
Thorax - 2 Strands of peacock herl

Backswimmer/Water Boatman

Hook - 1XL, size 8 - 14
Thread - 6/0 tobacco brown or black
Legs - Rubber leg material or live rubber from a jig skirt
Tail - 2 to 3 strands of Krystal Flash (optional)
Backshell - Lacquered turkey or pheasant tail fibers
Body - Peacock herl, tinsel chenille, or crystal chenille

Mikes Backswimmer

Hook - Size 8 - 16
Thread - 6/0, 8/0 or midge, olive
Tail - 1 strand pearl Krystal Flash gap length long
Body - Light olive dubbing
Overbody - Dark brown turkey tail or mottle Wapsi Thinskin
Underbody - Pearl Polyflash
Legs - Brown goose biots sloping back at 2/3 point of shank
Head - Light olive dubbing same as used for body

Bug-Eyed Crystal Leech

Hook - 2XL, Size 4-10, weighted
Thread - 3/0 Monocord
Eyes - Medium bead chain
Tail & Backshell - Marbou (don't trim excess after tying in tail)
Body - Crystal chenille
Legs - Saddle hackle (Tied in at midpoint of hook shank, palmered forward & trimmed)
Backshell - Pull forward the marabou left over from the tail

Copper Coachman

Hook - 2XL, size 10
Thread - Black 6/0
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Butt - Peacock Herl
Body - 28 guage copper wire
Thorax - Peacock herl
Wing - White calf tail
Hackle - Brown

Crystal Biggs Fly

Hook - 1XL to 4XL, size 4-20, weighted
Thread - 6/0
Tail - None - Instead wrap 3 turns of brown hackle at the bend of the hook. Hackle should be just wider than the hook gap
Body - Dark olive crystal chenille
Wing - Mallard Flank

Crystal Coachman

Hook - 3XL, size 6 - 10, weighted
Thread - 6/0 tobacco brown
Tail - Pheasant tail sword fibers
Rib - Gold wire (optional)
Body - Dark olive crystal chenille
Wing - White calf tail
Hackle - 3 wraps brown saddle hackle, collar style

Crystal Minnow

Hook - 4XL 1XS, size4 - 8
Thread - 3/0 monocord, color to match body
Tail - Marabou with 6 to 10 strands of Krystal Flash
Rib - Fine gold wire
Body - Crystal Chenille
Back - 2 saddle hackles tied in Matuka style, length should be the end of the marabou tail
Head - Spun deer hair

Crystal Prince Nymph

Hook - 1XL, size 8, weighted
Thread - 6/0 Tobacco brown
Tail - Brown goose biots
Rib - Fine gold wire
Backshell - 5 to 7 strands of peacock herl
Body - Golden olive crystal chenille
Hackle - 3 turns of brown hackle, collar style
Wing - White goose biots

Dark McGregor

Hook - 1XL, size 10-16, weighted
Thread - 6/0 Tobacco brown
Tail - Hungarian partridge
Rib - 28 gauge copper wire
Body - "Ligas" brown drake translucent dubbing, (picked out after wrapping the rib forward)
Wing - Pheasant tail
Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Mark's Minnow

Hook - 2XL, size 6 - 10
Thread - 6/0 Olive
Tail & Backshell - Olive grizzly marabou (do not trim excess, this will be pulled up to form the backshell
Body - Silver diamond braid
Hackle - Olive (Partridge and grizzly work well)

Mohair Dragons

Hook - 3XL
Thread - 6/0
Tail - None
Abdomen - Mohair yarn (either twisted tightly or trimmed after being wrapped forward
Hackle - Two turns of partridge or pheasant rump
Thorax - Mohair yarn (again twisted tightly or trimmed after wrapping

McGregor Scud
(Scud Missile)

Hook - 1XL, size 8 - 14
Thread - 3/0 monocord
Tail - Marabou
Rib - Gold wire
Backshell - Swiss Straw
Body - Rabbit ⊥ Antron blend

P-Quad

Hook - 1XL, size 8 to 12
Thread - 6/0 dark green
Tail - Pheasant tail
Rib - Fine gold wire
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Pintail flank fibers
Hackle - Partridge

Stickleback

Hook - 3XL, size 6 - 10
Thread - 6/0 Black
Tail - Small bunch of yellow guinea hackle
Body - Black or Olive chenille
Wing - Line of small bunches of yellow guinea hackle

Tie on tail and take one full wrap of chenille.  TIe in a bunch of guinea then take another wrap of chenille. Continue for the length of the fly

Perch Matuka

Hook - 3XL, size 6
Thread - 6/0 dark green
Rib - Fine gold wire
Body - Golden olive crystal chenille
Wing & Tail - Olive chickabou hackle
Throat - Orange hackle fibers
Hackle - Olive hen hackle (optional)

Purple Showgirl

Hook - 3XL to 4XL, size 4 to 10
Thread - 6/0 Black
Tail - Black marabou the length of the hook shank
Body - Light purple pearlescent plastic chenille
Wing - Black marabou the length of the hook shank

Blue Ellis

Hook - 3XL to 4XL, size 4 to 12
Thread - 6/0 Black
Tail - Black marabou the length of the hook shank
Body - Blended dubbing of equal parts black Krystal-Dub, black seal or Angora goat, and blue black Lite-Brite.

After tying off the head, brush out the body with a dubbing teaser

Beadhead Beaver Leech

Hook - 3XL to 4XL, size 2 to 12
Thread - 6/0 brown
Bead - Gold bead
Tail - Rolled dark brown pheasant rump feather
Body - Thick dark brownish gray beaver w/guard hairs left in

Spectrumized blends such as Canadian brown and Canadian olive seem to work the best

Barbe Lake Matuka

Hook - 3XL to 4XL, size 2 to 4
Thread - 6/0 Black
Tail - Rolled brownish gray hen saddle feather
Body - Pearlescent diamond braid
Wing - Brownish gray hen saddle feathers
Hackle - Brownish gray hen saddle feather

Beadhead Black & Beaver Tan

Hook - 3XL to 4XL, size 4 to 10
Thread - 6/0 Black or brown
Tail - Black marabou the length of the hook shank
Body - Black & tan variegated chenille
Hackle -Dark brown or black saddle hackle palmered over body

Purple Showgirl

Hook - 3XL to 4XL, size 4 to 10
Thread - 6/0 Black
Tail - Black marabou the length of the hook shank
Body - Light purple pearlescent plastic chenille
Wing - Black marabou the length of the hook shank