This week’s lineup runs the opposite direction from last week’s — saltwater on one end, warmwater bank fishing on the other. First up is the Craft Fur Anchovy from Martyn White, a simple baitfish pattern meant to cover anchovies and other small bait like spearing and whitebait. Size it up or down and change colors to match what’s around. From there the vise turns to the Atlantic salmon side with a Shrimp Fly from Scott Jackson, a traditionally dressed shrimp pattern of golden pheasant, hot-orange fox, and jungle cock eyes. Umpqua Feather Merchants brings the Flexy Stone from Umpqua signature tyer Garrison Doctor, a heavy, detailed nymph that borrows Flexy tubing from saltwater crab patterns for a realistic body and well-defined wing case, well past the usual chenille-wrapped stones. Last comes a Carp Fly from Spawn Fly Fish, a chain-eyed, rubber-legged summer bug for when the water warms and the trout go quiet; carp, bass, and panfish all eat it.
Craft Fur Anchovy
Materials List
Hook: Fulling Mill universal saltwater size 4-1/0
Thread: Fine clear mono
Gut sack: Body braid
Flash: Angel hair
Body: Tan over white craft fur
Eyes: Flat silver
Head: UV resin
Shrimp Fly
Materials List
Hook: Partridge Patriot Doable size 10
Thread: Uni8/0 Red
Tag: Oval silver tinsel
Rib: Silver wire
Tail: Orange bucktail with added orange micro flash/GP red breast feather on top
Butt: Glo bright floss No4
Rear body: Gold holographic tinsel
Mid hackle: Sunburst cock hackle fibres top and bottom
Front body: Black floss
Wing: Fox dyed hot orange
Throat: Orange hackle fibers/ guinea fowl dyed blue on top
Eyes: Paired jungle cock
The Flexy Stone
Materials List
Hook: U106 sz 08, 06, & 04
Beads: Brass 3.2mm, 3.8mm — Radiant Brown, Radiant Orange & Mottled Brown
Abdomen & Thorax: PET Flexy Tubing — Black/Clear, Black & Brown
Wing: Dark Gray/ Brown Dub
Collar: Dark Gray/ Brown Dub
Tail: Flexy Floss
Legs: Barred and Solid Colored Flexy Floss
Carp Fly
Materials List
Hook: Ahrex FW555 size 10
Eyes: Chicone Stealth Chain Medium Black
Thread: 6/0 Olive or 140D
Tail: Micro Chenille — Fl Red, Brown, Tan
Optional: Peacock Sword
Body: Spawn Unreal Dub Peacock
Legs: Barred Crazy Legs Clear/Pearl Flake
Collar: Schlappen Olive
Cement: Loon Hard Head Clear
