Tying Tuesday this week features all-around patterns to keep handy no matter the water. New England Fly Company kicks things off with a variation of Jack Gartside’s famous fly for stripers, tying a smaller version with extra material added to the underbody. The idea is to show pressured fish something new by changing up the size and profile. You’ll have to test it for yourself. Next up is a stonefly nymph pattern, tied by Logan Brown of Loon Outdoors—good for triggering aggressive eats below the surface when trout are on the hunt for beefy meals. Following that is fliesbyaspeen’s Peccary Dropper. Peccary hair is rigid, tough, and holds up well in fast water. Fish this one on cold, small streams underneath a dry. Last, the Biot Zonker as tied by Xplorer Fly Fishing—a versatile streamer pattern to keep in your box and tie with multiple color variations.
Poor Man’s Gartside
Materials List
Hook: Fulling Mill FM1715 – Size 8
Thread: 140-210 Denier – Danville Red
Body: Premium Marabou – Tan
Collar: Gold Wood Duck Feathers
KP’s Hot Head Hare’s Ear Stonefly (Variation)
Materials List
Hook: Umpqua U2302 Stonefly Hook – # 6-10
Bead: Tungsten Bead (Hothead color of choice)
Weight: .010 Non-Toxic Lead Wire
Thread: Veevus 8/0 – Camel
Tail: Light Brown Goose Biots
Rib: Copper Wire
Flash Rib: Pearl Krystal Flash
Body: Natural Hare’s Ear Dubbing (Krystal Dub Hare’s Ear)
Wingcase: Turkey Tail
Flashback: Pearl Krystal Flash
Collar: Brown Soft Hackle
Legs: Brown Rubber Legs
Finish: Loon UV Clear Fly Finish – Thick
Peccary Dropper
Materials List
Hook: Firehole 317 – Size 14
Thread: Nano Silk 12/0 – Black
Body: Peccary Natural
UV Resin: Troutline UV Resin
Dubbing: Nature Spirit Snow Shoe Rabbit Brown
CDC: SwissCDC Dark Khaki
CDC: SwissCDC Light Brown
Wingcase: Troutline Venery Pheasant Tail
Biot Zonker
Materials List
Hook: Partridge Sproat Wet #10
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk – Black 30D
Dubbing: Semperfli Scud Dubbing – Claret
Cheeks: Chartreuse Goose Biot
Collar: Hungarian Partridge
