55 on the fly

Well hi there folks... It's been a while. I hope all is well and that your busy tying flies. I haven't posted recently because, even though I have been tying lots of flies they have all been one's that I have blogged about before. But today, I started tying these neat little pink caddis larva and I thought I'd share it with you. Materia;s List: hook: #16 scud bead: 5/64" gold (1x undersized) thread: 8/0 pink abdomen: light pink DK#30 dubbing rib: pearl midge krystal flash hackle: gray partridge collar: Hareline HD4 dubbing

Summer is coming and it's time to stock up on the trinity of terrestrials; hoppers, beetles and ants.  Today, let's talk beetles the most underrated of the three in my opinion. There are all kinds of beetles in the great outdoors but I just tie them in black and tan size #14-18 because that's all you really need, with June bugs and Japanese beetles being my primary target species in size #14-16. I tie #18's in black only to represent a wide variety of the smaller beetles. Oh, and lady bugs too using this same simple pattern but with orange foam for the shellback and a Sharpe marker for the spots on a #18 hook. All you need is some 2mm craft foam and some peacock quills.  Use the foam to create the shellback and head and the peacock herl for the underbelly and legs... use some super glue in the process to hold things firmly in place and add a small thin piece of brightly colored foam for an indicator and your good to go. A simple fly to tie and supe...