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2007 Advanced Class Fly and Materials List- by Bill Zahurak
By Bill Zahurak
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Jan 31, 2007, 13:59

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    Advanced Fly Tying Class Lists 2007
           
NO. FLY       MATERIALS
           
1 Woven body Stonefly   Hook: x # 8, 3x long nymph hook, (ie, Mustad 9672)
      Thread:   Pale yellow
      Underbody: x Aunt Lydia's antron rug yarn, Cream,  JOANN FABRICS
      Abdomen: x Embroidery yarn, Brown and pale yellow, JOANN FABRICS
      Thorax:   Pale yellow dubbing
      Tail:   brown or rusty brown goose biots
      Legs:   brown hackle 
      Wingcase x Turkey feather
           
2 LaFontaine Caddis Pupa   Hook:   # 16 - # 20 standard dry fly hook ( TMC 100)
      Thread:   Black
      Overbody: x LaFontaine Sparkle Yarn, green or tan
      Underbody: x LaFontaine Sparkle Dubbing, green or tan
      Legs: x Partridge or speckled hen hackle fibers
      Head: x Black or dark brown squirrel dubbing or black Hare's ear
      Wings   Deer hair
           
3 Soft-hackle, Bead Head   Hook   #12 - #18 scud hook (TMC 2457 or 2487)
  Hare's Ear   Thread   Black
      Bead Head   Gold -size to match hook
      Tail   Wood duck flank or partridge
      Body   Natural hare's ear
      Ribbing   gold wire or tinsel
      Hackle:   Partridge
           
4 Crane Fly   Hook: x # 20 standard dry fly hook (TMC 100)
      Thread:   pale yellow
      Body:   pale yellow, pale ginger, or tan
      Wings:   Pale dun hackle tips
      Legs:   ginger, dun or grizzly hackle
           
5 Beadhead Prince   Hook:    # 6 - # 18  2x or 3x nymph hook
      Thread:   Black
      Bead:   Gold --size to match hook
      Tail:   Brown, Rusty Brown, or Burnt Orange goose biots
      Body:   Peacock Herl
      Ribbing:   Silver or gold tinsel
      Wing pads:   White goose biots
      Legs:   Brown hackle
           
6 Stimulator   Hook: x Any Size  2x long dry fly hook
      Thread:   Pale yellow & Orange
      Tail:   Deer Hair
      Underbody x Yellow closed cell foam
      Abdomen: x Yellow antron dubbing
      Thorax: x Orange antron dubbing
      Wing:   Deer Hair
      Hackle:   Brown and Grizzly
           
7 Parachute Mayfly   Hook:   # 16 or #18 standard dry fly ( TMC 100)
  (Sulphur)   Thread:   Pale yellow
      Tail:   medium dun or sandy dun hackle barbs
      Body:   Pale yellow dubbing
      Wing Post:   Z-lon, medium dun
      Hackle:   medium dun or sandy dun
           
8 Yellow sally stonefly   Hook:   # 14 - # 18  standard dry (TMC 100)
      Thread:   pale yellow
      Tail:   Pale yellow or ginger hackle barbs (short)
      Body:   Pale yellow
      Hackle:   Light ginger or cream Palmered
      Wing: x Cream deer hair
           
9 Mayfly nymph   Hook:   # 16 or # 18 nymph hook (TMC 3769 or 5487)
  (Sulphur)   Thread:   Brown, black or olive
      Tail: x Wood Duck flank fibers
      Rib:   Gold wire
      Abdomen:   Brown, Cinnamon, and olive brown dubbing
      Thorax:   Same as abdomen but Adding brown squirrel dubbing
      Wing Case: x Dark gray mallard or goose
      Legs:   Wood Duck flank fibers
           
10 Grey Fox-Powderpuff   Hook   #10 - #14 dry fly hook (TMC 100)
      Thread   Yellow
      Tail   hackle tips
      Body   Cream dubbing 
      Hackle   Brown and Grizzly
           
11 Caddis-Henryville   Hook   #12 - #18 dry fly hook (TMC 100)
      Thread   Tan
      Body   Tan dubbing
      Ribbing   Ginger or brown hackle with barbs slightly less than hook gape
      Underwing   Sparse woodduck flank
      Wing   Medium dun goose or mallard wing tied tent shape
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