Tying Tuesday: On the Surface

This week’s Tying Tuesday leans all the way in which into the floor, bringing you 4 patterns that cowl the dry fly spectrum from traditional to quirky: a soft-fur caddis constructed round a coyote masks, a foam hopper that’s as enjoyable to tie as it’s to fish, a CDC tender hackle emerger designed particularly for the March Brown hatch, and a Catskill-style dry dressed with one of many extra uncommon wing supplies you’ll discover on the vise — canvasback duck.

Whether or not you’re stocking up for early-season swings or getting a leap on summer time terrestrials, this week’s lineup has one thing price tying. Pull up a stool, heat up the bobbin, and get these dry fly bins prepared.

Coyote Caddis
Hook: Measurement 14, extra-long barbless dry fly hook
Thread: Tan, 70 denier
Physique: Tan artificial dubbing
Wing: Coyote masks fur (rabbit or fox as substitute)
Flash: Pure Crystal Flash, 4 strands
Hackle: Cream or gentle tan, undersized (approx. dimension 16)

GFA Hopper
Hook: Risen 9231, dimension 12
Thread: Veevus 10/0, yellow
Underbody: UV2 Diamond Brilliant dubbing, orange (or Starburst dubbing)
Physique: 2mm Eva fly foam, yellow
Wing: All-purpose deer hair (elk hair works as effectively)
Legs: Centipede legs or spherical rubber legs, speckled tan medium
Scorching Spot: 2mm fly foam, orange
Resin: Solarez Bone Dry UV resin

March Brown CDC Gentle Hackle
Hook: Ahrex Legacy Moist Fly LE880, dimension 12
Bead: Hareline countersunk tungsten, copper, 3/32″ (2.3mm)
Thread: Danville’s Fly Masters Waxed (or Semperfli Nano Silk)
Tail/Stomach: Hareline ringneck pheasant tail, pure
Rib: Uni Medium Gentle Wire, copper
Thorax: Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dub, Pepperbox
CDC Loop: Fulling Mill CDC, tan
Collar: Hareline Hungarian partridge pores and skin
UV Resin: Solarez Bone Dry

Canvasback Dry Fly
Hook: Core 1190, dimension 14 (dry/gentle nymph hook)
Thread: TheFlySmith 12/0 conventional, primrose
Wings: Canvasback duck flank feather
Tail: Sideling Hill cape, barred rusty dun
Hackle: Sideling Hill cape
Rib: TheFlySmith 0.075mm wire
Head Cement: Backcast Fly Co.