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Baby Rainbow

Baby Rainbow Trout

Hook - #6 Barbless
Thread - White or Pink Flat waxed Nylon
Top wing - Peacock Hurl on top
Mid line - Pink Deer hair
Flash - Pearl Flash
Belly - White Deer hair

Mudder

Mudder Minnow

Hook - #6
Thread - Black or Brown 3/0 Flat waxed nylon
Wing - Mottled Turkey
Body - Flat Gold Tinsel
Head and upper wing - Spun Deer Hair Head trimmed into a cone shape

Wooly bugger

Woolly Bugger (Olive or Black)

Hook - #12-6
Thread - 3/0 Flat waxed nylon *Color to match to yarn and marabou
Tail - Marabou
Body - Yarn
Over body - Palmered Saddle Hackle

PESL

Purple Egg-Sucking Leech

Hook - #8-#2 2x heavy 1x long. 
Thread - Purple or Black 3/0 Flat waxed nylon
Tail - Marabou
Body - Wrap of Yarn (can substitute Crystal Ice or equivalent)
Over body - Palmered Saddle Hackle
Egg - Pink yarn (Chenille or Crystal Ice or equivalent)
*(This fly is a Woolly Bugger, with an egg tied in front of it)
*For the "Chartreuse Egg-Sucking Leech," tie a Black Woolly Bugger with a Chartreuse Egg in front.  This is a favorite for Silver Salmon.
Original Gerald's Mudbug

Gerald's Mud-bug

Hook - #2 Long shank
Thread - Brown 3/0 Flat waxed nylon
Claws - Brown or Olive Saddle Hackles
Flash - Gold Flashabou
Eyes - Lead Eyes tied on bottom at curve of hook *Vary the size to match the amount of flow in the stream you are fishing.
Body - 2mm EVA foam Tan. 
*Cut strip and tie onto hook with parallel segments using brown thread.  Lift the foam and wrap to next segment to achieve parallel segments.
*Tail action, tie in Maribou or Flat plastic strips to impart action near the hook eye. (The loose foam, shown, is pushed back by the water flow
and does not impart motion, but was still a very effective fly.) The Spotted Bass in Alabama loved this fly and could not wait to eat it.
*Note : The fly in the photo has been fished and afterwords stored in a fly box wet, thus the shape of the "Claws."
Gerald's Crawdaddy

Gerald's Crawdaddy

Hook - #2 Long Shank
Thread - Black 3/0 Flat waxed nylon
Claws - Brown Saddle Hackles
Flash - Red Crystal Flash
Underbody -2mm EVA Foam
Eyes - Lead Eyes (vary size to match the flow of water you are fishing, i.e. larger lead eyes in faster water)
Body - Deer hair body, *over the foam, flared over the hook eye. 
Mike's Soque Hooker

Mike's Soque Hooker

Hook - #6 long shank Streamer
Thread - 3/0 Brown
Tail - Olive Grizzly Hen Cape
Body - Estaz or Ice Chenille large - Rootbeer
Eyes - Lead Dumbbell style or equivalent (I used Gator Eyes)
I developed this fly when first playing with Cactus Chenille, who knew it would work as well as it did.  It is a cross between a Cactus fly and a Near-Nuff Sculpin.  Everyone who used this fly caught nice fish on it.
Mike's Soque Road Hooker - Black  Mike's Soque Road Hooker - Black

Mike's Soque High Occupancy - Black
(aka - Mike's Soque H.O.)

Hook - #6 long shank Streamer
Thread - 3/0 Black
Tail - Black Marabou
Flash - Copper Crystal flash, two strands per side slightly longer than the tail
Eyes - Dumbbell style Lead eyes or equivalent (I used Gator eyes)
Underbody - Estaz or Ice Chenille - Rootbeer
Overbody - Saddle Hackle - Palmered rear to front to behind eyes.
 I developed this Trout fly with input from Gerald Stough and Rob Raynor on my October 2004 trip to Blackhawk.  It is so good, you almost have to get out of the water to tie it on.  I used this fly on March 2005 at Blackhawk and caught numerous fish including a 27inch long/17 inch girth Rainbow Trout.
Mike's Trout Candy
Mike's Trout Candy *

Mike's Trout Candy

Hook - #6 J Style Freshwater
Thread - Flat waxed nylon to match Body color
Tail - Small Curled silicone  rubber with or without Marabou.  * I experienced a few short stricks when I used the full tail, which resulted in the tail being pulled off at the hook.  I since have clipped the tail in half and found the fly just as effective and more durable.
Eyes - Dumbbell style Lead eyes or equivalent (I used Gator eyes)
Body - Estaz or Ice Chenille - Rootbeer and Pearl shown
This fly turned out to be truely outstanding on trout.  I used it at Blackhawk March 2005 and it is a winner.  Fishing first thing in the morning was slow until the sun made it to the water.  Trout Candy worked like magic.  I had to tie a dozen of them at lunch for the rest of my party.
Klawdaddy

Klawdaddy

Hook - # 6 Long shank Streamer
Thread - Tan 3/0
Tail - Tan Foam cut in shape of claws
Eyes - Dumbell style to meet stream flow rate needs
Body - Variegated Chenille Olive and Brown
Legs - Tan with Glitter Sili legs 4 per side 1/2 full length
Redheaded Stepchild

Redheaded Stepchild

Hook - #6 regular shank
Thread  - Olive 3/0
Tail -  2 Brown Barred Maribou feathers
Eyes - Red painted dumbell style
Body - Variegated Chenille Olive and Brown
Legs - Gold sparkle Sili legs, 4 per side 1/2 full length
More to Come!