Southern Oregon Fly Tyers
Meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2019
6:00 PM
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
At our November meeting, Cathy Hamilton will be demonstrating three flies that were designed to be woven -- a Woven Caddis Larva, the Bitch Creek Nymph, and a Polish Woven Nymph. The Caddis Larva will be tied using the Overhand Weave, while the Bitch Creek and Polish Nymphs utilize the Shuttle/Parallel Weave. In addition to these three flies, Cathy may have some additional weaving magic to share.
The Woven Prince Nymph that Cathy often demonstrates didn’t start out as a woven fly, but was modified to include weaving. To contrast, the three flies Cathy will be tying at our meeting all included woven bodies right from the start, and showcase the unique effects that weaving can produce in your flies.
WOVEN CADDIS LARVA
HOOK: Mustad 9671 (2XL Nymph Hook), size 10
LEAD: .025, 8-10-wraps
BODY: Olive and Yellow Antron; Overhand Weave
HACKLE: Hen back, olive or brown
HEAD: Brown dubbing
BITCH CREEK NYMPH
HOOK: Mustad 79580 (4XL Streamer Hook), size 10
THREAD: Black 8/0
LEAD: .025, 1/8” from bend to 1/8” from eye
ANTENNAE: White rubber legs, medium thick
TAILS: White rubber legs, medium thick
ABDOMEN: Orange and Black Chenille (I used “ultra chenille”); Shuttle/Parallel Weave
THORAX: Black Chenille
HACKLE: Brown, spiraled
POLISH WOVEN NYMPH
HOOK: Dai-Riki 135 (Scud Hook), size 10
LEAD: .025
BODY: Olive Antron, White Polypropylene; Shuttle/Parallel Weave
RIB: Gold wire
HEAD: Peacock herl
