Adult Red-Shouldered Dragonfly tied by Brian Smith
Recipe
Hook: Mustad R43 or TT DF200 # 8
Thread: UTC 140 brown
Body: deer hairs rusty brown, tied body length extended abdomen style
Wing-case: red calf or bucktail, tied over thorax and wings
Hackle: brown, over thorax and around wings
Eyes: back mono eyes, medium
Wings (2): raffia tan, tied spent
Thorax: peacock herls (4) wrapped behind and in front of wings, and around eye
Adult Male Damselfly tied by Brian Smith
Recipe
Hook: Mustad R43 or Twin Teck DF200, #10
Thread: UTC 140 black
Tail: None
Ribs: black thread
Body (Male): bucktail, silver doctor blue tied body length extended style
Wings: raffia grey, 1 pair upright when alive, 2 pairs spent when dead
Eyes: back mono, medium; option olive for the females
Wing-case: bucktail, s. d. blue
Hackle: grizzly, over thorax
Thorax: peacock herls (4); save, and then around eyes after hackle is applied
Bullethead Madam X - Royal Coachman Style tied by Chris Muir
Recipe
Hook: Mustad C53S (dry hopper) #6-#14
Thread: Uni 6/) or UTC 70
Tail: Fine Deer or Elk Hair
Body: Peacock Herl and Red Floss - tied Coachman style
Wing: Fine deer or Elk Hair
POST: White Rayon or Antron
Legs: Round Rubber – White
Hackle: Grizzly
Head: Peacock Herl
Parachute Madam X tied by Chris Muir
Recipe
Hook: Mustad C53S (dry hopper) #6-#14
Thread: Uni 6/) or UTC 70
Tail: Fine Deer or Elk Hair
Body: Peacock Herl and Red Floss - tied Coachman style
Wing: Fine deer or Elk Hair
POST: White Rayon or Antron
Legs: Round Rubber – White
Hackle: Grizzly
Head: Peacock Herl
SHARK'S CADDIS LARVA tied by GARY HARRIS
Recipe
Hook: TMC 2487 (or other curved pupa hook) - #8-#12
Thread: UTC 70 – Yellow Olive
Bead: Brass or Tungsten – Black or Brown (size to fit)
Abdomen: Semperfl Dirty Bug Yarn - Primrose (can use tan or lime green)
Rib: Fine Tan Dubbing
Thorax: Peacock Herl
DARK SOFT-HACKLE CADDIS PUPA tied by MAT FERRARO
Recipe
Hook: Size 14 S82 Mustad
Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 - Brown
Body: SLF Red Squirrel Nymph
Thorax dub - any spikey dark brown to tan dubbing will work.
Shuck: Ice Dub UV (Shrimp Pink)
Underwing: Tan CDC Feather (6 -8 strands)
Wing: Soft Hen Hackle (Mottled Dark Brown)
Legs: Hungarian Partridge Feather
Head: SLF Spikey Squirrel Dubbing (Dark Brown)
SIMPLE STRAGGLE CADDIS tied by MAT FERRARO
Recipe:
Thread: (brown, tan)
Hook: 12-16 dry fly hook
Tail: Antron yarn (burnt orange)
Body: Semperfly straggle string (Tan, brown, orange, or green)
Wing: Antron yarn (brown or tan)