Tying Tuesday: Midges, Beetles, and Deceivers

This week’s Tying Tuesday has a little bit of selection to it. We begin off with an ordinary trout fly earlier than transferring on to a easy foam beetle that’ll work for trout or bass. Then, we end with a enjoyable variant on the basic Deceiver.

Getting us began this week is a tutorial on the Yong Particular from AvidMax. That is the glass-bead variant of a preferred sample that’s easy to tie, however works exceptionally properly in tailwaters.

Yong Particular
Hook: Tiemco 2488H, measurement 20.
Bead: Pearl glass bead, midge measurement.
Thread: Golden Olive, 3/0 or 140-denier.
Sharpie: Honey Brown.
Thorax thread: Black, 6/0 or 70-denier.

Up subsequent is a foam beetle from Black Fly Creations, a channel I don’t suppose we’ve featured earlier than. I do know summer season appears awfully distant proper now, however tying up summer season bugs is a good way to make it by means of winter. Plus, it is a easy tie, so even if you happen to’re a newbie, you don’t have to be intimidated by working with foam.

Foam Beetle
Hook: Dai-Riki 300, measurement 10.
Thread: Mild Olive, UTC 70-denier or 8/0.
Tail: Krystal Flash, measurement medium.
Physique: 2 strands of peacock herl.
Again: Tan foam, 3mm.
Legs: Orange and black barred Sili Legs.
Dubbing: Orange Ice Dub.

Rounding out Tying Tuesday is a Bucktail Deceiver variant from the Danish Fly Tying channel on YouTube, one other MidCurrent first. It is a beautiful, but easy, variant of a lethal fly.

Bucktail Deciver
Hook: Tiemco TMC 600, measurement 2.
Thread: White, 200-denier or 3/0.
Physique Materials #1: White and brown bucktail.
Physique Materials #2: Chartreuse, blue, and olive saddle hackle feathers.
Eyes: Stick-on Eyes, 4mm.
UV Resin #1: SolarEz Medium UV resin.
UV Resin #2: Fluorescent crimson SolarEZ UV resin.