June Fly Tying Meetup

For June we’re going to be tying the Rainbow Warrior and a mini hopper pattern. The Rainbow Warrior is very effective in a range of water conditions and has become my favorite nymph pattern. For the Mini Hopper, I’ve just started fishing lakes and ponds for bluegill and crappie this year. I tied this pattern for the first time last week after much success with a very similar fly that was given to me to try.

We’re going to be trying a new way to project the demonstration to a TV to make it easier for everyone to see. If all goes well, we’ll be recording these and posting them to our YouTube Channel.

Rainbow Warrior
#12-16 emerger, egg or scud hook
Red 70 denier thread
8/0 Pearl white glass bead with .015 wire* or silver/gold metal bead to match hook size
Wide Flashabou*
White dubbing (UV Ice pearl* white or rainbow sow scud)
Brassie or small silver wire for rib
Pheasant tail fibers

Mini Hopper
#12-16 dry fly hook
Black 70 denier thread
Brown craft store foam strip*
Pumpkin or brown Sili Legs*
Black dubbing* (life cycle or plain black)
Elk or deer hair* (tan, natural or gray body body hair, not belly)

*We’ll have these materials available, don’t worry about buying them for this Meetup.