Jerry Criss

Jerry Criss

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Jerry Criss
  • Jerry Criss: Green Drake Extended Body

    RECIPE:

    Hook: TMC 206 BL #14-#10
    Thread: Dark to Med Olive 8/8
    Tail: Micro-Fibits or Paint Brush
    Extended Body: Deer Hair olive - “Fine”
    Thorax: Olive Dubbing
    Wing: Olive Mallard Flank
    Hackle: Light-olive or Grizzly

  • Jerry Criss: TLF Steelhead Magic

    RECIPE:

    Hook: TMC 7989 or any Black Lt wire steelhead hook
    Thread: Black 8/0 or 6/0
    Tail: Red Arctic Fox
    Body: Silver Tinsel
    Thorax: flour orange
    Hackle: Arctic Fox Purple (Make hackle in a dubbing loop)

  • Jerry Criss: Damsel Nymph

    RECIPE:

    Hook: TMC 206 BL #16-#14
    Thread: Lt Olive
    Tail: Lt olive arctic fox tail hairs
    Body: Med-dark Olive arctic fox under fur
    Body Veiling: Lt olive fox tail hair
    eyes: Plastic eye or bead chain eyes, blk or olive

  • Jerry Criss: Beadhead Calibaetis

    RECIPE:

    Bead: One size smaller than normal for hook size
    Hook: Mustad 390613 #18 to #12
    Thread: Rusty Dun 8/0
    Tail: Lemon Duck or Moose Body
    Body: Hare’s ear
    Rib: Fine Brass
    Thorax: Hare’s ear or darker fur wing-case: pheasant tail, flash material, or Moose body
    Legs: Partridge - Light ...

  • Jerry Criss: BWO Softhackle

    Recipe:
    Hook: #20 to #14 TMC -102y or Light wire dry fly hook
    Thread: Rusty Dun to grey 14/0 to 8/0
    Tails: Micro-Fibits or Coq de Leon
    Body: Goose Biot, Blue Wing Olive
    Thorax: Possum - Seal or Mole Fur
    Hackle: Dun Soft Hackle

  • Jerry Criss: Classic Irish Mayfly

    RECIPE:
    Hook: Standard wet fly hook #16 to #10
    Thread: 8/0 Olive
    Tail: Amherst Pheasant 4 to 5 barbs
    Butt: Ostrich hurl or peacock hurl
    Body: Olive silk or tight dubbing
    Rib: Oval tensil silver
    Thorax: Olive dubbing wrapped loose
    Hackle: Yellow French Partridge
    Note: These flies can be a...

  • Jerry Criss: TLF Deer Hair Emerger

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Klinkhamer #16-#20 or lt wire scud #16-#14
    Thread: Rusty dun or Tan
    Tailing Shuck: Antron or poly, 8-10 strands cream or white
    Body: Danville stretch nylon
    Rib: Fine Silver wire
    Wing: Deer Hair (fine)
    Hackle: Fire or Grizzly

  • Jerry Criss: Bleeding Minnow

    RECIPE:

    Hook: 200r or 2X streamer hook #4 to # 10
    Thread: 8/0 rusty dun to olive "UNI"
    Tail: Grey Artic Fox Tail
    Underbody: Fine foil lead with the rest of the Tailing material wrapped forward
    Body: Mylar ribbon material to match your water
    Throat: White to grey artic fox tail
    Wing: Grey...

  • Jerry Criss: Partridge and Green

    Recipe:
    Hook: #18-#10 standard wet fly hook
    Thread: Rust Dun
    Body: Green Superlon – Beading cord or silk
    Floss: Persahair
    Thorax: Peacock Herl
    Hackle: Partridge

  • Jerry Criss: BWO Pullover

    RECIPE:

    Hook: 103 Ba #17
    Thread: 8/0 Rusty Dun or Grey
    Tail: Micro-fibits dun or Coq de Leon
    Body: Fine Dry fly Light grey to Olive
    Rib: Lt cahill tying thread or rusty dun
    Hackle: Grizzly or Dunn tyer
    Hair stacker or pullover style

  • Jerry Criss: Possum Hair Nymph

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Heavy wire scud hook #16 to #12
    Thread: 8/0 Rusty Dun
    Body: Possum under fur
    Rib: Fine copper wire
    Hackle: Possum hair spun in a dubbing loop and wrapped as hackle

  • Jerry Criss: TLF BWO Softhackle

    RECIPE:

    Hook: 103 Bl #17
    Thread: Rusty Dun or Grey
    Tail: Micro Fibits
    Body – Danville Stretch Nylon (Brown)Or Brown Dry fly Dubbing
    Thorax: Pink Ice Dub
    Hackle: lt t Dark Dun Soft Hen Hackle