Boots Allen: Lantham Crayfish
Trout and Steelhead Patterns • 19m
RECIPE:
Hook: Alec Jackson style 1/0 salmon hook (example- TMC 7999)
Thread: UTC 140, Burnt Orange
Claws: Ringneck pheasant neck feathers (those coming off the neck saddles directly posterior of white ringneck feathers)
Appendages: Four strands of copper Flashabou, plus two strands of peacock herl, plus two strands of olive Silli-Legs
Eyes: Dumbbell eyes, white or red
Body: Dyed pearl diamond braid, bonefish tan
Swimmerets: Saddles hackle, brown or honey
Backstrap: Rabbit fur strips - orange, burnt orange, or barred orange
Tail: Golden pheasant neck feathers
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RECIPE:
Thread: 3/0 to match
Hook: Dai Riki #710 streamer hook
Tail: Olive marabou
Body: Verigated Chenille
Wing: Rabbit super strip
Legs: Black rubber bands
Hackle: Hen hackle
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Dan Delekta: Delektable Mega Prince
RECIPE:
Hook: Streamer #6, #8, #10
Thread: Black 6/0 Danville
Bead: Copper
Tail: Dyed Grizzly Brown Marabou
Body: Peacock Herl
Rib: Copper Wire
Weight: .030 tin along side of hook shank
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Antennae: White Goose Biot
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Boots Allen: Booty's Mahogany Emerger
RECIPE:
Hook: Standard dry fly or emerger hook, size 10 to 16
Thread: Black 6/0 or 8/0
Shuck: Brown ostrich herl
Abdomen: Brown camel dubbing
Ribbing: Fine 5 grain gold or copper wire
Thorax: .5mm closed cell razor foam, tan
Hackle: Brown Rooster
Wing: Dark Gray EP Fibers
