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Bob Quigley's Fall River Flies
The following fly patterns were developed by Bob Quigley for hatches on Northern California's Fall River. See Quigley's article "Fall River Hatches" in the July 2007 issue of FFM (on sale May 2007).
Photos by David Siegfried
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Hex-Flutterglow Cripple
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HOOK: #6 Tiemco 5212 or 200R.
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THREAD: Yellow 3/o monocord.
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TAIL: Three strands of ostrich herl or emu fibers.
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ABDOMEN: Turkey or pheasant filoplume, wrapped.
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RIB: Yellow floss.
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THORAX: Yellow Superfine dubbing.
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WING: Deer or elk hair and Everglow fibers.
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HACKLE: Olive yellow grizzly saddle.
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Nuclear ParaHex
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HOOK: #6 Tiemco 5212.
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THREAD: Yellow Kevlar.
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TAIL: Elk hair.
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BODY: Spun olive-yellow elk or deer hair, clipped.
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WING: Everglow fibers, barred with olive Pantone marker.
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HACKLE: Olive-yellow dyed grizzly.
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Emerging Hex Nymph
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HOOK: #6 Tiemco 200R.
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THREAD: Yellow 3/0 monocord.
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TAIL: Gray turkey marabou.
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ABDOMEN: Yellow Hareline dubbing.
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GILLS: Turkey filoplume, laid over back.
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BACK: Turkey tail feather.
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RIB: Tying thread.
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THORAX: Same dubbing as abdomen.
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LEGS: Olive dyed grizzly hackle.
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HEAD: Black ostrich herl.
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Spider Midge
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HOOK: #20-22 Tiemco 2488.
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THREAD: Gray 8/0 Uni-Thread.
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TAIL: Deer hair and pearl midge Krystal Flash.
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BODY: Tying thread underbody, deer-hair back.
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WINGS: Blue dun hackle tips and deer hair tips from back, tied forward.
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HACKLE: Grizzly.
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Hackle Stacker Flag Dun (PMD)
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HOOK: #16-18 Tiemco 101.
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THREAD: Light olive 8/0 Uni-Thread.
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TAIL: Light dun Microfibetts.
ABDOMEN: PMD Superfine dubbing.
THORAX: Same dubbing as body.
WING: Light gray poly yarn.
HACKLE: Light-golden ginger or cream.
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Struggling Green Drake
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HOOK: #10-12 Tiemco 100.
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THREAD: Olive 3/0 monocord.
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TAIL: Brown Z-lon and brown Midge Krystal Flash.
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BODY: Tying thread ribbed with medium chartreuse Ultra Wire (small), and clipped olive deer hair for the front portion.
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WING: Dark-olive dyed hen grizzly feathers.
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HACKLE: Olive-yellow dyed grizzly saddle with the bottom clipped flat.
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Spider Variant (PMD)
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HOOK: #16-18 Tiemco 100 or 101.
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THREAD: Light olive 8/0 Uni-Thread.
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TAIL: Light dun Microfibetts.
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BODY: PMD Superfine dubbing.
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WING: Coastal blacktail deer with dark tips.
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HACKLE: Light ginger, cream, or bleached grizzly.
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(BWO) Loopy Cripple
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HOOK: #16-20 Tiemco 2487.
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THREAD: Olive 8/0 Uni-Thread.
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TAIL: Bronze mallard fibers.
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ABDOMEN: Olive biot.
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RIB: Fine gold or copper wire.
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THORAX: BWO Superfine dubbing.
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WING: Gray poly yarn.
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HACKLE: Blue dun.
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Loopwing Female Baetis
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HOOK: #16-18 Tiemco 100.
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THREAD: Light-olive 8/0 Uni-Thread.
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TAIL: Blue dun Microfibetts.
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EGG SAC: Black Superfine dubbing.
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ABDOMEN: Olive saddle hackle quill, stripped.
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THORAX: Olive Superfine dubbing.
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WING: Gray poly yarn.
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HACKLE: Medium blue dun.
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Hackle Stacker Female Baetis
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HOOK: #16-18 Tiemco 101.
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THREAD: Olive 8/0 Uni-Thread.
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EGG SAC: Black Superfine dubbing.
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TAIL: Blue dun Microfibetts.
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ABDOMEN: Dyed olive saddle hackle, stripped.
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THORAX: Olive-brown Superfine dubbing.
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WING: Blue dun or grizzly hackle.
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