Fly Tying and Patterns

MUST HAVE PATTERN !!!!!!!
A.K.A. The American Express Pattern... don't leave home without it! Mohair is particularly effective in leech imitations because of its slender look in water and the way it imitates the undulating motion of a swimming leech. If you can get find it, we prefer it in the spectrumized look of the Canadian Series from our friend Mike Adreasan out of Bountiful, UT. The multiple colors are more effective than standard- especially in blood, brown, purple and pond olive.
IF and I mean IF you have or can find the Canadian Series in Canadian Blood long fibers, guard it with you life!! Mohair leeches tied with that stuff are responsible for many a trout both in North Dakota and the Parkland of Manitoba!

Keeep the body thin on 3X Long Streamer hooks size 6-14, A red, orange, or chartruse bead can be very effective at times as well.

No fly box is complete without this fly. This pattern can represent many insects' nymphal form- just adjust the size and length of hook, and experiment with various colors of Hare's Ear dubbing and/or add a beadhead and some flash. Serious fly anglers- in moving or stillwaters- have this fly in various sizes and construction along at all times! Sizes 8-20, standard-3X hooks.

Ice Minnow:

Materials: (Size 4)
Hook: 2XL size 4
Bead: 3/16th, Silver
Thread: 3/0 red monochord
Tail: Black Marabou with a couple strands of Peacock Green Krystal
Flash (Optional)
Rib: Silver Ultra Wire, small
Back: Black Krystal Flash Chenille, size: Large (I like the spiky look that this provides the larger flies)
Body: Ice Dub, Silver

Materials: (Size 6)

Hook: 2XL size 6
Bead: 5/32, Silver
Thread: 3/0 red monochord
Tail: Black Marabou
Rib: Silver Ultra Wire, small
Back: Black Krystal Flash Chennile, size: Medium
Body: Ice Dub, Silver

Ice Leech
Hook: Size 6, 2XL
Bead: Silver 5/32
Thread: 3/0 monocord
Tail: Marabou (Keep the tail short but full), 2 strands Krystal flash
can be added for extra flash.
Rib: Ultra Wire, small (Rib is optional but it does add a second layer of color)

Body: Ice Dub or Lite Brite

" I got this fly from a guy from Manitoba that I met this spring named Nick. Bob Morenski wanting to find the true origin of the fly found out Nick got it from someone from British Columbia, hence the name BC Backswimmer. If you had this fly on Takaryk Lake and used it, you caught fish, lots of fish."

Hook: Size 6 Heavy Wet
Base: Black Thread
Tail: Pearl Krystal Flash (10-12 strands)
Legs: Black Rubber
Body: Flash Chenille Short DK. Olive from (Dan Bailey)
Head: Silver Flash Chenille

Tying Instructions:
Lay down a base of black thread on your hook.
Tie in at the bend of the hook a tail of Pearl Krystal Flash (10-12 strands ¼ to ½ inch your choice)
Tie in the body material of Short DK. Olive Chenille forward 2/3 toward the eye of the hook.
Tie in the black rubber legs with a figure 8 wrap.
Then tie in the head with silver flash chenille.
Whip finish to complete the fly.