From Al:

I grew up in Michigan and have fished as long as I can remember. After graduating college, I moved to California and gravitated toward fly fishing almost exclusively. I have been tying “seriously” since 1983 and have been a tying instructor both independently and for several Colorado fly shops since 2000. In 2005 I also began guiding along Colorado’s front range. Currently I am a member of Whiting Farms Pro Staff and am employed by PEAK Fishing and I have several fly patterns commercially available. In addition to guiding, tying instruction and demos, my wife Diana and I own and operate our own company geared primarily toward flyfishing education services. More detailed information is available at www.alrittflies.com.

RECIPE:

• Hook: Tiemco 2488
• Thread: UTC 70 Denier
• Tail: Byed and Barred Braided Leader Butt (Available from Hareline Dubbin’ as “Adult Damsel Body”)
• Thorax: Super Fine Dubbing
• Wing: Organza
• Foam Back: Narrow strip of 2mm Closed Cell Foam, majority of length split so foam is 2 narrow legs joined at one end
• Spot/Post: ParaPost Yarn

From Al:

I grew up in Michigan and have fished as long as I can remember. After graduating college, I moved to California and gravitated toward fly fishing almost exclusively. I have been tying “seriously” since 1983 and have been a tying instructor both independently and for several Colorado fly shops since 2000. In 2005 I also began guiding along Colorado’s front range. Currently I am a member of Whiting Farms Pro Staff and am employed by PEAK Fishing and I have several fly patterns commercially available. In addition to guiding, tying instruction and demos, my wife Diana and I own and operate our own company geared primarily toward flyfishing education services. More detailed information is available at www.alrittflies.com.

RECIPE:

• Hook: Tiemco 100 or 101
• Thread: UTC 70 Denier
• Body: Yellow Super Fine Dubbing
• Thorax: Yellow Super Fine Dubbing
• Wing: White (winter phase) hair from the bottom of a snowshoe hare’s hind foot
• Egg Sack: Red Foam
• Trailing Bubbles: 2 strands of Mirage Opal Flash
• Rib: Yellow Dyed Grizzly Hackle, palmered through body and trimmed short
• Under Wing: Mirage Opal Flash
• Spot: Red Foam
• Hackle: Light Barred Ginger dry fly hackle

Want this video in HD? Download here!
From Al:

I grew up in Michigan and have fished as long as I can remember. After graduating college, I moved to California and gravitated toward fly fishing almost exclusively. I have been tying “seriously” since 1983 and have been a tying instructor both independently and for several Colorado fly shops since 2000. In 2005 I also began guiding along Colorado’s front range. Currently I am a member of Whiting Farms Pro Staff and am employed by PEAK Fishing and I have several fly patterns commercially available. In addition to guiding, tying instruction and demos, my wife Diana and I own and operate our own company geared primarily toward flyfishing education services. More detailed information is available at www.alrittflies.com.

RECIPE:

• Hook: Dai-Riki 700B
• Thread: UTC 70 Denier
• Eyes: Black Round Rubber
• Body: Whitlock Crawdub SLF Dubbing
• Legs: Saddle Hackle palmered through body and brushed out Dubbing
• Weight: Lead Dumbell Eyes
• Antennea: Crystal Flash
• Carapace: Thin Skin
• Claws: Foam Claws Mounted on Round Rubber Arms
• Underbody: Yarn
• Rib: Ultra Wire

From Al:

I grew up in Michigan and have fished as long as I can remember. After graduating college, I moved to California and gravitated toward fly fishing almost exclusively. I have been tying “seriously” since 1983 and have been a tying instructor both independently and for several Colorado fly shops since 2000. In 2005 I also began guiding along Colorado’s front range. Currently I am a member of Whiting Farms Pro Staff and am employed by PEAK Fishing and I have several fly patterns commercially available. In addition to guiding, tying instruction and demos, my wife Diana and I own and operate our own company geared primarily toward flyfishing education services. More detailed information is available at www.alrittflies.com.

RECIPE:

• Hook: Tiemco 3761
• Thread: UTC 70 Denier
• Eyes: Black Mono Eyes
• Tail: Sparse Tail of Marabou fibers with one strand of Mirage Opal Flash on each side
• Body: A second bundle of marabou fibers equal to the tail, or the butts of the marabou tail fibers
• Thorax: Extension of Body
• Head: Extension of Body and Thorax
• Rib: Mirage Opal Flash
• Wing Bud: Mixed bundle of Antron and Mirage Opal Flash