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Hi: I realize it's probably a lot of work, but are the recipes for Swap 10 going to be linked to the photos on Danica? The photography is great. I had a buddy asked where the recipes for the flies can be found. Thanks for all the work you guys.
Bruce

Bruce,

I started to copy the link, but it was simpler to just copy the recipes.


NORTH COUNTRY SPIDERS IBF #10

1. cholcomb – Pritt's #26 Olive Bloa (variation)
Hook: Orvis 1641 #14
Hackle: Hungarian Partridge, dyed olive
Body: Pearsall Yellow Silk
Head: Pearsall Orange Silk

2. Skunkaroo - #12 Pritt's Winter Brown (var)
Hook: #12 Daiichi 1530
Thread: Benecchi 12/0 Iron Dun
Body: Pearsall orange floss split to single strand
Hackle: Grouse
Head: Bronze peacock herl
Cement: Loctite

Instructions:
The floss here is twisted and laid over a bed of deep brown thread. This darkens the floss as per Pritt's original recipe (orange but not too bright). Grouse wing hackles (leading edge stripped--3 turns) are substituted for woodcock.

3. nymphfisher - pheasanttailspider
Hook: TMC 3769 #12
Thread: Brown PG silk
Body: 3 twisted PT fibers
Rib: copper
hackle: Hen

4. ron eagle elk -Pheasant Tail Spider
Hook: Daiichi 1640 Size 14
Thread: Black Danville 6/0
Rib: Copper Wire
Body: Three Pheasant Tail Fibers
Hackkle: Furnace Hen

5. redietz - Light Spanish Needle
Hook: Mustad R50, #16
Thread: Scarlet Pearsall's Gossamer
Head: Peacock Herl
Body: Tying thread

6. scotfly - March Brown Spider
HOOK - Drennan wet fly supreme #14
THREAD - Orange UTC70
HACKLE - Partridge
RIB - Yellow Pearsalls
BODY - Blended Hare's mask (with a hint of orange)

7. mendingline - grouse and yellow
Hook: Daiichi 1530 #14
Body: Pearsall's Gossamer Silk yellow
Hackle: Grouse

8. William Anderson – William's Favorite - Variant.
Hook: Daiichi 1530 #14
Body: Pearsall's Gossamer Silk - Black
Rib: Tying Silk - Hans Style, with natural mole in a split thread.
Hackle: Starling

9. lastchance - orange brown spider
Hook: 18 - 14
Thread:Well-waxed hot orange silk.
Body: Well-waxed hot orange silk very lightly dubbed with red-brown squirrel hair, the silk must show through the dubbing.
Hackle: Well marked red brown covert feather from a woodcock(I'm using brown partridge) because I have no woodcock.

10. idryfly - Claret and Grouse

11. Jim Slattery - Pritt's # 62 Black Snipe
Hook: Daiichi 1050 size 14
Thread: Black Pearsall's
Hackle: Snipe
Body: Peacock

12. JerryS - Poult Bloa
HOOK: Partridge L2A #14
THREAD: Yellow Tying Silk
BODY: Yellow silk with red mink dubbing (sparse)
HACKLE: Grouse Underwing

13. BobWiegers - Partridge & Yellow

14. roychristie - Greenwell spider

15. dwiltshire - Woodcock & Hare's Lug
Hook: Kamasan B175 #14
Thread: Waxed Pearsall's #20
Thorax: Hare's Ear
Hackle: Woodcock

16. Johnno – Greensleeves
Thread (Body): Green Pearsall's Silk
Hackle: Woodcock.

17. Hans Weilenmann - Hazy Spider
Hook: Kamasan B175 16
Thread: Benecchi 12/0 light grey
Hackle: Whiting Brahma hen, dyed light yellow
Body: Tying thread, single layer
Abdomen/halo: Argentinean hare, light olive, inserted into split thread, open turns
Thorax: Argentinean hare, light olive, inserted into split thread, touching turns
Note: Hackle wound two touching turns, then a third turn slightly open into the thorax area - shades of a Stewart Spider

18. chevy03 - March Brown
Hook; Daiichi, 1550 size 14
Thread; Peasall's Jasper Gossemer
Rib; extra small gold wire
Dubbing; Fiery Brown Seal
Hackle; English Grouse.

19. wewilly - Dark Watchet- Pritt's #18
Hackle: Jackdaw cape or Coot
Body: Orange and purple silk, dubbed w/Water Rat (Mole Sub)
Head: Orange

20. wharfe - Light Spanish Needle
Body: Red Silk
Hackle:Feather form shoulder of Grouse (sub form original)
Head: Peacock Herl

21. Noud - snipe&purple

22. Rainbow - Scarlet O'Hara
Hook: 102Y #13
Thread: Red Benecchi 12/0
Body and Thorax: Body is a hand mix of Claret Seal fur with Bloody Black Leech STS Trilobal dubbed scantilly in split thread technique, then on the thorax a little heavier dubbed in normal rope way.
Rib: Gutermann Sulky Holoshimmer, red
Hackle: Whiting Popper Pack, red with Black edging.

23. sukhoidave - smoke fly
Hook Mustad 3366 size 12
Thread Orvis 8/0 #63 Camel
Hackle English Grouse
Rib Thin silver wire
Body Brown Peacock

I just added the text William compiled (above) to the web page.

There are still a few recipes missing - I will update the files as they become available.

Cheers,
Hans W

Thanks, you two. I appreciate your effort.
Bruce