Senyo's Super Ice Man Minnow

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Well to go along with the spirit of over stuffing ourselves on tasty mounds of turkey, stuffing, and mashed potato's...We added 4 new tutorials for the holiday! We hope you enjoy, and don't forget to pass the gravy!!!

Senyo's Super Ice Man

Step #1: Attach red 6/0 thread to a Diiachi 2450 #8 hook and wind toward the rear stopping at the hook point.

Step #2: Center tie a sparse clump of Senyo's Pink Laser Dubbing and fold the material onto itself toward the rear of the fly.

Step #3: Tie in a clump of Hare Line's Steely Blue Ice Dub.

Step #4: Tie in a 2 inch long piece of white rubber leg to each side of the hook. Fold the rubber legs over and secure, creating two legs on each side of the fly pattern.

Step #5: Blend together white and blue laser dubbing, and center tie a sparse clump of the mixture in front of the rubber legs.

Step #6: Comb the Laser dubbing toward the rear of the fly, and build a small red thread head. (This will become the base for the eyes.)

Step #7: Whip finish, cut the thread, and add a drop of super glue. Place a 3/32 3D prismatic eye on each side of the head.

Final: Coat the head with UV knot sense and cure with a UV light.(two part epoxy can be used if you do not have these items.)

Small, simple, and deadly on Great Lakes steelhead!

The possibilities and color combinations are endless! This picture is of one of my boxes while guiding the Lake Erie Tributaries... It pays to keep it simple and most importantly different from anything else!!!

Easy As 1-2-3 Egg Sucking Leech- Tube Fly

Easy 1-2-3 Egg Sucking Leech

Step #1: Marry together a piece of 1 inch extra small tubing to a piece of 1 inch medium tubing and apply a drop of super glue.

Step #2: Tie in a sparse clump of Hare Line's Peacock Black Ice Dub, and comb to the rear of the tube.

Step # 3: Attach a small clump of Black Finn Raccoon Fur so that it covers around the medium tubing. Note: Do not trim away the front excess material it will be folded over to form the collar.

Final: Tie off the thread and apply a drop of Super glue to the thread. Slide on a 6mm mottled tangerine colored trout bead.

Trim and melt excess tubing flush to the trout bead. Add a Diiachi X510 #10 hook to the rear.

Here is a super fast leech pattern tied on a tube for Lake Erie Steelhead. this pattern is always in my box and can be tied in multiple colors and in bulk in one sitting at your vise.

Here you can see my steelhead tube box with multiple versions of easy leeches, sculpins, and minnows...

The Wiggle Butt Caddis

Step #1: Attach 6/0 black thread to the hook and wind to the rear stopping just after the hook barb.

Step #2: Tie on a piece of rubber leg, which hangs of the rear about a 1/4 inch. (Here I am using a piece of black and chartreuse rubber leg)

Step #3: Blend a small amount of Olive and Chartreuse Laser Dubbing together, and lightly apply a sparse amount of the mixture to your tying thread. Evenly wrap the body leaving about an 1/8 of an inch for the head.

Step #4: Dub on a small head of Hare Line's Peacock Black Ice Dubbing.

Final: Whip finish and tease out the peacock dubbing.

Here is a simple and effective caddis pattern for Lake Erie steelhead. Works well in the spring and during low water periods throughout the season.

Low Water Nuke Egg

Step #1: Attach 6/0 red thread to the hook, stopping just before the hook point.

Step #2: Center tie in a half inch piece of Water melon McFly Foam and secure with several wraps.

Step #3: Trim the McFly foam to form an egg about the size of a BB.

Step #4: Center tie in a sparse clump of Senyo's White Laser Dubbing.

Final: Trim the laser dubbing directly behind the egg to finish the veil. Tie off and cut the thread.

Here is a fast, easy, and effective egg pattern on Steelhead Alley when the rivers are very low and clear. Multiple colors can be created by simply changing the Mcfly foam and laser dubbing colors. Pattern was tied on a Diiachi X120 #14 hook.