"little Green Man"

[bigalcal]

A friend told me of a pattern called "Little Green Man" I believe it is a small #24 PMD pattern the apparently slays them on the Crowsnest River. Is anyone familiar with this pattern and have the recipe?

[DougC]

I've heard of the "Little Green Machine", not sure if its what you are looking for though. Here's a link to the tying steps just in case:

 

http://www.wileysflies.com/tyingtutorial/w...eenmachine.html

[birchy]

Oh I can see that working on the Crow for sure!

[bigalcal]

I agree, but the fly I am looking for is a dry fly/emerger pattern. I got to keep on looking I guess. Thanks gang!

[Flytyer]

I tied a few flies with this name a couple years back, he had a sample to work from and if memory serves me correctly it was larger than a 24, probably 16-18 had an orange thread butt, olive dubbed body, cdc wing and orange thread head. Sound familar?

[flyangler]

After I got a few of these from my friend Susie at Crowsnest Cafe and Fly Shop, I started tying them myself for use on our "home waters" in MN and WI. They also worked very well on the St. Joe in Idaho this summer.

 

Susie's Little Green Man two ways:

 

Hook: sz 18 to 26 dryfly hook

Thread: olive

Wing: gray cdc plus some white on top for visibility

Head: red, cinnamon or orange thread

 

Second version:

 

Hook: light wire scud hook sz 18-26

Thread: olive

Overbody: tan or olive stretchy cord, v-rib or what-have-you in very thin size

Wing: same as above

Head: same as above

 

Second version takes an nth more time, but these are otherwise very quick and easy to tie. For the second, you lay down a layer of thread in your preferred body color (sometimes baetis here are more tan and sometimes they're more green). Then you wrap the plastic cord over it. If it's reasonably transparent you have the thread color coming through. It's an interesting effect and slightly more durable than a simple thread body. Also a bit fatter. But you know, when you get down under a size 20, you don't want to put a whole bunch of crap on a hook.

 

The white CDC addition is also my own variation and the sharp eyed among you will not need it.

 

[bigalcal]

That's the one Flyangler! Thanks alot! Say Hi to Suzie. I knew her and Al from the old days in Banff!

[npauls]

susie is an amazing person. One of the nicest most helpful people I have ever met since I started fly fishing. I can't wait to get out there for another good conversation and helpful hints.

[flyangler]

Mr. Botangles, I'll mention you in the Christmas card we send them (pm me your name if you like).

 

Speaking of amazing Susie, I have two of her paintings. One of the area around Waterton and another of the 'Pass that shows the Crow, the pines and the slide in the distance.

[darbles]

A version of "Little Green Man"; #1

[flyangler]

Nice fly! I see a Loop Wing Emerger. Similar, but a titch more complex. Green Man 1 is just thread and CDC.

 

One of my buddies fishes with that Loop Wing Emerger almost constantly.

[Guest Sundancefisher]

I've heard of the "Little Green Machine", not sure if its what you are looking for though. Here's a link to the tying steps just in case:

 

http://www.wileysflies.com/tyingtutorial/w...eenmachine.html

 

 

That fly would slay the grayling in Bear Pond...

[maxwell]

that is a pretty sweet lokin fly darbles!

 

i like too fish a green/yellow blend with a cdc post n thats it! on teh crow...... them fish can be hells picky at times thats forsure! had a hell of a time a few weeks back when htey were eating midges..wouldnt even get a sniff at first but it seemed teh more dubbing and thread i chewed off the fly the more they started too finally look at it then finally a fish ate it.. biot bodies are also deadly on teh crow for the picky slurpers

[Pipes]

Biots - Next fly tie challenge?

 

Max what size do tie those?

[maxwell]

16 and 18 had a few days i could toss a few in teh 14 range too earlier in the year and in teh fall i was using little 20 and 22 olive ones

[Harps]

 

Andrew (Dr. Bulltrout) has a tying demo up on Youtube.

It's one of his flies of the month on the Lethbridge local site.