Episode 49? Pics and Patterns for Quill Gordons
Jul 24, 2022
Hey all - I don't have any pics of an adult Epeorus pleuralis
but here are some nymphs. Note the two tails and the flat,
triangular body with eyes on the top of their head. Also note
the broad gills on the abdomen - they are always moving.
So in terms of patterns, as I mentioned on the blog, there is a
really nice pattern from Ed Ostapczuk's Epeorus.
Tail: Wood Duck Flank
Rib/Gills - brown saddle - trimmed top and bottom
Underbody - Lead, wrapped with brown floss.
Abdomen: Red Fox and Brown Rabbit dubbing
Wing Case: Turkey
Thorax: Beaver Dubbing
Legs: Brown Partridge
This is my adaptation of a Shenck's Cress Bug - where all it is is, in my case:
Head: Flymen Fishing Company's Evolution Clinger Bead Head
Tail: Pheasant tail
Body: Beaver dubbing, in a noodle, trimmed to a triangular
shape
Wing Case: Turkey Tail
Another fly I really like, that also uses these bead heads is a
fly called the Evolution Heptagenia Nymph.
I also like Gink and Gasoline's Heptagenia nymph
and lastly is my brilliant Iron gerzonkulator - which, who knows how the heck it will do - but if nothing else it will raise eyebrows when your buddy opens your fly box.
Tail: Pheasant Tail
Underbody: Lead zonker strip. Trimmed to a triangular shape
Legs: Hen hackle sandwiched between zonker strip
Overbody: Bug skin - or thin skin, your choice. Camo'd
with marker
Eyes: Critical. Large and googly is obviously the
best.
So there you go! Oops, and almost forgot - here is me, a few years ago, in front of the cemetery where Theodore Gordon was buried:
