The Fly Box
This is the fly of the month.

Materials
Size 6 - natural bend wet fly hook
Yellow size 6/o thread
1 mm Spirit River foam
Zonker metal strip, brads or lead for weighting
Biots for tail and legs
Antennae material
Dirty yellow fine dubbing
Black plastic bead eyes
Wing burners for shaping wing pads


1.prepare 6+ weighted hook sets
2.prepare 6x 6 legs from biots (wet)
3.prepare two wing pads from burners
4.color foam strip with gold sharpie with black along back edge
5.wrap thread to bend and tie in foam
6.make two wraps of foam, secure and tie in pair of bio tails, secure with thread and glue
7.continue wrapping foam to mid shank
8.dub and cut off extra foam
9.secure 1st pair of legs with tips facing forward, glue
10.dub over legs, then tie in first wing pad
11.dub forward, tie in 2nd pair of legs, dub again, glue
12.advance dub forward and tie in 3rd pair of legs
13.secure 2nd wing case with tail of the foam wing case extended forward
15.small amount of dubbing, then secure eyes
16.fold foam to the rear to cover the eyes, final dub and finish securing thread

Friends of Potomac Valley Fly Fishers club

The Companies, Stores, Organizations and individuals listed on this page provide support to our club. We have provided the information so we can respond in kind. If you need something that one of our contributors provides, please consider purchasing items from the people that help our club.

Antrim Way Honda
222 South Antrim Way
Greencastle, Pa. 17225
(800) 473-3113

Cabela's
400 E. Ave A
Oshkosh, NE 69190
800-237-4444

Dicks Sporting Goods
17780 Garland Groh Boulevard
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(240) 420-0140

Hunting Creek Outfitters
29 North Market Street
Frederick, MD
301) 668-4333

Klassic Klocks - The Dinkels
2771 Lockhaven Dr.
Ijamsville, Md. 21754
301-831-3637

Lamiglas Rod Company
1400 Atlantic Ave.
Woodland, WA 98674
(360) 225-9436

L.L. Bean Factory Store
Wendy Avey - Manager 495 Prime Outlets Blvd, Ste 875
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-393-8192

Loon Outdoors
7737 W. Mossy Cup
Boise,ID 83709
800.580.3811

Mountainside Gardens
Chris Doyle, Proprietor
311 South Main St.
Boonsboro, MD 21713
301-423-5129

Murray's Fly Shop
P.O. Box 156
Edinburg, VA 22824
540-984-4212

Orvis
Historic Route 7A
Manchester, VT 05254-0798
888-235-9763

Powell Rod Co.
24 Commercial Blvd, Suite I
Novato, CA 94949-6131
888-635-9763

Richardson Chest Fly Box Company
860 Pleasant View Blvd, Suite 1
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814)-353-3188

Scott Rod Company
P.O. Box 889
Telluride, CO 81435
800-728-7208

Thames Fine Arts & Framing - Jon Thames
30 E Patrick St
Frederick, MD 21701
301-663-0707

Thomas and Thomas Rodmakers, Inc.
627 Barton Road
Greenfield, MA 01376
413-774-5436

Tom's Fly-Fishing Service
75 Pleasant View Terrace
New Cumberland, PA 17070
717.770.0796

Umpqua Feather Merchants
PO Box 700 Glide, OR 97443 800-322-3218

Whiting Farms Inc.
P.O. Box 100
Delta , CO , USA 81416


Individual Contributors:

Karen & Chad Baker
John & Donna Brognard
Pete Cook
Richard Davies
Donald Erb
Don & Ruby Fine
Larry Forte
Willard & Maxine Fritz
Randy Inmon
Garnet Kauffman
Tommy Marks
Carl Miller
Cathy Nutter
Lou & Ellen Stohlman Bob Storm
Frank Thompson

If anyone has another "friend" to add to this list contract John at Fly Fish Web Design