EZ quintet

Blue Charm - Peter Ross - Medicine - Bloody Butcher - March Brown Silver

EZ flies - that's what they are in the genuine all-American-marketing-way. Five classics with their patterns modified to be fairly easy and fast to tie - not least because of the simple body construction using the braided tubing EZ-Body from J.A.Enterprises in stead of the typical ribbed tinsel body. This material can also be substituted with the more commonly accsessible braided mylar tubing.

EZ Blue Charm

Materials:

Tying instructions:

1. Place hook into the vice and cover the shank with tying thread untilpoint just above the barb.
2. Tie in blue hackle fibers for the tail, wrap thread forward tohookeye and tie off.
3. Cut off a piece of EZ-Body, matching the shank of the hook, shove itover the shank, and tie in at the base of the tail. Make a few wrapsand tie off with a whip finish knot.
4. Tie off EZ-Body behind the hookeye, leaving enough space to tie inthe wing and the throathackle.
5. Tie in a small bunch of black Squirrel, (a tiny glob of Super Gel maydo no harm).
6. Tie in blue hackle fibers for the throathackle.
7. Tie off with a whip finish knot.

EZ Peter Ross

A pattern typically used for sea trout and brownies in many European waters.

Materials:

Tying instructions:

1. Place hook into the vice and cover the shank with tying thread until point just above the barb.
2. Tie in GP tippets for the tail, wrap thread forward to hookeye andtie off.
3. Cut off a piece of EZ-Body, matching the shank of the hook, shove it over the shank, and tie in at the base of the tail. Make a few wraps and tie off with a whip finish knot.
4. Tie off EZ-Body behind the hookeye, leaving enough space to tie therest of the materials.
5. Tie in a red Dubbing Brush and make 2-3 wraps forward.
6. Tie in folded teal feathers for the front hackle. Make 2-3 wrapsforward
7. Tie off with a whip finish knot.

EZ Medicine

This deadly blue-and-silver pattern was developed by the late Hugh Falkus.

Materials:

Tying instructions:

1. Place hook into the vice and cover the shank with tying thread until point just above the barb.
2. Cut off a piece of EZ-Body, matching the shank of the hook, shove it over the shank, and tie in at the back. Make a few threadwraps and tie off with a whip finish knot.
3. Tie off EZ-Body behind the hookeye, leaving enough space to tie in the wing and the hackle.
4. Tie in Squirrel wing and apply a little bit of Supergel.
5. Tie in the folded blue hackle and make 3 to 4 wraps.
6. Tie off with a whip finish knot.

EZ Bloody Butcher

Materials:

Tying instructions:

1. Place hook into the vice and cover the shank with tying thread until point just above the barb.
2. Tie in red hackle fibers for the tail, wrap thread forward to hookeye and tie off.
3. Cut off a piece of EZ-Body, matching the shank of the hook, shove it over the shank, and tie in at the base of the tail. Make a few wraps and tie off with a whip finish knot.
4. Tie off EZ-Body behind the hookeye, leaving enough space to tie in the wing and the throathackle.
5. Tie in a small bunch of black Squirrel, (a little dab of Super Gelwill do).
6. Tie in red hackle fibers for the throathackle.
7. Tie off with a whip finish knot.

EZ March Brown Silver

Materials:

Tying instructions:

1. Place hook into the vice and cover the shank with tying thread until point just above the barb.
2. Tie in Partridge hackle fibers for the tail, wrap thread forward to, hookeye and tie off.
3. Cut off a piece of EZ-Body, matching the shank of the hook, shove it over the shank, and tie in at the base of the tail. Make a few wraps and tie off with a whip finish knot.
4. Tie off EZ-Body behind the hookeye, leaving enough space to tie in the wing and the hackle.
5. Tie in the folded Partridge hackle and make 2-3 wraps forward.
6. Place Turkey wing on top of the hookshank and tie in.
7. Tie off with a whip finish knot.