Description
In the late 80s, long before beadheads reached the Americas and as my slack-line nymphing game came into its own, I became darn near a one-pattern angler. The fly of choice was a commercial rendition of Cal Birds Birds Nest. With a few #16s, a spool of 5X, and some BB shot, I felt unstoppable. Once beads came forward, I began working on my own version of the Birds Nest, and after a good deal of experimentation settled on the Dirty Bird, which was my first-ever royalty pattern. After nearly three decades of fishing it, it remains my go-to pattern. If I want to skip the careful observation period and just go fishing, this is my fly. It is super generic and buggy and works as a caddis, mayfly and scud. The black bead is more subtle and realistic than other beads and the fly works great dead-drifted or on the swing.
Howell's Ska-Opper|Natural|Black|4 
3 Pack Flash Back Bead Head Prince Nymph Fly Fishing Flies - Hook Size 12 
Anderson's Euphoria|Brown|Black 
3 Pack Gold Bead Kaufmann's Black Stonefly with Rubber Legs - Stonefly Nymph - Hook Size 4 
Highlander Loop Bottle Tube Fly Salmon Flies 
Simms - M's G3 Guide Jacket Gunmetal 
Hareline Micro Pulsator Strips Black over Chartreuse 
Synthetic Fibers Hairs Environmental Protection Silk Fiber 
Classic Streamers Fly Fishing Flies Collection - Assortment of 12 Trout Wet Fly Streamer Flies - Hook Size 4 
Platte River Special Classic Streamer Flies - Set of 6- Hook Size 4 
Zombie Maxx - Killer Blue|3"|5"|7" 
Barbless Tan Elk Hair Caddis Classic Trout Dry Flies 6 Flies Size 14 
Hot Head Squirrel Leech|Natural/Orange Bead|Black/Chartreuse Bead 
Decoy SV-34 S.G. Head | #1/0-#4/0 | 7g-21g 
Decoy SV-60 S.W Head | #2-#3/0 | 3.5g-14g 
Zombie Maxx - High Voltage|3"|5"|7" 
Tidewater Shrimp|Chartreuse|Orange|Pink 
Wifreo 50D Waxed Nylon Thread 
Squirmy Wormy San Juan Worm 
Bjorns Flashtail Stinger Prawn
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