Manitoba winters tend to be a bit long, which leaves lots of time for MFFA members to hone their tying skills. Of course, a lot of us still wait until the last possible moment to pull out the vise and get to work. 

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	Kiwi Muddler, tied by Gerry Beck during one of the advanced classes. This is a very effective minnow pattern.
	Turks Tarantula, tied by Gerry Beck during one of the advanced classes.
	Nunavut Laker, tied by Gerry Beck during one of the advanced classes.
	Flashabou Nymph  "One of my favorite searching flies for ponds and streams.  Fish the Flashabou Nymph on a short leader with a sink-tip line or floating line depending on the water depth.  Watch very alertly for takes since most fish do not hit nymphs hard - they don't need to.                                    -- J. Townsend
	Glow-Bug Gomphus This fly represents the large flattened dragonfly nymphs in the genera Gomphus (large brown nymphs found in flowing waters) and Libellula (large olive nymphs found in slow-water streams, lakes and ponds)
	Olive Bead-Headed Woolly Bugger  has been my most fruitful trout provider no matter where I fished. It's great for rainbows in Barbie Lake.                                   -- Pat Sloan
	Rich Bitch This fly is made in the same manner as the 'Rocky' with the exception of black mink is used
	C-Thru Minnow This pattern was designed to take advantage of the translucent nature of the mylar tubing available today.
	Foxy Charlie This fly is used for fishing in fast waters such as the Manigotagan River, where the added weight of the bead chain eyes is needed to get the fly down quickly.
	McHugh Minnow McHugh Lake...Brownies in clear water. A definite challenge. Anyone who has fished McHugh knows that it does not give up trout easily
	Rocky This is an excellent spring trout fly.
	Cut-wing Hun Dun This dry fly style is effectively fished for goldeye in Manitoba.                                   -- Don Young
	Voljc-Moser Dry Caddis This caddis combines the shaggy deer-hair body of flies tied by Roman Moser with the realistic feather and mesh wings of Dr. Bodizar Voljc.                                   -- Don Young
	Daddy Long Legs The silhouette of this fly probably gives the impression of a large easy meal. I usually fish this pattern static on a floating line.                                   -- Frank Reynolds
	Beach Sandal Popper When correctly retrieved, this popper produces a soft pop that smallmouth bass can not resist.                                  -- Steve Abraham

Hook Chart

Description	Mustad	Tiemco	Daiichi	Eagle Claw
Dry Fly	94840	5210	1170	59
Dry Fly - 2X long	94831	5212	1280
Wet Fly / Nymph - Sproat bend	3906	3769	1550	57
Wet Fly / Nymph - 1X long	3906B	3761	1560
Wet Fly /  Nymph - 2X long - Round bend	9671	5262	1710	63
Wet Fly / Nymph - 3X long - Round bend	9672	5263	1720	58
Nymph - Curved shank	80050	200R	1270
Scud / Shrimp	80200	2457	1150