Time at the vice

These are some flies emerging from the tying bench the last couple of days.

Pheasant tail and CDC nymph
Hook:  Dohiku size 16 nymph hook
Bead:  2mm Tungsten
Tail: Pheasant tail
Rib:  Stretched crystal flash
Abdomen:  Pheasant tail
Thorax:  CDC dubbed split thread style
Wing case:  Pheasant tail

Twisted Palmer All Purpose Terrestrial

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Jihad Nymph
Hook:  Dohiku size 16 jig hook
Bead:  2mm Tungsten
Tail: Calf tail
Rib:  Copper wire
Abdomen:  UV brown dubbing
Thorax:  Squirrel and peacock mixed roughly
Wing case:  Crystal flash

EARP Nymph - Easy and Reliable Pattern
Hook:  Dohiku size 16 nymph hook
Bead:  Yellow glass bead
Tail: Calf tail
Rib:  Copper wire
Abdomen:  thread
Legs:  Sili legs
Thorax:  UV brown dubbing
Wing case:  None

Accented Jig Wooly Bugger
Hook:  TMC 5212 size 10
Bead:  2.5m tungsten attached with protruding
           0.5m maxima, burnt and pressed flat at
           the end.  This gives jigging action when
           fly is retrieved.
Tail:  Marabou, crystal flash and Pink CDC.  Make
         sure the tail is at least as long as the shank
         of the hook.
Tail guard:  Mono-filament attached as loop
                   below the marabou tail.  This stops
                   the long marabou tail from wrapping
                   around the hook.
Accent:  Dyed ostrich
Rib:  Copper wire
Abdomen:  Peacock herl or UV dubbing
Thorax:  Same as abdomen